Bork: family business since 1946

The history of our family business goes back to 1946, when grandfather and entrepreneur Jan Bork saw potential in a shortage of (building) materials after the Second World War. He started collecting and trading these materials, from wood to barbed wire, from the west of the Netherlands. Farmers and contractors were eager buyers, as these materials were scarce and expensive.

Our mission?

Safe and sustainable use of buildings.

With the drying up of the source of material in the west and with the decline in the trade in used material, Bork's attention shifted to demolition. Because, by demolishing it became possible to obtain useful material directly from the source. With Stuifzand (near Hoogeveen) as home base, this opportunity in the market was used from then on. In the 1980s and 1990s, the realization that some substances in buildings pose a threat to public health was added. This means that the removal of these hazardous materials from buildings and the environment has become an important additional task within Bork.