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,
Cannondale,
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 (owner of
Focus),
GT,
Gazelle,
IronHorse,
Kalkhoff,
Mongoose,
Santa Cruz, Urban Arrow (cargo bikes), Veloretti, and
Schwinn, 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 (owner of
Focus Bikes),
Dorel Sports (parent company of
Cannondale,
Schwinn,
GT Bicycles,
Mongoose,
Caloi, and
IronHorse),
Gazelle,
Kalkhoff, Union,
Santa Cruz Bicycles (owner of Reserve Wheels), Swapfiets, Veloretti, Urban Arrow, Lease-a-Bike, and others.
History
*1986: Takeover importership of
SEAT
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*1988: Takeover of Transmark Groep, Motrac (Linde)
*1992: Takeover importership of
Å koda
*1995: Founding of
BelCompany in cooperation with
Macintosh Retail Group
*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
*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
*2015: Takeover of
Imtech 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 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
External links
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References
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Companies based in Flevoland