The Vanderbeke family has been running Bekina for 50 years and the company has been known and respected for decades in its home region. For some time now, the PU boot manufacturing division has been part of Vanderbeke Group, a name which encompasses 4 separate companies.
How was this group formed?
History
1962
Establishment of Bekina
Manufacturing of handmade rubber boots
(surface area of buildings: 2400 m²)
1967
Production of rubber blends
1968
Installation of presses for pre-formed boots
1970
Establishment of Indurub
Production of semi-finished coloured rubber
1992
Production of polyurethane boots
Automation of rubber mixing department
2003
Vinova® becomes brand name of Indurub
2007
rubber preparations becomes Bekina Compounds
(surface area of buildings: 15,260 m²)
2012
Bekina celebrates his 50th anniversary