The origin of the company
Homburg through the years
Machine company Homburg owes its name to the late F. Homburg, a farmer from Vrouwenparochie, endowed with great technical ingenuity, who in 1961 introduced the so-called HK savior for cows. Mr. Homburg started a small machine company on the Lange Bourren in Stiens. Stiens was located in the heart of an agricultural area, where the process of rationalization and mechanization accelerated agriculture. Mr. Homburg responded to this development by importing and trading in agricultural machinery. These included spraying and spraying machines for crop control from the Danish manufacturer HARDI, for whom Homburg is an importer in the Netherlands to this day.
Origin of the Draincleaners
In the 1970s, Homburg had designed its first drain jetter, a patented model, of which a range of types are currently being manufactured in-house. Homburg moved in 1981 to “It Noarderfjild”, the business park that was at the time was still vacant on the edge of the village. The Stienzer family business was taken over in 1989 by Johannes de Boer, who previously employed as a manager at De Boer Supermarkets. In the following years, a gradual takeover took place. Unfortunately, Mr. Homburg passed away unexpectedly two years after the takeover, resulting in the loss of much technical knowledge.
Homburg now
Over the past decades, Homburg has become a household name in the agricultural sector. With now 17 brands in the portfolio, we are able to respond to the many demands and changes that have arisen from developments within the market. With our own Draincleaners and SmartSOLUTIONS, we are constantly searching for agricultural solutions and improvements, in which the demand from the end user (and thus the market) the main focus is. Since 2017, Jack Thibaudier has taken over from Johannes de Boer, who was then able to enjoy his well-deserved retirement.
