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ABOUT US

Worldwide operating system-partner
from Wuppertal, Germany

About YKK STOCKO

As a system partner, YKK STOCKO provides customised complete solutions, consisting of fastener systems and customised attachment technology. The fastener systems are used for sports and leisurewear, workwear and technical product applications. The varied product range includes more than 60 types of product and more than 1,400 different basic articles.

Research and development

YKK STOCKO works with the customers to develop customer-specific fastener systems, which are constantly being optimised and adapted to new requirements. The development centres are part of a global network and are therefore able to access the latest technologies. This guarantees a rapid period of development.

Foundation on 8th November 1901

STOCKO’s success story began on 8th November 1901 in Sonnborn, which is now part of Wuppertal. With its very first product, the sew-on press stud, the newly founded company Stock & Co. brought a real novelty onto the market. Over the years, the brand name STOCKO developed from the original company name. It became the company name in 1923 due to its high acceptance and profile on the market.

STOCKO has developed from a small production company to an internationally active company, which has been part of the globally operating YKK Group since 1994. In the field of fastening technology, YKK STOCKO FASTENERS GmbH is part of a global sales network.

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Member of the YKK Group

As a globally active group of companies focusing on fastening and architectural products, the YKK GROUP is present in 71 countries with 114 companies and employs more than 44,000 people.

The YKK product range includes technical and stylish solutions for plastic and metal fastener systems. These include press studs, rivets and decorative elements, as well as hook and loop fasteners and textile and plastic products (TFM). The YKK Group is also the largest developer and manufacturer of zips in the world. YKK plays a role wherever something is closed, fastened or secured.

In addition to fastening technology, another field of activity of the YKK Group is architectural products (AP). With doors, windows and building façades, YKK AP creates lasting values for the future and contributes, as a company, to the creation of comfortable living environments and urban spaces.

„IN A FOREST, SOME TREES ARE OLD AND VENERABLE, RICH IN EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE. AND SOME TREES ARE YOUNG, SCARCELY MORE THAN SAPLINGS. SOME TREES ARE TALL, OTHERS ARE SHORT. BUT EACH TREE GROWS ONWARDS AND UPWARDS IN ITS OWN UNIQUE WAY. AN ORGANISATION IS LIKE A FOREST, FULL OF POWER AND VITALITY, WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY.“
TADAO YOSHIDA, FOUNDER OF YKK

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Milestones of development

  • 1901

    Foundation of the company Stock & Co.
    First product: sew-on press stud

  • 1913

    Extension of the former “button factory” into a specialist company for small metal goods

  • 1923

    The brand name STOCKO becomes the name of the company STOCKO GmbH

  • 1926

    Development of the first attaching machines for the fully automatic attachment of press studs to gaiters

  • 1933

    Foundation of the subsidiary STOCKO Metal Works in England

  • 1957

    Foundation of STOCKO France S.A. in Barr (Alsace), France

  • 1974

    Foundation of STOCKO Iberotecnica S.A. in Barcelona, Spain

  • 1978

    Foundation of STOCKO Tunisie SARL in Ezzahra, Tunisia

  • 1981

    Total workforce in Germany and abroad is 1,700 employees

  • 1987

    Extension of the production space in Wuppertal by 2,000 m2

  • 1992

    Inauguration of a new production hall in Wuppertal, extension of the production space by 4,000 m2

  • 1994

    STOCKO Verschlusstechnik GmbH & Co. KG becomes a member of the YKK GROUP

  • 2000

    Change of name to YKK STOCKO FASTENERS GmbH

  • 2001

    STOCKO celebrates 100th anniversary

  • 2002

    Introduction of environmental management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001

  • 2005

    Consolidation of the quality and environmental management systems DIN ISO 9001/14001

  • 2008

    Construction of the biological filter system

  • 2009

    CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act)  Regulation <90 ppm, Cd<40 ppm, installation of a test method/test unit

  • 2011

    Development of the plastic injection molding division

  • 2016

    Realignment of the production facility in Wuppertal