Dutch crane rental company Van Schaften has appointed Ralph Disveld as sales manager.
He joins the company from Spierings where he has worked as a sales engineer since February 2023. He began his career in 2007 as a trainee in the automotive industry with VW, Audi and Skoda Nijmegen. The following year he took up a similar role with Vlasblom Porsche Tuning as a mechanic and racing driver. Leaving in 2013 for a product manager’s job with remote tank level monitoring system specialist Utodas, after four years with the company he moved to Nooteboom Trailers where he was appointed export sales manager. Joining the crane industry and Spierings six years later.
Ralph Disveld
Speaking of his new position he said: “This role marks an exciting step in my career, where the experience I have gained in exceptional transport and the crane industry comes together. Within this dynamic and ambitious organisation, I look forward to broadening my expertise and being of service to our clients.”
Rotterdam based Van Schaften was founded in 1977 by Johan van Schaften (senior), its crane business runs a fleet of All Terrain, Rough Terrain and crawler cranes, ranging from 30 to 1,600 tonnes mostly on a bare rental basis, alongside a fleet of heavy haulage vehicles and equipment.
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