VDL Berkhof was a Netherlands based bus and coach builder, founded in 1970 by Arthur Berkhof and his son Henk. It started with only 10 employees in a 1,000 m2 factory. During the first 18 months the company only carried out bus repairs.
A Blue Line Coaches, Belgium Berkhof Axial 70 in September 2002Berkhof Excellence 1000 coach with Volvo chassis in Lviv, Ukraine
In 1985, the operation moved to a brand new 10,000 m2 facility in Valkenswaard. 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 following the acquisition of Hainje.[1]
In 1994 Belgium bus and coach manufacturer Jonckheere with a total sales of 400 units per year and 500 employees, was acquired. The total staff number of employees of the Berkhof Groep now reached 1,200.
In 1997, the company changed its name from Berkhof Groep to Berkhof Jonckheere Groep. In 1998 it was bought by the VDL Groep and in 2010 was subsumed by VDL Bus & Coach.
^Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia, p. 109. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. ISBN0-904235-18-1.
^Trolleybus Magazine No. 252 (Nov.-Dec. 2003), p. 132. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
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berkhof, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2011, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources VDL Berkhof news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message VDL Berkhof was a Netherlands based bus and coach builder founded in 1970 by Arthur Berkhof and his son Henk It started with only 10 employees in a 1 000 m2 factory During the first 18 months the company only carried out bus repairs VDL BerkhofIndustryAutomotiveFounded1970FounderArthur BerkhofHenk BerkhofDefunct2010SuccessorVDL Bus amp CoachHeadquartersThe NetherlandsProductsBusesParentVDL GroepSubsidiariesJonckheereWebsitewww vdlberkhof com A Blue Line Coaches Belgium Berkhof Axial 70 in September 2002 Berkhof Excellence 1000 coach with Volvo chassis in Lviv Ukraine In 1985 the operation moved to a brand new 10 000 m2 facility in Valkenswaard 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 following the acquisition of Hainje 1 In 1994 Belgium bus and coach manufacturer Jonckheere with a total sales of 400 units per year and 500 employees was acquired The total staff number of employees of the Berkhof Groep now reached 1 200 In 1997 the company changed its name from Berkhof Groep to Berkhof Jonckheere Groep In 1998 it was bought by the VDL Groep and in 2010 was subsumed by VDL Bus amp Coach The company has also built low floor articulated trolleybuses for Arnhem in the Netherlands 2 and Solingen in Germany 3 Former models editAmbassador Axial 50 Axial 70 Axial 100 DD Eclipse Excellence 500 Excellence 1000 Excellence 2000 HL HLE Excellence 3000References edit In Brief Commercial Motor 16 February 1989 Murray Alan 2000 World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia p 109 Yateley Hampshire UK Trolleybooks ISBN 0 904235 18 1 Trolleybus Magazine No 252 Nov Dec 2003 p 132 National Trolleybus Association UK ISSN 0266 7452 External links edit nbsp Media related to Berkhof vehicles at Wikimedia Commons VDL Berkhof official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title VDL Berkhof amp oldid 1216299591 Former models, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
