Yesterday and today we introduced the youth to our passion: bringing ships and buildings to life.
During the STO Experience Days in Zwijndrecht at Loket, students could participate in all kinds of fun and educational activities from different companies and thus get acquainted with working life and the world of technology in an interactive way.
With us they were allowed to wire an electrical circuit. They learned from Ronald Visser, Heidi Heemskerk, Falco Ebelties and Wesley Bakker how to read a technical drawing and how to light the light with only wires and a screwdriver.
As a reward, they were given the real Royal van der Leun screwdriver – because let's face it, it comes in handy often enough and guarantees beautiful work!
We wish all students a successful school period and hope to see them back in the field later, tinkering with the most beautiful projects!
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.
