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Bechtle AG’s business development remained under pressure in 2024 against a tough economic backdrop. All the same, business volume rose by 2.0 per cent to €7,949.0 m.

Bechtle’s co-founder, long-time anchor shareholder and former Chair of the Executive and Supervisory Boards, Gerhard Schick passed away on 4 March 2025 at the age of 84.

As a leading IT service provider, Bechtle AG has published its strategic stance on artificial intelligence, reinforcing its ambition to actively shape the future of this key technology in Europe.

Based on preliminary figures, Bechtle AG has been able to reconcile its 2024 financial results with capital market expectations. Business volume increased by approximately 2% to nearly €8 bn.

Contracts for a total of 39 European countries were awarded last November with Bechtle and its cloud provider partners, IONOS and Microsoft, winning contracts for 13.

Bechtle AG and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have been awarded a framework contract for the provision of public cloud services for Germany’s federal administration.

In this position, he will oversee the activities of Bechtle Schweiz AG, Bechtle Suisse SA, and Bechtle direct.

From 1 January 2025, Bechtle AG will reorganise Executive Board responsibilities, consolidating all sales channels within their respective country markets.

Bechtle AG’s business development remained under pressure in the third quarter against an ongoing tough economic backdrop.

According to preliminary figures, Bechtle AG’s earnings before taxes (EBT) in the third quarter are expected to be considerably below those of the previous year and also under Bechtle’s own market expectations.

Bechtle AG has further cemented its position in the United Kingdom with its acquisition of DriveWorks Ltd.—a software developer and market leader in Design Automation and Configure Price Quote (CPQ) solutions for companies using SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD.

In ARWINET GmbH and its spin-out, KubeOps GmbH, Bechtle AG has ac-quired two companies specialising in the two growth areas of Kubernetes and cloud services.

Continuing its international acquisitions strategy, Bechtle AG has boosted its presence in the United Kingdom with the purchase of systems integrator, Qolcom Limited.

286 vocational trainees and university students in dual-study programmes have joined Bechtle for the new academic year. Across the group, the European IT company is training a total of 873 young people—more than ever before.

Bechtle AG has acquired s.i.g. System Informations Gesellschaft mbH headquartered in Neu-Ulm and with satellite offices in Erfurt and Jena.

Pour la première fois en plus de 40 ans d’existence, Bechtle modifie fondamentale-ment son identité visuelle et se présente désormais avec un nouveau logo.

In the second quarter of 2024, Bechtle AG's business was more strongly affected by the adverse macroeconomic conditions than at the beginning of the year. Nevertheless, the business volume rose by around 1 per cent to €1,831.5 million. By contrast, revenue fell slightly by 2.3 per cent. Earnings before taxes (EBT) did not reach the very high benchmark figures of the previous year, totalling €83.8 million (previous year: €93.8 million). The EBT margin fell from 6.2 per cent to 5.7 per cent.

The procurement office of Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community’s (BMI) has concluded a framework agreement with Bechtle for the supply of up to 300,000 Apple devices across the entire federal administration.

According to preliminary figures, Bechtle AG's growth in the second quarter of 2024 fell short of expectations. The background to this is a continuing reluctance to invest, notably in the SME sector, as well as the development of public-sector business, which remains muted.

Bechtle AG has founded a charitable organisation with the aim of widening the scope of its social commitment activities, in particular relating to education and equality.

Bechtle AG has acquired Magnetic Media Network S.p.A. (MMN) headquartered in Trezzo sull’Adda (near Milan) with a second site in Roncade (near Venice). Founded in 1989, the IT solutions provider and its some 100 employees achieved revenues of 68.6 million euros in the 2022/23 fiscal year. With this purchase, Bechtle is significantly strengthening its position in the Italian market.

Bechtle has once again been awarded the framework agreement for project management and independent IT consultation to drive digitalisation across the state of Lower Saxony.

In Stephanie Holdt, an experienced finance expert is joining the board to replace Elke Reichart, who has stepped down after nearly seven years for professional reasons.

On 1 June 2024, Bechtle merged Bechtle Group BE Public, Bechtle direct NV and Bechtle NV into Bechtle NV.

Cette certification reconnaît l'engagement de Bechtel à fournir des solutions informatiques sur mesure et renforce sa position de leader dans le domaine des services informatiques.

The prize is awarded by Deloitte Private, UBS, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) and the Federation of German Industries (BDI) to businesses that display outstanding leadership.

Bechtle AG delivered solid performance in the first quarter of 2024. Despite the high comparative figures from the previous year, the business volume increased by 3.4 per cent to €1,951.0 million.

Bechtle direct Italy is expanding into Milan, where it has found optimal premises to spark further sustained growth.

Bechtle AG is setting its sights on transforming the Rostock location into a hub for Planet AI’s innovative AI applications, marketed throughout Europe by the Bechtle Group.

With the founding of Bechtle Additive Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH in May 2024, a new company will begin to market industrial 3D printing solutions.

In 2023, Bechtle AG continued to undergo significant growth, as evidenced by its key performance indicators. Despite the continually tense macroeconomic situation, the largest German IT system house managed to increase its business volume by 7.0 per cent to €7,793.6 million.

With its Location Rotation programme, Bechtle is offering its employees the opportunity to enjoy short periods working from different Bechtle sites.

Bechtle has been awarded the new highest partnership status by HP Inc. As an HP Global Power Elite Partner, Bechtle ranks among the world’s most powerful HP partners.

Bechtle AG has launched an extensive deployment of Copilot for Microsoft 365 to sites in 14 countries.

In iDoo Tech S.L., Bechtle has acquired a B2B Apple Authorized Reseller in Spain. Headquartered in Zaragoza, the company has branches in Madrid and Barcelona

Bechtle AG’s Supervisory Board has reappointed Michael Guschlbauer, COO, IT System House & Managed Services, ahead of schedule, extending his term of office until 31 December 2028.

Bechtle AG has published its preliminary figures for the 2023 fiscal year, once again exhibiting solid growth with an increase in business volume to €7.8 bn, more than 7%.

Bechtle AG’s Supervisory Board has announced the appointment of Antje Leminsky to the Bechtle Executive Board effective from 01 February 2024.

Bechtle has been awarded Ecovadis Gold status for its sustainability efforts for the first time. The European IT company has undergone annual assessments by Ecovadis since 2016, continually improving its score and after five years of Silver, has now achieved Gold.

From 1 April, Mathilde Bluteau will take the helm at Bechtle France with responsibilities for all activities of the Bechtle Group in France.

From January 2024, Bechtle will begin operating under the name Bechtle Austria GmbH in preparation for the merger of its IT system houses with Bechtle direct Austria, thus bundling both companies’ previously discrete sales strategies under one roof.

As of 01 January 2024, four of Bechtle’s dedicated subsidiaries for product lifecycle management solutions—Coffee, DPS Software, Solidline and Solidpro—will merge into the newly founded Bechtle PLM Deutschland GmbH.

From 01 January 2024, Bechtle will introduce a new management level with Marijke Kasius becoming Vice President for the Bechtle Group companies in the Netherlands.

Bechtle has signed a contract with Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence (Ipai) in Heilbronn and is now a member of the European flagship project for AI.

In the third quarter of 2023, Bechtle AG continued to grow and significantly increased its profitability. The business volume increased by 6.0 per cent to €1,911.5 million.

Bechtle AG’s Supervisory Board has announced the appointment of Konstantin Ebert, 52, to the IT service provider’s Executive Board effective on 1 January 2024. He will succeed Jürgen Schäfer, 65, who has been overseeing the IT E-commerce segment as COO since 2009.

Bechtle AG has acquired a 51 per cent stake in Rostock-based AI company Planet AI GmbH. First established in 2015 as a spin-out of Planet intelligent systems GmbH, the company has since been active in the field of deep learning and creating solutions for intelligent document analysis and process automation.

Bechtle has signed a commitment letter for the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), pledging to pursue science-based climate protection targets and to undergo continuous audits by the globally recognised network.

Bechtle once again entered an academic year with record numbers and more young people in training than at any point in its 40-year history. An all-time high of 299 vocational trainees and university students in dual-study programmes chose the European IT company to embark on their professional lives.

Bechtle AG continued to move forward on its successful growth path in the second quarter of the 2023 fiscal year.