On 1 January 2016, Plastic Modern was taken over by Josina van der Velde. In the following, she we will introduce herself in her own words: My name is Josina…

From the year 2008 onwards, Plastic Modern continued through the economic crisis. Many companies in the graphics industry went out of business. They were difficult times. Plastic Modern, too, saw…

On 1 January 2004, Plastic Modern was acquired by Rima Benelux Holding.

This gave Jan Bokelaar the opportunity to acquire Plastic Modern through a management buy-out on 1 January 1987. Following the buy-out, business was good again as sales grew considerably; Plastic…

But it was not all success. The oil crisis in the early 1970s led to a jittery market. One of Plastic Modern BV’s larger customers was Hoogezand-based Atlanta. After extensive…

The then mayor of Heerenveen opened the new production premises in July 1962. At the time, Plastic Modern BV was the second largest production company in Heerenveen-Zuid, after bicycle maker…

Founded in 1958 by Piet Bokelaar, Plastic Modern BV started out as a small company with a workforce of 3 employees based in a wooden shed in Naaldwijk. Bokelaar’s very…