History

Our historical highlights

1954 – First Dutch company in pneumatic bulk handling of cement.

Van Aalst group was founded in 1954 by Arie van Aalst as the first Dutch company of pneumatic bulk handling of cement. He developed a vacuum-pressure system and built this into a converted tug with which he was able to discharge cement in bulk and blow this into the storage sile located on the batching plant.

1979 – World’s first mobile ship un-loader.

Gert van Aalst, the son of Arie van Aalst, expands into the market of road mobile pneumatic ship un-loaders. He further developed the concept of pneumatic ship unloading and designed the world’s first road mobile ship un-loaders, which since 1999 is engineered, manufactured and sold under van Aalst Bulkhandling B.V.

1995 – van Aalst group expands to the Marine & Offshore market.

Wijnand van Aalst, the son of Gert van Aalst expands the business further into the Marine & Offshore market. Van Aalst Marine & Offshore B.V. Active in all pneumatic bulk handling equipment onboard of vessels and other marine applications, the company specializes in dry bulk handling systems for onboard offshore supply vessels, and the conversion of ocean going cargo vessels into self discharging cement carriers.

1998 – van Aalst group expands to the concrete mixers and batching plants.

The concrete mixers are manufactured and sold under the company Mulder Europe B.V. and is mainly active in Europe.

2007 – Shanghai time.

Van Aalst Marine & Offshore opens an office in China, which marks the start of a lucrative business.

2008 – van Aalst Marine & Offshore expands to dry and liquid cargo systems.

Driven by market demands and environmental changes, Wijnand van Aalst sets up a compelling business plan that brings cargo systems to a whole new level with Cargomaxx B.V.

Cargomaxx today.

Due to its unrelenting focus, over the years, Cargomaxx has become one of the largest suppliers for dry and wet cargo handling systems in the world. The company is set to continue to lead through its unmatched customer base and experience in transfer of technology and the optimal employment of resources, providing both world-class Operation & Service while creating solid client relations and developments as an added benefit.

We continue to put our clients and their objectives first. Cargomaxx is independent and has no plans to change this. Considering the number of bids we are working on and the number of projects coming to the market in our target countries in the coming years, the management feels confident that growth will continue into the foreseeable future.