Kern Heritage

Launched in Switzerland in 1947 by Marc Kern, the Kern Group has established a unique place in the document management sector. Driven by innovation and a continual commitment to customers, the company continues to prosper, with divisions across the world and a thriving mailing and packaging arm in the UK.

Kern has been at the forefront of developing and implementing new ideas, such as optical reading in the 1960s, modular mailing systems in the 1980s and sophisticated robots in the new century.

These developments have resulted in steady growth, with subsidiaries founded in Germany, France, the US, Spain, Russia and Belgium, which operate under the direction of Ulrich Kern, our founder's son.

Kern Limited was set up in 1983 to meet the needs of customers across the United Kingdom and this business continues to go from strength to strength. There are more than 95 members of staff based in our offices, at customer sites and on the road, in both the mailroom and packaging sectors.