Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1980 |
Founder | Ben Pon, Jr. |
Headquarters | Stadionplein 28, Amsterdam |
Key people | Janus Smalbraak ( Executive) |
Products |
Automobile Bicycles Technology consulting [1] Fire safety [1] Agriculture [2] |
Revenue | €2.4 billion (2022) [3] |
Number of employees | 13,000 |
Website | https://pon.com |
Pon Holdings BV is a Dutch conglomerate in the transportation 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. As of 2021 [update] it is still owned by the Pon family.
It is one of the five largest bicycle manufacturers in the world, and owns bicycle brands Caloi, Cannondale, Cervélo, Derby Cycle (owner of Focus), GT, Gazelle, IronHorse, Kalkhoff, Mongoose, Santa Cruz, Veloretti, and Schwinn, among others. [4]
Pon Holdings operates in the automotive and transport sectors through many subsidiaries, involved in activities, such as:
Pon owns Cervélo, [4] Derby Cycle (owner of Focus Bikes [4]), Dorel Sports (parent company of Cannondale, Schwinn, GT Bicycles, Mongoose, Caloi, and IronHorse), [5] Gazelle, [4] Kalkhoff, [4] Union, [4] Santa Cruz Bicycles [4] (owner of Reserve Wheels [6]), Swapfiets, Veloretti, and others.
In 1895 Mijndert Pon, father of Ben Pon (senior) operated a vehicle repairshop. His sons Ben and Wijnand took ownership of the company.
...Pon, the Dutch parent of Santa Cruz, Cervelo, Gazelle, Focus, Urban Arrow, and other bike, mobility, and auto brands. Pon also acquired Public Bikes, ... Migndert Pon opened a retail store in Holland in 1867 that sold general goods including bicycles. The Pon business later began to import and distribute auto brands including Opel, Volkswagen and General Motors. Today the company remains owned by the Pon family and has more than 13,000 employees. In addition to the brands mentioned above, Pon owns the Union and Kalkhoff bike brands,