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Big celebration at Verhoeven International: Wim Smits is 50 years in business!


In August, our colleague, Wim Smits, celebrated 50 years of service with Verhoeven International. A special event, which is less common (these days). Verhoeven decided to celebrate this milestone in a big way. At the head office in Maarheeze, they organised an anniversary day to put Wim in the spotlight and thank him for his loyalty and years of commitment to the company. Back in time Wim started his career at Verhoeven in 1973. At the age of 17, he started dating Els. His father-in-law advised him to take a look at the workshop in Leende. ''Because at Verhoeven, they always have work there''. After a tour and a good conversation, he was able to start the following Monday. His first tasks consisted of screwing and pressing track links. Once he had mastered that trick, he was allowed to move on to overhauling travel drives and other work. "Then you're a...