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Overview of LAPP as Company

Here’s where it all started…
In the early 1950s, the revolution in industrialization led to a massive demand for cables and conductors.
When Oskar Lapp witnessed this development, he posed a question to himself: "How can I optimize the current method - the time-consuming manual inserting of single cores and switching strands into the outer sheaths?" In a while he got his answer. Thus the idea of the world’s first ever industrially produced flexible, colour-coded signal cable - ÖLFLEX® was conceived by Lapp and LAPP Group came into existence.
When it was still something new, in 1959, LAPP gave his products brand names and it quickly allowed them to be distinguished from their competition. Even in this, Oskar Lapp became a front runner to become the first person offering catchy branding that are still very much in use. LAPP’s most well-known brand is ÖLFLEX®, that has secured a place in the history of cable manufacturers India and the rest of the world.
In 1979, LAPP’s early step into globalization, something rather unusual for a German SME came in the form of ÖLFLEX Inc. USA becoming the first overseas subsidiary and it took off in no time. From its commencement, an uncompromising customer focus and committed client service has helped the LAPP group reap rewards. Today, when you think to buy cables online India, the LAPP Group’s name surfaces among the foremost cable manufacturers India.
Current day…
Producing innovative cables, industrial connectors, accessories and engineered solutions as a worldwide market leader, Oskar’s vision of becoming a global player amongst cable manufacturers India and the world players continues through his wife, Ursula Ida and their sons, Andreas and Siegbert Lapp.
Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, the Lapp Group is a leading supplier of cohesive solutions and branded products in the field of cable and connection technology. With offices across the globe that employs thousands of people, Lapp has 18 production sites and over 40 sales companies. It also works in cooperation with around 100 foreign representatives.
Oskar Lapp award for those who make an impact:
In 1992, following the death of Oskar Lapp, Ursula Ida Lapp and her sons were anxious to establish an institution that would commemorate the life and beliefs of the founder of the company. As Oskar Lapp died of a heart disease, the family decided to dedicate the Oskar Lapp Foundation to the study of cardiology.
In cooperation with the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie, each year the Foundation bestows a young scientist with an award who has shown unwavering commitment to cardiovascular research and whose work has enabled new findings in the field.
In conclusion…

With the tagline, ÖLFLEX® keeps the world moving, LAPP group is identified by its remarkability to actively shape the future, to embrace change and think in a visionary way that is focused on solutions and customers. The Group truly values their relationship with employees, customers and suppliers which are based on partnership, respect and trust. Together, the LAPP family along with their extended family control the fate of the company and are adding new chapters to its successful history.

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