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About PEINEMANN
Who are we?
Ever since its foundation, the Peinemann Mobilift Group has provided customized solutions for every logistic demand. What started out as a family business has grown into an international specialist in the world of transport and logistics.
As a one-stop shop with more than 850 employees branches all over the world, we rent and sell a vast range of equipment and offer additional maintenance and personnel services. The combination of our extensive rental fleet with our superior services ensure we can meet all of our customer needs. At Peinemann we focus on thinking along with our customers to build long-term relationships and provide unparalleled satisfaction.
Family business
Peinemann is a family business, founded in 1954 by the Peinemann family in Hoogvliet (Rotterdam). Started renting out forklift trucks and personnel in the port of Rotterdam and grew into a full service provider with an extensive fleet of machines. The Peinemann family has been involved in sustainable entrepreneurship from generation to generation in order to invest in people and the environment in the long term.
our team

Peter Peinemann

Sam Peinemann

Ad Kornet

John de Reus

Robbert Peinemann

Peter Terlouw

Henk Lesterhuis

Dick van den Burger

Gertjan van de Werken

Andrew Pauw

Marcel Toepoel

Joost Ballieux

Rob Huis

Andrew McGillivray
History of Peinemann
From a small-scale family business to an international one-stop shop...
1954 Foundation Peinemann
Friedrich Wilhelm Peinemann started renting personnel and lift trucks to customers in the port of Rotterdam and founded Peinemann Heftrucks B.V.
1975 Expansion with crane division
Via Peinemann Kranen B.V. the family started to rent cranes to its clients. Furthermore, brothers Peter and Jaap Peinemann took over the lead of the company.
1980 Product development
Peinemann Equipment B.V. was founded in order to serve the petrochemical industry by developing bundle extractors and cleaners.
1997 High in the sky
In order to provide a better service to our customers, Peinemann Hoogwerksystemen B.V. has been founded.
2008 Peinemann goes international
With Mobilift International B.V. the family Peinemann starts operating abroad in Oman, Romania, Portugal, Poland, Liberia, Ghana and Ivory Coast.
2009 Restart in the port sector
Due to the foundation of Peinemann Container Handling B.V. the firm became an important player in the port sector again; rental, sales and maintenance of reachstackers, empty container handlers and terminal tractors.
2014 Total terminal maintenance
Peinemann Port Services B.V. was founded in order to expand the port activities with port maintenance, projects and consultancy.
2015 100% Electric
With the takeover of Spijkstaal, Peinemann is able to respond to changes in the market concerning electric mobility. With the rental and sale of electric tractors and burden carriers, companies such as airports and flower auctions can be served.
2016 3rd generation
The 3rd generation, Sam Peinemann, joins the management. The national and international branch are merged, operating under the name Peinemann Mobilift Group.
