Dirk Wils

Lapp Group

Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, the Lapp Group is a leading supplier of integrated wire, cabling and connector products and solutions. Its offering includes electrical and fibre optic cables, industrial plug-in and screw connectors, cabling solutions, automation technology and technical accessories. Lapp Group's core markets are in the mechanical and plant engineering and electronics manufacturing sectors, with rapid market expansion in the renewable energy, mobility and life science industries. Lapp Group has remained in continuous family ownership since it was founded in 1959. In the 2018/2019 financial year, it recorded total consolidated sales of 1.222 million euros. It employs some 4.650 people, operates 18 production sites and 44 sales companies and cooperates with approximately 100 national partners worldwide. When Oskar Lapp invented the first cable with colour-coded wires in 1959, he named this innovative product ÖLFLEX® and in so doing also created a catchy brand name which has accompanied the product during its great success. Since then, Lapp has carried out a consistent branding policy for each of our product lines: ÖLFLEX® Power and control cables UNITRONIC® Data communication systems ETHERLINE® Data communication systems HITRONIC® Optical transmission systems EPIC® industrial connectors SKINTOP® Cable glands SILVYN® Protective Cable Conduit systems FLEXIMARK® Cable marking products