1941 | 16 May: Formal establishment of METAALCOMPAGNIE ,,BRABANT" C.V. by Marinus van Kempen and Frans van Ettro. First MCB employee |
1942 | MCB moves to the Aalsterweg in Eindhoven |
1945 | MCB has 5 employees |
1946 | MCB becomes representative for Styria steel |
1947 | Purchase of first truck: the DT 10 DAF |
1948 | MCB becomes representative for BPW (axels) |
1949 | MCB becomes representative for Lemmerz (wheels) |
1951 | First edition of the MCB book |
1953 | MCB 12 ½ anniversary Compagnie Métallurique BRABANT (CMB) establishment in Montegnée (Liege) |
1955 | MCB becomes representative for Klöckner electrodes |
1956 | MCB agent for Espérance Langdoz (Belgium) |
1958 | Office staff move to new head office on the Aalsterweg |
1961 | Introduction of the five-day week at MCB Compagnie Métallurique BRABANT (CMB) moves to Ans (Belgium) |
1966 | MCB 25th anniversary |
1969 | Purchase of site Valkenswaard Introduction of pension scheme |
1971 | The first five stock halls in Valkenswaard taken into service |
1972 | First works council appointed |
1974 | The second series of stock halls taken into service |
1976 | MCB 35th anniversary |
1977 | The third series of stock halls taken into service |
1980 | New service: MCB Service, the precursor of the Steel Service Center (SSC) |
1981 | The first decoiler arrives MCB 40th anniversary |
1982 | The first slitter operational Compagnie Métallurique BRABANT (CMB) moves to Awans (Belgium) MCB opts for Emcebis (ERP) |
1984 | Founder Frans van Ettro (74) dies Founder Marinus van Kempen (82) dies |
1985 | Start of Brabant Stahlhandel GmbH in Dormagen (Germany) First pile driven for new office building in Valkenswaard |
1987 | MCB moves definitively to Valkenswaard |
1989 | Delivery of the 40,000th roll of band steel Sales exceed half a billion guilders |
1991 | The 50,000th coil goes on the decoiler MCB 50th anniversary MCB takes over Hamel Metaal Kubra Kunststoffen established |
1995 | The 100,000th coil is delivered |
1996 | Jan van Kempen (son of founder) leaves employment Staalmarkt Nederland B.V. is established |
1998 | Piet van Kempen (son of founder) leaves employment MCB sales exceed 1 billion guilders Purchase of StrukturMetall in Germany |
2000 | Hub van Ettro (son of founder) leaves employment |
2001 | Activities in 'Precision' terminated |
2003 | MCB acquires 50% interest in Metaveld 250,000th coil in Service Center |
2004 | MCB Czech Republic established |
2005 | Building of the Centrum Productie Bewerkingen (CPB) [Centre for product processing] MCB takes over Metaveld MCB Deutschland 20th anniversary |
2006 | Establishment of MCB Hungaria and MCB Central Europe MCB 65th anniversary StrukturMEtall new building MCB Polska established |
2007 | Initiation of the IRIS project, a new information system for the MCB companies |
2008 | MCB companies takes over Testas and TS Métaux |
2009 | MCB companies halts its activities in Central Europe Metaveld is sold VALX is established Metal2 is established |
2010 | 400,000th coil unloaded in the Steel Service Center Introduction of VALX axels at Valkenburg airfield |
2012 | Implementation of SAP at MCB Nederland |
2013 | Testas 20th anniversary The MCB companies e-campus opens |
2014 | Head office Staalmarkt Nederland moves to Valkenswaard |
2016 | Entry of 1,000,000th order in SAP MCB Deutschland bestaat 30 jaar |
2018 | BEWO operational |
2020 | Implementation of SAP at Testas Purchase new decoiler 5 |
2021 |
Purchase of the 300th DAF truck |
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