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.
THE 2000s
VARIETY IN EVERY RESPECT
2009, the product range is expanded to include interior sun protection, such as panel curtains, roller blinds, and pleated blinds, under the JAB ANSTOETZ Systems brand.
The company opened the Jabinis daycare centre in 2009 and is pushing ahead with its expansion into Hungary.
In 2007, JAB ANSTOETZ acquired the Johannes Wellmann brand and has since continued to operate it under the name Soleil Bleu.
Shortly after celebrating its 60th anniversary with around 1,300 employees worldwide, JAB ANSTOETZ acquired the Interprofil brand in 2006, which was integrated into BW Bielefelder Werkstätten under the name ipdesign.
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.
THE NINETIES
SETTING THE COURSE FOR A NEW ERA
At the beginning of the new millennium, the JAB ANSTOETZ Group continues to grow: as early as 1999, the Dutch fabric manufacturer Chivasso – with the Chivasso and Carlucci brands – became part of the group through shareholdings.
In 1998, following the death of Heinz Anstoetz, the company was renamed JOSEF ANSTOETZ KG. Heinz Anstoetz had already celebrated his 50th anniversary with the company in 1996 and subsequently retired from operational business.
In 1993, the largest expansion of the company headquarters to date took place.
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.