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ALPRO

Alpro is the European pioneer in the development of mainstream soya-based food and drinks. For over 25 years, they have been championing a healthier, more sustainable way of producing and selling delicious products that conserve the unique nutritional value of soya beans. This focus and a comprehensive approach to marketing and sales, production and partnering made them have earned a leading position in the European market. Today, the company employs over 760 people directly and more than 2 000 people indirectly via partnerships throughout Europe. Alpro is continuing to grow as the market recognises the unique value of the brand and what they stand for.

More information: www.alpro.be
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ARDO

Ardo has been “preserving the precious gifts of nature” – the company motto – for more than 40 years. Ardo supplies its continuously growing markets around the world with a wide variety of high-quality frozen vegetables, fruit, pasta & rice. Continuous innovation in developing products and production methods hand in hand with the customer ensures a fruitful association. Today Ardo has 15 production and packing units in 8 European countries. Each year the group grows, freezes and sells 520,000 tonnes of fruit, vegetables, pasta and rice to 54 countries.

More information: www.ardo.com
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ARCOTEC

With over 400 employees, Arcotec is the largest supplier in Bruges. Our company is special, because the methods and working conditions are adapted to the possibilities and limitations of our target employees: people with a handicap. For the rest we function like any other company and we have to prove ourselves by constantly gearing the production machinery to the ever-evolving economic demands.

More information: www.arcotec.be
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BARCO

Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization solutions for a variety of selected professional markets: medical imaging, media & entertainment, infrastructure & utilities, traffic & transportation, defense & security, education &  training and corporate AV. In these markets Barco offers user-friendly imaging products that optimize productivity and business efficiency. Its innovative hard- and software solutions integrate all aspects of the imaging chain, from image acquisition and processing to image display and management. Barco has its own facilities for Sales &  Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, America and Asia-Pacific. The company is active in more than 90 countries with about 3,500 employees worldwide.

More information: www.barco.com
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BEKAERT 

Bekaert is a global market leader in drawn steel wire products and applications and a technological leader in its two core competences: advanced metal transformation and advanced materials and coatings. Bekaert is a global company with headquarters in Belgium, employing over 28 000 people worldwide. Serving customers in 120 countries, Bekaert pursues sustainable profitable growth in all its activities and generated combined sales of € 4.5 billion in 2010.

More information: www.bekaert.com
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BETAFENCE

Betafence is world market leader in fencing solutions, access control for perimeter protection and wire mesh products for a variety of industrial applications. Betafence currently employs 2,000 people and generates sales of approximately €400 million. Its headquarters are located in Belgium and it has 11 production sites in 10 countries. Sales offices are active throughout the world.

More information: www.betafence.com
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BISCUITS JULES DESTROOPER

Biscuits Jules Destrooper has been making honest, authentic speciality biscuits and chocolate biscuits with real butter for over 125 years. Today, the West Flanders family business with branches in Lo and Ypres is led by Peter Destrooper, the founder’s great-grandson. At the centre of the company’s philosophy is a love for the craft with a focus on quality and the use of the most refined ingredients. Of the three million biscuits that are baked every day, a quarter is for the Belgian market. The rest finds its way to gourmets in 75 countries, from Canada to South Africa.

More information:www.destrooper.be
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BREWERY DE HALVE MAAN

De Halve Maan Brewery is a traditional family owned Belgian brewery, located in the heart of the historical town center of Bruges since 1856. The brewery specializes in producing specialty beers, with the well known brands "Brugse Zot" and "Straffe Hendrik". The brewery is managed by the 6th generation of the Maes-Vanneste family. Nowadays, De Halve Maan is one of the fastest growing breweries in Belgium. The beers have been rewarded several times on prestigious international competitions. De Halve Maan exports successfully to more than 15 countries all over the world.

More information: www.halvemaan.be
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BURO II + ARCHI+I

BURO II & ARCHI+I is a multi-disciplinary firm wishing to give projects the space they need to grow. Process, participation and a multi-disciplinary approach are the key concepts. That is the basis for a sustainable approach and a shared responsibility. We represent a great variety of cultural experiences and recognize expertise in a number of disciplines. This experience in addition to our collaborations with our consultants allows us to achieve success both in Belgium and across Europe.

More information: www.buro2.be  – www.archi.be
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CITYMESH 

Citymesh is specialized in wireless communication via the Internet. The success of their first project (a city-wide communication network based on the multi-radio WiFi-Meshing technology) was the motivation to definitively deploy the network for continuous availability for the whole city and to expand these efforts to other cities, towns and private companies. Today, Citymesh offers more than just city-wide communication networks thanks to continuous innovation. Citymesh has developed several applications based on the multi-radio mesh system. Each of these applications was developed for a specific market. To keep everything consistent, Citymesh has subdivided its activities in the following Business Units: 

1. Citymesh Wireless Internet Provider www.citymesh.be 
2. Citymesh Solutions www.citymesh.com 

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CONCORDIA TEXTILES

Concordia Textiles is a vertically integrated producer and innovator of a wide range of high-quality textiles. They have 3 different business units to give the adequate quality service to different markets. The headquarters are based in Waregem Belgium where also the European production site is located. The fully owned offices and production site in Suzhou (China) provide the Asian supply. Concordia Textiles has integrated Corporate Governance on an economic, social and ecological level in their code of conduct.

More information: www.concordiatextiles.com
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DAIKIN EUROPE 

Daikin Europe N.V. was established in 1973 in Ostend, Belgium as part of Daikin Industries Ltd. In addition to housing the European production and administration headquarters, Daikin Europe N.V. is home to the EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa) sales and marketing headquarters. The production site of Daikin Europe N.V. has grown into the most advanced plant of its kind in Europe. Daikin Europe N.V. is the sales and manufacturing headquarters responsible for Europe, Africa and the Middle East for Daikin’s air conditioning, heat pump and refrigeration equipment. Daikin is manufacturer of: 1/ Climate comfort systems for residential and commercial usage; 2/ Advanced heating systems using energy efficient heat pump technology for residential usage; 3/ Chillers, fan coil and air handling units for commercial and industrial applications; 4/ Cooling and freezing systems for commercial and industrial applications.

More information: www.daikin.eu
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DECEUNINCK 

Building a sustainable home
At Deceuninck, our commitment towards innovation, ecology and design provides us with a clear focus: building a sustainable home. A home that is more energy-efficient to live in and more attractive to look at. Deceuninck creates innovative building solutions for windows & doors, outdoor living, roofline & cladding, and interior. Its solutions meet today’s demand for timeless and elegant design, while striving to achieve the lowest possible ecological footprint. Deceuninck works worldwide with state-of-the-art materials, resulting in low maintenance, top insulating and long lasting products that can be fully recycled at end of life. Deceuninck has strong ambitions. We want to build a work environment in which people are proud to contribute, and strengthen our position within the top three market players. Deceuninck employs 3000 people in 25 countries, of which 700 in Belgium. In 2010 Deceuninck attained € 558 million of consolidated sales.

More information: www.deceuninck.com
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DEGELS METAL

The dynamic family business is a solid ‘metal recycling company on the move’. It respects the environment and uses a sustainable approach with an eye for both the human and company aspect, in order to recycle, sort and recover all sorts of ferro + non ferro metals in an economically responsible way. Thanks to balanced sorting methods, they can nowadays provide more and more basic raw materials that bring in an ecological added value as well as more quality for both the domestic market (melting furnaces) and the export through trading. The fact that they offer a provincial container service including logistic support and anticipating advice is a strong trump card, as well as their open court yard. As ambassador of West Flanders in 2010 and smaller players in the recycling industry to go beyond the legally required environmental standards to a creative and innovative player, holds the strong philosophy of Degels Metal, metal recycling in the relationship ...

More information: www.degelsmetal.be
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SERVICE CENTRE GID(T)S

More information: www.gidts.be
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ELECTRAWINDS

Electrawinds is a Belgian energy company (headquarters located in Ostend, Belgium) which produces green energy via wind turbines, biomass power plants, and solar farms. As a pioneer in renewable energy, Electrawinds has built up a wealth of experience. The combination of different forms of technology (wind, biomass, and solar) makes Electrawinds a unique energy company. Electrawinds has operational projects in Belgium, France, Italy, South Africa and Romania. The company is furthermore in the process of expanding its operations in Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Poland, and Serbia) and is also active in Namibia. In the future Electrawinds will build offshore wind farms in the Belgian North Sea and has already received different concessions.

More information www.electrawinds.eu
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ENFINITY

Enfinity N.V. is established in Waregem (Belgium), and is a fast-growing and ambitious company with international activities in renewable energy. As a project specialist, Enfinity ensures the implementation of solar & wind energy power plants, and is today already present in 19 countries in Europe, Asia and the US. In order to finance these energy projects, Enfinity works with individual project companies whose financial means are provided by equity investors and banks. Enfinity is in the process of developing, building and financing PV projects with a total capacity of more than 145 MW and is planning to initiate several hundred megawatts through 2010. In 2008, Enfinity had a turnover of 83.1 mio Euro. Enfinity also sells end-to-end solar installations to companies and private persons. For the consumer, this is done via an extensive dealer network.

More information: www.enfinity.be
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EXTREMIS

Extremis is much more than just a line in (outdoor & indoor) furniture – it’s a way of life, aimed at bringing people together to enjoy life to the full. For the past 15 years, Extremis, based in West Flanders in Belgium, has been making Tools for Togetherness, to promote the true burgundian lifestyle.

More information: www.extremis.be
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FURNIBO

Construction company Furnibo is a dynamic company that has grown to be an established player in the market of the on-site pouring of all sorts of concrete constructions, as well as the realisation and coordination of general construction works. Today, Furnibo is mainly active in the construction of parking garages, apartment blocks, offices and public buildings. It is also specialised in making constructions in visible concrete that meet the highest aesthetic and quality demands. Furnibo guarantees reliability and quality, and with its experienced and skilled team, it can handle the most varied projects successfully and to the full satisfaction of the client. Member of the PST Group.

More information: www.furnibo.be
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THERMOTE & VANHALST

TVH – Thermote & Vanhalst is a world-wide supplier with customers in more than 162 different countries. As a ‘One-Stop Shop’ the company offers a full service in lift trucks, spare parts, accessories, rental, repairs and handling equipment with a guaranteed fast delivery at a competitive price.  From the simplest hand trolley to the heaviest lift truck, from the smallest nut to the complete chassis.  Regardless of the brand, type or year of construction of the lift truck, TVH always has a solution ready.  TVH’s unequalled know-how is reflected by a database of 14 million article numbers, of which well over 450.000 references are in stock.

More information: www.tvh.com
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LVD

LVD offers worldwide a full range of integrated products for sheet metal working. The people and products provide customers with an intelligent solution for higher productivity and faster growth. Products:
* Laser cutting systems
* Punching machines to punch & form material for short to long run production needs
* Bending machines
* Shearing machinery
* LVD’s CADMAN®  programming software offers offline integration of the key sheet metalworking processes of Laser, Punching and Bending.

More information: www.lvdgroup.com
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MARINE HARVEST PIETERS

Marine Harvest Pieters in Bruges, is a dynamic fish processing company and is part of the European division of the Marine Harvest Group, an international leading supplier of value added seafood products with main office in Oslo, Norway. Marine Harvest Pieters in Bruges is specialized in processing and commercializing a wide range of fresh, fresh prepacked, frozen, breaded and smoked fish products.

More information: www.pieters.be
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MC BRIDE

McBride is the leading supplier of Private Label Household and Personal Care products for Europe's largest and most successful retailers. Various aspects allow McBride to maintain their leadership. Continuously innovation so that their customers get better products that deliver value and performance for consumers. Mc Bride is specialized in two product sectors we all know well: Household cleaning products and Personal Care products. Sustainability for product development, improvement of existing products and processes to reduce the environmental impact. McBride works with all major retailers across Europe and beyond.

More information: www.mcbride.co.uk
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MODULAR

Modular Lighting Instruments is a Belgium-based pioneer in architectural lighting design for large-scale projects. The company has secured a market leader position throughout the years by continuously investing in its own Research & Development department and by creating innovative lighting solutions, inspired by audacity, obstinacy, individuality and an enormous amount of creativity. The innovative lighting designer employs 135 people and its products are available in more than 75 countries worldwide. Modular Lighting Instruments stands for reliable quality in technology, products and service.

More information: www.supermodular.com
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MUTOH EUROPE 

Mutoh Belgium, headquartered at Oostende, Belgium, is a business unit of Mutoh Holdings Co., Ltd, Tokyo. Mutoh is a leading innovator in the field of large format printers, specifically designed for commercial inkjet printing applications, such as indoor and outdoor sign making, photography and graphic arts. Mutoh Belgium also designs and manufactures professional sign cutting plotters for vinyl cutting and contour cutting applications.

More information: www.mutoh.eu    
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OPTIMAT

More information: www.optimat.be
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PANELTIM 

NV PANELTIM stands for innovative and ambitious European market leader in its core business: plastic PP or PE panels. NV PANELTIM has grown into a successful family company and produces plastic (PPCO and HDPE) sandwich panels for the agriculutural, hygienical and construction market. In agricultural buildings, Paneltim® panels and slats are used for walling, doors, dividers, floors etc.
The Paneltim® hygienic walls for the Food sector are jointless and moreover resistant to practically all chemicals. In the industrial world, plastic constructors use Paneltim® construction panels to make e.g. water basins, swimming pools, air washers, containers, furniture, flight cases etc.

More information: www.paneltim.com
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PIDY

The Pidy Group is a family owned company specialised in the production of ready-to-fill pastries. The 3 production facilities (Belgium, France & USA) make Pidy world leader in the production of ready-to-fill puff pastry products. Pidy stands for unique Tart Shells, Profiteroles, Eclairs, Puff Pastry Shells, Apéro Cups, (Mini) Waffle Cones & Tulips, sponge cakes, meringues, Quiches, … Currently the Pidy products are sold in 52 countries. Millions of households and chefs of hotels, restaurants, resorts, bakeries, but also industrial food manufacturers are enjoying the time-saving aspect of our ready-to-fill pastries and use our products as base of their creativity. In other words, Pidy sells its ready-to-fill pastries to foodservice, Cash & Carry, Retail and industry. Last but not least, the numerous awards that the Pidy products won, proof the uniqueness and innovative character of its products, services and businesses.

More information: www.pidy.com
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PROVIRON BASIC CHEMICALS

Proviron designs, produces and markets chemicals mainly for medium volume niche markets globally. There are 22 production units in three manufacturing plants, situated in Belgium and the US. For most of their products, they have a market-leading position.

More information: www.proviron.com
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RENSON

Through the intelligent combination of ventilation and sun protection, RENSON® develops energy-saving (Healthy) concepts, which result in a healthy and comfortable inner climate in dwellings, apartments and conservatories, offices and industrial buildings, schools, hospitals and rest homes - Creating healthy spaces. The product range includes window ventilators, natural ventilation systems, acoustic solutions, louvres and continuous louvre systems, structural aluminium solar shading and screens as well as the Lagune® terrace covering.

More information: www.renson.eu
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REO AUCTION ROESELARE

The REO Auction is a growers association in the form of a cooperative company. In 2010 the company has over 1.600 active members. Together they supply nearly 200.000 tons of vegetables and fruit and nearly 39 million packed units. The annual turnover in 2010 was 178,65 million euros. REO’s main activity is marketing high quality fruit and vegetables. Approximately 60% is destined for export. About 3.000 producers operate with REO Auction, which comes down to 60 different kinds of vegetables and fruit. The main products are leeks, greenhouse lettuce, chicory, mushrooms, tomatoes and strawberries. The care for packaging and packing materials is one of the key aspects of operations at REO Auction. The REO Auction is situated in Roeselare, in the centre of the most important vegetable area of Belgium. This ‘vegetable garden’ produces high quality products: healthy nourishing vegetables and fruit grown according to the rules of good agricultural practice (GAP).

More information: www.reo.be
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ROULARTA MEDIA GROUP

Roularta Media Group (RMG) is a Belgian-French publishing and printing firm with more than 3,000 employees and a consolidated turnover of 750 million euros. RMG is continuing to build its multimedia future. Home and abroad. In the past the growth was mainly a matter of in-house, repeatedly new initiatives. Over the past decades RMG has launched most of the free papers, created the different Belgian news magazines and a series of specific niche magazines, and was co-responsible for launching different TV and radio channels. Today the RMG magazines department achieves a greater turnover abroad than in Belgium. In the future RMG wants to keep innovating but also grow further through foreign acquisitions.

More information: www.roularta.be/en/
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SIOEN INDUSTRIES

Sioen Industries is a diversified stock quoted group with an extensive portfolio of products and activities: spinning, weaving and coating, manufacturing of clothing, production of fine chemicals and processing of technical textiles. Vertical and horizontal integration, diversification and permanent growth have driven us since 1960. Sioen Industries is the world leader in coated technical textiles with a strong specialisation in high end technical apparel, a specialist in fine chemicals and a global player in the processing of technical textiles.

More information: www.sioen.com
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SPANO

Spano produces construction and chip boards for the furniture industry, timber trade, timber frame construction, DIY and the building industry. In addition to standard products, Spano offers a wide range of specialities, such as fire-retarding, water-repellent and low- formaldehyde boards. In 2010, Spano also launched a new product range called SpanoTech, with construction-technical solutions for timber frame construction, low energy and passive building. Together with Spanolux (MDF), Dekaply/Spanodecor (melamine panels), Balterio (laminate parquet) and A&S Energie (green energy from non-recyclable timber waste), Spano is part of the integrated wood group SpanoGroup. It employs some 800 people in Belgium, of which about 300 are in Oostrozebeke.

More information: www.spanogroup.be
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TELEVIC 

Televic develops, manufactures and installs top end high-tech communication systems for specific niche markets: healthcare, conference, transport, multimedia & E-learning and audiovisual solutions. Televic creates added value for the customer by developing custom-made solutions and by continuously innovating at the cutting edge of technology. Televic is a financially independent and stable group and will remain so. In addition to our European successes our key goal is further international growth. Televic now employs more than 400 people worldwide.

More information: www.televic.com
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TRAFICON 

Traficon is the global leader in video image processing for traffic analysis: producers of video detection technology, creators of safe, smooth-flowing traffic. Traffic managers all over the world use this intelligent technology for traffic data collection, automatic incident detection, intersection vehicle presence detection and pedestrian presence detection in highway, tunnel, bridge and urban applications. Traficon strives to meet its customers' requirements by delivering reliable high-quality products, tailor-made solutions and experienced project support. In 2004 Traficon won the prestigious 'Leeuw van de export' award as best performer; handed out by the Flemish Ministry.

For more information: www.traficon.com  - www.traficonsensors.com
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TE CONNECTIVITY 

TE CONNECTIVITY Oostkamp was founded in 1961 as a foreign production site of the German Siemens group. Originally started with a wide range of manual activities, over the past 5 decades, the company has evolved to exclusively automated processes. In 1999, thanks to the acquisition by Tyco International, the knowledge with regard to products and processes for the communications markets, as well as for the rapidly increasing automotive applications, that was gathered over nearly 40 years could be passed on to a new global business. In 2002, and due the telecom bubble just before, the strategic direction for Oostkamp switched drastically from components for Telecommunications to components for Automotive applications. Typical exemples are airbag plugs, ABS modules, engine plugs, etc, .  In 2007, Tyco international splitted into 3 completely independent companies: Tyco Electronics, Tyco International and Covidien, where Oostamp became part of  Tyco Electronics.  Since March 10th, Tyco Electronics became TE Connectivity.

More information: www.te.com
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UNIFROST

In three decades, Dujardin Foods has become one of the leading European producers of frozen vegetables, herbs, ingredients and ready-meals. All factories, situated in the best farming areas throughout Europe, are certified state-of-art production facilities, enabling to sow, grow, harvest, process and pack premium quality products. In Ardooie, in the mid of the best farming land, are the headquarters of the group as well as the largest production plant, Unifrost, which processes a large variety of northern European vegetables, such as peas, beans, carrots, cauliflower, sprouts, leeks etc. It is also the group distribution center for the European market, with a fully robotised coldstore of 38.000 pallets.

More information: www.dujardin-foods.com
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VANDEN BROELE GROUP

The Vanden Broele Group is a ‘smart content group’. The four entities that are part of the group provide clever, result-oriented communication solutions for companies and governments, and meet their needs for information. The Vanden Broele Group consists of advertising & PR agency Cayman, the legal publishing house Vanden Broele, the graphical business Vanden Broele and the IT company Novado. More information about those four entities.

More information: www.vandenbroele.be
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VANHEEDE

VANHEEDE ENVIRONMENT GROUP is an integrated environmental company specialised in waste management and innovative environmental technologies. In addition to internationally organised waste logistics, VANHEEDE ENVIRONMENT GROUP also has various treatment sites. The over 1850 waste flows collected by the group are processed into new raw materials or energy. VANHEEDE ENVIRONMENT GROUP also has extensive knowledge on waste and on the environmental industry. As a result, the group is often consulted for environmental advice and concerning the development of environmental technology (green energy) for third parties. Currently, VANHEEDE ENVIRONMENT GROUP is a market leader in Belgium and Northern France in waste management. But the ambitions are far-reaching. Under the motto “Managing Your Waste“, a number of international projects, both within and outside Europe, are in the pipeline.

More information: www.vanheede.com
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VDL JONCKHEERE

VDL Jonckheere is an operating company of VDL Bus & Coach. VDL Jonckheere’s core operations consist of the development and production of public transport buses, luxury coaches, school buses, minibuses and various specially modified buses for export projects. The products are built on chassis and chassis modules made by different suppliers and are characterised by high quality, a high degree of flexibility, durability, safety, comfort, low maintenance costs and low fuel consumption. A yearly turnover of some €95 million is realized by 500 employees.

More information: www.vdljonckheere.be
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PEPSICO VEURNE

PepsiCo BeLux is part of the PepsiCo Group, the second largest food company in the world – with over 285,000 employees, activities in 200 countries and a turnover of nearly 60 billion Dollars. In Belgium, they rank eighth in the food industry, and they sell both beverages (Pepsi, 7UP, Looza, Tropicana, Rockstar) and food (Alvalle, Lay’s, Smiths, Doritos, Duyvis, Quaker, Snack a Jacks). The Belgian market is operated from Zaventem. In addition, PepsiCo has three factories in Belgium, including the production site in Veurne (formally known as Veurne Snacks Foods). PepsiCo employs some 900 employees in Belgium. Veurne is one of the most efficient production sites of PepsiCo in the world. They produce Lay’s, Doritos and Smiths. The modern factory produces some 2.5 million bags of crisps per day, for BeLux and various other European markets. Some 480 people work in Veurne, making it one of the most important employers in the province of West Flanders.

More information: www.pepsico.be
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VYNCKE

VYNCKE ENERGIETECHNIEK is a 4th generation global family business established in 1912 in Belgium, and today locally organised with over 220 enthusiastic Vynckeneers in Brazil, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, India, Malaysia, Thailand and China. VYNCKE designs and builds energy plants that produce clean energy burning biomass and Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF). The energy plants come in the form of steam boilers, hot water heaters, thermal oil heaters and hot gas generators; individually or in any combination … with or without electrical power generation. As a leading global engineering and construction company, VYNCKE provides solutions to the wood industry, agro and food industry … and to renewable energy companies. We specialise in tough criteria: difficult fuels, fuel flexibility, strict emissions, high availibility and a low total cost of ownership.

More information: www.vyncke.com
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WAAK

As a sheltered and social workplace, WAAK has the sole and all-embracing purpose of offering people with a (work) disability long lasting employment based on the conviction that work is the most effective form of social integration. WAAK has over years of experience and know-how from co-engineering to final packaging, offers 80,000 m² of production space, and has high-performance state of the art machinery: our strengths, your advantages as a customer. WAAK realises daily a long-term, professional relationship as your industrial supplier with electrical wiring & cable harnesses, metal works & Assembly…

More information: www.waak.be
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