Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery Nominated for Entrepreneurial Award

Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2011, has been nominated for an entrepreneurial award that is given to businesses in the Netherlands. Bollegraaf, headquartered in Appingedam, Netherlands, was nominated by a jury of public officials and fellow entrepreneurs for the Groninger Enterprise 2011 Award. The ceremony will be held Sept. 29.

Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery, founded by Hartog Bollegraaf, has grown from one location to currently having subsidiaries in the United States, France and the United Kingdom. In recent years, under the leadership of Heiman Bollegraaf, the equipment manufacturer has expanded its operations as it recognized the need for turnkey installations to meet the challenges in the recycling industry.

Criteria for the award include:

•  The originality and durability of company; 
•  The strength of the product; 
•  The level of success of the product; 
•  Strategic vision of the management; 
•  The company's marketing strategy

More information about the award and the proceedings is available in www.ondernemingsprijs.nl (in Dutch).

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Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery was the winner of the Groninger Ondernemingsprijs 2011, the Groningen Award for Entrepreneurs. The jury, consisting of government representatives and fellow entrepreneurs, commended Bollegraaf for its successful innovation and export strategy in particular, which has turned Bollegraaf into a leading company in the recycling industry over its 50 years of existence.

The award was presented to Heiman Bollegraaf, Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery’s CEO, by the Queen’s Commissioner for the Province of Groningen, Max van den Berg, during a live TV broadcast. The jury report applauded Bollegraaf for its solidity and innovative power, its modern personnel policy, its vision of the international territory, and its clear choices and focus.