Theo
van der Laan, the father of the current director, John van der Laan, started in
1957 as a driving school owner. In addition, the company later also provided
taxi and ambulance transport. After almost 65 years, the company has grown into
a large transport company that is active throughout the Netherlands, but
especially in the middle and western part of the Netherlands. Van der Laan
Group Transport focuses on the many aspects of group transport and is centrally
located in Nieuwkoop.
In
1978, the founder, Pank Overbeek, started the company Overbeek Passenger
Transport. He was the father of the current general manager and former
director, Dik Overbeek. This company grew into a medium-sized company, which
received the "Company of the Year" award in the late 1990s.