B2B tools and hardware distributor with 150+ years in German trades market
Zweygart is a wholesale distributor serving craftspeople and industrial buyers across tools, fasteners, and security systems—a 150-year-old operation now modernizing its digital sales channels. The tech stack reveals a traditional enterprise footprint (Windows, Office, Azure, VMware) paired with active investment in e-commerce modernization: Java microservices, React/Angular frontends, and PHP application rebuilds. The hiring mix is heavily sales-oriented (26 of 40 roles), reflecting a push to acquire new customers and expand market position alongside the backend integration work needed to sync ERP and shop systems—a friction point appearing in both projects and pain-point lists.
Zweygart operates as a wholesale and retail distributor in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, selling hand tools, power tools, fasteners, safety equipment, and security systems to trades and industrial customers. The company maintains over 500,000 SKUs across physical specialty markets and an e-commerce platform (zw24), backed by in-house specialist consulting and fulfillment services. Founded in 1874, it holds DIN EN ISO 9001 certification and operates its own private label (ZWpro). Current operational focus centers on scaling digital sales capacity and consolidating fragmented product data across ERP and multiple sales channels, with hiring concentrated in sales and customer acquisition roles.
Primary stack includes Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Java Spring Boot, React, Angular, and SQL. Infrastructure runs on Azure with Entra ID, VMware, and Veeam for backup. Active modernization includes Java microservices and PHP e-commerce application rewrites.
Primary initiatives: ERP-to-shop system integration, e-commerce modernization (Java microservices, PHP rewrites), product data management across channels, marketplace expansion, and data quality optimization for digital sales. Catalog and pricing automation are concurrent focus areas.
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