About us
The MTS Group is an experienced distribution partner for products relating to mobility, technology and everyday life. With around 500 employees, we develop, manage and market our own strong brands such as NIGRIN, FISCHER, cartrend and UNITEC® – complemented by selected manufacturer brands.
Our portfolio comprises over 20,000 products, which we bring to market in a targeted manner in close partnership with retailers – both in brick-and-mortar shops and via e-commerce.
Our focus is clearly on German-speaking countries and neighbouring markets, where we excel thanks to our strong product range, close brand ties and sales expertise.
As part of the WM Group, we benefit from short decision-making processes, efficient logistics and an extensive retail network.
Our mission:
Visible brands. Relevant product ranges. Strong partnerships.
Structure
MTS is organised into the following trading companies:
MTS MarkenTechnikService GmbH & Co. KG, Rülzheim
The company’s headquarters are located in Rülzheim, in the southern Palatinate region of Germany. From management and quality assurance to the internal sales department, all our departments are based in Rülzheim.
Cartrend GmbH, Landau in der Pfalz
Under the name Cartrend GmbH, FISCHER, the bicycle brand, offers its customers a wide range of additional services as part of its comprehensive customer service. In addition to a service hotline that handles all queries and concerns relating to FISCHER e-bikes, customers also have access to a home repair service. With 25 trained service technicians, this service ensures satisfied FISCHER customers across the board.
MTS HandelService GmbH, Rülzheim
MTS HandelService GmbH is a service company within the MTS Group and offers a comprehensive support service in the areas of stock planning and shelf stocking. Thanks to its extensive network of field staff, HandelService guarantees a high frequency of visits at intervals tailored to our customers’ needs. The trained fitting-out teams optimise the presentation of products at our customers’ points of sale.
EVB Handelshaus Bour GmbH, Rülzheim
EVB Handelshaus Bour GmbH is the specialist in the specialist retail sector for car care and car accessories, offering an optimal mix of strong brands and a range of over 2,000 products. As a specialist and partner to the specialist car accessories retail trade, EVB Handelshaus Bour GmbH supports its customers with services ranging from the procurement of products and brands, through marketing concepts and product placement, to logistics. Thanks to decades of experience in the fields of car care and car accessories, the company’s specialists develop flexible modules, displays and information systems that can be seamlessly integrated into bespoke retail spaces.
Inter-Union Technohandel GmbH, Rülzheim
Inter-Union Technohandel GmbH offers high-performance branded product ranges in the areas of car care, car accessories, bicycles (e-bikes) and bicycle accessories, as well as electrical installation materials. It supplies its customers in the hypermarket, mail-order, specialist retail and petrol station sectors with comprehensive, high-quality product ranges, including the necessary logistics and stock replenishment at the point of sale. Inter-Union Technohandel GmbH develops and sources products worldwide, which are marketed through four national subsidiaries and distribution partners in the key European countries.
Company Philosophy
We develop and manage brands with a clear focus on the market, the target audience and value for money. Our aim is to create products and ranges that stand the test of everyday use and perform well in the market. In doing so, we combine marketable quality with affordable innovation – practical, affordable and tried and tested.
Our collaboration is characterised by clear decision-making, short lines of communication and genuine accountability. We take a solution-oriented and committed approach – both in our working relationships and in the marketplace. For us, trust is built not through words, but through reliability in our day-to-day actions.
HISTORY
Today’s MTS was formed through the merger of Inter-Union Technohandel GmbH and System Partner Autoteile GmbH & Co. KG. The foundations of the two companies, which merged in 2015, were laid much earlier:
Inter-Union Technohandel
GmbH
1962 | Foundation "Union-Autozubehör" in Landau by Werner Saipt |
1974 | Acquisition of the production and trademark rights to chemical formulations for all NIGRIN products |
1979 | UNITEC trademark application |
1993 | Introduction of the Profex bicycle accessories range |
2010 | Acquisition of the FISCHER brand |
2010 | Foundation of Intertec Asia Limited |
SPA SystemPartnerAutoteile
GmbH & Co. KG
1995 | Trademark application cartrend |
1998 | Foundation of the SPA by Bosch-licensed wholesalers |
2002 | Acquisition of a competitor |
2006 | Foundation of the quality management and procurement company "tested" in Asia; later merged with the quality management office of Intertec Asia Limited |
2008 | Expansion of the portfolio with the Cartec brand |
2010 | Market launch AEG-Automotive |
2015 | Merger of Inter-Union Technohandel GmbH and SPA SystemPartner GmbH & Co. KG to form MarkenTechnikService GmbH (MTS) with headquarters in Landau and Karlsruhe. |
2019 | Move to the new headquarters of the MTS Group in Rülzheim |
2022 | WM SE acquires 100% of the shares in MTS MarkenTechnikService GmbH100% Anteilsübernahme der WM SE an der MTS MarkenTechnikService GmbH |