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International trade & capital investment

Ever since the founding of the PEJA group in 1937, the core business has been international trade and capital investment. Setting up global business relations and engaging trade in equipment, electric components, raw materials, chemicals and FMCG have formed the basis for a solid organization with a rich history in building financial and political bridges between east and west for over 80 years…

The Peja group

Since the beginning of the 80’s the PEJA Group has an active presence through offices and business partners in over 70 countries worldwide. Today, Peja Group is divided into four divisions.

Divisions

The companies Omec Motors and Simotop, both based in The Netherlands and Kaiser Motoren; A brand name factory for special motors in Germany, form the Electric Motor division within the Peja Group.

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History
On September the 13th 1937 Peter Burgers and Jacob Steven Stenfert (Jaap) decided to start a trading company in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. They named the company Peja, abbreviated from their first names Peter and Jaap. A small company with a big future is born...

Main Business

From the 50s to the 80s of the last century Peja was responsible for the Dutch export of capital and consumption goods with a total value of over two billion German Marks by closing deals and contracts for exclusive representation with Heineken, Douwe Egberts / Sarah Lee, Stork and Nutricia.

EAST & WEST

Trading with the COMECOM countries was bound to barter obligations which stated that no transfer of money was allowed and goods could only be bought or sold with other goods. ln Kazachstan machines were traded for cotton. ln Kenia the cotton was traded for green beans which were sold to the European food industry.

Over time Peja developed specialized departments for the import of household machines, furniture, agricultural machinery, small airplanes and industrial electric motors. At this time 607o of the Dutch East-West trade went through Peja for a total amount of about 500 million German Marks per year.

VEM, GLASNOST & PERESTROIKA

Soon Peja became the biggest importer of furniture for the Benelux and acquired in 1964 the exclusive rights for importing and selling VEM electric motors from East Germany. To extend her network Peja founded companies in Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Czechoslovakia, Mozambique, Angola, Vietnam, Cuba, the Sovjet Union and East Germany. Up until 1990 Peja employed about 500 FTE. After Glasnost, Perestroika and the fall of the Berlin wall, Peja was restructured into a financial holding. Today all commercial activities have shifted to the Peja daughter companies.

Dutchi Motors

After the fall of the Wall Peja focussed her activities on the global electric motor sector which lead to a joint venture with a large Chinese factory. Dutchi Motors was born.

Within a few years Dutchi became the largest stockholding distributor in the world of low, medium and high voltage electric motors with sales departments and affiliate distributors in over 90 countries.

ln 2008 Dutchi Motors was sold to Regal Beloit; now world market leader in electric motors.

the board

Currently serving on the Peja group’s Board.

Dr. Toni Bienemann MBA, Owner and Chairman, Robert Morsch BSc IE, co-president and Johannes van Tartwijk MBA MRE, co-president

Toni Bienemann
DR.Toni Bienemann MBA, Owner, President and CEO
Robert Morsch
Robert Morsch, BSc iE, Executive vice-president and COO
Johannes van Tartwijk
Johannes van Tartwijk MBA MRE, Co-president

History timeline

Founding
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s

Founding

1937: founding of Peja Producten in Rotterdam. Company activity: selling household appliances imported from Germany.

 

1940: The start of WWll forces Peja to stop activities in Rotterdam. The founders decide to go their separate ways. Peter Burgers goes to Deventer and starts his own company for baking powder “Panko” for making pancakes. Jaap Stenfert builds a business in the trade of wooden products in Dieren (Gelderland). When Peter dies during a bombardment of the Germans on his factory, Jaap decides to continue his company’s activities under the original name they started with: Peja.

 

October 1945: Peja is moved to the AVM-building in Arnhem. The demand for furniture and household appliances after the war is huge. Business is blooming for Peja.

 

1947: trade is expanded to mattresses, iron beds and copper smoking sets.

 

1948: large amounts of Christmas decorations, brooms and brushes were imported from East Germany. Yearly turnover is around Hfl. 3 million. ln the 50s sales dramatically drop, and Peja is forced to shrink to 4 FTE.

 

1949: purchase of 300 secondhand trailers. Peja sells them to SAG Wismuth in Chemnitz.

contact

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If you have any questions or would like to receive more information about the Peja Group, our products and services or Real Estate Investment opportunities, please feel free to contact us.

Peja Producten

Postal box 5524

NL – 6802 EM Arnhem

van Oldenbarneveldstraat 85a

NL – 6828 ZN Arnhem

The Netherlands

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Peja producten B.V.

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Omec Motors N.V.

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