Van West Koeltechniek in ‘t Harde aims for stable growth
What once began in the shipping industry in Amsterdam is today Van West Koeltechniek in ‘t Harde. The company has a long history and in 2023 will have existed one hundred years. Owner Luke Blauw’s vision is not big, bigger, biggest, but steady growth. After his studies, the down-to-earth entrepreneur decided not to pursue a […]
Ready for a new century
What a beautiful centenary we had! It was great to be able to reflect on this beautiful moment together. With invited guests during the anniversary reception and, of course, with our colleagues and their families during an enjoyable outing. We looked back on the first 100 years of our history in a series of stories. […]
Van West Refrigeration blows out 100 candles
Van West Refrigeration blows out 100 candles On June 1, Van West Koeltechniek celebrated its 100th anniversary. The family business from ‘t Harde specializes in air and liquid coolers for cooled drinking water, barrel cooling or water sampling. Owner Luke Blauw and his team will celebrate this anniversary in early June with an anniversary reception […]
‘t Harde, 2020 …
‘t Harde, 2020 … A few years before Van West Refrigeration celebrates its 100th anniversary, Johan Blauw is handing over his company to the next generation. Luke Blauw will prepare Van West for the next 100 years. In a way that suits the company: not by growing fast or by aiming for maximum profit, but […]
‘t Harde, 1998 …
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Heerde, 1971 …
Heerde, 1971 … Van West’s refrigeration department was no longer solely concerned with refrigeration for ships. There was therefore no reason to remain part of the parent company. Van West Koeltechniek continued independently and moved immediately: from Amsterdam to Heerde in the Veluwe region. Here, Van West Koeltechniek developed further to become the specialist in […]
Amsterdam, 1923…
Wouter van West had worked for many years as chief mechanic and inspector of technical services at shipping company Royal Holland Lloyd’s in Amsterdam. Lloyd’s mainly sailed its ships back and forth between the Netherlands and the United States. On those trips, of course, sometimes something broke down on board. For example, the cooling equipment […]
Cool2Co, a new initiative by Van West Refrigeration
Water coolers for the home and hospitality industry Cool2Co recently launched its new website, offering a wide range of water coolers for home, hospitality and business use. Luke Blauw started Cool2Co to serve more users of water coolers. “We produce these water coolers ourselves, we do this with Van West Koeltechniek. This makes us specialized […]
Alderman Municipality of Elburg visits Van West Koeltechniek
New company visit Alderman Henk Wessel of the Municipality of Elburg visited our company by invitation. After an earlier visit in 2014, Wessel was taken around the renovated company hall by Luke Blauw, we updated him on our way of working using the LEAN method and told him about our future plans and developments in […]
Assembler vacancy
Are you looking for a job in the engineering? And do you have two right hands?Then it is time to join us for coffee! We are looking for an assembly technician in refrigeration technology.What are we looking for in you? Affinity for technology (including e.g. hobby tinkering) Friendly and positive attitude Quality-oriented Efficiency work ethic […]