Conrad Electronic SE is a German

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of electronic products based in

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Company profile

The company was founded in Berlin in 1923 by Max Conrad, and moved to

in 1946, where it was led by Max Conrad's son Werner. In 1973, directorship of the company WERCO was passed on to his son , then aged 37. The company subsequently became Conrad-Elektronik. In 1997, Klaus Conrad handed over directorship to his son Werner Conrad.

Product range

The product range is focused on consumer and specialist electronics lines, including computing equipment, multimedia, modeling,

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, tools, electronic components, batteries and power and motoring products.

International offices

In addition to the Conrad group's headquarters in Germany, there are local offices in France, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands covering the entire

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region and Austria, which also covers the United Kingdom. Partnerships exist with companies in Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Romania. Furthermore, Conrad is active in Russia and China. Conrad has its own purchase centre in Hong Kong and a central warehouse in Germany. Conrad took over British company Rapid Electronics of

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* {{Official website, www.conrad.de Electronics companies of Germany 1923 establishments in Germany Online retailers of Germany Electronic component distributors Companies based in Bavaria

Company profile

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