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The story of Vervaet: Right on track

1989

2019

Vervaet is located in the southwestern corner of the Netherlands, the most fertile part of the country. On route to Biervliet we see the furrows of marine clay glistening in the rain; indeed the flat land and loamy soils are the reasons the company came into existence.

by brothers Franz and Richard Vervaet. The Vervaet brothers set up shop within their father’s barn, repairing everything that had an engine, from cars and tractors to mopeds and even refrigerators. The considerable demand for their skills resulted in the duo taking on the Nuffield Tractor franchise just a year after they'd started out. By the

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