Acquisition of Van Os – Duracoat in Hemiksem by the Group Het Veer.

The family group Het Veer is active in five different sectors and has 14 companies. Today we are proud to add the fifteenth member to our group.

Van Os – Duracoat, also a family business with more than half a century of experience, specializes in industrial metal coating. Their services include zinc phosphating, powder coating and plastic coating. When standard corrosion protection is no longer sufficient, a thermoplastic Abcite® coating is applied to all kinds of materials for the water treatment sector, street furniture, electrical insulation and the maritime and offshore sector. They also apply Rilsan®, Halar® and Teflon® coatings, each for specific applications such as abrasion, contact with aggressive chemicals or non-sticky characteristics.

With their special expertise in exceptional corrosion-preventive coatings  we are further expanding our range of coatings: with Lakkerij Vandereyt and Van Os-Duracoat together, we now offer the entire range of organic coatings, from wet coating over powder coating to thermoplastic and even fluorinated coatings.

The company currently has 20 employees and Raf Van Os will continue to manage the company for a few years, as he has done in recent years. Durable and high-quality craftsmanship remains the absolute top priority.

Read more about their speciality and story at www.vanos-duracoat.com

Through this acquisition we are expanding the metal sector of our group, which includes Lakkerij Vandereyt, Robby and Femaco. We’re looking forward to a pleasant cooperation!

Office building Het Veer lights up!

During the 2021 edition of the Ghent Light Festival, the office building of Het Veer was given a completely different look.

Our building with a watchtower at the Vlasmarkt was transformed into a true work of art!

Completely lit up by a range of colourful colours.

How nice to see the building shining in this way!

Did you know that the building is also for sale?

More info: Office building Het Veer

Our best wishes and a different 2021!

ISO in practice

ISO 9001 : 2015

New wet coating line

Visiting SNE in Chad

Eurofinish + Materials 2019

SGC @ Hannover Messe 2019

Happy Holidays – Het Veer

Retirement – Francois Vanderbemden

Retirement – Francois Vanderbemden

ADMB Awards 2017

ADMB Awards 2017

Recording by Channel Z for the TV program “Alle zaken op een rijtje” (A look behind the curtain of the life of Belgian companies)

Recording by Channel Z for the TV program “Alle zaken op een rijtje” (A look behind the curtain of the life of Belgian companies)

Transparency at High Voltage

Transparency at High Voltage

SGC at the Hannover Fair

VTI Deinze “tastes” medium voltage

VTI Deinze “tastes” medium voltage

Enthusiastic students of VTI Deinze came this morning to visit our medium voltage site in Nevele, there where Deba also resides. A tour through our unique in Belgium medium voltage museum followed a short presentation. The group moved then towards de production hall of SGC-SwitchGear Company.

Are you also interested in a medium voltage site visit?
Do not hesitate and get yourself down to our companies.

Lakkerij Vandereyt expands

The “one stop shop” of Lakkerij Vandereyt extends to offer its customers even a better service.  Besides wet coating, pad printing and powder coating with a chemical pre-treatment, will now painting with a mechanical pre-treatment also belong to our product range.

We are currently building a new production line that will allow large and complex products from 2000 x 2000 x 6000 mm for blasting and powder coating.  And this with the same high standard of finish and flexibility that we are used to have.

Further, in the existing production there will be new light tunnels so that more natural light on the work floor will be present.

Lakkerij Vandereyt expands

The “one stop shop” of Lakkerij Vandereyt extends to offer its customers even a better service.  Besides wet coating, pad printing and powder coating with a chemical pre-treatment, will now painting with a mechanical pre-treatment also belong to our product range.

We are currently building a new production line that will allow large and complex products from 2000 x 2000 x 6000 mm for blasting and powder coating.  And this with the same high standard of finish and flexibility that we are used to have.

Further, in the existing production there will be new light tunnels so that more natural light on the work floor will be present.

Winners balloon competition – Open Company Day 2016

On the occasion of the Open Company Day organized by Voka on October 02 of this year, DEBA, SGC and MEVOCO organized a balloon competition. Children whose balloons traveled on the longest distance could win a prize.
From the 127 balloons that took off, 12 cards were returned to us. The winner flow a distance of 862.67 km to Batelov in the Czech Republic. In total, the 12 balloons covered a distance of 1864 km.
Below you will find the list of the winners. They will receive their gift in the course of next week. The people who found the balloons will be rewarded with a little attention.

Congratulations and thank you for your participation.

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Winners balloon competition – Open Company Day 2016

On the occasion of the Open Company Day organized by Voka on October 02 of this year, DEBA, SGC and MEVOCO organized a balloon competition. Children whose balloons traveled on the longest distance could win a prize.
From the 127 balloons that took off, 12 cards were returned to us. The winner flow a distance of 862.67 km to Batelov in the Czech Republic. In total, the 12 balloons covered a distance of 1864 km.
Below you will find the list of the winners. They will receive their gift in the course of next week. The people who found the balloons will be rewarded with a little attention.

Congratulations and thank you for your participation.

schermafbeelding-2016-11-28-om-16-09-29

Seminar Multiprox : RFID Inspiration Session (Radio Frequence IDentification)

Advantages and applications of RFID as part of Industry 4.0

On November 8th, a free of charge half-day seminar from Turck Multiprox took place at SGC in Nevele. The session was a joint initiative of Turck Multiprox, SwitchGear Company, De Roeve IT and Toshiba TEC Belgium Imaging Systems.

More than 30 people witnessed the presentations of the companies and got informed about the way to optimize their quality control, how to improve the logistics flow and how to prevent fraudulent copying of their machinery.
The visit of the functional RFID installation at SGC was especially very positively received. Due to this, SGC knows at any time the location of every single product in the production process.

Click here to view some photos of our participation to the RFID Inspiration Session.

Seminar Multiprox : RFID Inspiration Session (Radio Frequence IDentification)

Advantages and applications of RFID as part of Industry 4.0

On November 8th, a free of charge half-day seminar from Turck Multiprox took place at SGC in Nevele. The session was a joint initiative of Turck Multiprox, SwitchGear Company, De Roeve IT and Toshiba TEC Belgium Imaging Systems.

More than 30 people witnessed the presentations of the companies and got informed about the way to optimize their quality control, how to improve the logistics flow and how to prevent fraudulent copying of their machinery.
The visit of the functional RFID installation at SGC was especially very positively received. Due to this, SGC knows at any time the location of every single product in the production process.

Click here to view some photos of our participation to the RFID Inspiration Session.

SGC – SwitchGear Company at the EP China 2016 exhibition

SGC – SwitchGear Company at the EP China 2016 exhibition
China International Exhibition Centre, Beijing, PR China

From 2 to 4 November, you can visit SGC – SwitchGear Company on the EP China exhibition. This exhibition takes place at the China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing.

Established in 1986, the EP China exhibition is organized by the most authoritative organization, China Electricity Council, and fully supported by all major Power Group Corporations and Power Grid Corporations. With a successful track record and experience of 30 years, it has become the largest and the most reputable electric power exhibition endorsed by UFI Approved Event in China and has been widely recognized by global market leaders and international trade associations.
With annual rotation in Beijing and Shanghai in alternate years, EP China & Electrical 2016 takes place again at China International Exhibition Centre from 2-4 November 2016 in Beijing. In total 8 exhibition halls are used, where you can find 900 exhibitors and brands from all over the world.

At our booth, visitors will be able to discover our medium voltage switchgear from 10kv to 24kv. User-friendliness, safety and care for the environment are the main drive for developing SGC’s switchgear. Our mission is to safeguard the personal safety of the operators of our products.
The SGC switchgears are also perfectly designed to withstand in extreme circumstances, such as extreme cold, extreme heat, acidity and humidity. In some African countries for example, extreme heat temperatures forced to open some parts of the switchgear installation in order to insure ventilation. The security of the operator and of the surrounding is as such endangered. SGC offers solutions for all sort of applications, but safety for the operator en the environment comes always at first place.

Come and visit our booth: HALL 1B – 1LI5

SGC – SwitchGear Company at the EP China 2016 exhibition

SGC – SwitchGear Company at the EP China 2016 exhibition
China International Exhibition Centre, Beijing, PR China

From 2 to 4 November, you can visit SGC – SwitchGear Company on the EP China exhibition. This exhibition takes place at the China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing.

Established in 1986, the EP China exhibition is organized by the most authoritative organization, China Electricity Council, and fully supported by all major Power Group Corporations and Power Grid Corporations. With a successful track record and experience of 30 years, it has become the largest and the most reputable electric power exhibition endorsed by UFI Approved Event in China and has been widely recognized by global market leaders and international trade associations.
With annual rotation in Beijing and Shanghai in alternate years, EP China & Electrical 2016 takes place again at China International Exhibition Centre from 2-4 November 2016 in Beijing. In total 8 exhibition halls are used, where you can find 900 exhibitors and brands from all over the world.

At our booth, visitors will be able to discover our medium voltage switchgear from 10kv to 24kv. User-friendliness, safety and care for the environment are the main drive for developing SGC’s switchgear. Our mission is to safeguard the personal safety of the operators of our products.
The SGC switchgears are also perfectly designed to withstand in extreme circumstances, such as extreme cold, extreme heat, acidity and humidity. In some African countries for example, extreme heat temperatures forced to open some parts of the switchgear installation in order to insure ventilation. The security of the operator and of the surrounding is as such endangered. SGC offers solutions for all sort of applications, but safety for the operator en the environment comes always at first place.

Come and visit our booth: HALL 1B – 1LI5

SGC-SwitchGear Company, Deba and Mevoco in Nevele take part in Open Company Day 2016.

An inside look into the future of electricity

Energy in general and electricity in particular are fast becoming the most valuable resources. It makes perfect sense that people want to know all about electricity. What happens between the power plant and the socket in your living room? What does medium voltage mean and what technology is involved? Discover the answer to all of these and more questions on October 2nd, when three fast-growing innovators SGC, Deba and Mevoco open their doors to the public.

SGC, Deba and Mevoco engage whenever medium voltage has to be transformed to manageable low voltage, then distributing, measuring and securing every step of the way.

Have a look in production and installation departments where the smallest and biggest components of this technology are developed and produced by Mevoco. Discover the world of high-tech switch gear panels constructed by this year’s official Most Promising Belgian Maker, SGC. Learn how Deba installs these switch gear panels in high-voltage cabins providing power to complete residential areas, industrial complexes, farms, hospitals, …

On October 2nd you can visit the Medium Voltage Competence Centre, a centre for training and education. Take a look in the medium voltage museum and showroom and take a complete and thorough look into both the history and future of medium voltage technology.

Open Company Day 2016, with SGC-SwitchGear Company, Deba and Mevoco Nevele : an inside look into the future of electricity.

SGC, Deba and Mevoco, Moorstraat 24, B-9850 Nevele, Belgium
E40 exit 13 Drongen coming from Brussels
E40 exit 12 Nevele coming from Ostend

SGC-SwitchGear Company, Deba and Mevoco in Nevele take part in Open Company Day 2016.

An inside look into the future of electricity

Energy in general and electricity in particular are fast becoming the most valuable resources. It makes perfect sense that people want to know all about electricity. What happens between the power plant and the socket in your living room? What does medium voltage mean and what technology is involved? Discover the answer to all of these and more questions on October 2nd, when three fast-growing innovators SGC, Deba and Mevoco open their doors to the public.

SGC, Deba and Mevoco engage whenever medium voltage has to be transformed to manageable low voltage, then distributing, measuring and securing every step of the way.

Have a look in production and installation departments where the smallest and biggest components of this technology are developed and produced by Mevoco. Discover the world of high-tech switch gear panels constructed by this year’s official Most Promising Belgian Maker, SGC. Learn how Deba installs these switch gear panels in high-voltage cabins providing power to complete residential areas, industrial complexes, farms, hospitals, …

On October 2nd you can visit the Medium Voltage Competence Centre, a centre for training and education. Take a look in the medium voltage museum and showroom and take a complete and thorough look into both the history and future of medium voltage technology.

Open Company Day 2016, with SGC-SwitchGear Company, Deba and Mevoco Nevele : an inside look into the future of electricity.

SGC, Deba and Mevoco, Moorstraat 24, B-9850 Nevele, Belgium
E40 exit 13 Drongen coming from Brussels
E40 exit 12 Nevele coming from Ostend

Laramno sold to owners of Colors nv

Since July 1, 2016 powder coating business Laramno located in Sint-Niklaas, no longer belongs to holding Het Veer.

The company’s shares were sold as a “going concern” to the new owners Ivo Vermeeren, Philip Thuysbaert and Sven Merckx of Colors nv in Hamme.
For customers and suppliers will change nothing and  the cooperation will continue as before.

Laramno sold to owners of Colors nv

Since July 1, 2016 powder coating business Laramno located in Sint-Niklaas, no longer belongs to holding Het Veer.

The company’s shares were sold as a “going concern” to the new owners Ivo Vermeeren, Philip Thuysbaert and Sven Merckx of Colors nv in Hamme.
For customers and suppliers will change nothing and  the cooperation will continue as before.

SwitchGear Company of Nevele wins “Most Promising Maker” award

SwitchGear Company of Nevele is a future-oriented and innovative producer of medium voltage switchgear. SGC received this Thursday evening in the “Handelsbeurs” of Ghent the title of “Most Promising Maker”

This new price has been created on the common initiative of the employer’s organization “Unizo” and DHL Express, who wants to offer the manufacturing industry an attractive forum in Belgium and to underline the importance of sustainable and innovative businesses for our economy. (…)

SwitchGear Company (SGC), which as most promising manufacturing company came out of the box, is sweeping the world market as producer of medium voltage switchgear; “SGC is a fast growing Belgian company that invests a lot of time in Research & Development to better serve the customers. The company exports worldwide to customers in Europe, Africa, Oceania and America. Furthermore they are working with a virtual showroom to explain their product. At the time, the company is particularly active in South America, Australia, Russia and Chad. As the SGC products are approved according to the international IEC standards, the world is wide open for this manufacturing company”. (…)

“Thanks to manufacturing companies, our economy can grow and local prosperity is created” says Karel Van Eetvelt, CEO of Unizo. “Therefore we should not only nourish our existing manufacturing companies, we also have to offer a support to the new startups in the manufacturing sector. Unizo committed them to do so”.

SwitchGear Company of Nevele wins “Most Promising Maker” award

SwitchGear Company of Nevele is a future-oriented and innovative producer of medium voltage switchgear. SGC received this Thursday evening in the “Handelsbeurs” of Ghent the title of “Most Promising Maker”

This new price has been created on the common initiative of the employer’s organization “Unizo” and DHL Express, who wants to offer the manufacturing industry an attractive forum in Belgium and to underline the importance of sustainable and innovative businesses for our economy. (…)

SwitchGear Company (SGC), which as most promising manufacturing company came out of the box, is sweeping the world market as producer of medium voltage switchgear; “SGC is a fast growing Belgian company that invests a lot of time in Research & Development to better serve the customers. The company exports worldwide to customers in Europe, Africa, Oceania and America. Furthermore they are working with a virtual showroom to explain their product. At the time, the company is particularly active in South America, Australia, Russia and Chad. As the SGC products are approved according to the international IEC standards, the world is wide open for this manufacturing company”. (…)

“Thanks to manufacturing companies, our economy can grow and local prosperity is created” says Karel Van Eetvelt, CEO of Unizo. “Therefore we should not only nourish our existing manufacturing companies, we also have to offer a support to the new startups in the manufacturing sector. Unizo committed them to do so”.

UNIZO16 Belgian Maker Award

UNIZO16 Belgian Maker Award

Craftmanship and the use of durable materials makes it possible for SGC to produce products that are ‘built to last’. To promote the Belgian manufacture industry, SGC is taking part in the ‘Belgian Maker Award’, a competition organized by Unizo. You can take a look at the website www.makers.be/makers where you can find our company movie.

UNIZO16 Belgian Maker Award

UNIZO16 Belgian Maker Award

Craftmanship and the use of durable materials makes it possible for SGC to produce products that are ‘built to last’. To promote the Belgian manufacture industry, SGC is taking part in the ‘Belgian Maker Award’, a competition organized by Unizo. You can take a look at the website www.makers.be/makers where you can find our company movie.