With Van den Born, Dubbeldam strengthens its position in the body building, conversion and upfitting of light commercial vehicles. Waalwijk thereby becomes its ninth location. Mark van den Born will continue to lead day-to-day operations as director of Van den Born Carrosserie, and the team of over 50 employees will remain at the Waalwijk location.

Mark van den Born on the acquisition: “I am proud of our company and the people who deliver practical solutions for our customers every day. Joining Dubbeldam is a logical next step. We see opportunities to share our knowledge and make use of the specialisms within the group. This allows us to further build on our craftsmanship and the service we provide to our customers together.”

Marco van der Velden, managing director of Dubbeldam truck & techniek: “With Van den Born, a company with experienced professionals joins us. Their knowledge of commercial vehicle body building and engineering is a strong addition to our specialisms. We want to be the first choice wherever the market asks for damage repair, vehicle body building, hydraulics and service. We achieve this by bringing together companies that strengthen each other. This allows us to offer customers more, from a specific modification to a fully built commercial vehicle.”

Van den Born Carrosserie is a family business based in Waalwijk with a history dating back to 1840. The company specialises in converting light commercial vehicles into complete workplaces tailored to its customers’ needs, ranging from service vehicles, tippers and flatbeds to specialised vehicles. With its own engineering department, Van den Born develops customised solutions. The company has partnerships with, among others, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Stellantis, Renault, Kia and Volkswagen. 

Each year, more than 1.000 commercial vehicles pass through the workshop in Waalwijk, where over 50 people are employed. Customers include regional water authorities, the Government of the Netherlands, municipalities and fleet owners.

Dubbeldam Industries is a family business based in Schelluinen, focused on technical niches in the truck business and manufacturing industry. The group is led by CEO Raymond Dubbeldam and consists of three divisions: Dubbeldam, Metagro and Defence.

Dubbeldam truck & techniek was founded in 1966 in Boven-Hardinxveld as a damage repair business. It has since expanded into service and maintenance, damage repair and spray painting, body building, hydraulic cranes and tippers, and container and waste collection systems. With nine locations, including its headquarters in Schelluinen, Dubbeldam serves customers throughout the Netherlands.