This happens under the watchful eye of Mayors Van Bekkum (Smallingerland) and Smid (Noordenveld) at the company's main location in Roden. Chairman Kor Visscher is pleased with this expansion. ,,Our new cooperation partner is leading in the field of measurement and control technology. Their drive and innovativeness fit our cluster perfectly.’’
For director and shareholder of VDH Products BV Henk Westera, joining Innovatiecluster Drachten makes sense to keep up with the speed of change in technology. ,,Whoever stops being better has stopped being good! That is why we take on the challenge of improving ourselves every day. And as a high-tech company, this is best done in an ecosystem where innovation and progress are natural. That is why I am happy and proud to join Innovatiecluster Drachten.’’
For more than 35 years, the Roden-based company has been a leading global manufacturer for precise control systems, in all cases where temperature, pressure and relative humidity are crucial aspects. Agricultural and horticultural companies, companies in refrigeration and air conditioning technology and the transport sector cannot do without them. Westera: ,,We achieve this wonderful position not only by working hard and making distinctive products, but especially by our 100 percent focus on our customers.’’.
banana ripening
VDH products is no stranger to Innovatiecluster Drachten. It worked with cluster company YP-Your Partner on a special visualization system. Westera: ,,We listen to our customers, which is also how the best solution was created for the ripening of bananas, for example. With our global customer base, we have developed a banana ripening controller that precisely tracks and controls the ripening process of bananas. This allows bananas to be delivered perfectly ripened exactly on time.’’