1895
1895 - Jacob Jebsen and Heinrich Jessen co-found the company of Jebsen & Co
1897
1897 - Signs an agreement with BASF to trade indigo dye and gets its start in the industrial sector
1903-07
1903-07 - Sets up its first Mainland China offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou
1906
1906 - Acquires Blue Girl Beer, which will later become Hong Kong’s favourite and No. 1 beer
1930
1930 - Obtains the Mercedes Benz agency for the Chinese market
1939-45
1939-45 - Maintains its operations in China during World War II
1953
1953 - Imports the first Volkswagen Beetle car into the Hong Kong market
1955
1955 - Imports the first Porsche to Hong Kong
1961
1961 - Acts as agent for Lufthansa when it begins flying to Hong Kong
1970s
1970s - Sole agent for some 25 European manufacturers of textile machinery, contributing to Hong Kong's textile industry which accounts for 60% of Hong Kong manufacturing goods exports in that period
1986
1986 - Starts to represent Pentax , and now Jebsen is the biggest Pentax digital camera distributor in the Asian Pacific Region
1991
1991 - Establishes Jebsen Fine Wines in Hong Kong, setting the stage for it to become one of the largest independent distributors in the region
2000
2000 - Establishes Jebsen-Mazzucchelli, its first joint venture and expands business to manufacturing areas
2001
2001 - Imports the first Porsche to Mainland China
2002
2002 - Establishes Jebsen (Taiwan) Co. Ltd. to grow in the Taiwan market
2007
2007 - Establishes Mitec-Jebsen—The first foreign-owned company in Mainland China to produce balancer shafts
2013
2013 - Unveils Porsche’s largest 4S Centre in Asia - Porsche Centre Shanghai Minhang
2013
2013 - Launches multi-brand lifestyle retailer J SELECT
2015
2015 - Celebrates its 120th anniversary and 60 years of cooperation with Porsche