The company has changed its name and become part of Eeko after its founder stepped down last year.
The company has changed its name from Van Klaveren ccc B.V. to Eeko ccc B.V., with founder Gerhard van Klaveren having stepped down last September. The Recycler reported in August last year that he had decided to step down as of 1 September, after 23 years in the industry, with a communication with the industry stating that “I have been in the cartridge collection business since September 1993”.
He added that over the last few years his company van Klaveren ccc “developed together with Dockpoint and fellow Director Paul Eduard into the current Eeko Group”, and that “after 23 years I’m ready for a new step, and I have decided to step down as CEO as of 1 September 2016”. Eeko has become, he stated, the “market leader in the collection and sorting for the reuse of cartridges and mobile phones in the Netherlands over the past 23 years”.
He also pointed out that since 1993 the company has “collected over 26 million cartridges and in 2015 alone more than three million units”. In addition, it collected over 1.3 million used mobile phones, and the sales of the Eeko printer cartridges “help companies to recycle and buy cartridges sustainably and affordably”.
Paul Eduard and the current executive and management team at Eeko will “continue the company’s daily management”, van Klaveren added at the time, noting that “I thoroughly enjoyed working with the different companies of the Eeko Group, the wonderful relationships with our partners and the great time I was able to have with all of the colleagues over the years.
“Looking back, I can say that I am incredibly proud of our achievements and am confident in the future of the Eeko Group. The contribution of many partners and relationships has been essential and I want to thank you for your cooperation over all the years”.