Riwal

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Riwal Holding Group bv

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legal form bv
founding 1968
Seat Dordrecht , the Netherlands
management Pedro Torres
Number of employees 2500
sales 265 million euros (2017)
Branch Rental and sale of lifting and working platforms
Website www.riwal.com
Status: July 2019

Riwal Holding Group bv is an international company in the field of height access technology with headquarters in Dordrecht, the Netherlands .

Internationally, the company employs over 2,350 people at 75 locations in 16 countries. It rents and sells height access machines. It also sells spare parts and overhauls machines. The rental fleet includes around 19,000 machines worldwide. The company is the official importer and dealer for JLG Industries , Holland Lift and Teupen Maschinenbau .

history

Dick Schalkamp started renting cranes from Richards & Wallington Cranes in 1968 . Ten years later, the company was the first supplier of height access technology on the Dutch market. In 1988 the rental of aerial work platforms was started under the name Riwal Lift . A year later, he handed the company over to his sons. Since 1995 Riwal has been the official dealer of the aerial platform manufacturer JLG Industries . On the 30th anniversary of the company's founding, the various areas of the company were united under the name Riwal .

In 2001 the company expanded its scope beyond national borders with the creation of Riwal Denmark . In 2005 Riwal expanded to Slovenia , in 2001 to France , Norway and the United Arab Emirates . This was followed by expansions to Croatia , Kazakhstan and Brazil .

In 2008 123 Lift in France and Grupo Clem in Spain were acquired. A year later, Riwal opened in the UK and Qatar , a year later in Germany and India and acquired Instant Holland . In 2011 the acquisition of BMS in Denmark and JPB Matériel in France and the opening of Riwal Sweden took place . In 2013, Riwal acquired the high-altitude access business in Belgium from Sarens . As of this year, the Riwal Group has been fully part of the Dutch investment company ProDelta.

Riwal has owned the Riwal Readynez Cycling Team since 2013 and is the name sponsor of the FC Dordrecht stadium , the Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadium .

Riwal continues to own the Manlift Group, which operates under its brand in the Emirates, Qatar and India.

Around 70% of sales are generated in Europe.

In October 2018, CEO Norty Turner left the company. In July 2019, the previous COO Pedro Torres took over the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Locations

Riwal is represented by branches at 75 locations in 16 countries. Other countries are covered by partners. The company's headquarters are in Dordrecht near Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

Germany

In Germany, the company has ten branches and one company headquarters. In 2010, Riwal Deutschland GmbH founded the first branch in Dortmund . This was followed by branches in Bingen am Rhein and Ingersheim . The main markets in Germany are construction, industry, maintenance, logistics and storage. The company rents and sells aerial work platforms such as telescopic platforms , articulated telescopes, scissor lifts and telescopic loaders . Riwal Germany has been a certified International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) training center since May 2014 .

In April 2017, Riwal announced the takeover of the aerial platform rental company AFI, which operates in Germany with nine branches.

At the beginning of 2018, Riwal Germany and AFI merged to form Riwal Arbeitsbühnenvermietung GmbH. In autumn of the same year, Adam GmbH, based in Hanau , was taken over. On September 1, 2019, both companies were merged into Riwal Deutschland GmbH.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b Riwal appoints new CEO. In: riwal.com. Riwal Deutschland GmbH, July 12, 2019, accessed on October 24, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Torres becomes Riwal's new CEO. In: Vertical.net. Vertical Verlag, July 12, 2019, accessed on July 15, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Riwal Industry Solutions. In: riwal.com. Riwal Holding Group bv, accessed October 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Michael Roth: Aerial Rental Giant Riwal Names Pedro Torres CEO. In: Rental Equipment Register. Informa USA, Inc., July 12, 2019, accessed July 15, 2019 .
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  7. ↑ a b c d The Riwal History. In: riwal.com. Riwal Holding Group bv, accessed on July 15, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Riwal compra 70% de Grupo Clem para entrar a mercado español y liderar el europeo. In: Empresa Exterior. May 27, 2008, accessed February 16, 2018 (Spanish).
  9. ^ Riwal neemt Instant Holland over. In: Cobouw. Vakmedianet, July 13, 2009, accessed February 16, 2018 (Dutch).
  10. ↑ Riwal takes over BMS-Bühnen. In: Vertical.net. Vertical Verlag, April 14, 2011, accessed February 16, 2018 .
  11. ^ Murray Pollok: BMS sells access division to Riwal Denmark. In: KHL. KHL Group LLP, April 15, 2011, accessed on February 16, 2018 .
  12. ^ Entreprise Riwal France à Mignières (28630). In: Le Figaro . Groupe Dassault , accessed February 16, 2018 (French).
  13. ↑ Historia. Riwal Sverige. In: riwal.com. Riwal Holding Group bv, accessed February 16, 2018 (Swedish).
  14. ^ Riwal acquires Sarens access. In: Vertical.net. Vertical Verlag, August 1, 2013, accessed on February 16, 2018 (English).
  15. ↑ Riwal Hoogwerkers connects naam aan stadion FC Dordrecht. In: MarketingTribune. BBP Media BV, May 14, 2014, accessed February 16, 2018 (Dutch).
  16. ↑ Murray Pollok: Manlift targets international projects for power rentals growth. In: KHL. KHL Group LLP, July 14, 2011, accessed on February 16, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Manlift International. In: manliftgroup.com. Manlift Group, accessed February 16, 2018 .
  18. ↑ Euan Youdale: Unstoppable. In: Access International. KHL Group LLP, July 10, 2018, accessed on July 11, 2018 .
  19. ↑ Norty Turner leaves Riwal. In: Vertical.net. Vertical Verlag, October 23, 2018, accessed November 15, 2018 .
  20. ↑ Industries and areas of application. In: riwal.com. Riwal Deutschland GmbH, accessed on October 24, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Rent. In: riwal.com. Riwal Deutschland GmbH, accessed on October 24, 2019 .
  22. ↑ Riwal grabs AFI. In: Vertical.net. Vertical Verlag, April 11, 2017, accessed April 24, 2017 .
  23. ↑ Bundling competencies: AFI GmbH taken over by Riwal. In: afirent.de. AFI GmbH, April 18, 2017, accessed April 24, 2017 .
  24. ↑ Welcome to Riwal Arbeitsbühnenvermietung GmbH. In: riwal.com. Riwal Deutschland GmbH, February 13, 2018, accessed on February 16, 2018 .
  25. ↑ Dietmar Müller heads German Riwal. In: Vertical.net. Vertical Verlag, January 25, 2018, accessed April 24, 2017 .
  26. ↑ RIWAL takes over Adam GmbH. In: riwal.com. Riwal Deutschland GmbH, October 2, 2018, accessed on October 24, 2019 .
  27. ↑ Riwal is now called Riwal Deutschland GmbH. In: riwal.com. Riwal Deutschland GmbH, August 28, 2019, accessed on October 24, 2019 .