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