Czech manufacturer of electrical installation materials, cable management systems and radiation-shielding shaped bricks made of plastic and steel.
KOPOS KOLÍN a.s.
Kolín (CZ) · Shytomyr Region (UA)New on Amplifa
About KOPOS KOLÍN
KOPOS KOLÍN a.s. is a Czech, family-owned manufacturer of electrical installation materials headquartered in Kolín, around 60 km east of Prague. The portfolio comprises more than 5,000 items: installation boxes, cable ducts, parapet trunkings, installation pipes, double-wall protective pipes (KOPOFLEX®, KOPODUR®, KOPOHALF®), cable management systems (JUPITER, MARS, wire cable trays, cable ladders), fastening materials as well as fire-resistant systems with maintained electrical functionality in the event of fire up to E90. Production is carried out by extrusion of corrugated pipes, injection moulding (including two-component moulding), an in-house PVC granulate compounding operation, and metal forming of cable trays from galvanised steel. A special product is the NEUTROSTOP radiation-shielding shaped bricks made of polyethylene with boron or lithium additives for neutron shielding, used among other places at CERN. The company employs more than 400 staff at the main Kolín plant and around 150 at nine subsidiaries, and produces at two sites: Kolín (Czech Republic) and the Shytomyr region (Ukraine).
- Site
- 280 02 Kolín
- Processes
- Manufacture of installation pipes (wiring pipes), Extrusion of corrugated pipes (KOPOFLEX), Injection moulding (incl. two-component injection moulding), Manufacture of PVC granulate (in-house compounding facility), Manufacture of cable trays/cable trunkings (cable trays JUPITER, MARS, wire cable trays, cable, Manufacture of double-wall parapet trunkings, Manufacture of fire-resistant systems (systems with maintained functionality in fire), Manufacture of NEUTROSTOP shielding bricks (radiation-shielding shaped bricks)
- Materials
- PVC, Polyethylene (PE), Polyamide (PA), Polystyrene (PS), Steel (galvanised, ZNCR), Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB), Boron additive (3.5% / 5%) in polyethylene, Lithium additive (10%) in polyethylene
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, Safe Enterprise (Safe Plant), Czech Quality
- Founded
- 1926
- Employees
- 400
- Industries
- Electrical installation/Electrical equipment, Construction, Nuclear research/Radiation protection, Medical technology, Aviation (historical)
- 01
In-house PVC granulate compounding
- 02
Extrusion of pipes and ducts
- 03
Injection moulding (incl. two-component)
- 04
Metal forming for steel cable trays
- 05
System and fire protection testing
- 06
Distribution via 9 subsidiaries
Materials & Processes
PVC
Base material for pipes, ducts, boxes and parapet trunkings; granulated in the company's own compounding facility.
Polyethylene
Used for NEUTROSTOP radiation-shielding shaped bricks, partly with boron (3.5%/5%) or lithium additives (10%).
Polyamide (PA)
Material for fastening products such as dowels and clamps.
Polystyrene (PS)
Material for selected fastening elements.
Steel, galvanised (ZNCR)
Material for JUPITER and MARS cable management systems, cable ladders and fire-resistant metal boxes (KPK).
Sites
Kolín
CZMain plant: production and administration
- Materials
- PVC, PE, PA, PS, galvanised steel
- PVC granulate compounding facility
- Extrusion lines for corrugated pipes
- Two-component injection moulding machines
- Production technology for metal cable trays
- Modern logistics warehouse (2018)
Shytomyr Region
UAProduction site
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of installation pipes (wiring pipes)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PVC, plastics |
| Extrusion of corrugated pipes (KOPOFLEX)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PVC, plastics |
| Injection moulding (incl. two-component injection moulding)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PVC, plastics, PA, PE, PS |
| Manufacture of PVC granulate (in-house compounding facility)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PVC |
| Manufacture of cable trays/cable trunkings (cable trays JUPITER, MARS, wire cable trays, cableForming | – | – | – | – | steel |
| Manufacture of double-wall parapet trunkingsPlastics | – | – | – | – | PVC |
| Manufacture of fire-resistant systems (systems with maintained functionality in fire)Plastics | – | – | – | – | steel, plastics |
| Manufacture of NEUTROSTOP shielding bricks (radiation-shielding shaped bricks)Plastics | – | – | – | – | polyethylene (with boron or lithium additive) |
| Manufacture of fastening materials (dowels, clamps, tightening belts)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PA, PE, PS, steel, NdFeB |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVC granulate compounding facility | – | – | – | 1996 | Kolín, Czech Republic |
| Extrusion lines for corrugated pipes | – | – | – | – | Kolín, Czech Republic |
| Injection moulding machines (two-component) | – | – | – | – | Kolín, Czech Republic |
| Metal cable tray production technology | – | – | – | 2007 | Kolín, Czech Republic |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certification
The company operates an integrated management system based on ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 50001:2018 as well as a Safe Plant system, and carries the national quality mark Czech Quality.
| Evidence | Kolín |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| ISO 50001:2018 | |
| Safe Enterprise (Safe Plant) | |
| Czech Quality |
Company History
- 1926
Cable factory from Bratislava purchases factory building in Kolín; production start (electrical installation pipes, boxes) in 1927
- 1946
Nationalisation as Kablo Bratislava; installation materials production remains in Kolín
- 1963
Conversion to plastics processing (cable ducts, flexible pipes, boxes)
- 1969
Production of enamelled wire (coated Cu wire) launched
- 1989/1990
Independence as state-owned company Kablo Kolín after the Velvet Revolution
- 1994
Privatisation as KOPOS Kablo Kolín s.r.o.
- 1996
Renamed KOPOS KOLÍN a.s.; own PVC granulate compounding plant commissioned
- 1997
End of enamelled wire production; first subsidiaries abroad (Ukraine 1997, Belarus 1998, Poland 1999, Russia/Romania/Slovakia 2000, Hungary 2002, Germany 2007, Croatia 2008, Georgia and Dominican Republic 2009)
- 2005
New administration and production hall (investment EUR 10 million); launch of double-wall parapet trunkings
- 2006
Conversion to organic production
- 2007
Acquisition of Neoklas Šardice (metal cable trays)
- 2009
Launch of MARS and JUPITER cable management systems; first fire protection test (fire-resistant systems); new production facility in Ukraine
- 2012
Šardice production closed, technology relocated to Kolín
- 2015
Reorganisation of all subsidiaries under KOPOS HOLDING a.s.
- 2018
Construction of a new modern warehouse
- 2026
100 years of KOPOS Kolín; new CEO Ing. Jaroslav Malý from 1.11.2025