On March 23, 1902, Garagebedrijf J. Boessenkool was founded on the Bornerbroeksestraat (the Veemarkt) in Almelo. It could rightly be…

Car dealers did not exist at the beginning of the 20th century and if parts on cars had to be…

Photo taken around 1909 with father Boessenkool and mother Boessenkool-Stegehuis and from left to right their four children: Johan Eduard,…

Photo taken around 1925. Around 1910 the company moved to the Veemarkt. A few years later Boessenkool also bought the…

On the photo from 1920, part of the building is visible on the far right, where Johan Boessenkool started his…

A number of T-Fords and a fire engine from the Municipal Works and Fire Department are lined up opposite garage…

In 1932 the company is now known as Garage and Machinefabriek J. Boessenkool. An addition that is still applicable today:…

In the photo, the steel construction preparations are in full swing. The Dagblad van het Oosten wrote at the time:…

The impressive new factory hall was built with all hands on deck. In addition to the steel construction, many concrete…

A unique discovery was made during the renovation in 2023: a time capsule in the form of a copper tube…

The ultramodern lathe milling machine was also on the machine list in 1956. Including hoist ;-)

Over the years, unusual jobs have regularly passed by in the machine factory. For example, there was the realization of…

This was also not unusual in 1965: directors who were given a look behind the scenes at other companies. In…

One of the employees who is mentioned in the same breath when we talk about the history of Boessenkool is…

The photo was taken in 2019 – the 50th time that the annual prize was awarded. During the award ceremony,…

That scarcity on the personnel market is of all times and requires special actions was proven by Machinefabriek Boessenkool in…

This MBA column, in honor of the 75th anniversary, was donated by the staff in 1977 and of course made…

In 1985, through the takeover of Machinefabriek Boessenkool, Maarten Osse took over from Nico Boessenkool. There is a nice story…

For years, the Boessenkool LPG filling gun has been tested as the best by various organisations and agencies such as…

ESRF – European Synchroton Radiation Facility from Grenoble was already a customer of Boessenkool for the delivery of ‘simple’ transport…

This heat exchanger from a renowned food producer was a crucial part of the production of chips: after washing, peeling,…

This rusk machine from and for Bolletje was completely renovated and modernized by us in 1998. Special detail: we have…

In an interview with a Tubantia editor about the succession, Eelco said the following: ‘Fortunately, my father was able to…

This ‘work of art’ of 2 meters in diameter and approximately 2.5 meters high was made for the Lips company.…

The steam train from Haaksbergen has been ‘running’ for quite some time now. Every now and then maintenance is not…

In 2009, the first step in a series of extreme 'leap' investments was made by the Osse Equipment Manufacturing Group.…

S4 Manufacturing is a developer and manufacturer of innovative energy storage and peak systems. This latest innovative flywheel technology is…

The Drone4Emergency, a drone that can transport people and can keep a weight of up to 500 kilos! in the…

In 2018, Eelco Osse was allowed to take the stage as the winner of the Dutch Innovation Award. Presenter Jort…

Now that's not something you do every day: taking a picture with the entire team. In 2018, we had this…

In 2019, Eelco Osse was allowed to take the stage again for a new award as the winner of the…

Research institute CERN in Geneva – known worldwide for the LHC, the most powerful particle accelerator in the world –…

In the Tubantia there was a regular column 'Our DNA'. Under the title 'Coffee break with the Boessenkool lunch boys'…

In 2020, Ghanaian entrepreneur Addom Seme came to Machinefabriek Boessenkool via François Collard of Dutch Dipping Products. The Ghanaian owns…

Silent, manoeuvrable and sustainable – A proud project of Boessenkool is the sustainable electric tractor and implement carrier. A prototype…

Photo from 2018 at US Ecology, Nevada, USA To illustrate the impact of aerosols on the environment, Mike McKay of…

The new office section (phase 1) is ready. The old situation was too small and had remained virtually unchanged since…

During the renovation, the memorial stone from 1956 was carefully removed during the demolition of the current facade of Machinefabriek…

On Friday 6 October 2023, the new construction of Machinefabriek Boessenkool was officially opened. It was a festive afternoon for…