Next Sunday, the bicycle bridge over the Grote Baan in Helchteren will be officially inaugurated. The bridge is part of the bicycle highway F74 that connects Hasselt directly to Eindhoven.
Hundreds of thousands of homes have windows and doors from Limburg-based Belisol. The business is now being run by the three Alen sisters and their spouses.
In order to broaden the existing product range, increase production capacity and build more stock, Nelissen Steenfabrieken in Lanaken has put concrete expansion plans on the table.
Made in Limburg - The Genk-based family-run company Tectum has just completed a roof renovation that ranks as the world’s first, fully circular flat roof. Patented system components actually allow the entire roof to be disassembled and reused, creating a ’second-hand roof’ that will no doubt be emulated elsewhere in the world.
Hasselt?– The number of vacant stores in Limburg has fallen for the second year in a row. In early January, 11.5 percent of Limburg’s retail properties were vacant. “Vacancy rates are decreasing fastest in Limburg,” said Tom Vandeput, Deputy for the Economy.?
The Limburg-based hospitality wholesaler, Van Zon, is continuing its expansion drive and is opening a branch in East Flanders today. The new 5,500-square-metre store will be housed in the former Metro in Evergem. “This acquisition will enable us to remain amongst the top three catering wholesalers in Belgium,” says the company’s CEO, Marion Van Zon.?
Mathieu Verjans (61), current national ACV Secretary and former ACV Chairman Limburg, is set to take early retirement as of 1 March. “I will devote myself to volunteer work after that,” he said in a comment.
The Limburg cheese manufacturer Breugelkaas has put the first spade in the ground in Lommel for the construction of a brand new production area. The 4 owners, who made the acquisition 2 years ago, want to increase volume fivefold within 3 years.?
In 2022, foreign companies invested 5.26 billion euros in Flanders: a historic record. This was announced by Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon (N-VA) on Monday before his trip to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. There was an influx of 278 new investment projects, accounting for 6,540 additional jobs – also a new record – and 4.7 percent more than in 2021.?