In the presence of Mayor Tjeerd van Bekkum of Smallingerland and the Deputy Mayor of Sûdwest Fryslân Maarten Offinga, Chairman Kor Visscher and Managing Director of Kwamt Controls Pierre Verwegen put their signatures to the cooperation on Friday, November 18. Verwegen is happy and enthusiastic. ”We are now part of the group of high-tech companies in the north of the Netherlands that are working together on solutions for the big challenges of the future."
According to ICD chairman Kor Visscher, Kwant Controls is a nice addition to the business cluster. Visscher: ,,We have common challenges that Kwant Controls also has to deal with. It is great to once again welcome a partner who is wholeheartedly willing to contribute knowledge and experience in order to strengthen our business cluster.”
Kwant Controls
Kwant Controls is a privately owned maritime supplier of nautical control instruments and control systems. With approximately 60 employees, Kwant Controls develops, sells, assembles and delivers several thousand control livers annually. With equipment aboard approximately 40 percent of all seagoing vessels, Kwant considers itself a global market leader in its niche. Verwegen: ,,As a supplier of telegraph systems, among other things, we have remained true to our market, our product range and, of course, our Frisian roots from our inception in 1937.” More than 90 percent of sales take place outside the Netherlands and are delivered directly to ship owners, shipyards and shipowners.
Over the past decade, Kwant Controls's product range has expanded to include high-quality, intelligent control systems for seagoing vessels. In 2016, the Sneek-based company received its prestigious Innovation and Technology Award from Rolls Royce Marine for this.