You may not have heard this name before. You pronounce it Ekinor, and it is a sister company of VConsyst in sunny Barcelona, Spain.
Since 2011, Equinord has been under the wings of VConsyst. Before that, the company was run by three aging men. They wanted to take on an external party with an eye to the future. VConsyst was already well on its way to making a name for itself in Spain and past collaborations had already taken place. Equinord therefore “logically” chose VConsyst. It is a real family business with 36 employees. The daily management is the responsibility of the Carrasco brothers, who took over the company from their father. From VConsyst, Benjamin Beelen, Manager International Business, has been managing the company for three years.

Market leader in Spain

Equinord makes its own hydraulic container systems and for the past two years has also supplied VConsyst’s Metro® container. With these products they serve all of Spain, including the islands, and export to countries such as Portugal, Poland, Bulgaria and Italy. Equinord not only sells the physical product but also provides service and maintenance for underground containers in Spain. Benjamin: “What many people don’t know is that the Municipality of Leek in Groningen, as a customer of VConsyst, has been using Equinord’s hydraulic systems for years.” Equinord is still doing well according to Benjamin: “We were and still are the market leader in underground waste collection in Spain!” So that’s pretty much the future of Equinord.