Vekoma

Vekoma Rides Manufacturing is a Netherlands-based manufacturer that builds amusement park rides.

History
Vekoma was started in 1926 by a blacksmith named Hendrik op het Veld.Peter Scott, A History of the Wicksteed Park Railway: The Story of the Railway and Park created by Charles Wicksteed in Kettering, Northamptonshire (Reading: P. Scott, 2002), p. 69 The name Velkoma is short for "Veld Koning Machinefabriek", or Veld Koning machine factory. At first they made machines for farming and mining. Later they started to build rides for theme parks.Todd H. Throgmorton, Roller Coasters: United States and Canada, Third Edition (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2009), p. 292 They built rides such as Ferris wheels, roller coasters, water rides, and family-friendly rides.

Roller coaster models
Boomerang
Family Custom Coaster
Flying Dutchman
Hammerhead Stall
Junior Coaster 
Looping Coaster
Mine Train
Moterbike Coaster
Suspended Family Coaster
Suspended Looping Coaster
Swinging Turns
Tilt Coaster
Wooden Coaster

References

Other websites
Official Website

Category:1926 establishments in Europe
Category:Companies of the Netherlands
Category:1920s establishments in the Netherlands
Category:Manufacturing companies