CONTRACTORS
Fifty years the best of the best
All photos courtesy of Istimewa Elektro.
Adrie Janse founded ETBZ fifty years ago in Heinkenszand, a small village in Zeeland. Today, we know this company as Istimewa Elektro. Having started with the sales and repair of electric home appliances, the company grew into a multi-disciplined company with three branches and 150 employees.
In the early years, Mr Janse decided to switch the focus from sales to repair and maintenance of electronic installations. With the growing industrial and port activities in mind, he moved the company in 1978 from Heinkenszand to North Sea Port’s port area Vlissingen-Oost.
Relaunch in 1991 The company is currently still located here and throughout the years, the company witnessed the expansion of the port area around its premises. In the nineteen eighties, the company itself expanded as well, and added mechanical disciplines to its services in addition to electronics. After some financial challenges, the company made a relaunch in 1991 with the
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