We are ready for growth, in terms of market share, as well as number of employees.

Even better access to the German market
Aside from being the largest economy, Germany also is the largest market for pipes and tubes in Europe. Opening our own German office in Moers in August 2017, therefore was a strategic decision for Van Leeuwen. The acquisition in 2018 of the activities of Ferrostaal Piping Supply, with branches in Essen and the Netherlands, was a logical next step. It provides Van Leeuwen with even better access to the German market, both to customers in the petrochemical and chemical Industry, as well as in the Fluid Power and Equipment Manufacturing segments, in which Van Leeuwen has successfully operated for many years in other European countries. ‘We provide customers with a very broad product portfolio of pipes and pipe and tube applications, and call on the stocks of our sister companies for this purpose,’ says Joris de Vries, Commercial Director Ferrostaal Piping Supply.

Van Leeuwen in Germany has since grown into a fully integrated company. In 2018, we invested in various areas, including a logistics service that enables us to reduce our costs and optimize our delivery performance to customers. This includes shorter delivery times. ‘2018 was a year of transition, integration and consolidation. We are now ready for growth, in terms of market share, as well as number of employees. With an active market approach, we aim to add greater value for our existing customers and acquire new customers in 2019.’