Ulrich Spranger | CEO
Jarltech Europe GmbH

You know, the supply situation is actually better than we thought. Demand continues to be crazy, but we have shipped significantly more goods this year than last year, and even our inventory is higher than it was this time last year. After all, it's no secret that (on average) we have the highest inventory in our industry. And manufacturers are working hard to keep bringing forward missing shipments where they can. Thank you for this!
In December, we actually receive a double-digit million amount of goods more than we were forecast in November. December is the month with the highest incoming goods at Jarltech ever.
I would also like to thank our logisticians who are making every minute count by picking up goods from the manufacturers themselves, and who also will deliver on the 24th of December and the 31st of December.
Unfortunately, there is a »sediment« of SKUs that are really hard to obtain. Often, our customers don't want to receive partial shipments, and so there are a lot of products in stock waiting on another part.
But, before we complain about the supply shortage, instead let's rejoice together in the industry about a hefty demand record!
Website dilemma :) and the future
It had to be done: We have a new webshop. Completely self-built and with a functioning search function, and it’s also much prettier. However, the reactions were split: some of the customers cheered us, others wanted the old shop back.
Career guidance at Jarltech
We were honoured to host a career guidance session for Rotary yesterday for a local high school at our Event & Training Centre. I didn't think it would be so much fun to answer questions and give advice, together with a panel from other sectors. The students asked very good questions indeed.
Jarltech and Eintracht Frankfurt
On this big day, I can't think of much else but Eintracht Frankfurt. Today is the first Champions League round of 16 in the club's history. Why is Jarltech a partner of Eintracht Frankfurt? We simply fit well together. Everyone plays in the Champions League in their own field. Everyone in the team stands up for each other.
Hello, 2023
I am looking forward to 2023. I hope it will be a little easier than 2022. All in all, 2022 was good. Despite the many challenges, Jarltech increased its order intake by an even 10% to approximately 825 million euros. We added some promising new manufacturers to our product range, hired more employees and apprentices and rented new space in addition to our campus.