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Beerens family <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Beerens family is best known for its activities in the the automotive sector,<\/a><\/strong> including vehicle leasing and trading through the Beerens Groep<\/strong>located in 's Gravenwezel, province of Antwerp. The story of this family began with Marcel Beerens, who started out as a baker, but turned his business towards large-scale bakeries. food distribution <\/a>before turning to the automotive industry. The company's culinary roots are still symbolized by the name of their top holding company, \"The best bread<\/strong>reflecting the heritage of their natural food beginnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Beerens\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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  • Capital<\/strong>: \u20ac101 145 000<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Trend<\/strong>: Growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Thanks to Erwin, who took over the bankrupt Antwerp-area car company in 1994, the Beerens family has extended its influence within the car dealership industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Company development<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1994<\/strong>Acquisition of the Antwerpse Automobielmaatschappij<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Main dealer for VW group vehicles, second largest outside Brussels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Disposal of 10 concessions VW to Brussels importer D'Ieteren in 2014.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Job preservation for the 180 employees concerned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Diversification with the sale of Nissan dealerships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \"Repairs\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Current activities<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Operators of official concessions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • B2 Cars: Used car showrooms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Leasense: Leasing company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Belcar: Service provider.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Quadriga Car Rental: International trade in new and used vehicles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Beerens Classic: Trade in vintage vehicles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Smart Repair and NV Willy Depage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Infrastructure<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Storage capacity of 200,000m\u00b2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Technical innovations such as state-of-the-art bodywork facilities and rapid repair services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          \"Car\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          The Beerens family has transformed a humble bakery into a major player in the automotive industry<\/strong>by developing various facets and services relevant to current market needs, and has assets of over 100 million euros<\/strong>. Their trajectory shows exemplary flexibility and adaptability over the generations.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Discover the remarkable rise of the Beerens family, from bakery to automotive empire valued at 101 million euros. Based in 's Gravenwezel, Antwerp, the Beerens Groep is a perfect illustration of the family's ability to innovate and adapt from a humble bakery to a major player in Belgium's automotive sector. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2328,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,64,33],"tags":[40,66,5,32,27],"class_list":["post-597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agroalimentaire","category-automobile","category-famille","tag-agroalimentaire","tag-automobile","tag-belgique","tag-entreprise-familiale","tag-flandre"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":17,"label":"Agroalimentaire"},{"value":64,"label":"Automobile"},{"value":33,"label":"Famille"}],"post_tag":[{"value":40,"label":"Agroalimentaire"},{"value":66,"label":"Automobile"},{"value":5,"label":"Belgique"},{"value":32,"label":"Entreprise Familiale"},{"value":27,"label":"Flandre"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/white-floor-new-car-parking-1024x684.jpg",1024,684,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Martin Moth\u00e9","author_link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/author\/mmothe\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":17,"name":"Agroalimentaire","slug":"agroalimentaire","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":69,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":17,"category_count":69,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Agroalimentaire","category_nicename":"agroalimentaire","category_parent":0},{"term_id":64,"name":"Automobile","slug":"automobile","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":64,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":67,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":64,"category_count":67,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Automobile","category_nicename":"automobile","category_parent":0},{"term_id":33,"name":"Famille","slug":"famille","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":33,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":367,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":33,"category_count":367,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Famille","category_nicename":"famille","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":40,"name":"Agroalimentaire","slug":"agroalimentaire","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":40,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":64,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":66,"name":"Automobile","slug":"automobile","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":66,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":61,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":5,"name":"Belgique","slug":"belgique","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":287,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":32,"name":"Entreprise Familiale","slug":"entreprise-familiale","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":32,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":182,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":27,"name":"Flandre","slug":"flandre","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":27,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":200,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}