SAB Bröckskes GmbH & Co. KG

Who we are

More than 60 years of experience in temperature measurement and control technique as well as in cable production have made a one man business a company with nearly 500 staff members. Our strength is not only the production of standard products but also the development and manufacturing of special products acc. to customers' specifications. Every year we manufacture more than 1500 special products
on our customers' request. Every single product is a challenge for our technical team. We at Bröckskes see ourselves as manufacturer and service provider - in the sense of real partnership and customer oriented work.

The quality of our products is known in more than 40 countries worldwide. Our customers have tested our products intensively
and confirm that they have a longer service life than others. In all product ranges we are certified acc. to ISO 9001:2008. Besides we established an environmental management system for our company acc. to ISO 14001:2004, an occupational health and safety management acc. to NLF/ILO-OSH 2001 and OHSAS 18001:2007 as well as an energy management system acc. to DIN EN ISO 50001:2011.
And our future slogan is: WE GO FORWARD!

Company History - SAB Story


Peter Bröckskes jun. and sen.

The start as an entrepreneur cost Peter Bröckskes sen. exactly 100 Reichsmark. This sum was demanded by the Chairman of the Government as administrative fee in order to approve the "establishment of a plant for electric machine-building (Pro- duction, assembly, and distribution of low-voltage current system)". Who wanted to start an entrepreneurship in 1947, needed to overcome several obstacles: Before granting the approval, the public official made enquiries of Peter Bröckskes and his plan at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce at the regional council in Düsseldorf, the trade association, and the lower administration. Even the Minister for Economic Affairs of the State North Rhine-Westphalia had to agree.

The Wheels of Bureaucracy Turned Slowly

Already in those days, the wheels of bureaucracy turned infinitely slowly. On March 24, 1947, Peter Bröckskes sen. had filed the petition- the permission was dated 1st September. The city council of Süchteln was way faster: The trading license was set on June 4, 1947. Thus, this date also means the official date of foundation of the company SAB Bröckskes.

   

Beginning of the alarm system production in November 1947

An Alarm Sytem as the Main Product

At the age of 27, Peter Bröckskes sen. first overthrew all ob- stacles in November 1947 when he received the "provisional production permit" by the Minister for Economic Affairs of the State North Rhine-Westphalia. In this document, the name of the company was announced for the first time: Electric signal and machine construction Peter Bröckskes. The main product should have been an alarm system that the electrical engineer Peter Bröckskes had developed in order to defend burglars.

Invoices Paid with Bacon

Especially the industrial field attracted the attention of the young man. His construction "should have served the security of the workers as well as the smoothly running processes" by directly displaying any engine broke downs or overloading. This is, because every interruption is attached with additional expenditure of energy of the workers and a loss in production.

The entrepreneur rented an office and a shed with lathes and some machines. Fast he hired some employees. At that time, important clients of alarm systems have particularly been the regional farmers. They were able to pay the bills – with bacon or other food. Money did not have any value at that time. Despite those unfavorable conditions, the company grew. Until the currency reform in 1948, Peter Bröckskes occupied 18 employees.

Never Focusing only one Field of Business

Even at that time, the founder of SAB did not want to focus on only one field of business and therefore, offered a long list of activities like, for instance, construction monitoring, calculations, and low-voltage current systems. In 1948, the currency reform evoked a deep watershed where money started playing an important role again. The company shrunk and was a one-man-business again in 1950.



The beginning of cable production

A Stroke of Luck

Peter Bröckskes got the area representation for tile machines of the ren- owned company Händle what meant a stroke of luck for the development of the company. During his frequent visits of tile-making works in the boarder area, Bröckskes detected a significant shortcoming in tile manufacturing: Nobody knew at which temperature the kilns worked. Thus, the quality of the tiles depended only on the experience of the workers. Peter Bröckskes sen. identified a gap in the market and received his first order of a temperature measurement in 1952.
"We will do it ourselves"

The entrepreneurial success enabled Peter Bröckskes to again hire employees. Business was doing very well and thus, he thought about producing compensating cables for his systems by himself because cable producers could not deliver the products in time. Consequently, it was clear: "We will do it ourselves.".


Special cable of SAB Bröckskes

In 1960, Sales Exceeded one Million for the First Time

In 1960, Peter Bröckskes sen. converted the company in a GmbH and sales exceeded the one million threshold for the first time. Only five years later, Peter Bröckskes raised sales eight- fold. In the meantime, the company also started producing compensation cables, measuring cables, temperature resistant cables, cables with asbestos and silicon insulation as well as oil and gas resistant control cables. Temperature sensors and the correspondingly required special cables for the plastics pro- cessing industry rounded off the extensive delivery program. In 1966, Peter Bröckskes had to double the size of production area by a second workshop and until 1967, he increased the staff by around 50 employees.


First Export to Trinidad

Early on, the company started to also export its products. The first shipment – a measurement system – was sent to Trinidad. Still, most orders came from countries near by but also from India, the Eastern bloc, Africa, North America, Japan, and Australia. In the mid sixties, already 40 percent of production was exported.


Extension of site - plant II

Permanent Space Problems

In 1972, the company SAB had almost one hundred employees and celebrated its 25th anniversary. The party took place at a time of active construction work. Frequently, company buildings were extended. In 1978, the production burst at all seams and Bröckskes bought the neighboring and held for sale area on which he commenced plant II one year later. Simultaneously, he converted the company in a "GmbH & Co. KG".

Cables would Circumference the Earth Once

For a long time already, cables have meant 80 percent of sales. The export quota was also remarkable: Around 30 percent of the products were exported. In the beginning of the eighties, SAB sent its products already to 45 countries in the world. The at that time sixty-year old founder of the company also facilitated the process of succession: In Mai 1980, Peter Bröckskes jun. joined the company at the age of 28.

Until 1985, Bröckskes increased production and staff that much that the yearly produced cables would now circumference the earth once.

On April 29, 1989, Peter Bröckskes sen. died and his son took over the management of the company which in the meantime, had grown to a business with almost 250 employees.


Trade as a New Field of Business

Also the organizational structure of SAB had changed: The whole sales department for the domestic market and export was restructured. Now, there are special groups for customers from wholesale and the industry. By that, the employees are able to better respond to customer needs.

Simultaneously, Peter Bröckskes jun. built up a new business unit by not only concentrating on the production of cables and temperature measurement, but by starting to trade them. Thus, he participated in several trading companies in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Malaysia, and Switzerland. All those companies with around 50 employees have almost entirely sold SAB products. Additionally, in December 1995, the crashed cable producer "Mosebach" was bought and renamed KANSA Kabeltechnik GmbH. Consequently, the product range has been expanded by harnessed cables and wires.


  CEO Peter Bröckskes and daughter Sabine Bröckskes-Wetten

From Viersen into the World

Next to the German production plant and headquarters of the company in Vier- sen, SAB Bröckskes found its first subsidiary in the Netherlands in 1995. After that, two additional French subsidiaries followed in 1996 and 1998. In 1999, it was time for "going America" and SAB opened up its first oversea subsidiary in the USA. Subsidiaries in China and Mexico followed in 2004. Moreover, a distri- bution network of representations in India, Russia, Brazil, and Turkey supported the company in the other countries.


Through the Ages

The time had come again to think about a suitable succession. Thus, Peter Bröckskes' daughter, Sabine Bröckskes-Wetten, took over the technical management of SAB Bröckskes in 2009. In 2011, the new KANSA production hall for the ready-made cables and wires was finished and SAB received the certification for the environmental management system according to DIN EN 16001. In the same year, Sabine Bröckskes became new companion of the SAB group. Peter Bröckskes jun. still stays managing director.

Ecological Concept

With a steadily increasing technological development, we have started to intrude on an intact nature. In order to restore this natural system, a lot of laws have been passed and a lot of requirements and prescriptions have been imposed which are the basis for SAB's production.

Our cable range is diverse with a lot of different applications as well as various characteristics and production ways. We only reach our aim when all technical aspects, ecological, economical thinking as well as the requirements of our customers have been met.

Therefore, environmental protection is of greatest importance for us. We are discussing this subject with our customers and colleagues and planning, development, and production are executed and organized accordingly.

Overall responsibility is our greatest task and we take it seriously. We are examining all raw materials, methods of processing, and final products regarding their danger for human life and environment. We take back all SAB products that our customers do not need any more and guarantee best waste disposal. In our own company, we have optimised the energy consumption of machines and heating systems that are examined by internal environmental audits regularly.


Ethical Code of the Companies SAB Bröckskes and KANSA

This ethical code defines the general demands of SAB Bröckskes GmbH & Co. KG and
KANSA Kabeltechnik GmbH as well as the demands on their suppliers. We are conscious of our responsibility towards humans and environment as an important employer of the region and as a worldwide operating company. We have defined our principles of action as follows that shall be equally a guideline for our suppliers.

Social Responsibility
SAB Bröckskes respects and supports the internationally approved human rights. This includes that we do not enter into business relations with companies which do not accept and respect these rights. We reject forced and child labour. Therefore, we do not maintain business relations with companies which avail themselves of such kind of suppression. Any kind of discrimination due to gender, origin, race, handicap, religion, age, or sexual addiction is not tolerated by us.

Abidance by the Law
Every staff member of SAB Bröckskes has to observe any laws, prescriptions as well as internal instructions that are in force for his environment.

Responsible Acting
Responsible action is not only based on laws and prescriptions but also on conscientiousness of the individual and the rules which are defined in our guidelines.

Culture of Staff Members
We at SAB Bröckskes think that our staff members are the most important factor for the success of our company. We can only achieve our ultimate and common aim by contributing the social and professional competence as well as the creativity and energy of our complete staff. This means customer satisfaction and the long-term preservation of our working places.
As a consequence the motivation of our staff members is the defined company's philosophy.

Treatment of our Customers and Suppliers
The relations to our customers and suppliers are based on mutual respect, fairness, and confidence. We strive for long-term business relations and thus, take care of a fair and open communication and expect the same also from our business partners. We follow honest and approved business practises as well as a fair competition.

Quality
It is our aim to convince our customers with first class quality. Therefore, highest quality standards are our guideline on all levels. For this purpose, we introduced the quality management system acc. to DIN EN ISO 9001 since 1996. This enables us to find measurable parameters to identify any potential for improvement, to derive measures, and to control their efficiency.

Occupational Safety and Health
We observe the legal occupational safety and health prescriptions and protect our staff members against any hazards at their working places. In order to implement these requirements of labour protection systematically, we have introduced an occupational health and safety management system acc. to OHSAS 18001 since 2009. We expect also from our suppliers that they fulfil the respective occupational safety and health prescriptions.

Environmental Protection
We fulfil the guidelines and standards of environmental protection and thus, contribute actively to the maintenance of our environment. Since 2006, we have introduced a certified environmental protection system acc. to DIN EN ISO 14001. In this way, we follow our self imposed duty to preserve the natural resources for us and the succeeding generation.

Energy Management
We handle our resources carefully and try to improve our processes to that effect continuously. Since 2011, we introduced a certified energy management system acc. to DIN EN ISO 50001.

Bribery and Corruption
We do not accept any illegal beneficial treatment by corruption or bribery. We accept business benefits only in a way that they correspond to usual practises and only if they do not influence any commercial decisions.

Handling of Information and Data
Company secrets and information of our partners are treated sensitively and confidentially.
The Management

Certificates

Good results are not determined by luck and chance. However, years of experience, sophisticated technology, expertise, and ability to develop the new, to review and improve the existing are the key drivers of our success. Because innovation and further development of our products takes place constantly to round of our range of services and to strengthen and expand our position in the market. Through intensive research and development, through tests and trials, we make sure that all products are mature when they are introduced into the market. New products are the result of close communication between customer, sales, R&D department, laboratory, and supplier of raw materials. SAB Bröckskes has all the information required by the VDE test procedures as well as numerous international certifications. In addition, we use many other testing equipments, such as the self- developed alternating bending testing machine for extreme hardness and long-term tests. We stand by the quality of our products and thus, gain the trust of our customers.
Quality Management System acc. to ISO 9001:2008


Certificate ISO 9001:2008


Certificate ISO 14001:2004


Certificate DIN EN ISO 50001:2011



Certificate NLF/ILO-OSH 2001 and OHSAS 18001:2007

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