- Berkhof
Berkhof is a
Netherlands -basedbus and coach builder, founded in 1970 by Arthur Berkhof and his son Henk. They started with only 10 employees in a 1,000 m² factory. During the first 18 months the company only carried out bus repairs. In 1985, the operation moves to a brand new 10,000 m² facility inValkenswaard . The number of employees was now 132. The factory expanded in 1989 by an additional 10,000 m² resulting in a production capacity of 350 units a year.1994 saw the acquisition of Jonckheere Bus & Coach in
Roeselare ,Belgium , a bus and coach manufacturer with a total sales of 400 units per year and 500 employees. The total staff number of employees of the Berkhof Groep now reached 1,200.In 1997, the company changed its name from "Berkhof Groep" into "Berkhof Jonckheere Groep". In 1998 the whole company was bought by the
VDL Groep .Current products
* Axial 50, 70, 100
ee also
Other VDL Groep companies
* Bova
*Jonckheere Current rivals
*
Alexander Dennis
*Irizar
*MAN AG
*Neoplan
*Plaxton
* Scania
*Setra
*Van Hool
*Volvo Buses External links
* [http://www.vdlberkhof.com/UK/index.htm VDL Berkhof official website]
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