The 9th of January 2024 marks twelve and a half years since our colleague Mark van Buuren joined the company. It was a great reason to celebrate, and we took the opportunity to ask Mark why he has chosen to remain at VB for all this time. He told us:

"In fact, I've worked for VB-Airsuspension for a bit more than twelve and a half years: I did my final placement with VBA as part of my Automotive Engineering course at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. This adventure (genuinely, since I had to move there from the other side of the Netherlands) was so beneficial for both sides that I ended up joining VB-Airsuspension – twelve and a half years ago.

When I first started at VB-Airsuspension, there were only around 30 employees (in the Netherlands). Just look at us now: 181 colleagues in the Netherlands and a further 41 people employed at no less than 9 subsidiaries!

All these developments make it a very exciting time to be working at VB-Airsuspension. Here in the Research & Development department, we have gone from just two people to a total of eight team members today. This steady growth brings with it all sorts of interesting challenges, not least structuring our processes and collaborating both internally and externally.

And I shouldn't forget the great working atmosphere at VB-Airsuspension that has helped make the past 12.5 years so enjoyable!"

Mark, we wish you many more happy years working at VBA and congratulations on this anniversary!