The E/D/E encourages individual growth strategies of individual member companies through a multitude of specialised marketing and professional group concepts. These concentrate on the requirements of individual market partners from a customer or supplier point of view. The core elements are sales tools (catalogues), logistics services for (catalogue) ranges, trade brand concepts and data management.

These core elements are developed with our members with special committees and bodies, depending on the industry market situation. In this way, systematic market processing is guaranteed on the way to strategic competitive advantages for member companies.

In addition, disadvantages are overcome in the SME specialist wholesale industry through the following concepts:

• Formation of trading networks and strategic alliances to improve the cost and tender structure of member companies.
• Overcoming of critical company sizes through ongoing growth of members.
• Solution of succession problems.
• Merger of companies.

The E/D/E promotes and supports the growth strategies of member companies through an extensive range of various services