Jansen Recycling Group

Recycling is the core activity of Jansen Recycling Group. We are market leader in recycling various kinds of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. We also possess expertise in the area of disassembly and dismantling in the offshore and onshore industry. Jansen Recycling Group has sites in Vlaardingen and Dordrecht. Together with seventy enthusiastic personnel, we are working on a world as it is meant to be.

Our activities

Jansen Recycling Group buys iron and metals from the metal-processing industry, demolition contractors and metal recyclers. After recycling, we sell the material to metal producers, processors and smelters worldwide. They use the material as a secondary raw material.

We also dismantle various offshore and onshore structures in an eco-friendly and expert way. These include shipwrecks, (drilling) platforms, wind turbines, rail bridges, wind-turbine towers, sea containers and other large structures.

Jansen Recycling Group has various major projects to its name at its dismantling yard in Vlaardingen. These include the shipwreck of Jan Breydel, the car carrier MV Baltic Ace, the Stalen Eiland section of the Scheveningse Pier, and the old Botlekbrug. Our diverse sustainable services give you complete peace of mind.

History

1930
Founding by Henk Heuvelman

Henk Heuvelman, grandfather of the current Jansen generation, took his first step towards setting up the family firm in 1930. Today the three generations together have over 88 years of experience in the recycling branch. The fourth generation is also working in the company.

1966
Dismantling of Chinese cargo ship

In 1966, the ship-breaking company received a major boost with the dismantling of the Chinese cargo ship SS Ping An. This ship ran aground in a storm on the beach at Ter Heijde (The Hague). Henk Heuvelman invested the income from this job in the first hydraulic scrap shear in the Netherlands.

1980
Heuvelman staal

Together with his two brothers-in-law, Kees Jansen grew the company under the name Heuvelman Staal into a multinational, with ten sites at home and abroad. This company was sold to Germany’s Klöckner.

1988
Zethameta BV

In 1988, Kees Jansen started again with the purchase of the company Zethameta in Vlaardingen. Together with his sons Klaas, Arie Kees and Harm, he made a fresh start in the trade and processing of iron, and later also in other metals. Until just before his death in 2008, father Kees could still be found regularly at the company in his rolled-up sleeves – typical of his mentality and that of today’s firm.

2014
Jansen Recycling Group

In 2014, the family firm had three subsidiaries: Zethameta BV (ferro), Metaalhandel AC Jansen BV (non-ferro) and Waterstad Recycling BV (incineration scrap). These entities were merged in 2014 into Jansen Recycling Group, a recognisable and powerful name in the worldwide market for metal recycling.

Our vision

Working on a world as it meant to be. That is the vision that Jansen Recycling Group has in mind. The recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous materials means we are preserving the earth’s treasures for coming generations.

Three brothers. Seventy employees

A mentality of hard work. That’s at the heart of Jansen Recycling Group. We consider the earth’s treasures to be very valuable and are keen to preserve them. That’s why we roll up our sleeves anew each and every day. We are an indispensable link in the recycling chain of iron and other metals.

The world is a beautiful place

We want to keep it that way. For ourselves. But especially for the generations to come. Based on the awareness that we have been ‘lent’ this earth, we want to deal responsibly with its precious resources. We do this through sustainable recycling and by acting as good stewards.

Strong(er) together

We cannot do our work without the people around us. You might be faster alone, but together we achieve more. Together we are building the greatest recycling company in both the Netherlands and the region as a whole.

Recycling

The recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous – that’s our forte. For the buying and selling of material, we work together with industries, waste-to-product companies, smelters, final processors and metal recyclers. We work together with partners that like us find it important that the generations to come also enjoy this earth.

Knowing exactly what you’re getting

We love to make it easy for our clients and never make a fuss. We give a fair price, ensuring optimal logistical settlement and fast payment. We know our business, love our profession and have a doer mentality. So you know exactly what you’re getting.