Stork B.V.

Stork is a Dutch engineering and construction company headquartered in Naarden in North Holland.

History

The company was founded under the name Machinefabriek Gebroeders Stork & Co. in 1865 in Borne, under the leadership of Charles Theodore Stork. This was already operating a small weaving and had found that the demand for textile machinery grew strong and smelled a profitable business as a machine manufacturer. 1868 the young company moved to Hengelo.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Stork grew to become one of the leading engineering companies in the Netherlands.

In 1954 Stork merged with the Dutch machine and vehicle companies Werkspoor. The joint venture was renamed later as Verenigde Machinefabrieken Stork Werkspoor (short VMF ). Under the umbrella of VMF Stork focused on the mechanical and plant engineering and Werkspoor on the vehicle.

In 1968, the activities have been strengthened by the acquisition of the manufacturer Bronswerk in the field of plant and equipment. Furthermore, the smaller companies Nolte (1989) and Comprimo (1994 ) were adopted. Overall, the 1960 - to - 90 - years but were more influenced by a sales crisis in the field of heavy industry and a significant reduction in production capacity and job cuts.

1992, the company VMF Stork went as Stork NV on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

In 1996 Stork parts of the insolvent aircraft manufacturer Fokker and executes them since continued under the name Fokker Aviation.

2007, there was a disagreement among the shareholders after a major shareholder, the hedge fund Centaurus and Paulson, a change of strategy and a sale of business units called. In the further course of the British investment fund Candover Investments took over the majority of shares in Stork. At the same time the area of ​​food technology was repelled. Under the new major shareholder, Stork 2008 withdrew from the open market trading and changed its name from a Naamloze Vennootschap (NV) in a Besloten Vennootschap (BV ) around.

Products and services

Current

Currently (as of March 2012) is divided the business of Stork in two areas:

Historically

Throughout its 150 - year history Stork has a wide range of products and services offered, including:

  • Textile machines ( looms, spinning machines, textile printing machines ... )
  • Steam engines, boilers, furnaces
  • Internal combustion engines, especially diesel engines
  • Heat exchangers and other equipment
  • Cranes and hoists
  • Rail, motor vehicles and aircraft (see Werkspoor and Fokker )
  • Ships: Dredgers, tugs and other specialty and workboats
  • Various machines and equipment for food production, sugar factories, and many more
Types of business entity Mechanical engineering Borne, Overijssel Boiler (power generation)
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