Do you know that guy?

Maybe not....

This is David Bender, our classmate.

But he isn‘t just a little boy he‘s the son of Christian Bender jun., who takes over the company esb as president. Esb is a part of the Bender Group. And this is the theme of our little referat.

About Bender

For many years the BENDER GROUP has been developing and producing individual and complex system solutions for electrical safety in various fields of use.There is a huge demand for electrical safety systems able to identify even the smallest problems before they appear. Thus a power failure can be prevented in especially sensitive systems like hospitals, power stations or mines.

The founder

More than 70 years agoWalther Bender, thefounder of the company,had a vision:

“Overall protection of people from the hazards of electricity.”

They share the vision oftheir founder.

Product applications They regard it as a perpetual challenge to reflect the latest state of art technology with their devices and system solutions for electrical safety.For more than 60 years their innovative measuring and monitoring systems have monitored power supplies and signalled critical operating conditions in many sectors.

• Electrical safety for unearthed power supplies (IT systems) •                        

• Electrical safety for earthed power supplies (TN, TT systems) •                       

• Power supply for medically used rooms •                       

• Measuring and monitoring relays •                      

• Testing and measurement technology •                       

• Communication solutions for BENDER systems

Brand benefits The BENDER brand stands for

    Innovative products and system solutions with high added value

    Intensive, communication in partnership

    Quality and flexibility through development and production in our own premises in Grünberg

    Developments and solutions in custom designs

    First-class service

    TÜV-certified products (TÜV = German Technical Inspection Authority)

    Safety at work- 2003ASCA certificate for exemplary safety at work

With over 500 employees worldwide and a continuing increase in turnover, we are one of the most successful German high-tech companies.

Bender Group international

The Bender Group is distributed in many countries in the world:

Company Location

Dipl.-Ing. W. Bender GmbH + Co. KG Grünberg, Germany

Bentron GmbH + Co. KG Grünberg, Germany

Bender Inc. Philadelphia, USA

Elektro Systembau Bender GmbH + Co. KG Grünberg, Germany

Bender UK Great Britain

C-Print GmbH + Co. KG Grünberg, Germany

Bender BeneluxBelgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg

Isotrol Systems Philadelphia, USA

Bender Iberia Spain

Isolation System Products Toronto, Canada

Bender China Shanghai, China

The eigthies

In 1983, Christian D. Bender and the current managing director Wolfgang Hofheinz founded the subsidiary Bender Incorporated in Philadelphia, USA. A p.c.b. manufacturing company was taken over and the company C-Print was founded.

The nineties

The company's global presence and the close customer relationship was further improved by the takeover of the companies Isotrol Systems (USA) and Isolation System Products (Toronto, Canada) and the foundation of BENDER UK and BENDER China.

Subsidiary companies overseas

The years between 2000 and today

• Opening up new markets globally and being never far from our customers is the key to success now and in the future. Recognizing this, Bender has been expanding its sales network during the last years.BENDER Benelux (the Netherlands) and BENDER Iberia (Spain) have been founded.

• BENDER Inc., a new office and production building is established to the west of Philadelphia (USA).