{"id":3757,"date":"2021-03-11T14:37:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T12:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetus.inlinedigital.nl\/cms\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T17:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:28:56","slug":"our-legacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/usa\/our-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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VETUS began in 1964 as a wholesale business run from a home in Rotterdam by the late Mr. Willem den Ouden.<\/p>\n

Today, the company\u2019s goal is to be the market leader in the supply of innovative systems and products for leisure boats and light-duty commercial vessels.<\/p>\n

Our mission is to consistently provide the best products and service in the business. We bring the most cutting-edge and sustainable solutions to our customers to enhance their boating pleasure.<\/p>\n

The most significant events in the company\u2019s history are listed below.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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    \n 2025 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS relocates to a new headquarters and warehouse on Havenstraat in Schiedam, the Netherlands <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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    \n 2022 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS introduces the BOW PRO Boosted 400 series, a new industry standard in DC thruster power. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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    \n 2021 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS opens a branch office in Germany. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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    \n 2020 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS introduces unique, new electric propulsion system solutions to the market. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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    \n 2019 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS introduces YellowV, a new brand for inflatable equipment. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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    \n 2018 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS introduces a game changer in bow thrusters: the BOW PRO. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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    \n 2016 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS opens branch offices in Poland and Portugal. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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    \n 2015 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS opens a branch office in France. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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    \n 2014 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS opens a branch office in Italy. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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    \n 2013 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS joins the YANMAR Group and opens branch office in South-Africa. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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    \n 2012 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS introduces a new corporate identity, “VETUS, creator of boat systems,” as well as unveiling its V-Quipment brand. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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    \n 2010 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n VETUS opens branch offices in Denmark and India. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li> <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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      \n 2009 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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      \n VETUS Sweden and VETUS Finland are added to the VETUS Group. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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      \n 2008 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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      \n VETUS-Maxwell APAC Limited New Zealand is added to the VETUS Group. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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      \n VETUS-Maxwell Pty Ltd Australia is added to the VETUS Group. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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      \n 2008 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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      \n The Maxwell and Marex brands are incorporated into the VETUS Group. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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      \n 2004 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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      \n The company name VETUS den Ouden is changed to VETUS. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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      \n Founder Willem den Ouden hands over the day-to-day management of the company to a team of VETUS executives. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li> <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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        \n 1987 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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        \n VETUS den Ouden opens a new branch office in Southampton, Great, Britain. VETUS den Ouden UK is founded. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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        \n VETUS den Ouden begins joint ventures with importers in Greece and Switzerland and commences the first production of windows in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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        \n 1982 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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        \n VETUS Den Ouden France is founded. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li> <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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        \n \n The start of the company <\/strong>\n <\/div>\n
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          \n VETUS den Ouden Spain is founded. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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          \n 1974 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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          \n Development begins on the first VETUS engine, based on a Peugeot block. VETUS Diesel is founded. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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          \n VETUS den Ouden expands further with a branch office in the USA. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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          \n A new HQ office and warehouse is opened in Schiedam, The Netherlands. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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          \n 1968 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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          \n The first in-house engineer is employed for own-product development. The first item developed in-house with the brand name VETUS is the seawater strainer type 325. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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          \n 1966 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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          \n 1965 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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          \n The first VETUS catalogue is published in Dutch and German with a print run of 50,000 copies. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>
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          \n VETUS den Ouden is founded by the late Willem den Ouden from his home in Rotterdam. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/li> <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":45,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"tpl-default.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3757","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"image":{"ID":3758,"id":3758,"title":"Historie Header-1","filename":"Historie-Header-1.jpg","filesize":568073,"url":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/usa\/our-legacy\/historie-header-1-2\/","alt":"","author":"31","description":"","caption":"","name":"historie-header-1-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3757,"date":"2021-03-11 13:47:51","modified":"2021-03-11 13:47:51","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":700,"height":648,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1-300x278.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":278,"medium_large":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":648,"large":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","large-width":700,"large-height":648,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":648,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":648,"210w":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","210w-width":210,"210w-height":194,"330w":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","330w-width":330,"330w-height":305,"431w":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","431w-width":431,"431w-height":399,"507w":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","507w-width":507,"507w-height":469,"530w":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","530w-width":530,"530w-height":491,"690w":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","690w-width":690,"690w-height":639,"930w":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","930w-width":700,"930w-height":648,"1170w":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","1170w-width":700,"1170w-height":648,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":278,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":370,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/vetus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historie-Header-1.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":555}},"title":"VETUS,
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