About Alukwa BV

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Alukwa BV

Two prominent suppliers in the superyacht sector, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7266" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="De Vor Metaalbewerking (Company)">De Vor Metaal</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4707" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Alukwa BV (Company)">Alukwa</a>, have announced their collaboration, which is focused on delivering a comprehensive array of customer-specific superyacht solutions. This partnership has been made possible through an investment from Dutch private equity firm Intersaction.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/280127/image/large-53cacb03bdb2d424d7736ae6df006b9c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/280127"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7266" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="De Vor Metaalbewerking (Company)">De Vor Metaal</a> specialises in the production of ship doors and hatches and has been supplying to superyacht shipyards for 25 years, while <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4707" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Alukwa BV (Company)">Alukwa</a> brings over 40 years of experience in producing automatic doors, windbreak panels, and panel drivers for superyachts. Together, these two specialists provide a unique and comprehensive range of doors and hatches tailored to the specific needs of the superyacht industry.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/280128/image/large-72286b6a2143cb9eff34838ef1eb535b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/280128">The management of both companies remains unchanged with John de Vor, CEO of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7266" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="De Vor Metaalbewerking (Company)">De Vor Metaal</a>, expressing his enthusiasm, "We are looking forward to the collaboration and believe that this way we can even better meet the increasing customer-specific demands."&nbsp;Both companies are renowned in the market for their exceptional quality and technical innovations. Through the amalgamation of their respective knowledge and strengths, this collaboration is poised to enhance and expand in both of these crucial aspects. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/280129/image/large-9d147a46e3dcf10e0951e75b4b4a2c34.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/280129">Ronald van de Vlist and Klaas Scholtens, Co-CEOs of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4707" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Alukwa BV (Company)">Alukwa</a>, added, "With this collaboration, we provide an answer to the market's growth and our customers' desire to work with fewer suppliers on a yacht."&nbsp;In addition, it presents an opportunity to grow alongside customers’ evolving needs and maintain a leading position in the further professionalisation of projects. Caspar Mutze and Quirijn Renne from Intersaction shared their pride in supporting both <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7266" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="De Vor Metaalbewerking (Company)">De Vor Metaal&nbsp;</a>and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4707" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Alukwa BV (Company)">Alukwa</a>, recognising their leading positions. “We have full confidence in the future of this combination and eagerly look forward to supporting and collaborating with the management and all employees in the coming years.”

De Vor Metaal and Alukwa united by a shared investor join forces to collaborate on superyacht solutions

De Vor Metaal and Alukwa, have announced their collaboration superyacht solutions.

Benefitting from their 35 years of industry experience, the Dutch company Alukwa is well known for its bespoke, fully-custom superyacht door solutions. The company has over the years developed into one of the world's leading experts in the design and production of automated doors on board superyachts.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/17448/image/large-6815de6148108acc6d73600c750f939e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/17448"> With a wide variety of superyacht door solutions offered by Alukwa, a key service offered by the company is the refit of exterior sliding doors. This was evident during the company's involvement in the recent refit of the 46.63-metre Feadship motor yacht, Explora&nbsp;(ex: Charisma).&nbsp;The Dutch shipyard, Balk, undertook an extensive refit of the motor yacht Explora in November 2016. Explora was built by Feadship in 1985, with interior designs by Leonard Melse, Donald Starkey and Andrew Sheinman and exterior styling designed by De Voogt Naval Architects.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/9816/image/large-71dd777b40b08ae41029dd8ac0bab175.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/9816"> During this refit, Alukwa were responsible for replacing the exterior sliding doors on the bridge deck aft - which they had originally produced and installed during the yacht's original build in 1985 - with an elegant set of new doors, at the owner's request. For Alukwa, their responsibility for the original door system on board Explora&nbsp;allowed them to engineer a new system which was updated using state-of-the-art technology from their unique drive and control system.&nbsp;As with all Alukwa door refits, this was a highly straightforward and hassle-free process for the owner: the new sliding doors were fitted without the need to modify the yacht, either internally or externally, since all Alkuwa sliding doors are fully custom. For the owner, too, this also reduced the cost of installation.&nbsp;Importantly, Explora's&nbsp;new doors were installed with the close co-operation of both the Captain - Mr. Maurice Kouprie - and the shipyard, enabling the sliding doors to be seamlessly integrated on board. With her new sliding doors on board, Explora was launched, and delivered to her extremely proud owner in the summer of 2017, after undergoing some extensive sea trials.&nbsp;So, what was the end result for the owner of the motor yacht Explora? A new set of doors were installed on board, quickly and easily within the necessary time frame, with the new drive and control system operating smoothly. Furthermore, the long time-frame for the owner between installing the original doors and their replacement during the refit - 32 years of problem-free operation - highlights the reliability of the Dutch company's door systems. However, even if the owner had experienced any problems, he would also have benefitted from Alukwa's lifetime support to all of their door systems which they offer as part of their services.&nbsp;<img src="/uploads/store/photo/11963/image/large-65a1ee0331bb36b4b198589ea0adf36e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/11963">Indeed, the possibilities offered by Alukwa when it comes to exterior sliding doors for superyachts, are endless. Whether you want straight, rounded or even conical designs; whether you want the doors painted, stainless steel or with wooden panelling: the choice is yours to make. Furthermore, never limited by size, Alukwa can produce door-systems which measure more than ten metres wide. Finally, for both heightened safety, and ease of usage, the drive system found in Alukwa's custom doors can be fully integrated with the onboard safety system - allowing the doors to be operated both remotely and manually.&nbsp;To find out more about Alukwa's custom exterior sliding doors for superyachts, or any of the other services they provide, contact them directly using the details below.&nbsp;