The utilities and street furniture installer Socalim from Houthalen-Helchteren is tapping into a new area of activity. As a subcontractor to the out-of-home advertising agency Clear Channel, the Limburg-based company will soon play its part in the digitalisation of advertising panels.
Pami, a manufacturer and distributor of office furniture from Pelt, is merging with Robberechts, which is active in the same sector and is located in Turnhout. Together, they intend to forge ahead to become one of Europe’s top 25 providers. Hendrik and Lode Essers, the previous owners of Pami, will also be moving across and will form part of the new structure.
Jean-Claude Van Rode, former union president of the ABVV, director of LRM and POM Limburg, manager of Adlex advocaten & bemiddelaars and creator of the name KRC Genk, passed away on Thursday evening. He was suffering from the muscle disease ALS and chose euthanasia at the age of 72
The Flemish Minister of Economy and Employment Jo Brouns (CD&V) intends to do everything possible to recover a total of 14.2 million euros in subsidies from Sappi that had been provided under various support measures. The minister is also calling for the creation of a special task force.
Limburg-based company Hammer-IMS, which specialises in the development and production of innovative quality control systems, is set to open a branch in the United States. “The Americans are doing everything they can to please investors,” says Managing Director Noël Deferm.