The HELU Group
We are HELU – Always stay electrified.
As a hidden champion and medium-sized family business, the HELU brand stands for quality, reliability and innovation. Below we would like to introduce you to the HELU Group in more detail.
With a company history of over 45 years, we’ve steadily acquired a broad spectrum of expertise and in-depth knowledge in many industries and key technologies. Regardless of whether you’re a sales representative, cable designer or a business manager, at HELUKABEL you’ll always find the right contact partner.
At HELU, we've made it our mission to bring energy and communication to our customer’s destinations reliably and consistently at all times and under all conditions. Over 2,500 employees located at 76 sites across 43 countries spare no effort in doing so. We see it as our challenge to find the right cable solution for you every day, giving you the time to concentrate on more important things than cables and wires.
A cable is only as good as the minds that ask the right questions before it is made. We have a lot of bright minds at HELU who spend every day searching for intelligent answers.
And to make sure there are no issues during use, all new products developed undergo rigorous testing at our R&D centre in Windsbach, near Nuremberg. Here we bend, pull, grind and ignite the cable for all it's worth.
Our Guiding Principles are comprised of these three Cornerstones:
Our values
are the solid foundation on which we firmly stand.
They are the basis upon which we build.
Our strategic areas of action
define in which directions we want to grow.
They are the decisive factors for our sustainable growth.
Our management principles
inform our interactions with one another while moving forward as a team on our projected development path.
What Makes Us Unique
History
1978: Foundation of HELU KABEL GmbH
1980: Nationwide Sales Force established
1984: Initiating of export activities
1988: Start of production at the Windsbach plant
1989: Foundation of subsidiaries in the new German states (East Germany)
1990: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Sweden
1994: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Switzerland
1997: Doubling of the production capacity at the Windsbach plant
1998: Foundation of HELUKABEL® France
2000: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Netherlands and Poland
2001: Opening of the new logistics centre in Hemmingen, Germany
2002: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Czech Republic, Singapore, China and South Korea
2003: Foundation of HELUKABEL® India
2005: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Turkey and Thailand
2006: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Russia
2007: Foundation of HELUKABEL® USA and Italy
2008: Expansion of the production capacities in the Windsbach plant & foundation of HELUKABEL® Belgium
2009: Acquisition of Kabelmat® Wickeltechnik GmbH in Glatten, Germany
2010: Foundation of HELUKABEL® South Africa and Malaysia
2012: Acquisition of Robotec-Systems GmbH in Kamp-Lintfort and of Kabelwerk Meißen Wilhelm Balzer GmbH
2013: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Canada, Indonesia, United Kingdom and representative office in the United Arab Emirates; commissioning of expansion of the fully automated logistics centre in Hemmingen
2014: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Austria; opening of production site in Taicang, China
2015: Expansion of Windsbach production site
2016: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Vietnam, Portugal, Brazil and Mexico
2017: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Bulgaria
2018: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Denmark; acquisition of CableXOy, Finland and URKUNDE S.A., Spain
2019: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Romania, Hungary, Myanmar and Peru; acquisition of Eltron-Kabel, Poland.
2021: Acquisition of Primatec, Norway; Opening of the new administration building of the Hemmingen headquarters
2022: Acquisition of EKD Systems GmbH in Erkrath, Germany and Sangel Systemtechnik GmbH in Bielefeld, Germany; Foundation of HELUKABEL® Morocco
2023: Foundation of HELUKABEL® Ireland and HELUKABEL® Colombia
2024: Opening of the production and logistics facility in Changzhou, China; Opening of the production facility in Gandhinagar, India
2025: Acquisition of the cable and wire business unit of DKSH Australia Pty. Ltd. by HELUKABEL® Australia; Renaming of EKD Systems GmbH to HELU Connectivity Solutions Haan GmbH; Foundation of HELUKABEL® Cambodia; Renaming of Sangel Systemtechnik GmbH to HELU Connectivity Solutions Bielefeld GmbH; Rebranding of Sangel Systemtechnik Bulgaria EOOD into HELU Connectivity Solutions Plovdiv EOOD.
2026: New brand identity: HELUKABEL becomes HELU; Founding of HELU Taiwan Company, Ltd.
Sales Development of the HELU Group in Million Euro
Recognized as a Best Managed Company 2024, 2025, 2026
HELU has been honoured with the Best Managed Companies Award for 2024, 2025, and 2026 , which is an important distinction for excellently managed companies. The award is presented by Deloitte Private, UBS, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and the Voice of German Industry e.V. (BDI) and is a seal of quality for corporate excellence. Companies are evaluated in the areas of strategy, productivity & innovation, corporate culture & engagement, as well as governance & finance. HELU was able to impress the jury with its recent, impressive growth.
The Best Managed Companies program honours successful middle-sized and family-run businesses. It was initiated by Deloitte in the 1990s in Canada and has since been established in over 45 countries. The recipients are selected by a jury consisting of renowned economists, scientists, and media representatives.
HELU Vietnam – The 10-year journey of seamless connection
From the first rolls of cable imported into Vietnam in 2016 to the thousands of industrial solutions now available across all three regions.
| 2016 | 33,000+ | 1,100 m² | 4 |
| Established in Vietnam | Products | Song Than Warehouse, Binh Duong | Expanded cities: Hanoi, Da Nang, Bac Ninh, Vung Tau |
HELUKABEL (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. was officially established in 2016, building on the foundation of the HELU KABEL Group (Germany, founded in 1978). From its first office in the former Tan Binh District, the company moved to CityLand (Go Vap) and is now headquartered at 905 Nguyen Kiem Street, Hanh Thong Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.
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Former office at CityLand Go Vap
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Current office
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HELU Vietnam warehouse in Binh Duong
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HELU Vietnam at Trade Shows / Exhibitions
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HELURUN TOGETHER online charity run event
HELU Vietnam's featured projects
HELU Vietnam has supplied cables for the Vietnam National Assembly Building — a nationally iconic project. During the COVID-19 period (2020), the team continued to maintain the supply chain for numerous green energy projects across the country.
Our Commitment to Society
Nearly 50 years of business have taught us one thing clearly: a company does not exist in isolation from the communities around it. We have grown because the regions where we operate — from Hemmingen to our subsidiaries across 43+ countries — have provided us with talent, infrastructure, and trust. We take that seriously.
