History SLB HIGHTECH

Wim van Lieshout sets up a small steel construction business. In the early years, his clients are mainly local farmers.

The company leaves the old forge and moves to Groenendal on the Uden industrial estate.

Egbèr Smits is employed as a bench joiner. It is the start of a successful career: he is now the Director/Owner of SLB Group.

Demand for stainless steel grows. Because this has to be processed separately from carbon steel, the stainless steel welding side is started in a separate hall.

The activities are housed within two separate companies: Machinebouw Van Lieshout BV and RVS NON FERRO Wim van Lieshout BV.

On 1 January 1993, Egbèr becomes the manager of RVS NON FERRO Wim van Lieshout. Four people worked there at that time.

Egbèr and his wife Jacqueline acquire RVS NON FERRO Wim van Lieshout and continue independently of Machinebouw Van Lieshout. The plan is not to expand for the time being.

RVS NON FERRO achieves NEN-EN-ISO 9001 certification with flying colours.

Despite the plan in 1995, the workshop now employs 20 people. A reason to move to new premises at 4 Koperslagerstraat. The company continues here under the name RVS NON FERRO.

RVS NON FERRO becomes a preferred supplier for Fokker Landing Gear and thus lays the foundation for more work in high-grade industries.

SLB GROUP wants to offer greater added value and acquires RIJKERS Procestechnologie in Veghel partly for that reason. Overnight, the number of employees grows by twelve.

Colleagues from RIJKERS Procestechnologie move from Veghel to Uden, where office space has been built.

The growth of the business – despite the economic climate – calls for expansion of the pre-processing hall.

Growth continues, still in an unfavourable economic climate. A new assembly hall for process installations and machines.

Work begins on a new organisational structure. The three subsidiaries, RVS NON FERRO, RIJKERS Procestechnologie and SLB HIGHTECH, each get their own focus area.

We start the certification process for NEN-EN-ISO 3834 to offer clients greater quality assurance. We achieve both certifications.

The organisation is definitely ready for the future with the new ERP system.

SLB HIGHTECH produced various products for ASML as early as the 90's. As of this year, we are a second-tier supplier for the high-tech company.

SLB GROUP has strong ambitions and articulates them. SLB HIGHTECH becomes an independent business unit with the objective of generating 20% per cent of SLB GROUP's turnover.