History
History
The history of Fundex can be read like an exciting boy's book. The company began as a general contractor in Oostburg, but by the predilection of director Alex (Lex for intimates and Alexander for official occasions) Verstraeten the company specialized more and more in foundation engineering. Verstraeten enjoyed being a problem solver.
He designed his own piling machines to perform contract work in the way he envisioned. In the early years, the fifties and sixties, not all the solutions devised by Verstraeten were a success.
In this regard, the eastern Zeeland Fleming has learned by trial and error. However, Verstraeten never made the same mistake twice. Gradually he learned more and more and his tenacity eventually resulted in the fact that Fundex worldwide is indispensable in the field of foundation engineering.
Fundex made a name for itself by the technique of "piling without piling. The piles are as it were screwed into the ground. This means that the environment does not suffer from vibrations and can be worked on relatively small areas. Verstraeten christened his invention the 'Fundexpaal', a registered trademark. Meanwhile, the Fundexpaal as a product is already as well known as Luxaflex is for window coverings.
"In the early years, we had patents on our inventions," says Ed Revoort, one of the three directors of the Fundex Group. "However, those are so expensive and relatively easy to circumvent, which is why we registered our trademark."
Not only the vibration-free technique has Fundex fame, also the foundations of Fundex are praised for the great carrying capacity. The developments do not stand still, entirely in line with the inventive former director Verstraeten are still new techniques invented. The machines for this are designed in Oostburg and made in Goes. Revoort: "If we are asked for a job or a demonstration, Mr. Verstraeten's adage still applies: can't be done, doesn't exist."
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