Pon Holdings
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Ben Pon, Jr. |
| Headquarters | Almere, Netherlands |
Key people | Janus Smalbraak (Executive) |
| Products | Automobile Bicycles Technology consulting[1] Fire safety[1] Agriculture[2] |
Number of employees | 13,000 |
| Website | https://pon.com |
Pon Holdings BV is a Dutch conglomerate in the transport sector. It 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 in the Netherlands in 1947.
Activities
Transport
Pon Holdings operates in the automotive and transport sectors through many subsidiaries, involved in activities, such as:
- Distribution of consumer automotive brands in the Netherlands: Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Škoda, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti and Porsche
- Distribution of commercial vehicles in the Netherlands: MAN, Caterpillar and Motrac[clarification needed]
- Importer of Continental products
- Operator of several garages
- Owner of Reifen Gundlach, Summa Tyre and Euro-Tyre
- Owner of Swapfiets
Other activities
- Car leasing, such as Dutchlease
- Owner of Veloretti
- Owner of Gazelle
- Owner of Derby Cycle in Cloppenburg
- Owner of Cervélo
- Owner of Union
- Owner of Santa Cruz Bicycles
- Owner of Dorel Sports, parent company of Cannondale, GT Bicycles amongst others
History
- 1986: Takeover importership of SEAT
- 1988: Takeover of Transmark Groep, Motrac (Linde)
- 1992: Takeover importership of Škoda
- 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[3]
- 2011: Takeover importership of Cervélo.[4]
- 2015: Takeover of Imtech Marine[5]
- 2019: Acquisition of Urban Arrow[6]
- 2021: Acquisition of Mikes Bikes
- 2021: Acquisition of Dorel Sports[7]
- 2022: Takeover of Veloretti<ref> https://www.veloretti.com/nl/page-journal-pon-bikes
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
- 1948: importership Porsche
External links
References
- ^ a b "Industrial Mobility". Pon Holdings. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Agricultural Products & Services". Pon Holdings. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Elektrische fiets van Gazelle belangrijk voor Pon, De Gelderlander, 28 June 2011.
- ^ PON gaat fietsen Cervélo verkopen, wielerland.nl, 27 December 2011.
- ^ [1], RH Marine Group, 21 October 2015.
- ^ Pon Bike Acquires Electric Cargo Bike Brand Urban Arrow
- ^ "Pon becomes biggest in bicycles with Dorel Sports take-over". bike-eu.com. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.