About Us

We are COLOP

Things worth knowing about COLOP

The company COLOP Stempelerzeugung Skopek GmbH & Co. KG is an independent commercial company which deals with the development, production, assembly and distribution of modern stamp and marking devices. COLOP is regarded as one of the region's flagship companies and is a global player within the industry with an export rate of nearly 98 % and more than 120 export markets supplied on a regular basis.

COLOP US

COLOP USA was founded in 2022 and has its headquarter in Schaumburg near Chicago.

COLOP products were sold for a long time under the name 2000 Plus with great success in the USA. Since the founding of COLOP USA, the products have been marketed under the COLOP brand in the United States of America.

In addition to Managing Director Brian Schwab, who has many years of experience in the stamp industry and other management positions, the team is strengthened by Tom Price as Marketing Manager, who is also a stamp professional. The highly motivated team is completed by other experienced, but also young employees.

Facts & Figures

Managing Director, CEO & Managing Director, CSO

Christoph Skopek &
Franz Ratzenberger

Company Foundation

1980/1981

15 Affiliated companies

13.200m2 Production plants

Wels/AT: 9500 m2
Borovany/CZ: 3700 m2

Our history

2023

e-mark go launch

In February our new lifestyle printer has been launched. Developed with the clear aim of offering an extremely intuitive and easy handling which allows users a maximum of creativity and individuality.

2022

Retirement of Mr. Faber as Managing Director

After 37 successful years at COLOP, 31 of them as Managing Director, Ernst Faber is taking his well-deserved retirement.

2022

New management at COLOP

Franz Ratzenberger, long-time head of sales and marketing at COLOP, becomes second managing director alongside Christoph Skopek.

2022

Expansion USA

COLOP has now established its own sales subsidiary in the USA in order to be able to offer the entire product range under one umbrella brand and to develop long-term strategies for the US market.