About us

Company history

1978
	1978 - Former Atlas Copco employee, Valere Maes starts his own company. The main focus in the early days is servicing and maintenance of stationary electrical compressors and compressed air installations. this period in history compressor installations are still dominated by reciprocating air compressors (large piston compressors.)
In this same year (1978) he gains the official and exclusive Ingersoll Rand dealership for stationary (electric) air compressors.
1980
	1980 - Monique van Meirhaeghe, Valere's wife joins the company to take on several responsibilities in purchase and administration as well as sales.
	1982
1982 - First employee is hired and put on payroll.
1985	1985 - This year MAES Compressoren , as the company is called, starts its first rental activity of portable air compressors. mainly to give higher flexibility  and peace of mind to the customers during maintenance work or installation overhauls.
1990
	1990 - The company keeps growing. In the year 1990 it has 3 employees.
1992
	1992 - This is a remarkable year. whem Valere's son, Filip, joins the company after his graduation as Industrial Engineer in electro machanics and Business Economics. Filip focusses mainly on the commercial side of the company.
	1996
In 1996 Maes signes a contract as official Belgian dealership in portable compressors. The agreement is with Ingersoll Rand Construction and Mining group (CMG).
1998
	1998 - The company professionalises more and more. Not only focussing on repair and maintenance but on complete industrial turn key compressed air installations. As part of these turn key projects, the company installes kilometres op compressed air piping. Tradiotional galvanised steel piping and as one of the first to use SimplAir (TESEO) extruded aluminium high tech air piping.
1999	1999 - Official Ingersoll Rand dealership for both stationary and portable air compressors in the East and West Flandres region in Belgium.
	2000
	2000 - Start up of the used compressor sales and export activity. This is a necessaty because of the higher number of customers trading in there old machine for a new one. The "remarketing" initiative is born.

2002	2002 - Maes compressoren counts 13 employees in their Deinze facility near Ghent, Belgium.
	2005
2005 - Official dealership for Ingersoll Rand power generation is effective.
2007
2007 - The split of Maes Compressoren and the creation of an independant company focussing on second hand compressors as core business. The company is called MACHINERY RESALE bvba. A significant milestone in the world of used construction equipment sales.
2008
2008 - Maes Compressoren full throttle and expanding to 25 employees.
2009	2009 - Investment partner to expand the company even further. Partners are GIMV and VECTIS.
2010	2010 - Maes Compressoren enforces the management team with other professionals from the compressed air industry. It grows in the meanwhile to 30 people.
Filip Maes refocusses with his wife Sabine Beel and join forces with Henk Uphoff to further build a worldwide used equipment enterprise. All 3 bundle their knowledge and experience from the compressed air industry and combine this with management skills. To become the leading, reliable and independant supplier of used construction equipment.
We hope to welcome you at our facility in Deinze or in the future at our 22.000 m² yard with 5.500 m² warehouse in Waregem , just along the motorway E17 Ghent - Kortrijk	Planned to open 2012
2011
2011 - Machinery Resale becomes special member of DUMA. Leading portal to Dutch exporters of used equipment and machinery www.usetec.nl
2011 - Machinery Resale exhibits on its first trade fair. This trade fair for used equipment and machinery takes place on 6-8 April 2011 in Cologne in Germany.
Q3 - 2011
3rd quarter 2011 - Machinery Resale starts up a dedicated international fleet of large portable air compressors to facilitate the rental industry throughout Europe. It is launched as MR Air Force
July - 2012
We haved moved all inventory to our new facilty in Waregem. More than 850 machine, 80 trucks in 2 weeks time

MR jobs

We are an ambitious and fast growing company.

We almost always need good and well-motivated people in the areas of:

• sales
• logistics
• operations
• administration
• purchase

Check this website regularly for updates or send your CV to    info@machineryresale.be

Machinery Resale, vooraanstaand, betrouwbaar, onafhankelijk en wereldwijde leverancier van 2^e hands machines voor bouw & industrie,

zoekt :

INTERN COMMERCIEEL MEDEWERKER   [BOUWMACHINES]   M/V

+ Functie :
Als commercieel medewerker zal je de binnendienst versterken bij het opmaken van offertes en de verwerking van orders.
Je geeft klanten advies, onderhoudt dagelijks telefonische contacten met hen en brengt de verkoop tot stand.
Zowel nationale als internationale klanten ontvang je op het bedrijfsterrein en je realiseert de verkoop ter plaatse.

Je doet verschillende navragen van transportkosten en je organiseert de transporten van A tot Z.

Je stelt de productdatabase op punt, vult ontbrekende gegevens aan en legt daarmee de basis om de verkoop te ondersteunen.

Deze functie is een Sales binnendienst met verkoop op terrein die zeer internationaal gericht is.
Gevestigd in Waregem op een terrein van  25.000 m² met zichtlocatie E17.

+ Profiel :
Klantgericht, resultaatgericht, kunnen onderhandelen
Snel en efficiënt omgaan met computers en systemen
Affiniteit met techniek en / of machines
Goede talenkennis, zowel mondeling als schriftelijk, Nederlands, Frans, Engels en Spaans (Spaans is een groot pluspunt).
Kennis internationale transportorganisatie is een pluspunt
Flexibel, Team Player, Communicatief & sociaalvaardig

We trekken vooral positief ingestelde, goed gemotiveerde mensen aan die een stukje ondernemen in het bloed hebben.
Met passie voor het verkopen en affiniteit met 2^e hands (bouw)machines.

+ Aanbod :

Groeiende KMO met informele & platte structuur. “Een bedrijf waar CEO deel uitmaakt van het team”

+ Interesse :

Richt uw schriftelijke motivatie en CV aan Filip Maes, Nokerseweg 200, 8790 Waregem of  info@machineryresale.be

ALLROUND TECHNIEKER

+ Functie :

Als allround-technieker ben je verantwoordelijk voor onderhoud en herstelling van diverse bouwmachines.
Je werkt aan compressoren, generatoren en grondverzetmachines.
Ook laden en lossen van machines behoort tot de werkzaamheden

Gevestigd in Waregem op een terrein van 22.000 m² met zichtlocatie E17.

+ Profiel :

Goede kennis van dieseltechniek, hydrauliek en mechaniek, kennis van elektrotechniek en elektronica zijn een pluspunt.
Efficiënt kunnen werken.
Flexibel, Team Player, communicatief & sociaalvaardig.

We trekken vooral positief ingestelde, goed gemotiveerde mensen aan die een stukje ondernemen in het bloed hebben.
Met passie voor machines en affiniteit met 2^e hands (bouw)machines.

+ Aanbod :

Een afwisselende job met verantwoordelijkheid binnen een aangename werkomgeving met platte structuur
waar “de CEO deel uitmaakt van het team”.
Je komt terecht in een snel groeiend bedrijf met een sterk internationale uitstraling.
We bieden je een competitieve verloning in functie van kunde, motivatie en prestaties.

+ Interesse :

Richt uw schriftelijke motivatie en CV aan Filip Maes, Nokerseweg 200, 8790 Waregem of info@machineryresale.be

Our Mission

Mission
 

+ We combine expertise in the areas of purchase, overhaul, transport and remarketing of second hand machines in the most economical way and the most effective solution for our customers , partners and ourselves.

+ We focus on areas where it makes sence for us and our partners to do business

+ Create an atmosphere of entrepreneurship and creativity amongst our employees and our partners and reward them in line with our goals.

Our Vision

Vision

+ Machinery Resale wants to be a leading, independent and reliable provider of second hand compact construction equipment around the world.

The people behind ...

The people behind Machinery Resale

	Filip Maes | Owner and CEO
Biography:	Graduated (Master degree) in 1992 as Industrial Engineer in electro mechanical engineering and business economics. Directly after his graduation he started in the relatively small family business Maes Compressoren. He was mainly among other things responsable for the service department and the sales activities. Married Sabine Beel in 1996, she also joined the company as financial administrator. After 1996 Filip excelled the business activities and took over officially the operational side of the company and became CEO. Started another company called Machinery resale in 2007 where he is currently CEO. As from 2010 he handed over most of his daily management responsibilities to be able to fully focus on his dream and growth within the used construction equipment business of Machinery Resale.
Contact:	Tel : +32 56 61 67 01  Fax :+32 56 61 64 01 Mobile: +32 495 27 77 77 Email: filip.maes@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English, Francais, Nederlands
	Sabine Beel | Owner and Financial officer
Biography:	Coming from a family with entrepreneurs in Agricultural and building equipment. She holds a Master degree in economics (Antwerp).Started her career in the 1990’s as international salescoordinator within a textiles producing company (Escolys).Married Filip Maes in 1996 and has been working together with him since that time within Maes Compressoren as financial and administration expert. Maes Compressoren one of the most succesfull Ingersoll Rand distributors in Europe. Now adays she is the driving force behind our excellent administration.
Contact:	Tel: +32 56 61 67 01  Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 Mobile: +32 497 58 47 03 Email: sabine.beel@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English, Francais, Nederlands
	Lieven Pauwels | Sales & Marketing Manager
Biography:	Responsible for many years for the development of the marketing, media and communications department in a material handling equipment multinational, TVH-Group Thermote & Vanhalst, well-known for used forklifts, spare parts and aerial platforms. Creating  the worldwide corporate identity and developing the marketing communication strategies. Worked afterwards as a marketing, sales and general manager in production and communication oriented companies
Contact:	Tel: +32 56 61 67 01  Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 Email: lieven@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English, Francais, Deutsch, Nederlands
	Stanislav Birg | Russia and CIS Sales representative
Biography:	Sales Engineer with a technical background for more than 10 years
Contact:	Tel: +32 479 506 444 Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 Email: sales@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English , Francais , Russian
	Ahmad Khodr | Sales Manager for Heavy Equipment
Biography:	Has been working many years in the purchase and sales of heavy earthmoving equipment , quarry equipment and trucks. Wide knowledge of international trading. Spend a lot of time in African and Middle-East countries.
Contact:	Tel: +32 56 61 67 01  Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 Mobile: +32 489 999886 Email: khodr@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English, Francais, Nederlands, Arabic, Español, Português
	Yves de Kee | Workshop and Logistics
Biography:	Spend many years as first mechanic at a generator trade and rental company in Belgium. Has had his own car trading company, selling cars. Spend some years with the local Belgian Ingersoll Rand dealership, responsable for rental and workshop.
Contact:	Tel: +32 56 61 67 01  Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 Email: yves@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English, Francais, Nederlands
	Geert De Wintere | Workshop and Logistics
Biography:	Geert has been working a long time as a welder and metal construction worker. He will be complimenting the MR team with his specialism and his all-round attitude
Contact:	Tel: +32 56 61 67 01  Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 Email: info@machineryresale.be
Languages:	Nederlands