History

The founding of Holthausen Composites B.V. in 1985 finds its origin in the manufacturing of polyester products for Buggy and Volkwagen conversion and tuning bodywork parts.

An expansion followed, producing `Optimist` sailing boats with a unique, spacious and self-emptying cockpit for sailing instruction purposes. Thereafter Holthausen Composites started producing sailing boats to be used in competitions which have been very successful, nationally and internationally.

Sailing boats for competitions: Optimist, Simoun485 and Flying Dutchman.

Holthausen Composites subsequently took over the company Troost`s shipyard in Leiden, the Netherlands and started building and selling so-called `Volksboten`.

In the mid-nineties Holthausen Composites` acquired knowledge was being applied for bodywork construction. Initially for the conversion to grey number plate vehicles. Holthausen Composites subsequently moved on to the production of vans  and the so-called `kleinbus` (small van) .

In the future Holthausen Composites will be moving on, yet again, towards high-quality bodywork construction applications and to complete bodies for vehicles.