Start of the production of electrical motors at the company Alfred Oemig in Hartha, Saxony

1948

Restart through the foundation of the EMW Elektro-Motoren-Feinbauwerk Groschopp & Co. GmbH, Mönchengladbach-Rheydt

1954

Relocation of the company to Viersen

1967

Acquisition of the company Bresges Elektromotoren GmbH, Mönchengladbach-Rheydt

1969

Foundation of production facility in Galway, Ireland

1980

Expansion of the production area

1986

Expansion of office area  

1994

Foundation of the company Berkmanns Antriebe GmbH in Schwalmtal for the production of small quantity orders and special types of motors

1997

Foundation of the company ELGRO Sp.zo.o, in Stettin, Poland

1999

Closing down the production facility in Ireland

2000

Groschopp changes to AG and trades under Groschopp AG -Drives & More-
Foundation of the subsidiary Groschopp B.V., Sliedrecht, Netherlands

2001

Transfer of Berkmanns Antriebe GmbH to Wegberg
Start of automated work processes

2002

Foundation of the subsidiary Groschopp SARL, Paris, France

2006

Foundation of the company Ningbo Geluoshi Sai Nuo in China for sourcing and production 

2008

Foundation of the subsidiary Groschopp Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Viersen

2010

Closing down the production area in Poland