Axro
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| legal form | Company with limited liability |
| founding | 1990 |
| Seat |
Hamburg , Germany 
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| management | Axel Spielberg and Stefan Jürs |
| Number of employees | approx. 80 (2016) |
| sales | 200 million euros (2015) |
| Branch | Wholesale, distribution, consumable printers and copiers |
| Website | www.axro.de |
| Status: 2017 | |
The Axro Office Communications Distribution Import Export GmbH is a B2B wholesaler and distributor for original consumables for office communication. The range includes toner , drums, ink and ribbon products, but also hardware such as copiers , printers and multifunctional devices . The company headquarters are in Hamburg.
development
Axro was founded in 1990 in Hamburg by Axel Spielberg and Rolf Majoor. As a wholesaler, Axro imports and exports consumables for printers and copiers. In 1990 the warehouse had an area of approx. 100 m² and was located in downtown Hamburg. In the following years, Axro expanded its field of activity to include the distribution of printers and copiers. In 1993, due to business growth, the company moved to the 400 m² warehouse of a former chocolate factory in the west of Hamburg. In 1996, Axro rented an approx. 800 m² warehouse in the north of Hamburg. In 1996 the management expanded its activities towards Eastern Europe and founded the subsidiary SCOT Spółka z oo in Krakow (Poland). In 1998, Axro bought a 1,600 m² warehouse in the Hamburg district of Stellingen and exceeded the sales threshold of 100 million euros in 2004. In 2005 the company moved to its own new premises at the former location of Asche AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG , also in Hamburg-Stellingen, with a storage area of approx. 5,000 m² and an office area of approx. 1,400 m².
In 2009, the second managing director, Rolf Majoor, left the company; Axel Spielberg has been the sole managing director since 2009. On April 1, 2017, the management was expanded to include Stefan Jürs. In 2012, Axro sold the subsidiary in Poland . In 2015 more than 200 million euros in sales were achieved.
Business model
Axro Bürokommunikation Distribution Import Export GmbH acts as a distributor on the market for printer and fax accessories. With some manufacturers such as B. Kyocera , Samsung and Sharp have direct distribution agreements. The focus of the business area is on the business-to-business area and the specialist trade. The Axro range includes more than 6,000 original items such as toners, ink, drums and spare parts; more than 3,000 resellers in 67 countries are supplied worldwide. The storage area covers approx. 7,000 m². According to its own information, Axro sends almost 5.6 million individual items worldwide every year. Axro is recognized by German customs as an “Authorized Economic Operator” and is certified according to EN ISO 9001: 2008.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Homepage : Foundation and management
- ↑ a b Annual financial statements of AXRO Bürokommunikation Distribution Import Export GmbH, Hamburg, for the business year January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 in the electronic Federal Gazette
- ↑ Article in Boss Magazin ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : AXRO reached the 100 million euro mark for the first time in the 2004 financial year
- ↑ Homepage : Numbers and facts about Axro
- ↑ Homepage : Axro recognized by German customs as an “Authorized Economic Operator” and certified according to EN ISO 9001: 2008.
