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Our History
Who is interested in history? We are! Because our history is the foundation for our strengths, our expertise and our powers of innovation.
The history of the KOSTAL family company begins as far back as 1912 and we have been partners with the automobile industry since 1927. The development and manufacture of electrical plug connectors for automobiles, KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme's core business, started in 1938.
Many inventions and patents such as the 1.2 mm contact system have appeared on the path to the present day. With the increasing diversification of the KOSTAL Group, the contact systems division was created in 1993 and in 2004 this became the independent company "KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH & Co. KG".
Expansion of the Timberg location
Further expansion of the Timberg plant near Lüdenscheid, Germany to accommodate all the operations previously located in the Wiesenstrasse premises in Lüdenscheid
Production plant in the Czech Republic
Expansion of the production plant at Jince in the Czech Republic
Expansion in China
Expansion of production capacity in China
USA
The US subsidiary company KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme, Inc. is established in Rochester Hills, Michigan
Timberg
A new plant is established at Timberg near Lüdenscheid, Germany, including significant extensions (including high-bay stores) and transfers from the Hagen plant.
Dresden-Merbitz
The Dresden-Merbitz plant is established
Centenary celebrations
KOSTAL's centenary is celebrated at the new plant in Timberg, Germany
China
The Chinese subsidiary Kostal (Shanghai) Kontakt Systeme Co. Ltd. is established
Czech Republic
KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH takes over the KOSTAL production plant in Čenkov near Prague in the Czech Republic
Hagen
The company moves into new premises in Hagen, Germany.
The business divisions are split
The contact systems division is separated and becomes an independent company within the Group
Initial establishment
The contact systems business division is established. A start is made on bringing together the locations and organisations of all the business divisions
