The beginnings of JOPP date back to 1919 when the Theodor Jopp KG, a company for manufacturing bicyle parts and agricultural equipment, was founded. Since the majority takeover of the company by Dr.-Ing. Hubert P. Büchs in 1991, JOPP has been owned by the Büchs family.
With the expansion of the automotive parts business, a course of growth started which has continued to date. Due to the foundation and acquisitions of new plants, the extension of existing company sites and the setup of internal product development, the JOPP Group has been growing stronger than the automotive market. Today, it registers a turnover of around 185 million € (planned 2022) and over 1,700 employees worldwide. JOPP has own production sites in Europe, Asia and America.
2022 | Takeover of Tecuplast GmbH, new corporate name Jopp Interior Solutions GmbH. Product range interior parts, locations in Germany and Mexico |
2019 | Corporate Centenary |
2018 | New building for Jopp Electronics in Villingen-Schwenningen is opened |
2016 | Takeover of ELKCOM GmbH, new corporate name EMSO Electrical Mechanical Solutions GmbH |
2015 | Takeover of VES GmbH, St. Georgen; later integration into Jopp Electronics GmbH |
2013 | Renaming of subsidary companies Himmermann, Grimm and Haas to JOPP |
2011 | Takeover of the Haas Group: product range gear knobs, covers and vehicle interior and leather parts, locations in Hungary and Mexico |
2010 | Majority participation in IFSYS GmbH, feeding technology for technical installations |
2006 | Reorganization into Holding Structure |
2006 | Foundation of Jopp Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., P. R. China, initially representative office, today production site |
2005 | Outsourcing of cutting tool production to independent company, turbocut Jopp GmbH |
2003 | Foundation of Jopp Automotive s.r.o., Czech Republic |
2002 | Takeover of Grimm Elektronik GmbH, electronics |
2001 | Takeover of Fritz Himmermann GmbH & Co. KG, injection moulding |
1996 | First high-volume order for gearshift systems, start of product development |
1991 | Majority takeover of JOPP by Dr. Hubert P. Büchs, change of name to Jopp GmbH |
1972 | Start of powder metal parts production |
1920 | Start of machined parts production |
1919 | Foundation of Theodor Jopp KG, production of bicycle parts and agricultural accessories |