Celebrating eighty years of VMI progressive innovation
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VMI’s headquarters in Epe Netherlands
During the course of this year. Netherlands based tyre manufacturing equipment specialist VMI has celebrated an extraordinary milestone, one that few companies achieve. Eigty years of continued successful innovation, service and growth throughout the world.
From a small workshop in the rural region of Gelderland, in the Netherlands, VMI has progressively evolved into a leading global player, with operations on almost every continent, and a key role in driving growth and quality improvement across the Tire, Rubber and other industries worldwide.
The theme with celebrations in every major location, has been attended by country management, members of the Board and the company’s employees. including celebrations in large-scale events and parties in Yantai (China), Stow (US), Itatiaia (Brazil), Leszno (Poland) and Vadodara (India), with a special highlight of the campaign being an epic Family Day in Epe, in which over 3000 people took part.
This historic event, brings together not just people who work for VMI but their wider business partners, which perfectly VMI’s momentum into global presence.
Harm Voortman, VMI’s CEO, states, “VMI is a global business, but we are also truly local in every country where we operate. We pride ourselves on being professional, rigorous and always working to the highest standards, but also welcoming, open and friendly to everyone”.
VMI are celebrating decade after decade of continuous, relentless innovation which has been built on a strong foundation of exceptional ideas, great insights, original thinking, an uncompromising commitment to R&D and a constant stream of great products, designed to enhance and support the markets and customers we work with.
This was also the year when VMI received the gold EcoVadis award celebrating yet another special achievement with recognition as one of the most sustainable and environmentally responsible manufacturers in the industry.
Mike Norman, Chief Commercial Officer concludes, “ This great milestone has now been reached and VMI is already looking forward to new challenges, new achievements and further innovations as our ongoing key to success in the future.”
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