English - Nooteboom Giants on the Road Magazine English - Nr. 5 - 2018 | Page 12
GIANTS ON THE ROAD
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Kranen Desutter is active in Belgium and northern France
BIRTH OF THE DESUTTER GROUP
Jan: “In 2006 we decided to present ourselves commercially under the
name ‘Desutter Group’. On the trucks, tractors, trailers and cranes you will
still see the name Destrans, Ville de Courtrai or Kranen Desutter, but they
are separate companies with one head office in Harelbeke. At the same
time we looked at the house style. We quickly agreed that the red colour
of Ville de Courtrai should be the basic colour of our house style. That
colour red is – coincidentally – exactly the same as the Nooteboom red
colour.”
MOVE TO HARELBEKE
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Frederik: “Between 2000 and 2010 the Desutter Group grew year after
year. We operated from two hired locations. In 2009 we bought a plot in
Harelbeke to organise all the activities in one single location. Next to our
office we built a large workshop with two grease pits, washing bay and our
own filling station. In 2011 we moved into the marvellous premises. We
thought then that the space would be sufficient for a period of ten years.
But our activities in construction, industry and infrastructure are growing
so rapidly that we are running out of space again in Harelbeke too.”
■ Jan and Frederik Desutter
■ The low maintenance costs make the Ballasttrailer an attractive option for Desutter