English - Nooteboom Giants on the Road Magazine English - Nr. 3 - 2016 | Page 10

GIANTS ON THE ROAD Patents: important factor within the Nooteboom innovation programme FROM THE FIRST ‘SWIVELER’ WITH PENDLE AXLES TO THE MANOOVR: THE ALREADY LONG LIST OF INNOVATIONS AT NOOTEBOOM IS STILL GROWING. CONSEQUENTLY THE NEED TO PROPERLY PROTECT THESE CLEVER INVENTIONS GROWS TOO. “It confirms that we really are trendsetters when it comes to innovation.” TOON DE SMIT 10