One of a series of old Lloyd's registers from former N.V. Vereenigde Steenkolenhandel offices in IJmuiden. Currently in the library of the Zee- en Haven Museum there. The SHV managed the transport of coal ("Steenkool") in the North Sea Canal.
He was married to Sophie Schout Velthuys (1882–1976), who came from a wealthy banking family (Bank Vlaer & Kol). Her twin sister Mies (1882–1925) married Fentener van Vlissingen's SHV colleague and later rival Daniel George van Beuningen. In 1904 — at age 22 — Frits began working for his father in the family company, Steenkolen Handels Vereeniging (SHV).[2] At that time the company was the sole agent for the coal from Rheinisch-Westfälisches Kohlen-Syndikat. In 1906 he managed to win exclusive rights to the waterways of the Netherlands for the transport of coal, creating two daughter companies for this;[2] N.V. Steenkolen Handels Vereeniging in Rotterdam, and N.V. Vereenigde Steenkolenhandel in IJmuiden. Under his leadership, the ties with Germany remained close for the company through two world wars.
Frits moved the company headquarters from Rotterdam to Utrecht, across from the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, his largest customer.[2] During World War I he negotiated on behalf of the Ministry of Economic affairs in the Netherlands for trade in coal and iron with Germany.[2] On 7 October 1919, the Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij voor Nederland en Koloniën (Royal Flying Company for the Netherland and her Colonies) — which would become simply KLM — was founded. Fentener van Vlissingen collected money from eight others and with his own capital he financed the company with 1.2 million guilders to allow it to start up. From that point onwards he became a board member in many large Dutch companies. Though known as an art lover and music fan who donated countless amounts to various cultural establishments, most of his efforts were for his business. He became interested in the manufacture of rayon when he discovered that it needed large amounts of coal to produce. He made a deal with the German producer Vereinigte Glanzstoff Fabriken that later led to the founding in 1929 of the Algemene Kunstzijde Unie (AKU),[2] which was merged in 1969 to found AKZO, the predecessor to AkzoNobel. In 1938 he was a member of the board for over 40 organizations, including Hoogovens.[2]
Gate of the Beukenhorst estate where Frits Fentener van Vlissingen lived with his wife for the last 11 years of his life, now a rijksmonument.
He expanded the interests of the SHV (Coal, Oil, Gas and Scrap Metal) into the making of paints and coatings.
In 1945 he gave up his director's position at SHV in favour of his son Jan, and in 1951 he moved with his wife to the estate "Beukenhorst" in Vught.[2] His former home in Utrecht was given to the city and it became part of the Centraal Museum.[2]
frits, fentener, vlissingen, 1882, frederik, hendrik, frits, fentener, vlissingen, amsterdam, july, 1882, vught, july, 1962, dutch, businessman, entrepreneur, credited, with, growing, into, first, dutch, multinational, corporation, grandfather, frits, fentener. Frederik Hendrik or Frits Fentener van Vlissingen Amsterdam 20 July 1882 Vught 30 July 1962 was a Dutch businessman and entrepreneur credited with growing SHV into the first Dutch multinational corporation He is the grandfather of Frits Fentener van Vlissingen John Fentener van Vlissingen and Paul Fentener van Vlissingen 1 F H Fentener van VlissingenBiography edit nbsp One of a series of old Lloyd s registers from former N V Vereenigde Steenkolenhandel offices in IJmuiden Currently in the library of the Zee en Haven Museum there The SHV managed the transport of coal Steenkool in the North Sea Canal He was married to Sophie Schout Velthuys 1882 1976 who came from a wealthy banking family Bank Vlaer amp Kol Her twin sister Mies 1882 1925 married Fentener van Vlissingen s SHV colleague and later rival Daniel George van Beuningen In 1904 at age 22 Frits began working for his father in the family company Steenkolen Handels Vereeniging SHV 2 At that time the company was the sole agent for the coal from Rheinisch Westfalisches Kohlen Syndikat In 1906 he managed to win exclusive rights to the waterways of the Netherlands for the transport of coal creating two daughter companies for this 2 N V Steenkolen Handels Vereeniging in Rotterdam and N V Vereenigde Steenkolenhandel in IJmuiden Under his leadership the ties with Germany remained close for the company through two world wars Frits moved the company headquarters from Rotterdam to Utrecht across from the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen his largest customer 2 During World War I he negotiated on behalf of the Ministry of Economic affairs in the Netherlands for trade in coal and iron with Germany 2 On 7 October 1919 the Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij voor Nederland en Kolonien Royal Flying Company for the Netherland and her Colonies which would become simply KLM was founded Fentener van Vlissingen collected money from eight others and with his own capital he financed the company with 1 2 million guilders to allow it to start up From that point onwards he became a board member in many large Dutch companies Though known as an art lover and music fan who donated countless amounts to various cultural establishments most of his efforts were for his business He became interested in the manufacture of rayon when he discovered that it needed large amounts of coal to produce He made a deal with the German producer Vereinigte Glanzstoff Fabriken that later led to the founding in 1929 of the Algemene Kunstzijde Unie AKU 2 which was merged in 1969 to found AKZO the predecessor to AkzoNobel In 1938 he was a member of the board for over 40 organizations including Hoogovens 2 nbsp Gate of the Beukenhorst estate where Frits Fentener van Vlissingen lived with his wife for the last 11 years of his life now a rijksmonument He expanded the interests of the SHV Coal Oil Gas and Scrap Metal into the making of paints and coatings In 1945 he gave up his director s position at SHV in favour of his son Jan and in 1951 he moved with his wife to the estate Beukenhorst in Vught 2 His former home in Utrecht was given to the city and it became part of the Centraal Museum 2 References edit Elsevier an Information Analytics Business a b c d e f g h F H van Vlissingen in inghistExternal links editNewspaper clippings about Frits Fentener van Vlissingen in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frits Fentener van Vlissingen 1882 amp oldid 1141798840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
