What set forth in the LXX with the parking brake sale of some farming machines by Dutch vegetable raiser Bert Duijndam , has now grow into a large international trading company in used farming and horticultural machinery . The company supplies used auto worthy for sow till packaging of yield and vegetable . In improver , they have an extensive range of conveyor belts . Like a substantial family company Bert passed on the 1st of January 2020 the nightstick to his boy Robbert and Maurijn . Together with their squad , the two will continue this remarkable story of growth .
Maurijn , Bert and Robbert Duijndam in the company vestibule full of machines
Sprout harvesterBefore depend at the future , let ’s take a look at the past , because the remarkable start of the company is too full not to tell . Bert , founder and vegetable grower at the time : " The first machine I sold was a sprout harvester . The turnover in the third year after I had set about growing was disappointing and I had just made significant investment in machines . To play my obligation , I determine to sell these machines , and to my surprisal , I was able to sell my intact inventory at a good price pretty quickly . "
Bert with a sprout harvester , the first political machine he sold
Bert discovered accidentally that there was a high demand for used machine , and started a trading fellowship besides the nursery , to fully focus on this company in the other ninety . " I love engineering science , mechanisation , forward motion and business deal , and immediately felt at home in the machines . "
OnlineThe cyberspace plays an increasingly important function in this . Son Robbert fully invest in this when he entered the company in 2012 . It results in a website which lists more than 900 machines , for the unfastened field , the greenhouse horticulture , bulb , cosmetic cultivation and fruit cultivation . But the processing and packaging of products are increasingly pop , so also here more automobile are want .
" On average , four machines are sold day by day , and we grease one’s palms similar numbers " , Maurijn add . He is responsible for the purchase and also a Logos of Bert . Maurijn entered the company in 2016 to further optimize the caller . " Sixty percent of the machines we sell , is deal without being seen at out location . " It shows customers rely on our expertness , grant to Robbert , who does sales . " And we do not want to let down this authority by buying good car . The machine are check for right operation and are mend if necessary . customer can grease one’s palms a right work machine against a much lower price than a new machine . "
PriceThe last is an important grounds why agriculturist progressively use 2d script machines . Bert : " I like to see ourselves as interconnect vessel of the market . When growers see potential in a young cultivation , other machine are required . We always issue these at a much lower monetary value than newfangled . For agriculturist who regularly change cultivation , this is interesting . The downhearted ROI also attract outside growers who first want to tentatively sample a refinement first . "
The man note that in Europe it are often the medium and smaller entrepreneur who come to them , while also companies outside of Europe are interested . " Such growers in remote expanse often have their own shop and always manage to fit the machine into their own processes . "
GrowthThe Covid-19 crisis get a small dip this year in the sales of machines , but it did not last long . " After the first Saint Elmo’s light jounce , demand did not decrease , and even now , at the closing of November , normally a placid period , it is interfering . "
Duijndam Machines is continually growing and is now appear for a new , larger position . " A building plot of 2 hectare would be ideal . Or a roofed company hall with minimally 10,000 square cadence , to give us the option to keep an even big and interesting stock . More distance have in mind also working more well . "
in the end , Duijndam Machines also envision growth in the sales in consignation . This intend that Duijndam Machines takes care of the gross sales and that the car stay with the client . " For certain installations , this is an ideal solution , because it can stay in line and it is presented much better than disassembled . Our extended and world-wide connection of growers is important to customers as to why they pick out to work with us . ”
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