Berkhof Groep
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| Industry | Automotive |
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| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Arthur Berkhof Henk Berkhof |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Successor | VDL Bus & Coach |
| Headquarters | The Netherlands |
| Products | Buses |
| Parent | VDL Groep |
| Subsidiaries | Jonckheere |
| Website | www.vdlberkhof.com |
Berkhof Groep (later Berkhof Jonckheere Groep and VDL Berkhof) was a Netherlands bus and coach builder. They made low-floor articulated trolleybuses for Arnhem in the Netherlands,[1] and Solingen in Germany.[2]
History
[change | change source]Berkhof Groep was founded in 1970 by Arthur Berkhof and his son Henk. They only repaired buses.
In 1989, They purchased body of a bus maker Hainje.[3]
In 1994, Berkhof Groep purchased Jonckheere.
In 1997, the company changed its name from Berkhof Groep to Berkhof Jonckheere Groep.
In 1998, it was bought by the VDL Groep,
In 2010, VDL Berkhof, VDL Jonckheere and VDL Bova were merged into one company called VDL Bus & Coach.
Former models
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia, p. 109. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. ISBN 0-904235-18-1.
- ↑ Trolleybus Magazine No. 252 (Nov.-Dec. 2003), p. 132. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
- ↑ In Brief Commercial Motor 16 February 1989
Other websites
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Media related to Berkhof vehicles at Wikimedia Commons- VDL Berkhof official website
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