Election as partner of the PVH 2022
1st place as PVH partner for euroline for the sixth time

Source: ZHH/Christoph Kawan
On 9 March 2023, in the almost fully occupied hall of the historic Kölner Brauhaus Sion, our Area Sales Manager Andreas Kalthoff received the certificate Partner of the PVH 2022 for euroline GmbH Friedrich Schlichte from Dr Paul Kellerwessel, Chairman of the Working Group Tools multitec in the ZHH.
1st place for euroline already for the sixth time (three times in a row)
In the area of business equipment, euroline was honoured with 1st place for the years 2011, 2013 and 2016 to 2018, as before.
Here is the ranking for the assortment area business equipment:
1st rank euroline GmbH Friedrich Schlichte
2nd rank Fechtel
3rd rank Rau
According to the ZHH around Dr Kellerwessel, the PVH partner award is intended to provide orientation for the production connection trade and to recognise the specialist trade-oriented suppliers for their achievements.
For the 23rd time, the Arbeitskreis Werkzeuge (AKW) im Fachhandel der Hartwarenbranche (ZHH e. V., Düsseldorf) carried out the PVH's partner selection in the areas of factory equipment, fastening technology, occupational safety, precision tools, abrasives and cutting-off materials, hand tools and measuring tools.
At the beginning of 2023, around 1,500 specialist dealers throughout the country were called upon to assess the industry partners in the following categories:
- Retailer loyalty
- Margin / Market Care
- Sales support
- Innovation
- Complaints processing

Source: ZHH/Christoph Kawan
euroline achieves in the area of business equipment in four categories
euroline Once again, the specialist trade confirmed our very good partnership and relegated the other access technology manufacturers Günzburger Steigtechnik, Zarges and Hymer to second place.
We are proud of the award from the trade and look forward to a continued good and trusting cooperation with our business partners.
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