VDL Groep is an international industrial and manufacturing company established in 1953. From its head office in

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, VDL supervises its subsidiaries, which have a high level of autonomy and responsibility for results. The bus and coach division consists of

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, public transport

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es, chassis modules, second-hand buses and mini & midi buses. The finished products sector is extensive: suspension systems for the

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, production automation systems, heating, cooling and air-technical systems, systems for the oil, gas and

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, sunbeds and roof boxes, container handling equipment, systems for the agricultural sector,

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-making and packaging machines, production systems for

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and medical systems. The company was formed in 1953 as ''Metaalindustrie en Constructiewerkplaats P. van der Leegte'' by Pieter van der Leegte senior, the father of Wim van der Leegte, president and CEO of the company from 1972 until 2016, hence the name VDL. Today, Wim v.d. Leegte's youngest son, Willem van der Leegte is the president of the company.

VDL companies

VDL Bus & Coach VDL Bus & Coach is a Netherlands based bus manufacturer. It is an amalgamation of several bus building companies within the VDL Groep. VDL Bus & Coach has manufacturing plants in Belgium and the Netherlands. By 2018 VDL Bus & Coach sold 500 elec ...

- bus and coach builder based in Valkenswaard. *

VDL Nedcar VDL Nedcar is an automotive manufacturing company in Born, Netherlands. Since December 2012 it has been owned by the Dutch industrial conglomerate VDL Groep. Previous owners were Mitsubishi Motors and Volvo Cars. The company had its origins in ...

- a brand independent car manufacturing plant in Born *

VDL TIM Hapert VDL may refer to: * Vancouver Dodgeball League * Van Diemen's Land, the former name of the smallest Australian state of Tasmania * Van Diemen's Land Company in Tasmania * VDL Groep, Dutch manufacturing company * VDL (radio), a name used by two rad ...

- is an international company specialized in the mechanical processing of cast and forging works and welding assemblies, spindles and complete products. *

VDL ETG VDL may refer to: * Vancouver Dodgeball League * Van Diemen's Land, the former name of the smallest Australian state of Tasmania * Van Diemen's Land Company in Tasmania * VDL Groep, Dutch manufacturing company * VDL (radio), a name used by two rad ...

- Former Philips precision machine factories, specializes in high tech module development, production and assembly.

References

External links

VDL official website
{{Automotive industry in the Netherlands