The history of CONTA-CLIP from 1978 until today

For over 40 years CONTA-CLIP has been developing and supplying reliable and innovative components from the fields of electrical and electronic connection technology as well as cable management systems.

Founded in 1978 and in family hands from the very beginning: The CONTA-CLIP group has been an owner-managed, globally active medium-sized company ever since. For 4 decades now, users have placed their trust in our extensive market and industry expertise, which has grown over many years. For four decades, our employees have trusted in our performance-based partnership, appreciate the freedom to act independently and the esteem we hold for them.

In the years of our company's existence we have developed from a manufacturer to an innovator. We consistently use our foundation of knowledge, experience and personal passion to create individual, successful solutions for our customers. CONTA-CLIP is characterized by healthy growth, not least by its financial strength with consistent reinvestment in the group of companies, stable management and dimensional accuracy. Our down-to-earth attitude - a typical East Westphalian characteristic - has taken us far to this day and will continue to determine our entrepreneurial actions in the future.

2020 - 2019

Plant modernization and CORONA pandemic 2019 - 2020:

At the beginning of March 2020, the new building at the company's headquarters in Hövelhof was inaugurated after a nine-month construction phase. The groundbreaking for the new administration building and the renovation and expansion of the production halls took place in June 2019. As part of the expansion project, the plant was expanded to include a new production hall and administration offices in accordance with KfW 55 standard with a usable area of over 2300 m², thus laying the foundations for the laid further growth. Product innovations as well as new machine and tool concepts have led to increasing space requirements at CONTA-CLIP in recent years. In addition, the implementation of a modern, route-optimized production required a rearrangement of the production systems.

Even though the CORONA pandemic brought many organizational and economic challenges for the company, Hövelhof has taken great care to further expand the existing product range. Among other things, the cable management product family with the round KDS-R cable entry has grown. New business areas were also discovered. Due to the increased hygiene requirements in everyday life, the HYDH product was developed, produced and launched on the market at the Hövelhof site within a few weeks. HYDH can help curb the transmission of viruses. HYDH is a hygienic door handle that can be used to open doors without hand contact with door handles. CONTA-CLIP is responsibly countering the nationwide corona-related decline in training contracts by increasing the number of training places at the Hövelhof site.

2018 - 2016

Cable management and company anniversary 2016 - 2018:

In 2016, the company's own product portfolio was expanded to include the product area cable management. With the product KDSClick, CONTA-CLIP presents a product series that is characterized by reduced assembly times, fast configuration via inlays and tightness to IP 66.
In order to actively support the integration of refugees coming to Germany from Middle East crisis regions, CONTA-CLIP helps refugees to qualify for dual training at CONTA-CLIP within the framework of the IHK program "Entry Qualification plus Language". The company also offers various internships for refugees.
In 2016, CONTA-CLIP achieved a training quota of 10% and is thus far above the national average. The company enables young people to find a professional future in six different training occupations. As in previous years, the company invested in new tool and machine technologies in 2016 with a view to the future.
CONTA-CLIP celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2018. In the course of it's history, the company has developed from a regional to a globally positioned firm with a product range of 17,000 articles, most of which are produced at the parent house in Hövelhof and used worldwide. In 2018 CONTA-CLIP employed over 300 people and had more than 40 representatives and distributors all over the world. At the same time, the group had four subsidiaries.

2015 - 2009

Global economic crisis and expansion of the product portfolio 2009 - 2015:

The year 2009 was marked by the global economic crisis. CONTA-CLIP survived the depression of the global economy without having to lay off staff. The company did not suffer any loss of market share either. The new logistics centre at the Hövelhof site was inaugurated in 2009.
In 2010, the company introduced the revised SRK series of screw terminal blocks. The company also invested in the future viability of the company through the acquisition of further modern production facilities and the design of ergonomic workplaces.
In 2011, CONTA-CLIP invested in the sustainability of our green planet. A photovoltaic system was installed on the hall roofs at the Hövelhof location with a system output of 228,735 kWh. Most of the electricity produced can be used by the company itself.
With the introduction of the ERP system SAP in 2013, CONTA-CLIP began to map the entire supply chain via a uniform system.