Superfosfaat factory and office villa of Coenen & amp; Shoe makers along the South Willemsvaart in Veghel, around 1925
Coenen & amp; Schoenmakers was a fertilizer factory in Uden and later in Veghel, which dates back to 1882-1963. It was the first fertilizer plant in the Netherlands. History
The history of the company dates back to 1875, when Henricus Coenen from Zeeland began a fertilizer trade. After about 1850 Guano started to get pregnant. The company imported, mixed and sold this kind of fertilizer. Eventually he also wanted to produce superphosphate. To this end he founded, together with his companion Jacobus Schoenmakers, on 28 July 1882, at Uden a fertilizer factory. Shoemakers came from a family of tanners and saddlers. The gentlemen knew each other through business and family relationships.
The factory was opposite the Station Outside. The commodities and products could therefore be easily transported to and from Veghel port. In 1892 a sulfuric acid plant was added. Problem was the stench. Therefore, a new Veghel plant was built. Here too, there was danger and concern which caused delay in licensing. Eventually, the Veghelse factory was built in 1916, including an office villa. However, the Udense factory continued to function, only to be shut down and demolished until 1920. Sulfuric acid production also came to an end. However, the Veghel plant grew strongly. The required sulfuric acid was supplied by ship from southern Netherlands and Belgium.
After a shutdown during World War II due to lack of raw materials, production was resumed in 1946. The peak was reached in the 1950s. Every year 300 ships and 6,000 trucks were loaded and unloaded. Then it went downhill.
In 1963, the shares were sold to The Albatros, an Amsterdam fertilizer manufacturer. This closed the Veghelse factory. Until 1967, the Albatros location was still used as a distribution center. Then the building was still utilized by the "Agrarische Unie De Vulcaan", once one of Coenen's first customers & amp; Shoemakers. In 1972 this activity also stopped. External source
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