Vanderlande is a
material handling
Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a building and a transportation vehicle. It uses a wide range of manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment and includes consideration of the pro ...
and
logistics automation
Logistics automation is the application of computer software or automated machinery to improve the efficiency of logistics operations. Typically this refers to operations within a warehouse or distribution center, with broader tasks undertaken ...
company based in
Veghel
Veghel () is a town and a former municipality in the southern Netherlands. On 1 January 2017 Veghel, together with Schijndel and Sint-Oedenrode, merged into a new municipality called Meierijstad creating the largest municipality of the provinc ...
,
Netherlands
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. In 2021, the company reported revenue of 1.789 billion Euro making it the world's fourth-largest materials handling systems supplier.
Vanderlande supplies Material Handling Systems for Airports, Warehousing & Parcel Distribution industry. Well known as a major supplier of baggage handling systems. Currently, more than 600 airports in the world are using Vanderlande's baggage handling systems, including 17 of the
25 largest airports in the world.
Apart from its headquarters and "innovation centre" in
Veghel
Veghel () is a town and a former municipality in the southern Netherlands. On 1 January 2017 Veghel, together with Schijndel and Sint-Oedenrode, merged into a new municipality called Meierijstad creating the largest municipality of the provinc ...
, Vanderlande has additional production and service locations in the
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Germany
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France
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Spain
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, the
United Kingdom
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Canada
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China
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India
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,
South Africa
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, and the
United States
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. Vanderlande employs more than 7,500 people worldwide.
In March 2017, it was announced that the company would be acquired by the Japanese conglomerate Toyota Industries. Toyota Industries agreed to pay 140 billion yen, almost 1.2 billion euros. The transaction was completed on May 20, 2017.
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History of Vanderlande
Material-handling equipment
Industrial machine manufacturers
Business services companies established in 1949
Manufacturing companies established in 1949
Dutch companies established in 1949
Dutch brands
Multinational companies headquartered in the Netherlands
Companies of the Netherlands
Organisations based in North Brabant
Meierijstad
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