The focus is on people
„We make sure that people feel comfortable and secure at home and when travelling”. The JAB ANSTOETZ Group formulates this guideline on the occasion of the company’s 80th anniversary and thus points the way to the future. The focus is on people and their needs. A beautiful home gives a feeling of security, an intact nature and social togetherness are the prerequisites for this.
The 2020s
Our path to the future
2026, JAB ANSTOETZ celebrates its 80th anniversary – as do BW Bielefelder Werkstätten, marking 70 years of company history.
In 2024, BW Bielefelder Werkstätten will invest in the expansion of its production and storage facilities, thereby laying the foundation for future growth and optimised production processes.
In 2023, the slogan "THE DESIGN COMPANY" was introduced to enhance the brand identity.
2022 marks the launch of JAB ANSTOETZ Acoustics and the company's entry into the field of innovative acoustic solutions for architects and planners.
On its 75th anniversary in 2021, JAB ANSTOETZ looked back on a success story as a global supplier of stylish interior design.
THE TWENTY-TENS
BUNDLED COMPETENCE
In 2019, the company expanded its production department for interior sun protection and began offering pleated blinds "Made in Bielefeld" in addition to ready-made curtains, panel curtains, and roller blinds. In the same year, the company acquired and started the worldwide distribution of the climatex® brand, whose textile innovations received the coveted and rarely awarded "Cradle to Cradle®" Gold certification.
JAB ANSTOETZ Turkey opened in Istanbul in 2017. Prior to this, JAB ANSTOETZ founded JAB ANSTOETZ Singapore in 2016 with showrooms in Singapore and Shanghai, and also opened a branch in China. Construction of the Golf House flagship store opposite the JAB ANSTOETZ headquarters in Bielefeld began back in 2015.
In 2013, the acquisition of the Adramaq brand opens up new opportunities in the private and commercial sectors – particularly against the backdrop of promising growth in the market for LVT design flooring. A biogas combined heat and power plant was commissioned in 2012 to supply the company's premises with electricity and heating energy. In 2010, Golf House, Europe's leading golf retailer, became part of the JAB ANSTOETZ Group.
2000er-Jahre
Vielfalt in jeder Hinsicht
2009 wird das Sortiment um innenliegenden Sonnenschutz, wie Flächenvorhänge, Rollos und Plissees, unter der Marke JAB ANSTOETZ Systems erweitert.
Das Unternehmen eröffnet 2009 die Kindertagesstätte Jabinis und treibt die Expansion nach Ungarn voran.
Im Jahr 2007 übernimmt JAB ANSTOETZ die Marke Johannes Wellmann und führt sie fortan unter dem Namen Soleil Bleu.
Kurz nach dem 60-jährigen Firmenjubiläum, das von rund 1.300 Mitarbeitern weltweit gefeiert wird, übernimmt JAB ANSTOETZ 2006 die Marke Interprofil, die unter dem Namen ipdesign in die BW Bielefelder Werkstätten integriert wird.
The traditional Gardisette brand was added to the brand portfolio in 2005
In 2004, a photovoltaic system was installed, producing 410,000 kWh of environmentally friendly electricity annually.
1990er-Jahre
Weichenstellung für eine neue Ära
Zum Beginn des neuen Jahrtausends wächst die JAB ANSTOETZ Group weiter: Bereits 1999 wurde der niederländische Stoffverlag Chivasso – mit den Marken Chivasso und Carlucci – über Beteiligungen Teil der Gruppe.
1998 wird das Unternehmen nach dem Tod von Heinz Anstoetz in JOSEF ANSTOETZ KG umfirmiert. Bereits 1996 hatte Heinz Anstoetz sein 50-jähriges Betriebsjubiläum gefeiert und sich anschließend aus dem operativen Geschäft zurückgezogen.
Im Jahre 1993 erfolgt der bislang größte Erweiterungsbau der Firmenzentrale.
In 1991, Stephan Anstoetz, Heinz Anstoetz's third son, also joined the company.
The 1990s began with two new establishments: JAB ANSTOETZ opened branches in Belgium and Spain.
THE EIGHTIES
AN IDEA TAKES SHAPE
1989 Chris-Jacob Schminnes joins the company. This now counts 935 employees.
In 1989, the company was further strengthened by the arrival of Claus Anstoetz, Ralph Anstoetz's brother.
In 1985, Ralph Anstoetz, Heinz Anstoetz's son, joined the company.
THE SEVENTIES
SOLID GROWTH
The non-profit Matthias-Anstoetz-Foundation was also established in 1979. It is committed to social projects and sustainable promotion.
In 1977, the new BW Bielefelder Werkstätten building at Potsdamer Straße 180 is completed. Two years later, JAB International Furnishings successfully enters the UK market.
JAB ANSTOETZ Carpets was founded in 1974, while the workforce grew to 507 employees. As early as 1973, the founding of Società Creazioni JAB in Milan and Rome promoted international business. In 1971, the computer age arrived at JAB with the first UNIVAC computer system.
THE SIXTIES
EXTENDED PERSPECTIVES
In 1968, JAB opens its first foreign branch: the Société des Créations JAB with showrooms in Paris and Lyon. One year later, JAB Dekorationen is founded - a production department that supports contract furnishers in the manufacture of high-quality decorations and upholstery.
In 1961, JAB begins to systematically develop the export market. The high-quality home textiles and upholstered furniture also meet with great interest internationally. By 1965, the workforce had grown to 157 employees, more than quintupling in just five years.
THE FIFTIES
FOUNDATIONS FOR NEW POSSIBILITIES
In 1959, construction begins on a large-scale business complex in Bielefeld-Oldentrup. Potsdamer Strasse 160 becomes JAB's new headquarters, while the first showrooms open in Germany at the same time.
In 1956, Heinz Anstoetz expands the JAB ANSTOETZ portfolio to include upholstered furniture and founds BW Bielefelder Werkstätten. In doing so, he lays the foundation for handmade furniture with the highest quality standards.
Following the sudden death of Josef Anstoetz in 1955, Heinz Anstoetz took over the management of the company. He had joined the company in 1951 and subsequently led the family business into the future.
Forties
BREAK-UP INTO THE FUTURE
In order to be able to expand further, Josef Anstoetz moves the company headquarters to Rohrteichstraße 35a.
By 1949, business was already flourishing so much that the rented premises in the ‘Spinnerei Vorwärts’ became too small after only three years.
Josef Anstoetz writes the first chapter in the company's history in 1946. Under the name JAB - short for Josef Anstoetz Bielefeld - he founds a wholesale business for decorative and upholstery fabrics.