Monday, 10 November 2025
Consolidation in the recovery sector accelerated sharply in October 2025. The independent existence of three IM recovery operators came to an end. Autohulpdienst Ben Heiltjes in Cuijk (NB) transferred its recovery operations on 1 November to Van Eijck Mobility in Eindhoven. The company's vehicle-transport services will be continued by Monique Heiltjes and her sons Robert and Stefan.
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Wednesday 24 September 2025
Bergings Combinatie Utrecht ("BCU") has been an IM-recovery operator in Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, and many surrounding municipalities since 30 June. This marks a provisional endpoint of a process which began in 2008, when Collewijn & Zonen Takel & Bergingsbedrijf in Groenekan merged with Takel, Bergings- en Autotransportbedrijf Modern ("Modern") in Utrecht. In that year, directors Sjaak Collewijn and Tom van Oort (Modern) pooled a large part of their operations into the new joint venture BCU. In the years that followed, they gradually developed BCU into one of the leading companies in the Dutch recovery sector.
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Stichting Incident Management Nederland is responsible for the recovery of passenger vehicles on the Dutch main trunk road network. For that purpose, Stichting Incident Management Nederland collaborates closely with 51 qualified recovery companies. Below is a list of our contract partners for the contract period 1 October 2013 through to 31 March 2026.
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The objective of Incident Management is to ensure that as quickly as possible following an incident, the trunk roads are once again clear for unhindered passage of traffic. The Stichting Incident Management Nederland (Incident Management Netherlands Foundation) was established to support road managers in their efforts in the field of incident management.
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