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Over 150 new generation VDL Citeas for Arriva in West-Brabant

Over 150 new generation VDL Citeas for Arriva in West-Brabant

Public transport operator Arriva has placed an order for as many as 157 new electric buses from VDL Bus & Coach, the buses division of VDL Groep. Thes...
7 October 2024
2024: transition year for VDL Groep

2024: transition year for VDL Groep

As forecast, 2024 has been less successful than last year. Events which directly impact the results are coming together, including the further winding...
6 September 2024
Peter Wennink appointed member of the Supervisory Board of VDL Groep

Peter Wennink appointed member of the Supervisory Board of VDL Groep

Peter Wennink has joined the Supervisory Board of VDL Groep. On 1 September 2024, the 67-year-old former CEO of chip machine maker ASML joined the Sup...
2 September 2024
VDL Groep acquires parts of  Flemish bus manufacturer Van Hool

VDL Groep acquires parts of Flemish bus manufacturer Van Hool

VDL Groep is acquiring parts of the Flemish bus manufacturer Van Hool. The family-owned industrial company headquartered in Eindhoven (NL) is acquirin...
11 June 2024
VDL De Meeuw shares formula for unlocking housing market and accelerating construction

VDL De Meeuw shares formula for unlocking housing market and accelerating construction

To increase the necessary and sought-after productivity levels in construction, the sector needs some fresh perspective. That includes working with a ...
7 June 2024
VDL Executive Vice Presidents Guus Savenije  and Paul van Vuuren due to retire

VDL Executive Vice Presidents Guus Savenije and Paul van Vuuren due to retire

After 11 and 6 years of service respectively, Guustaaf Savenije (66) and Paul van Vuuren (65), both members of the VDL Groep's Executive Board for 3.5...
5 June 2024
Eindhoven gets acquainted with new generation Citea

Eindhoven gets acquainted with new generation Citea

Hermes presented its brand new generation of Citea buses to the public on Monday, 27 May 2024. With the deployment of the first 32 of a total of 64 ne...
28 May 2024
102 electric buses to Oslo: VDL’s largest electric bus fleet to date

102 electric buses to Oslo: VDL’s largest electric bus fleet to date

VDL’s largest fleet of electric buses to date will be operational in Oslo from January 2022. With 102 Citeas, VDL is contributing to an important obje...
11 January 2021
VDL Groep helps to make Demcon artificial respiration systems

VDL Groep helps to make Demcon artificial respiration systems

Three VDL companies are working hard on making hundreds of artificial respiration systems for our partner Demcon. Within three weeks, Demcon, with the...
23 April 2020
VDL AEC Maritime secures order for scrubber systems in Greece

VDL AEC Maritime secures order for scrubber systems in Greece

VDL AEC Maritime in Eindhoven has received a significant order for the delivery of seven scrubber systems from Greece based ship management company, T...
18 November 2019
VDL expands Charging Test Centre with new charging technology

VDL expands Charging Test Centre with new charging technology

In cooperation with Siemens, VDL will investigate how vehicle technologies, energy storage and charging systems work together. The VDL Charging Test C...
15 October 2019
VDL presents first electric vehicles for waste collection

VDL presents first electric vehicles for waste collection

VDL Translift in Dronten has presented the first electric vehicles for the collection of waste and raw materials, together with public waste collector...
11 October 2019
VDL sees turnover drop and profits rise during the first half of 2019

VDL sees turnover drop and profits rise during the first half of 2019

VDL Groep's turnover in the first half of 2019 was, in line with expectations, slightly lower than in the same period of last year. The result was hig...
23 August 2019
VDL Groep wins Dutch Innovation Award

VDL Groep wins Dutch Innovation Award

VDL Groep has won the 2019 Dutch Innovation Award. This award is a recognition of the innovative strength and social impact of this family company, wh...
26 June 2019
Green Truck Award for DAF CF Electric VDL E-Power

Green Truck Award for DAF CF Electric VDL E-Power

The DAF CF Electric VDL E-Power has been voted Green Truck Logistics Solution 2019. On the eve of the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich, leading...
5 June 2019