Pon Holdings BV is a Dutch conglomerate in the transportation sector. It is one of the five largest bicycle manufacturers in the world, and owns bicycle brands
Caloi
CALOI S.A is a major Brazilian manufacturer of bicycles and bicycle equipment, along with motorized cycles like the past Mobilette models, based in São Paulo. In the 1960s, Caloi achieved some popularity, producing folding bicycles.
History
Ca ...
,
Cannondale
Cannondale Bicycle Corporation is an American division of Dutch conglomerate Pon Holdings that supplies bicycles. Its headquarters are in Wilton, Connecticut, with engineering offices in Freiburg, Germany. Frames are manufactured in Taiwan. Bik ...
,
Cervélo
Cervélo Cycles Inc. is a manufacturer of racing bicycle, racing and track bicycle, track bicycles. Cervélo uses Computer-aided design, CAD, computational fluid dynamics, and wind tunnel testing at a variety of facilities including the San Die ...
,
Derby Cycle
Focus & Kalkhoff Holding GmbH (formerly ''Derby Cycle GmbH'') based in Cloppenburg, Germany, is one of the three largest manufacturers of bicycles in Europe. During the 2010/11 fiscal year Derby employed 756 people. Derby Cycle has a 14% market sh ...
(owner of
Focus
Focus (: foci or focuses) may refer to:
Arts
* Focus or Focus Festival, former name of the Adelaide Fringe arts festival in East Australia Film
*Focus (2001 film), ''Focus'' (2001 film), a 2001 film based on the Arthur Miller novel
*Focus (2015 ...
),
GT,
Gazelle
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,
IronHorse,
Kalkhoff
Kalkhoff is a German bicycle manufacturer based in Cloppenburg; it was founded in 1919 by Heinrich Kalkhoff (* 30. November 1903; †25. September 1972) as a family business.
Founded as a first small workshop in Kalkhoff's parents' house, the c ...
,
Mongoose
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,
Santa Cruz, Urban Arrow (cargo bikes), Veloretti, and
Schwinn
The Schwinn Bicycle Company is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets bicycles under the eponymous brand name.
The company was founded by Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948) in Chicago in 1895, and in the 20th century became the domi ...
, among others.
The company was founded in 1980 by
Ben Pon, Jr., a former racing car driver and son of
Ben Pon Sr., who became the importer of
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (VW; )English: , . is a German automotive industry, automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Established in 1937 by German Labour Front, The German Labour Front, it was revitalized into the global brand it ...
in the Netherlands in 1947. it is still owned by the Pon family.
Activities
Cycling
Pon owns
Cervélo
Cervélo Cycles Inc. is a manufacturer of racing bicycle, racing and track bicycle, track bicycles. Cervélo uses Computer-aided design, CAD, computational fluid dynamics, and wind tunnel testing at a variety of facilities including the San Die ...
,
Focus & Kalkhoff Holding
Focus & Kalkhoff Holding GmbH (formerly ''Derby Cycle GmbH'') based in Cloppenburg, Germany, is one of the three largest manufacturers of bicycles in Europe. During the 2010/11 fiscal year Derby employed 756 people. Derby Cycle has a 14% market sh ...
(owner of
Focus Bikes
Focus Bikes is a bicycle manufacturer that has its administration in Stuttgart, Germany and production facilities based in Cloppenburg, Germany and builds sport bicycles such as e-bikes, racing bicycles and mountain bicycles.
History
The comp ...
),
Dorel Sports (parent company of
Cannondale
Cannondale Bicycle Corporation is an American division of Dutch conglomerate Pon Holdings that supplies bicycles. Its headquarters are in Wilton, Connecticut, with engineering offices in Freiburg, Germany. Frames are manufactured in Taiwan. Bik ...
,
Schwinn
The Schwinn Bicycle Company is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets bicycles under the eponymous brand name.
The company was founded by Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948) in Chicago in 1895, and in the 20th century became the domi ...
,
GT Bicycles
GT Bicycles, Inc. was an American company that designed and manufactured BMX, Mountain bike, mountain, and Road bicycle, road bicycles. GT was a division of the Dutch conglomerate Pon Holdings, which also markets Cannondale, Schwinn, Mongoose ( ...
,
Mongoose
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,
Caloi
CALOI S.A is a major Brazilian manufacturer of bicycles and bicycle equipment, along with motorized cycles like the past Mobilette models, based in São Paulo. In the 1960s, Caloi achieved some popularity, producing folding bicycles.
History
Ca ...
, and
IronHorse),
Gazelle
A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus ''Gazella'' . There are also seven species included in two further genera; '' Eudorcas'' and '' Nanger'', which were formerly considered subgenera of ''Gazella''. A third former subgenus, ' ...
,
Kalkhoff
Kalkhoff is a German bicycle manufacturer based in Cloppenburg; it was founded in 1919 by Heinrich Kalkhoff (* 30. November 1903; †25. September 1972) as a family business.
Founded as a first small workshop in Kalkhoff's parents' house, the c ...
, Union,
Santa Cruz Bicycles
Santa Cruz Bicycles, LLC is an American division of Dutch conglomerate Pon Holdings that manufactures mountain bikes in Santa Cruz, California. They sponsor the Santa Cruz Syndicate, a downhill racing team. The company moved premises from 104 B ...
(owner of Reserve Wheels), Swapfiets, Veloretti, Urban Arrow, Lease-a-Bike, and others.
History
*1986: Takeover importership of
SEAT
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Types of seat
The ...
*1988: Takeover of Transmark Groep, Motrac (Linde)
*1992: Takeover importership of
Å koda
Å koda means "pity" in the Czech and Slovak languages. It may also refer to:
Czech brands and enterprises
* Škoda Auto, automobile and previously bicycle manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav
** Å koda Motorsport, the division of Å koda Auto responsi ...
*1995: Founding of
BelCompany
BelCompany was a Dutch store-chain that specialises in mobile phones. It was founded in 1995 by Macintosh Retail Group and Pon Holdings, and is currently part of Vodafone Netherlands.
In 2011, BelCompany had 176 stores in the Netherlands, and d ...
in cooperation with
Macintosh Retail Group
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*1998: Founding of Pon North America
*2003: Takeover of Geveke N.V., Founding of Pon Equipment & Power Systems
*2005: Founding of Pon Logistic Solutions, Shanghai, China
*2011: Takeover of
Gazelle
A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus ''Gazella'' . There are also seven species included in two further genera; '' Eudorcas'' and '' Nanger'', which were formerly considered subgenera of ''Gazella''. A third former subgenus, ' ...
*2011: Takeover importership of
Cervélo
Cervélo Cycles Inc. is a manufacturer of racing bicycle, racing and track bicycle, track bicycles. Cervélo uses Computer-aided design, CAD, computational fluid dynamics, and wind tunnel testing at a variety of facilities including the San Die ...
.
*2013: Acquisition of Callidus Group
*2015: Acquisition of
Santa Cruz Bicycles
Santa Cruz Bicycles, LLC is an American division of Dutch conglomerate Pon Holdings that manufactures mountain bikes in Santa Cruz, California. They sponsor the Santa Cruz Syndicate, a downhill racing team. The company moved premises from 104 B ...
*2015: Takeover of
Imtech
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The institute is engaged in research i ...
Marine
*2019: Acquisition of
Urban Arrow
*2021: Acquisition of Mike's Bikes (a 12 store
San Francisco Bay Area
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bicycle retailer)
[ ]
*2021: Acquisition of
Dorel Sports
*2022: Takeover of
Veloretti
*2024: Sale of Pon Equipment Pon Power B.V., or Pepp B.V. for short, to the German Zeppelin Group. This division sold Caterpillar products in the Netherlands and Norway
Pre-dating Pon Holding
In 1895 Mijndert Pon, father of Ben Pon (senior) operated a vehicle repairshop. His sons Ben and Wijnand took ownership of the company.
*1931: Founding of Pon's Automobielhandel (by then a chain of car dealerships) by Ben and his brother Wijnand Pon
*1936: importership
Continental AG
Continental AG, commonly known as Continental and colloquially as Conti, is a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company. Headquartered in Hanover, Lower Saxony, it is the world's third- largest automotive supplier and the fo ...
and Federal
*1947: importership
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (VW; )English: , . is a German automotive industry, automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Established in 1937 by German Labour Front, The German Labour Front, it was revitalized into the global brand it ...
*1948: importership
Porsche
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (; see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury, high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Th ...
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