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About YKK STOCKO FASTENERS

As a system partner, YKK STOCKO FASTENERS offers customized complete solutions consisting of fasteners and fastening systems and individual processing technology. The fastening systems are used for sports and leisurewear, workwear and technical product applications. The versatile range comprises more than 60 product types and over 1,400 different basic items.

Research and development

Together with its customers, YKK STOCKO FASTENERS develops customer-specific fastening systems that are constantly optimized and adapted to new requirements. The development centers are networked worldwide and thus have access to the latest technologies. This ensures a fast development time.

Founded on November 8, 1901

The STOCKO success story began on November 8, 1901 in Sonnborn, which today belongs to Wuppertal. The newly founded company Stock & Co. launched a real innovation on the market with its very first product, the sew-on snap fastener. Over the years, the original company name developed into the brand name STOCKO. It became the company name in 1923 due to its high level of acceptance and recognition in the market.

STOCKO has developed from a small production company into an internationally active company that has been part of the globally active YKK GROUP since 1994. Within the fastening technology division, YKK STOCKO FASTENERS GmbH is integrated into a worldwide sales network.

Member of the YKK GROUP

As a globally active group of companies for fastening and construction products, the YKK GROUP is represented by 114 companies in 71 countries and employs more than 44,000 people.

The YKK range includes technical and fashionable solutions for metal and plastic fastening systems. In addition to snaps, posts and decorative elements, this also includes adhesive fasteners as well as textile and plastic products (TFM). The YKK GROUP is also the world’s largest developer and manufacturer of zippers. Wherever something needs to be closed, fastened or held together, YKK is there to help.

In addition to fastening technology, architectural products (AP) form another YKK business division. With doors and windows as well as building facades, YKK AP creates lasting values for the future and as a company contributes to the creation of comfortable living spaces and urban areas.

“In a forest there are old and venerable trees, full of experience and knowledge. Other trees are young and little more than saplings. Some trees are tall, others short. But each tree grows in height and girth in its own individual way. An organization is like a forest, full of strength and vitality, which can contribute to the benefit of society.”

Tadao Yoshida, founder of YKK

Development milestones

1901
Foundation of Stock & Co. on 08.11.1901 / first product: sew-on snap fastener
1923
The brand name STOCKO becomes the name of the company STOCKO GmbH
1933
Foundation of the subsidiary STOCKO Metal Works in England
1935
STOCKO employs more than 500 people
1951
STOCKO celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with more than 1000 employees
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 Ez-Zahra, Tunisia
1981
STOCKO employs more than 1700 people
1986
State-of-the-art 110 t punching press / development of waterproof caps
1992
New production building / expansion of the production area by 4,000 square meters
1994
STOCKO Verschlusstechnik GmbH & Co KG becomes a member of the YKK GROUP / DIN EN ISO 9001 certification
1997
Development of the FlexFix® snap system

1999
Start of own plastics production
2001
YKK STOCKO FASTENERS GmbH celebrates its 100th anniversary following completion of integration
2002
Introduction of environmental management system in accordance with DIN ISO 14001
2006
Sales launch in the automotive industry (ISO-FIX)
2011
Establishment of the plastic injection molding department
2017
Setting up a two-color plastics production facility
2018
Introduction of a health and safety management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 45001
2019
25th anniversary – member of the YKK GROUP
Certification by EcoVadis
2020
Introduction of the YKK Sustainability Vision 2025
2021
Start installation of photovoltaic systems
2023
Certificate OEKO-TEX STeP
2024
Completion of the photovoltaic system total output 165 Kw