As a teenager, Yannick Luwel had other priorities than studying. When his parents gave him one last chance, the young student from Hasselt grabbed it with both hands. Having built a career as a pilot, Yannick, who is now 30, has now come a long way since attending vocational secondary education and he now counts the trendy Dubai Marina neighbourhood as his home base for the time being.?
Martin Vandereyt Group, a constructor of modular, timber-framed homes, has just loaded five recreational homes onto an inland waterway barge in Lanklaar. Very soon, after a 230-kilometre journey, they will arrive in the Dutch town of Kortgene, where they will be installed on stilts in the lake at Camping and Villapark De Paardekreek.?
One Two Go, the network of business leaders building ties between the Belgian and Dutch provinces of Limburg, has named Kristof Schiepers of the communications agency Hands as the Cross-border Networker of the Year. A fine award that indicates that Schiepers also looks beyond national borders when seeking attractive commercial opportunities.?
The Belgian brewing group Alken-Maes is set to invest another 3.7 million euros in its Alken brewery. This new investment means that not long from now, India Pale Ale can also be brewed in Alken.?
Two top entrepreneurs and one top project: those are the nominees for 29th Herman Dessers Entrepreneur Award of Voka Limburg. Will Dirk Ceyssens (Group Ceyssens), Luc Jeurissen (Trixxo) or the repurposing of the Ford site, by the companies such as H.Essers & Group Machiels take the lead??
The tourism industry has gained a sustainable and experiential innovation thanks to StilSloep, a Kinrooi-based electric boat rental company. They were the first Belgian company to launch an electrically powered boat that was 3D printed with material made from 100% plastic consumer waste.?
Sustainability is the hot topic of the moment... However, many entrepreneurs do not yet know where to turn in order to be fully on board in this field. Inspiration, however, is everywhere for the taking. In Sweden, for instance, where Unizo Limburg is going in September to introduce Limburg entrepreneurs to the future...?
Gearbox manufacturer Punch Powertrain from Sint-Truiden is beginning its search for as many as 250 additional employees, preferably technically skilled. And it’s all hands on deck in this regard.?