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History

Today is the new reality! And so is tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.... Because the past will never come back. This concept is central to how Hellebrekers operates: we look ahead. Yet we also like to look back in time. Because our history shows how we became who we are today. And we are proud of that history! In 1971, we started in Nunspeet as a traditional installation company with 15 employees; today in 2024, Hellebrekers is a flourishing technical service provider employing more than 274 professionals who work in our branches in Nunspeet, Oss, Alphen aan den Rijn, Haaksbergen and Temse (Belgium). Our history is characterised by stable growth, not only in the size of the workforce and the number of our locations, but also specifically in terms of our knowledge of technology, technological applications and market insight.

Timeline

1971- Foundation of the company by Louis Hellebrekers

1984- Focus on swimming pools in Sports & Recreation

1988- We broaden our focus and set up the Control Technology business unit

1993- First Dutch company in water treatment to achieve ISO certification

1993- Our branch in Oss opens, through the acquisition of Novum Waterbehandeling B.V.

2000– Acquisition of the company by Eddy Vlijm

2004– Total technical offer in Oss, through the acquisition of Boerboom Installatiebedrijf

2010– Industrial expansion of the Control Technology business unit, through the acquisition of Jonker B.V.

2011- We open the Alphen aan de Rijn branch, offering Service & Technical Management

2015- Sharper focus: the Control Engineering business unit becomes Industrial Automation

2016- We launch our own MES package: Visual Link Software

2017– The branch in Temse, Belgium opens

2018– Maarten Keuten receives a doctorate from Delft University of Technology for his PhD thesis: the chlorine-free swimming pool

2019– Sharper focus: the Sport & Recreation business unit becomes Water & Leisure Technology

2020– Construction of our new head office in Nunspeet starts

2021– Transfer of the majority of shares to Rob de Bie and Maurice Ditewig

2021– Relocation to the new head office at Wieling 4 in Nunspeet

2022– Eddy Vlijm leaves the company

2023- We opened the service branch in Heerenveen

2024- The East & South branches move to new locations