JOPA GmbH in Ahlen manufactures injection-moulded plastic products for construction, garden, heating/sanitary and municipal applications – including contract manufacturing.
JOPA GmbH
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About JOPA
JOPA GmbH, based in Ahlen (North Rhine-Westphalia), is a mid-sized plastics processing company that has been producing at the same site since 1908. The core process is injection moulding on machines with clamping forces of 4,200 kN to 14,500 kN and a high degree of automation; more than 40,000 articles are produced per day. Under the JOPA® brand, the product range includes construction products such as buckets, tubs, boxes, mortar tubs, craneable products, dust protection and lids, as well as household and garden products, winter products such as grit containers and the Multibex work trestle. The Profi and Classic-Line product lines are made from recycled plastic (polyethylene from yellow-bag materials); in addition, virgin polyethylene and polypropylene are used. In addition, JOPA offers contract manufacturing and branding services (printing, labelling, hot stamping) and distributes its products through its own Europe-wide sales network. Customers include, among others, the construction industry, horticulture, the heating and sanitary sector and municipalities.
- Site
- Ahlen
- Processes
- Injection moulding, Contract manufacturing (plastics processing), Printing processes, Labelling processes, Hot stamping processes, Contract manufacturing, Branding (printing, labelling, hot stamping), Own Europe-wide distribution
- Materials
- Recycled plastic (polyethylene), Polyethylene (virgin material, recyclable), Polypropylene, Recycled plastic (polyethylene from yellow bags)
- Founded
- 1908
- Employees
- 56
- Industries
- Construction industry, Horticulture, Heating and sanitary sector, Municipalities
- 01
Injection moulding production
- 02
Branding (printing, labelling, hot stamping)
- 03
Own Europe-wide distribution
Materials & Processes
Recycled plastic (polyethylene from yellow bags)
For the Profi and Classic-Line; recycling as a lived concept in production.
Polyethylene (virgin material, recyclable)
For coloured buckets made of high-strength, recyclable plastic.
Polypropylene
For windbreakers and watering rings in the garden segment.
Sites
Ahlen
DEProduction and distribution
- Materials
- Polyethylene (recycled and virgin material), polypropylene
- Injection moulding machines 4,200–14,500 kN clamping force
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection mouldingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Polyethylene (recycled plastic), Polypropylene |
| Contract manufacturing (plastics processing)Plastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Printing processesSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Labelling processesSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hot stamping processesSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection moulding machine | – | – | – | – | Ahlen |
| Injection moulding machine (clamping force 4,200 kN to 14,500 kN) | – | – | Clamping force 4,200 KN - 14,500 KN | – | Ahlen |
Additional services
History
- 1908
Founded by Johann Panick
- 1956
Taken over by Wilhelm Panick
- 1957
Start of plastics production
- 1974
Klaus Panick takes over management in the 3rd generation
- 1990
Sudden death of Klaus Panick; taken over by his wife Monika
- 2000
Sale of the business
- 2006
Taken over by Ralf Spohn & Ralf Winter, founding of Kunststofftechnik S&W GmbH
- 2018
Ralf Spohn sole shareholder
- 2020
Nils Spohn joins as authorised officer as part of the succession arrangement
- 2026
Company renamed to JOPA GmbH