The great uncertainty that has weighed heavily on the bus company’s staff in the last few months is finally coming to an end, the curators said in a statement on Wednesday evening. “In the given circumstances, we are pleased that we can enable a quick restart of Van Hool’s business activities with VDL Groep and … Read more
ANP NOS News•yesterday, 1:15 PM•Adjusted yesterday, 2:13 PM Industrial group VDL wants to take over part of the bankrupt Belgian bus company Van Hool. Another part of the company is taken over by the German Schmitz Cargobull. VDL is eyeing Van Hool’s touring car department. The Dutch company already builds (electric) buses, coaches and trucks. … Read more
After the announcement of the bankruptcy and the disappearance of 1,550 to 1,850 jobs, the trade union front was particularly critical of the Van Hool family. We only feel vicarious shame,” he said. Saving Van Hool was no longer possible because the Van Hool family, the shareholders of the bus builder, could not agree on … Read more
© Shutterstock People in their fifties and young sixties are more active on the labor market and find work more quickly than five years ago. But they are still twice as likely to be long-term unemployed as younger job seekers, according to De Tijd on Saturday. The impending job losses at bus builder Van Hool … Read more
According to Dumarey, if Van Hool wants a future, it would first have to go bankrupt and then start up again. A so-called ‘flash bankruptcy’ in which the bankruptcy of the old company is quietly arranged by an appointed curator. He will also arrange the restart in a new structure afterwards. That system has existed … Read more