A special milestone that we celebrated this week at Van der Leun. Our colleague, Jaap Huisman, has been with our company for an impressive 25 years!
Jaap has been the cheerful note in our company for a quarter of a century, spreading joy with his humor and cheerful personality among his colleagues and clients. He is also a dedicated professional who has worked on countless projects, both in the Netherlands and abroad, contributing greatly to the success of Royal Van der Leun.
To mark this special occasion, we surprised Jaap on the Viking Neptun project last Tuesday, where he was working on the installation of a cable laying system. We were fortunate enough to have the permission of our valued customer DEME to come aboard and celebrate Jaap's anniversary. Jaap was completely surprised when we waited for him on board with an envelope and a photo cake, which we enjoyed with coffee and the company of colleagues on board.
We hope that Jaap will continue to make a valuable contribution and enjoy working at Royal Van der Leun for many years to come.
In 1920, Jan Cornelis van der Leun opened his shop at the harbor of Sliedrecht. Radios and electric lighting were still new and remarkable at the time. What began with providing light and sound soon grew into creating solutions for the shipping industry and the emerging dredging sector.
That hands-on, problem-solving mentality is still at the heart of our work today.
Stores are constantly evolving: new concepts, updated interiors and smarter technologies. But who makes sure all those plans are actually carried out behind the scenes?
In 2025, Royal van der Leun is responsible for the maintenance and renovation of over 500,000 m² of retail space across the Netherlands. A task that goes far beyond simply pulling new cables.
From June 24 to 26, 2025, Royal Van der Leun will be present at the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo Europe at RAI Amsterdam. At this leading trade fair in the maritime sector, we will showcase our latest solutions in intelligent electrical systems and sustainable innovation.
