Rexel supports its residential, commercial and industrial customers by providing a tailored and scalable range of products and services in energy management for construction, renovation, production and maintenance.”。

Rexel is a worldwide expert in the multichannel professional distribution of products and services for the energy world. The Group addresses three main markets – residential, commercial and industrial and supports its customers by providing a tailored and scalable range of products and services in energy management for construction, renovation, production and maintenance. Rexel operates through a network of more than 1,900 branches in 25 countries, with more than 24,000 employees. The Group’s sales were €12.6 billion in 2020. Key figures of Rexel China:

Rexel China Key Figures

772

Employees

65

Branches & Offices

6

Entities

2

Distribution Centers

+50

Distributed Brands

1+1+1

Dgital + System Integration + E-Commerce Team

Our History

2000-2006

A PRUDENTIAL START

  • First JV founded in Beijing, 2000
  • Second JV founded in Shanghai, 2006

2010-2012

TRANSFORMATIONAL ACQUISITIONS

  • More acquisitions Beijing Zhongheng and go west
  • Expand product portfolio with more and more complementary suppliers
  • Sales over 2.7B RMB

2016-2020

A NEW PHASE IN DEVELOPMENT

  • Accelerate organic growth
  • Increase selectivity in capital allocation and enlarge geographical coverage
  • Improve operational and financial performance

2007-2009

FAST GROWTH BY ACQUISITION

  • Acquired a Rockwell main distributor, Huazhang Automation, in 2007
  • Acquired a Siemens main distributor, Suzhou Xidian, in 2009
  • Created Key Account Department in 2009
  • Sales over 1.3B RMB

2013-2015

BUSINESS INTEGRATION AND CONSOLIDATION

  • Strengthen core competition by diverse acquisitions of Rexel Ouneng,Zhonghao 
  • ERP system installed to improve internal control and work efficiency
  • Warehouses and offices consolidation in Shanghai and Beijing
  • Sales over 3.5B RMB

2021-2025

IMPROVE SERVICE QUALITY AND SPEED UP DIGITALIZATION OF BACK OFFICE

  • Serving customers with values at the core of sales activity
  • More digital tools and serve more online customers
  • Improve operational efficiency digitally via process standardization and automation

After a very challenging year in 2020, Rexel emerged as a more robust, agile and confident company, mainly due to the implementation of its strategy over the past 4 years, alongside a rapid digitization. The new strategy is based on a growth and value-creation approach across three strategic axes:

Accelerating growth through “More Customers, More SKUs, More Digital”

Improving operational and financial performance, in particular through digital

Increasing selectivity of capital allocation

For the coming years, the Group reaffirms these fundamentals with the aim of becoming a reference for data and services use in its sector. Thus, the acceleration of digital transformation will continue to remain a strong development axis in order to turn Rexel into a fully data-driven company. 

Environmental and social responsibility lie at the core of the Rexel strategy. As a key player in energy transition, the Group leverages its position at the heart of the value chain to promote its commitments to all of its stakeholders.

Our sustainable development strategy

Aa a worldwide expert in distribution and a key player in the energy world, Rexel encourages the co-creation of value with many efficient stakeholders. The Group’s sustainable development approach focuses on 3 pillars to meet their challenges and expectations.

1

Developing energy management solutions for our customers & society at large

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  • Providing energy management and energy efficiency products and solutions
  • Developing renewable energy solutions
  • Raising awareness of energy management issues

2

Promoting responsible practices across the value chain

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  • Promoting a sustainable and shared-value relationship with our suppliers
  • Establishing sustainable relationships with our customers
  • Driving health and safety in our value chain
  • Developing the circular economy in our value chain

3

Improving the social and environmental performance of our operators

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  • Promoting our employees’ welfare
  • Reducing Rexel’s carbon footprint
  • Reducing the Group’s resource consumption
  • Reinforcing the ethics and compliance policy