/ Expansion

1980

Ies Roodenburg is major shareholder of Huisman
Joop Roodenburg and Richard Krabbendam establish the International Transport Rigging and Engineering Consultants (ITREC)
First joint Huisman and ITREC project - Taklift 4 (Smit Tak): 1,600mt Floating Crane
20 staff members including a cat

1984

Delivery first Heavy Lift Mast Cranes Happy Buccaneer (BigLift Shipping): 2 x 550mt Heavy Lift Mast Cranes. Upgraded in 2006 to 2 x 700mt
Entrepreneurs Award Heavy Lift Mast Cranes Happy Buccaneer

1985

Pioneers in Active Heave Compensation - Amethyst: 60mt Cranes and Lorelay: 300mt Crane

1986

Entry Leisure Market - Earthquake Simulator

1987

Huisman and ITREC officially merge into Huisman-ITREC
Second delivery to Leisure Market - Sky Shuttle