Royal Koopman - Leeuwarden, NL - Grain Elevators on Waymarking.com

"Koopmans Koninklijke Meelfabrieken is a flour mill in Leeuwarden whose history dates back to 1846 .

History
In 1846, Uilke Klazes Koopmans , who was a baker's apprentice to his father, decided to start his own business, partly in view of his upcoming marriage to Trijntje Jans Bierma. He bought a horse mill in Holwerd to use for buckwheat buckwheat buckwheat milling. This crop was widely grown in Friesland and was also widely used in pancakes and grits porridge. Because of the steady gait of horses, horse mills were very suitable for this work. In 1856 , he also tried to grind wheat , but his mill proved unsuitable for this.

Production increased, so the buckwheat had to be brought in from outside Friesland. However, larger ships could not reach Holwerd and the raw material had to be transshipped. This was the reason why Uilke settled in Leeuwarden . From now on, grain was also imported from America and the Baltic States. In 1867 , the Stoommeelfabriek of Hein Blok Wybrandi, a merchant in Leeuwarden, was taken over. However, the steam engine, with a capacity of 2 hp (1.5 kW), proved to be inadequate and had to be replaced.

In 1881 the company was taken over by son Jan Koopmans.

The next generation consisted of the three brothers Uco, Daan and Jo Koopmans. The company diversified and also added a consumer division that supplied pancake mixes, among other things. However, this business unit was sold in 2000 to Dr. August Oetker KG."
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