Whale grows Northern European presence

Whale, the UK-based pumps specialist, has chosen Lankhorst Taselaar to serve as its exclusive distributor or Whale Marine products in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, effective November 1.

“Lankhorst Taselaars’s position as the leading wholesaler of marine products in the Netherlands and Germany, and their strong connections to retailers, boatbuilders and service companies, gives us full confidence as we continue to execute our growth strategy across these territories,” says Rodney Saunderson, commercial director marine at Whale.

“A combination of Lankhorst’s distribution network and ability to deliver orders completely and quickly, and Whale’s innovative and quality led approach to product development creates a unique partnership that will ultimately benefit the end user most,” he adds.

Jarno Berkhof, general manager at Lankhorst Taselaar, says Whale has a long-lasting reputation as an innovative manufacturer of high-quality products for fresh, bilge and wastewater systems. “The products of Whale complete our, already strong, portfolio in marine water and waste systems,” he says. “This now means we can tailor our offering even better to the specific needs of our customers and offer them a one-stop-shop solution.”

Lankhorst Taselaar is an international wholesaler of marine-related products. Headquartered in Heerenveen in the Netherlands with a branch in Rheine, Germany, the company supplies more than 12,000 different products to chandleries, shipyards and sailmakers etc in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Spain, Finland and Denmark.