HISTORY
JONCKHEERE subcontracting has a rich history dating back to 1881. Since then, the company has evolved into a leading player in metalworking.
1881
Henri Jonckheere starts with the production of horse-drawn carriages. The company evolves to car construction before the First World War. Jonckheere becomes big with brands such as Minerva, Metalurgique and FN.
1910
Joseph Jonckheere takes over. Due to heavy competition and the rise of industrial production (such as Ford), the company reoriented itself towards building buses for public transport.
1930-1960
The company is expanding from 117 employees to 600 colleagues.
1960
Under the leadership of the founder’s grandson Henri Jonckheere in the 1960s, Carrosserie Jonckheere bvba grew into a company with 1,000 employees divided over two divisions: buses and subcontracting.
1991
The company is split into two divisions: a bus division and a subcontracting division . The light sheet metal working activities are moved to Poperinge (Poperinge Metal Construction).
1992-1994
Jonckheere bvba is renamed JONCKHEERE subcontracting NV . Two years later the bus activities are sold to Berkhof (NL) and later to VDL (NL).
1997
JONCKHEERE subcontracting is taken over by the Schodts family.
2004
The international expansion continues, thanks to the establishment of a 6.000m² production unit JONCKHEERE s.r.o. in Košice, Slovakia.
2008
Construction of a fully automatic wet painting line in a new building of 1700m².
2017
Retirement of CEO Paul JA Schodts. The next generation continues the activities.
2023
Expansion of the branch in Slovakia with a new building of 2200m².
Today
Today, JONCKHEERE subcontracting is investing heavily in high-tech machinery to serve its customers even better and faster.
Reliable partner
with 3 locations
JONCKHEERE subcontracting has branches in Belgium (Roeselare and Poperinge) and Slovakia (Košice). The synergy between these companies and the conscious choice of modern technical possibilities within a universal machine park make the company a reliable partner for the design and supply of high-quality welded constructions in medium and large series. In this way, the customer obtains a personal approach and contact person, who is responsible for an efficient project progress.
- JONCKHEERE subcontracting in Roeselare (BE)
- Poperinge Metal Construction in Poperinge (BE)
- JONCKHEERE s.r.o. in Košice (SK)