Company & Culture - May 27, 2025

The Bechtle difference.

It all starts in 1983—with a bold idea, plenty of courage, and a clear goal. A few small steps turn into a remarkable journey: Bechtle grows. Goes online. Goes international. Goes public. Today, we’re one of Europe’s leading IT companies—valued for strong partnerships, a comprehensive solutions portfolio, and the talent of a diverse team. Much has changed over the years, but one thing remains the same: Bechtle is a company with values, vision, and real character.

Written by

Jürgen Schrank

Corporate Communications and Brand Management

E-Mail: juergen.schrank@bechtle.com

Your future-first IT partner: How Bechtle is shaping tomorrow’s IT with a comprehensive portfolio.

Germany’s #1 for IT: What makes Bechtle the market leader—year after year.

Zukunftsstark: Why Bechtle ranks among Germany’s most valuable brands.

Global reach, local presence: How Bechtle delivers international solutions with regional strength.

Your future-first IT partner: How Bechtle is shaping tomorrow’s IT with a comprehensive portfolio.

From IT services to software and hardware, modern infrastructures and multi-cloud environments—Bechtle delivers tailored solutions across security, data centres, modern workplace, networking, data and analytics, as well as specialist areas like PLM and future-facing technologies including AI, Kubernetes, and quantum computing. Our offering also includes training, financing, licence management, IT remarketing, custom procurement platforms and strategies for digital sovereignty. With strong international capabilities and a market-focused multichannel model, Bechtle is shaping the future of IT—vendor-independent, customer-centred, sustainable, and with solutions that serve both business and public-sector needs.

Germany’s #1 for IT: What makes Bechtle the market leader—year after year.

Bechtle has been Germany’s largest IT system house for more than a decade (source: ChannelPartner ranking, based on revenue). Our wide-ranging portfolio of IT products, services, and professional consulting—combined with a decentralised structure, strong regional presence, clear values, and highly motivated teams—is what defines our position as a market leader. Strategic, long-term partnerships further reinforce Bechtle’s standing in the German IT market.

Zukunftsstark: Why Bechtle ranks among Germany’s most valuable brands.

Bechtle is one of Germany’s 50 most valuable brands (source: Kantar). This respected ranking reflects not just financial success, but also brand perception. At the heart of our brand identity is a single word: zukunftsstark—ready to shape the future with strength and confidence. It’s a promise brought to life through our defining traits: experienced, entrepreneurial, and connected.

Global reach, local presence: How Bechtle delivers international solutions with regional strength.

Bechtle drives international projects with strong regional focus and a market-aligned multichannel approach. Our goal is clear: to offer a full-service portfolio across product sales and solutions in all 14 countries where we operate in the medium term. Bechtle’s International Sales Division (ISD) provides operational support to advance our locations’ international project business, while the International Business Unit (IBU) steers the strategic development of our cross-boarder activities. And thanks to the Global IT Alliance (GITA), we extend our reach worldwide through strong partnerships on all continents.

Values that bring people together—and guide how we work every day.

Future-first sustainability: How Bechtle brings responsibility and strategy together.

Diversity as a driver of innovation: How Bechtle fosters inclusion and empowers every perspective.

Corporate responsibility in action: How Bechtle creates lasting social impact.

Values that bring people together—and guide how we work every day.

At Bechtle, a strong set of values shapes how we work: integrity, determination, inspiration, and reliability guide our actions every day. We stay grounded in what matters, face challenges with focus and resolve, bring energy and enthusiasm to everything we do, and stand by our partners with consistency and trust—building relationships that last.

Future-first sustainability: How Bechtle brings responsibility and strategy together.

With our Sustainability Strategy 2030, Bechtle takes a holistic approach to ESG across four fields of action: ethical business, environment, people, and digital future. We’re focused on reducing our carbon footprint, strengthening diversity and inclusion, and ensuring ethical standards are upheld across our entire supply chain.

Diversity as a driver of innovation: How Bechtle fosters inclusion and empowers every perspective.

As a signatory to the UN Global Compact and Diversity Charter, Bechtle is committed to upholding human rights, protecting the environment, and rejecting discrimination in all its forms. The Diversity Charter reinforces our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace culture. Our Diversity Strategy champions representation and equal opportunity—embedding dimensions such as age, gender, ability, and social background in our everyday working life.

Corporate responsibility in action: How Bechtle creates lasting social impact.

Bechtle embraces corporate responsibility through long-term engagement in areas like youth, education, and sport. In 2024, we established the Bechtle Foundation to further this commitment—supporting projects focused on education, equal opportunity, and career development. Its flagship initiative, female upgreat, empowers women in IT from school age through to executive leadership with the goal of increasing the number of women in leadership positions and creating lasting change in the industry.

This post was published on May 27, 2025.