Milestones

Hegge Supplies attention to the environment has now also been audited by LRQA. They found that our environmental management system meets the ISO 14001 standard. This standard is a management system for evaluating, improving and reporting on environmental performance and monitoring compliance with environmental legislation.

On Friday 26 October 2018, Hegge celebrated its 125th anniversary together with customers, suppliers and other relations. Saturday 27 October 2018 in the afternoon, several proud employees showed what goes on in the buildings, both in Bosstraat and on Military Dike. All employees were invited, along with their families, for an extended company visit. In the evening, a big party was organised for all employees with their partners and the Hegge family. The theme of the party was talent. Several employees therefore enjoyed showing and hearing their musical talents.

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During the leave, machinery, supplies and office furniture were moved to the new location.

On 01/01/2017, the activities of Rupp Industrievertretungen GmbH, relating to sales of aluminium mudguards in Germany and Austria, were taken over.

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.

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.

From 01 October 1999, Marc and Luc, two of Gerard’s sons, took over the torch through their investment company Hegge Invest NV. Both are responsible for general management. Luc is responsible for production. Marc, on the other hand, is responsible for sales, purchasing, personnel, infrastructure and IT. Production is divided between two independent companies, being Hegge NV and Hegge Toelevering NV. Hegge NV produces and installs aluminium windows, doors, façade walls and domes. The market in which we operate is utility, office and industrial buildings. Hegge Toelevering NV is active in metal processing. It is divided into 5 departments, being: – Sheet processing (laser cutting, punching, bending and cutting) – Small construction (TIG, MIG and MAG welding, robotic welding, bending of profiles) – Production of aluminium splash screens – Pressing works (mechanical and hydraulic up to 5,000 kN pressing force) – Powder coating

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.

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.

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.

Around 1928, three sons of Andries Hegge established a hardware store. Buying iron from the steel mills and selling it to local consumers was their activity. There was also a shop with a hardware shop on Hamont’s market square. The house with shop was later restored and is now called the “house Hegge”.