Background
BK Bouwmachines (BK Construction Equipment) was founded in 1993 by John Blok. Having spent many years in the industry already, John decided to start a company of his own to manufacture Construction Hoists. In 1994 John founded ANC Platforms & Hoists as a sister company of BK Bouwmachines, to start a rental business for Passenger Hoists, Material Hoists and Mast Climbing Work Platforms. Both BK Bouwmachines and ANC Platforms & Hoists focussed on the Construction Business in the Netherlands and became the market leader in this region.
In 2003 John sold half of both companies to Pascal Matheeuwsen in order to together pursue further growth and international expansion. In 2004 BK Bouwmachines was renamed RAXTAR.
Based on the many years of experience as a rental company in The Netherlands, operating many different types and brands of Hoists and Mast Climbing Work Platforms, RAXTAR introduced a new type of Construction Hoists for passenger & materials in 2005.
"Understanding exactly what it takes to operate hundreds of hoists and platforms every day for many years John Blok and Pascal Matheeuwsen, the owners ANC and RAXTAR, decided to translate their years of experience in servicing, maintaining, erecting, dismantling and operating hoists and work platforms into pragmatic solutions."
As a result, nowadays RAXTAR vertical access solutions very closely link to hoist owner’s and user’s needs of guaranteeing the safe, reliable and cost effective operations around the clock, every day of the week.