Verstegen Grabs started in 1951 when Jan Verstegen took over a small forge in the village of Vreeswijk and started building small buckets and grabs for the local market. After his death, his son Gerrit took over and continued with the same vision: to build reliable, durable grabs that operators could trust.
75 years later, that spirit continues. From their modern facilities in Nieuwegein, Verstegen Grabs now serve ports in more than 1115 countries around the world – a growth built not on shortcuts, but on dedication, long-term thinking, and respect for the craft.
As Verstegen mark this milestone, they remain grateful for their history, proud of their people, and deeply thankful for the loyal customers who have trusted their grabs for generations.
75 YEARS OF DEDICATION TO GRABS
Verstegen is specialised in designing and building of grabs. Their people are continuously working to develop and build the most efficient and cost-effective grabs. Besides the standardised product range, Verstegen also develops unique solutions for specific situations and customer needs.
VERSTEGEN PHILOSOPHY
For fast and efficient unloading, a grab is one of the most important tools. In order to get high unloading rates, the grab must be extremely reliable with a high productive capacity. Furthermore each grab should be custom built for the material it has to handle and the unloading situation in which it has to operate.
HIGH CAPACITIES AND LOW DEAD WEIGHTS
In order to obtain the highest productive capacity, a grab should have the highest possible volume without unnecessary dead weight. This is only possible with a good and well proven design and the use of the best possible materials. To increase strength and minimise wear, each Verstegen grab is provided with shells completely made of high tensile wear resistant steel. The friction in the articulation points is absolute minimal because of an excellent bearing system.
A DIFFERENT GRAB FOR EACH BULK MATERIAL
Each material has its own specific properties and a grab must be adjusted to these properties. A grab that will work perfect in coal, can have great difficulties whilst handling iron ore. Through a large experience and know how, Verstegen has developed a number of grab models, especially designed for common bulk materials (coal, iron ore, agribulk, fertiliser, phosphates, ..). Besides grabs for these materials, they have special solutions available for other bulk materials with specific properties.
On behalf of Dry Cargo International, we would like to congratulate Verstegen, our very first and longest running advertiser, for this momentous milestone, and wish them every success for the next 75 years ahead!
