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Thursday, April 12, 2018
KESTEREN/BEDUM - On Thursday 12th April Vlastuin Group from
Kesteren took over VB Trailerbouw from Bedum. The latter company produces the
quality brands Vogelzang and Bulthuis. (www.vbtrailerbouw.nl) By means of this takeover, Vlastuin
Group wants to further develop its position as a trailer manufacturer.
Vlastuin Group
is the parent company of D-TEC tank- en containertrailers. D-TEC has recently also added tippers to
its product range, and Vlastuin Group wants to cooperate intensively in this
area with its new colleagues in Bedum. “It also fits
in well with the expansion of our service and sales network in the Northern
Netherlands,” says Vlastuin Group director Gerrit van Vlastuin.
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The takeover of
VB Trailerbouw in Bedum is a strategic choice of Vlastuin Group. “We have
expanded quite a lot in Kesteren over the past few years to deal with the
growth. But even in spite of this it remains a challenge for us to manufacture
the new product group of tippers in Kesteren.” VB Trailerbouw’s knowledge and
experience of tipper production will therefore be very useful to Vlastuin
Group. For the time being, the plan is that the production of tipping bodies
will take place in Bedum. In Kesteren, Vlastuin Group will focus mainly on the
serial production of the tipper chassis, and of course the production of
container and tank trailers. Van Vlastuin: “We've put a lot of effort into the
expansion of our European network over the past few years. The takeover of VB
Trailerbouw will enable us to further expand our product range for this
European network in the years to come.
Customers of VB Trailerbouw
The current
customers of VB Trailerbouw will be offered a broader product range.
“Innovation is one of our strengths, and in the coming period VB Trailerbouw
wants to invest in the innovation of both production and products. We expect
that, as a result, we will be able to serve our current customer base even
better in the future. Our challenge is to help our customers earn more by using
our products: lift up
your profit! We will extend this approach to
the customers of the Vogelzang and Bulthuis brands.”
Nijhof-Wassink Groep
Until recently,
VB Trailerbouw was part of Nijhof-Wassink Groep. This family business includes the logistics
service provider Nijhof-Wassink, a specialist in bulk transport and warehousing chemical
and animal feed products. Volvo Trucks and Renault Bedrijfswagen dealer Nijwa Groep are also part of Nijhof-Wassink Groep. “We took over VB Trailerbouw in 2012, and are
extremely proud that our people in Bedum have made VB Trailerbouw into a
profitable business with excellent prospects for the future. With Vlastuin
Group as the new owner, VB Trailerbouw can continue to grow. This has been a
strategic choice, as having sufficient scale was important for the further
development of VB Trailerbouw. Given the core business of Nijhof-Wassink Groep,
we decided not to do this ourselves, but to sell the company to Vlastuin Group.
The takeover of VB Trailerbouw by Vlastuin Group means we have found a party
that has trailer production in its genes. This is a welcome addition for both
parties,” says Albert Hendrikse, member of the management board of
Nijhof-Wassink Groep.
Left: Gerrit van Vlastuin van
Vlastuin Group, right: Gert-Jan Meijerink van Nijhof-Wassink
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