Category: Timeline Stories (EN)

Commissioning of training, seminar and reception space.

One of the former two boardrooms was converted into a training, seminar and reception area. This provides even more opportunities to upskill staff, offer training and receive guests in a pleasant environment.

Qualicoat Seaside – label

The Qualicoat Seaside label was achieved in December 2015. Hegge has been active as a powder coater for 40 years. Quality powder coating has been a focus within the organisation from the very beginning. The awarding of this label happened after intense audit and ditto controls.

ISO / TS 16949

Obtaining the ISO / TS 16949 – certificate once again underlines Hegge Supplies NV’s focus on quality, delivery reliability and continuous improvement. The quality team was expanded by 1 additional employee.

New building for logistics services

July 2008, a new 1,200 m² building was inaugurated. This building houses the logistics services. All finished orders are stored here, waiting to be picked up by the customer or delivered by our own freight transport. Some 90 people are currently permanently employed by Hegge NV, Hegge Toelevering NV and Hegge Invest NV. The workforce is regularly supplemented with temporary workers.

New powder coating installation in a new production hall

Hegge Supplies NV also operates exclusively through business-to-business. The workforce has been continuously expanded over the years. A new 2,600 m² production hall with social areas was commissioned in January 2007. A completely new powder coating installation was installed here with fully automatic pre-treatment and powder robots. The latest techniques were employed to improve quality and increase productivity.

ISO 9001

As a supplier, delivery reliability is very important. Delivery reliability is part of Hegge’s DNA. To underline this, steps were taken to obtain ISO 9001 certification, resulting in the company being awarded this in 1994.

Strong growth business unit HEgge Supplies

Since 1993, the business unit Hegge Supplies has grown strongly. In the field of sheet metal processing, a great deal was invested in state-of-the-art machinery. In the metal joinery business unit, we increasingly looked for projects with higher added value.

Establishment of Hegge Supplies

In 1988, Hegge Supplies NV was founded. Not only were the offices becoming too small by then, the workshops were no longer spacious enough either. A few years earlier, they had seized the opportunity to buy an adjacent plot of land on which a 4,200 m² workshop with 600 m² of offices was built. These buildings were inaugurated in December 1989 during the annual staff party in the presence of the staff, various prominent figures, customers and suppliers. Around that time, Hegge BVBA was transformed into Hegge NV. Hamopers PVBA, founded in 1982, was at that time transformed into Hegge Beheer NV, which then became the parent company.

Establishment of PVBA Hegge

The PVBA Hegge was established in 1975, later transformed into a BVBA. Moreover, a first 1200 m² was added. A few years later, the next 1200 m² was added. The next enlargement of the workshop soon followed. Activities continued to expand. Hegge was one of the first companies in the region to install a baking oven for powder coating. This installation was extended a few years later to include pre-treatment baths for aluminium and steel.

A new location

In the early 1960s, two of the five sons, André and Gerard, were already active in the forge, which they took over from their father on 1 January 1962. Due to the enormous drive of both brothers, the workshop on the Burg soon became too small and they looked for a new location, which was soon found. A first 1200 m² hall was built. At the time, the main activities mainly consisted of turning and milling work, bending profiles, making manholes and all kinds of constructions. Trade in agricultural machinery was gradually phased out.

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