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In addition to our SUPERYACHT brochure VABO now also has a MARITIME brochure. With this new brochure we would like to connect to the entire breadth...

In our last newsletter we announced that production manager Frank vd Velde had left VABO Composites to enjoy his well-deserved pre-retirement....

Composites hatches for Lamborghini yacht built at Tecnomar Tecnomar, part of the Italian Sea Group, is the yard that builds the Lamborghini 63. This...

Besides our own newsletter, we are also proud to share news about VABO Composites in other magazines. Since our last newsletter, we have been...

Last weekend is the first mast built with support of one of our robots shipped to the customer! The platform moulds are 3D printed with the robot...

Hello everybody, my name is Natalia de Wal and I work at VABO Composites.  For over a year, I have been working here as a production planner and I...

For VABO Composites, it doesn’t matter if you are a composite expert or have never heard of composites. Our dedicated service team can complete the...

My name is Willem van der Gugten, part of the Vabo Composites team for more than 4 years, now. As Senior Team Lead Composite, I am responsible for...

VABO Composites, based in the Netherlands, is your ideal partner in the field of marine focussed composites. Putting the utmost importance on...

For as long as I can remember, open water has left me in awe: sailing is my lifeblood. I am among the lucky few who can say that they turned their...

Last week, the new service bus was delivered to VABO Composites. We like it very much! What do you think?

State of the art products are made with a state of the art machine park. That is why VABO has commissioned a new CNC milling machine. The Morbidelli...

I was asked recently by our sales manager Jeroen van Deutekom to give myself a short intro in our next newsletter. My name is Dennis Bezema and I’m...

You may already be familiar with the Accedoo range of hatches: a versatile, lightweight, no-nonsense solution for on-board lockers and waterproof...

After having delivered the first part of the superstructure, and the rest in an advanced stage in its moulds we can safely say we’re far past...

For a prestigious project currently in built at one of the renowned shipyards in the Netherlands, VABO Composites is supplying the superstructure...

We are proud to announce our knowledge and skills are now not only being applied to custom projects, but also for serial built vessels. Wajer...

We are looking back at a successful start of the production of one of the largest composite structures ever built in for a superyacht. The moulds...

Ginger Gardiner wrote an amazing article at www.compositesworld.com about our work. ''Vabo Composites designs, builds and assembles 10m-tall...

Written by solar team Twente For team structural of Solar Boat Twente, Monday 7 January was an exciting day. The workshop of our team was moved from...

In the summer of 2018 28 enthusiastic and ambitious students of the Solar Boat Team of the TU Delft (Technical University of Delft in the...

VABO Composites has signed a beautiful and exciting contract with the Dutch high-end yacht builder Royal Van Lent. The project includes building in...

Finally, after months of work the shipment of a super-light carbon composite navigation mast. A beautiful result, fully ready for painting,...

Welcome to our team! Our newest colleague is in its place. VABO Composites takes the next step in automatization and robotization. Our robot will...

Composites in the shipping industry, what are we getting ourselves into? Ships are made of steel! We know how to work with steel and you cannot weld...

The composite canopy of 14 x 10 meters is shipped. First vertical by road and then by ship to our customers’ yard. A strong example of the shipping...

This year VABO Composites presents the ACCEDOO doors and hatches at the SMM 2018 in Hamburg. We would like to invite you to visit our booth at the...

Our configurator for the doors and hatches is operational! The first projects fed by our ACCEDOO configurator are realized and successfully...

More and more attention for composites, as Arnold Vaandrager was invited to speak at a masterclass of two days in Gent. The theme of the masterclass...

Jet again, an engine room door, escape hatch and a transom door have been delivered to South Africa. These are certified watertight and fire...

This year VABO Composites will present the ACCEDOO products again on the Mets in Amsterdam (booth 11.115). Of course we like to welcome you to see...

VABO Composites has successfully passed the fire tests of the improved ACCEDOO toggle door. The door is tested from inside and outside up to 30...

2018 is almost over and within a few days a well-deserved Christmas break starts for the VABO Team. This is the moment to look back with pride at...