DEHN protects - Under this motto, we guarantee our customers protection of people, buildings, electrical and electronic equipment and plants against the dangers posed by lightning and surges.
In order to meet this goal, we seek intensive and long-term relationships with suppliers with whom we can work together to achieve optimum quality and efficiency.
Our purchasing philosophy
You would like to be our partner?
The better the partners, the more successful the company. At the end of the day, both parties benefit from a mutual give and take.
As we are looking for successful, long-term business relationships, we expect our suppliers to share some of our basic principles.
These things are important to us:
Quality awareness: As the market leader we want to achieve the highest quality standards for our customers. To do so, we need suppliers who have quality at the top of their list.
Expertise: We expect know how, technical skill and a high degree of innovative strength from our partners. It is only with partners who think outside the box that we can break new ground, invest in new technologies and set our products apart from those of the competition.
Reliability: An important principle for us as a manufacturer is to keep our focus on customer satisfaction. This means that we require our partners to deliver punctually and in the specified quality. This, and a certain level of flexibility, are prerequisites for maximising the satisfaction of our customers.
Environment and ethics: We are careful to ensure consistently ecological internal processes. We expect the same from our suppliers. This also means that human rights are observed and no child or forced labour employed throughout the entire value adding chain. For us, high health and safety standards in the workplace and adequate remuneration are a must. Optimum handling of topics like sustainability and ethics necessitates cooperation.
Our spectrum of requirements
Direct material
- Electronics
Varistors, gas discharge tubes, printed circuit boards, fuses, capacitors, diodes, resistors,
other active/passive components, soldering paste - Crude metals, semi-finished products, wire and strip
Strips, pipes, cables/wires, rods/profiles - Mechanics
Turned and milled parts, metal moulded parts, cut parts, punched/bent parts, connecting
elements, div. surfaces (gal / tZn / …), assembly, poles - Electromechanics
Cable accessories, plugs, cable lugs, insulators, tubes - Cables & wires
Stranded wire/jumper wire, cables - Safety equipment
Personal protective equipment, voltage detectors, testing equipment, insulating material/shielding - Plastics
Plastic granulate, moulded parts, extruded profiles, GRP - Concrete
Concrete blocks, bucket foundations - Packaging
Corrugated cardboard, solid board, packing aids, tags / labels
Indirect material
- IT hardware, software
- Machines
- Requirement for tools and production facilities
- Auxiliary and operating materials
- Operating and business equipment
- Print media / advertising
- Office supplies
- Safety equipment/garments
- Board and lodgings
- Seminars
DEHN Code of Conduct for Business Partners
Our business partners play a central role in our success and in how we, as a company, take responsibility toward society and the environment. As a market-leading company, we rely on strong partnerships founded on integrity, fairness, and mutual respect. Our DEHN Code of Conduct for Business Partners serves as the basis for responsible and sustainable collaboration.
Responsibility for Ethical Conduct and Sustainability
This Code of Conduct defines the fundamental expectations we have of all our business partners – from compliance with laws and combating corruption to protecting human rights and upholding high environmental standards. Aiming to ensure an ethical, legal, and socially responsible supply chain, the Code of Conduct sets clear guidelines for fair and transparent business practices.
Our Expectations of You as a Partner
We expect our business partners to adhere to and promote these standards within their own companies as well as throughout their supply chains. This includes, among other things:
- Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Avoidance of corruption and conflicts of interest.
- Protection of confidential information and intellectual property.
- Respect for human rights and fair working conditions.
- Adherence to high environmental standards and promotion of climate protection.
Together for a Responsible Future
The DEHN Code of Conduct is available for you in our “Downloads and Links” section. By signing and complying with these standards, you commit to supporting us on our path toward an ethical and ecologically sustainable future. If you have any questions about the Code or need assistance in its implementation, our team is here to help.
Together, through responsible actions, we can contribute to sustainable development and protect our shared resources.
Are you right for us? ... and are we right for you?
You can identify with the DEHN values and provide products or services which fit in with our spectrum of requirements? Then apply to join the DEHN supplier portfolio. All documents and information provided in your supplier's declaration will of course be treated with utmost confidentiality.
The relevant purchaser will be in touch with you after examining all the documents. If the outcome of the process is positive, you will be listed as a partner and included in future enquiries and tenders.
Downloads and links
Note on conflict resources
According to the "Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act“ (Dodd-Frank Act), companies whose products contain metal won from conflict minerals are obliged to submit an annual report to the U.S. States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The conflict mineral category includes: tantalum, tin, tungsten, gold and their derivatives.
We only work with suppliers who procure their raw material exclusively from certified melting shops and who carefully select their sub-suppliers.
