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About History
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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
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