Ukraine legal information | Site Map | Contact home About Walraven Representative offices History Our philosophy Mission Quality Sales of products Production Event overview news Product Catalog BIS Fastening systems BIS Fire protection systems BIS Plumbing systems Technical support Download Projects Contact Home >> About Walraven >> History History Started in 1942 The Walraven Group originated from the J. van Walraven BV Metal Products Factory, a family business founded in 1942 in Meidrecht (Netherlands). Founder Jan van Walraven, grandfather of the current director, was a plumber. Due to the lack of building materials after the end of World War II, he was forced to start the production of fastening materials himself. International Enterprise By now, the once small, family-owned company has become an international enterprise with its own production and sales subsidiaries around the world. The Walraven Group employs approximately 600 people who develop, manufacture and market innovative fastening, fire protection and sanitary systems. Chronology: Year: 1942 Founding of the J. van Walraven BV Metal Products Factory 1947 First production of pipe clamps 1958 First export to Belgium 1965 First export to Germany 1969 Participation in the international exhibition (ISH - Frankfurt) 1970 Export to other European countries 1980 Establishment of a sales office in Tienen (Belgium) 1986 Purchase of Bettermann Installatie Systemen customer and establishment of a sales office in Bayreuth, Germany 1986 Introduction to the production of the BISMAT® clamp 1990 Participation in the Loko Galvano galvanizing plant in Gramsbergen (Netherlands) 1995 Purchase of Alfabat customer and opening of a sales office in Lyon (France) 1998 Purchase of an industrial suspension plant and opening of a sales office in Banbury (UK) 1998 Opening of a sales office in Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic) 1999 Production introduction of the BIS RapidRail® system 2000 Cooperation with the production company Suchanek in Siste (Czech Republic) 2000 Введение в производство системы BIS RapidStrut® 2003 Открытие торгового представительства в Кракове (Польша) 2004 European introduction of BIS Pacifyre® MK II Fire sleeve 2005 Introduction of BISCLIPS® Electrical Fixings 2006 Joint venture with A Raymond and founding of sales office in Grenoble (FR) 2006 Покупка Emlux (производителя фитингов BISCLIPS®), ведущего производителя фиксаторов из пружинной стали в Великобритании 2006 Start of rubber production company Jefleks in Istanbul (TR) 2007 Открытие торгового представительства в Детройте (США) 2008 Открытие торгового представительства в Мадриде (Испания) 2008 Открытие торгового представительства в Киеве (Украина) 2009 Открытие торгового представительства в Москве(Россия) 2012 Founding of sales office in Shanghai (CN) 2012 Walraven отмечает 70 летие своего существования Share this: TOV "Valraven", pr. Vidradniy 95x, 03061, Kiev, Ukraine Tel. +380 44 351 27 47