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Van den Bosch will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary in October 2024. The company was founded in 1964 by Ad van den Bosch. Starting off with just a single truck, he laid the foundations for today's organisation. Six decades later, Van den Bosch has grown into a world player in intermodal bulk logistics, with branches in Europe, Africa and beyond.
With just one truck, the 27-year-old Ad van den Bosch started his own business on Hoogstraat road in Erp in 1964. At the wheel of this Volvo Titan, he drove to Rotterdam every day to collect flour for the bakers in Brabant. More trucks and the first employees soon followed. The variety of loads also continued to increase. In 1971, the company opened an office and garage on Hoogven road in Erp, where Van den Bosch is still located today.
Road, water and rail
“There was no clear strategy in the early years, yet the company grew rapidly”, says Peter van den Bosch, who took over the CEO role from his father in 1998. “My father seized every job opportunity and grew the business alongside those of his customers.” From the late 1980s onwards, the focus shifted increasingly to bulk logistics. This specialism took off in earnest at the turn of the century. “Since 2007, we have focused entirely on intermodal bulk logistics, always searching for the best combination of road, water and rail,” Van den Bosch continues. “In 2011, we transported more intermodally than by road for the first time. Our fleet now numbers over six thousand containers, and 95 per cent of our shipments are intermodal.”
Leading the way
In October 2024, Van den Bosch will be exactly sixty years old. CEO Rico Daandels is proud of this special milestone. “The way we have developed over the years reflect our continuous drive to stay ahead in a changing world. Van den Bosch has grown through our shared passion for logistics, our ambition and our innovative strength. And it is precisely these core values, so typical of Ad and Peter, that I still see every day. They are embedded in everything we do and make us who we are today: The Supply Changer in Bulk. I am proud to have been part of this for almost twenty years.”
Van den Bosch museum
Van den Bosch is not letting its sixtieth anniversary pass by unnoticed. In addition to inviting business associates and employees to an evening celebration, Van den Bosch is opening its own museum on 4 October at Bussele 30 in Erp. Here, the rich history of the company will come to life: from the pioneering early years to bulk logistics as a core activity and intermodal growth. A jubilee magazine about sixty years of Van den Bosch will also be published in October. Daandels concludes, “We are proud of our history. That’s why we will be taking a good look back over the past six decades in the museum and magazine. We will be doing this together with the people who have contributed to our journey. After all, you don't just turn sixty years old overnight.”
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5 November 2024
Van den Bosch celebrates jubilee evening
It’s one of our finest traditions: the jubilee evening. At the beginning of November, we paid tribute to over 300 years of service, given by fourteen jubilarians and retirees. Although most would rather avoid the spotlight in everyday life, they were able to enjoy it for once.
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15 October 2024
Game Changer magazine: the anniversary edition
The latest edition of our Game Changer magazine is an extra special one: an unique anniversary edition to mark our 60th anniversary which we are celebrating this year. This edition is packed with inspiring stories, old photographs and interviews with people who have played an important role over the past six decades.
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9 October 2024
Van den Bosch awarded 94 per cent SQAS score
Van den Bosch has passed the triennial SQAS audit with flying colours, scoring an impressive 94 per cent. ‘We are extremely proud of this result, which shows that quality and safety are embedded throughout the organisation,’ said Frank van den Tillaar, QESH Manager at Van den Bosch.
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16 August 2024
Serbia is also benefitting from intermodal bulk transport
Van den Bosch has successfully converted a number of flows to and from Serbia from road to intermodal bulk transport. Through intensive collaboration with two local parties and the use of silo containers, the logistics service-provider has not only increased efficiency for its customers but also reduced CO2 emissions.
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24 July 2024
Progress for UNICEF in Ivory Coast
UNICEF has made great progress with the Recycling Plastic, Creating Schools programme in Ivory Coast. Thanks in part to Van den Bosch's support, 359 classrooms have now been built. As a result, 17,950 children have been provided with access to education.
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11 June 2024
Supply chain optimisation in East Africa
The vegetable oil industry in Kenya and elsewhere is growing incredibly fast. But despite increasing global demand for vegetable oils, their supply chain is barely growing with it. Tens of millions of litres are still being exported annually to Europe in flexitanks. Van den Bosch is now taking the first steps towards transferring this volume to sustainable ISO tank transport in order to optimise the supply chain.
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17 May 2024
Van den Bosch invests in sustainable fleet
Van den Bosch has festively taken the Renault E-tech T into use. By welcoming this electric truck, the logistics provider is taking the next step into sustainable fleet management. “With this e-truck we are entering a new phase in the field of sustainable logistics,” says CEO Rico Daandels.
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31 January 2024
Van den Bosch extends partnership with UNICEF
Van den Bosch and UNICEF Netherlands are extending their long-standing partnership by two years. Support will continue to go to the innovative recycling programme Recycling Plastic, Creating Schools in Ivory Coast, formerly known as Plastic Bricks. What’s new is the programme, Climate Smart Villages in Madagascar, which Van den Bosch is committing to for the next two years.