{"id":535,"date":"2024-02-29T00:17:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T23:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=535"},"modified":"2025-02-13T08:45:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T07:45:54","slug":"weerts-familie-logistieke-groep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/nl\/famille-weerts-group-logistique\/","title":{"rendered":"Weerts Group Family: 75 jaar expansie, van transport tot wereldleider in logistiek"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Familie Weerts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Het verhaal van de firma en de familie Weerts begon kort voor het uitbreken van de Tweede Wereldoorlog, toen Hubert Weerts een <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-depre-voeders-depre\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"639\">landbouwtransport<\/a><\/strong> met slechts \u00e9\u00e9n voertuig. De activiteiten van het bedrijf concentreerden zich rond het dorp Teuven, een klein Belgisch stadje op de grens van Vlaanderen, Walloni\u00eb en Nederland. Helaas had het wereldwijde conflict gevolgen voor het bedrijf: de vrachtwagen werd gevorderd door de Duitse bezetters. <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-janssen-solvay\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17\">Na de oorlog, in 1945<\/a>Met de hulp van zijn zoon Joseph Weerts werd het bedrijf opnieuw gelanceerd.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yves-weerts.jpg\" alt=\"Yves Weerts\" class=\"wp-image-5580\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;object-fit:cover;width:759px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/yves-weerts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/yves-weerts-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/yves-weerts-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/yves-weerts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/yves-weerts-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yves Weerts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In de jaren 1960 versnelde de groei onder impuls van L\u00e9a Kremers, de vrouw van Joseph, en hun zonen Pierre en Lambert, en groeide het bedrijf uit tot een \"familiebedrijf\". <strong>nationale en internationale vervoerder <\/strong>onder de naam \"Transports Weerts &amp; Fils\". De expansie gaat verder in de jaren 1980 met de oprichting van het eerste industri\u00eble magazijn in de Hauts-Sarts, wat de overgang van het bedrijf naar een ge\u00efntegreerde logistieke dienstverlener illustreert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 1994, na de dood van zijn vader Pierre, werd de 26-jarige Yves Weerts CEO van de groep.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 1999 werd ongeveer 100.000 m\u00b2 industri\u00eble opslag ontwikkeld in Bierset.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2001 werd nog eens 33.000 m\u00b2 aan industri\u00eble opslagruimte ontwikkeld in Milmort.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2005 heeft het bedrijf <strong>Supertransport<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-mestdagh-fortune\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"668\">divisie van Carrefour<\/a>wordt overgenomen door Weerts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7c93f4976f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7c93f4976f\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1718\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stephan-bechert-yFV39g6AZ5o-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Modern huis in de winter bij schemering, symbool voor de soliditeit en eenheid van de familie Weerts.\" class=\"wp-image-1111\" style=\"width:764px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/stephan-bechert-yFV39g6AZ5o-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/stephan-bechert-yFV39g6AZ5o-unsplash-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/stephan-bechert-yFV39g6AZ5o-unsplash-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/stephan-bechert-yFV39g6AZ5o-unsplash-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">De warmte van een familiehuis, de steunpilaar van de familie Weerts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>2008 werd gekenmerkt door een strategische beslissing om de transportdivisie af te stoten en te focussen op <strong>onroerend goed<\/strong>opslag en logistieke diensten met toegevoegde waarde. In 2017 heeft Weerts de logistieke activiteiten van Audi in For\u00eat overgenomen. <strong>87 miljoen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Internationale aanwezigheid van de Weerts Groep :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sterke groei in Luik, Belgi\u00eb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uitbreidingen naar Luxemburg, Keulen in Duitsland, Boedapest in Hongarije en Boekarest in Roemeni\u00eb. <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-willemen-construction\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4201\">Roemeni\u00eb<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7c93f49b1a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7c93f49b1a\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/getty-images-cdRhYV54xQA-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Raceauto&#039;s in volle competitie op het circuit, een echo van de toewijding van de familie Weerts aan high-performance racen en logistiek.\" class=\"wp-image-1114\" style=\"width:780px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/getty-images-cdRhYV54xQA-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/getty-images-cdRhYV54xQA-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/getty-images-cdRhYV54xQA-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/02\/getty-images-cdRhYV54xQA-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Het WRT-team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>De recente samenwerking tussen Yves Weerts en zijn neef Pascal, een voormalig advocaat, leidde tot een <strong>joint venture<\/strong> met Ethias, wat financieel zeer voordelig is. De Groep heeft ook een passie voor <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-feryn-garage\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"628\">motorsport<\/a> met de oprichting van het WRT (Weerts Racing Team), wat de synergie tussen logistiek en motorsport rechtvaardigt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Het WRT-team heeft bijna <strong>100 werknemers<\/strong> en biedt een volledig scala aan racediensten aan zijn wereldwijde klanten, waaronder de levering van raceauto's, speciale technische teams, technische voorbereiding van voertuigen en transport. WRT ontwikkelt en verkoopt ook zijn eigen raceauto's. De kracht van de Weerts Familie en de Groep is <strong>een fortuin geschat op meer dan 107 miljoen euro.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontdek de opmerkelijke opkomst van de familie Weerts Group, van een eenvoudig begin met \u00e9\u00e9n vrachtwagen voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog tot een dominante kracht in de logistieke sector. Met een uitgebreide aanwezigheid in Belgi\u00eb en daarbuiten, heeft Weerts de tijd doorstaan om zich te diversifi\u00ebren in vastgoed en gespecialiseerde logistieke diensten, met behoud van de pioniersgeest van zijn 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