VDL Groep has won the Dutch Innovation Prize 2019. The award recognizes the innovative strength and social impact of the family business with its headquarters in Eindhoven.
When awarding the innovation prize, new, progressive solutions and technologies from VDL, attention for employees, entrepreneurship and cooperation. The Dutch Innovation Prize 2019 was presented during the TV program De Wereld van Morgen that AVROTROS broadcast tonight from 20.30 p.m. on NPO1.
Pearl of the manufacturing industry
During the announcement at the Kurhaus in Scheveningen, the jury praised VDL Groep in many areas. “VDL is at the forefront of the application of new technologies and innovation is in its DNA”, says jury chairman Henk Volberda, also professor of strategy & innovation.
As director of the Amsterdam Center for Business Innovation, Volberda is affiliated with Amsterdam Business School, part of the University of Amsterdam. “At VDL Groep, substantial investments are made in research & development and the combination of automation and attention for employees leads to new jobs.
Where others see threats, VDL sees opportunities. There is an important contribution to sustainable solutions in several areas. VDL is the pearl of the manufacturing industry. ”
Innovation Monitor
The Dutch Innovation Prize 2019 is part of the Dutch Innovation Monitor. This large-scale research into innovation is conducted annually in the Netherlands by the Amsterdam Center for Business Innovation of the Amsterdam Business School, affiliated with the University of Amsterdam.
More than 5.000 organizations from a wide range of sectors have been invited to participate in the survey. Based on the participating organizations (approximately 800) and interviews with the companies, the following three companies remain: D2D Water Solutions from Hardenberg, Hanskamp Agro Tech from Doetinchem and VDL Groep from Eindhoven.
Great recognition
Board member Jennifer van der Leegte of VDL Groep has received the Dutch Innovation Prize 2019 in Scheveningen. “This is a great recognition for our nearly 17.000 employees who work hard every day at our 104 companies at home and abroad to make our world smarter, faster, better and greener. Our activities are of course very broad and diverse.
For example, we are researching the smallest part on Earth, parts for the particle accelerator from CERN in Switzerland, and researching the largest part on Earth: the support structures for the mirrors of the largest telescope in the world being built in Chile, and everything in between.
Don't forget that we are the European frontrunner in the electrification of heavier transport, buses, trucks and automated guided vehicles. With our electric vehicles, we contribute to a cleaner and quieter environment. ”
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