Stertil-Koni USA is pleased to announce that Ulbe G. Bijlsma, CEO of the Stertil Group in Kootstertille, will join His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima at a New Year’s Reception today, Jan. 15.
Bijlsma received an invitation from the Royal couple in November 2018 to be present at the event and participate as a representative, as one of the Netherlands many manufacturing companies.
“We are honored to be recognized and receive such an invitation and thus to represent our company and the entire manufacturing industry in the Netherlands. That, of course, makes us proud too. At the same time, with our brands Stertil-Dock Products and Stertil-Koni, we have established a prominent and even leading position worldwide," noted Bijlsma.
During this annual traditional reception, the Royal couple receives several hundred guests from the government, the public sector and from various sectors of Dutch society. This year, a number of representatives from the Dutch manufacturing industry were also invited.