As a family business we are proud of our one hundred years of existence. Our long history is one of the strongest building blocks of our company. We have developed our pipes and tubes specialism and our extensive network over many years. On the basis of this global network, our more than 2,400 committed and driven employees devote their efforts to the customer, inspired by the pipe and tube profession and everything related to this: the pipe and tube products, services, processing, and the pipes and tubes that find their way into such a wide range of applications. This inspiration gives Van Leeuwen its strength and ensures we are top of mind for many customers. Our 100 years of experience contributes to charting a sustainable, innovative course which enables us to care for generations to come. In this way we connect the past with the future and make our customers' dreams a reality yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Van Leeuwen is proud of its products and services, its history and the entrepreneurial spirit that has moved the company forward since 1924.
Our company attaches great value to continuity; we look to the long term. In doing so, we constantly focus on our customers and their ambitions; we are customer-oriented. The strength of our worldwide logistics network ensures that we can efficiently deliver our products and services and share and expand our knowledge and experience. This way, we stimulate innovative entrepreneurship. With a single brand name for our company, we want to communicate that we are a strong, global company in the Industry and Energy markets. With our international distribution network with expert people and specialist knowledge we are connected worldwide with our markets, customers and suppliers.
Van Leeuwen's core business consists of the trade and distribution of steel pipes and related products. Our company had its start in 1924 as a one-man company in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. Since then we have evolved into a company that offers more than tubes. With more products and services, as well as a global network of seventy largely stock-keeping branches in 32 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Asia and North America. With specialist knowledge of logistics processes, stock planning and project management. With knowledge and expertise in the area of applying our products and services in various markets and industries.
We are driven in our ambitions and in our growth by what markets and customers require from us, now and in the future. Van Leeuwen has increasingly evolved into a service-oriented business, directed at specific markets and customers on the one hand, and on large projects with partnerships and customization on the other hand. We reinforce our leading market positions through organic growth and acquisitions, as well as through continually strengthening and broadening our product portfolio, service delivery and international organization. Our acquisitions are focused on areas in which we do not yet have any in-house specialisms, or on geographical areas where we do not yet have a strong presence and want to enlarge our footprint.
When Piet Van Leeuwen started trading in steel pipes and iron in 1924 in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands, he would not have expected that his company would grow into the globally operating trading company Van Leeuwen is today. Thanks to his entrepreneurship, he expanded his company into a highly successful organization.
