About us

Company history

1978
	1978 - Former Atlas Copco employee Valere Maes starts his own company: MAES Compressoren. In the early days, the main focus lies on servicing and maintenance of stationary electrical compressors and compressed air installations. In the seventies, compressor installations are generally built with reciprocating air compressors (large piston compressors).
That very 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 various responsibilities in purchase, administration and sales.
	1982
1982 - The first employee is hired and put on the payroll.
1985	1985 - MAES Compressoren launches a rental division. Customers can rent a series of portable air compressors. The new service offers higher flexibility and is tailored to the needs of the customers during maintenance or installation overhauls.
1990
	1990 - The company keeps growing and now has 3 employees.
1992
	1992 is an important year for Maes Compressoren. Valere's son, Filip, joins the company. He graduated as an Industrial Engineer in Electromechanics and has a degree in Business Economics. Filip mainly focuses on the commercial interests of the company.
	1996
In 1996, Maes signs an agreement with the Ingersoll Rand Construction and Mining Group (CMG) and becomes the official Belgian portable compressor dealer.
1998
	1998 - Apart from its repair and servicing activities, the company now also focuses on complete industrial compressed air installations. As a part of these turn-key projects, the company installs miles of compressed air piping. Maes Compressoren is one of the first to use SimplAir (TESEO) high tech extruded aluminum air piping.
1999	1999 - Official Ingersoll Rand dealership for both stationary and portable air compressors in East and West Flanders, Belgium.
	2000
	2000 - Because of the important number of customers wanting to trade their old machine for a new one, management decides to remarket the used compressors. Within the same year, an export division is started up.

2002	2002 - Maes Compressoren in Deinze, near Ghent (Belgium), employs 13 people.
	2005
2005 - Official dealership for Ingersoll Rand power generators.
2007
2007 - Maes Compressoren starts up a new and independent company. Its core business will be the sale of second hand compressors. The new company is called MACHINERY RESALE bvba. Its creation is a milestone in the world of used construction equipment sales.
2008
2008 - Business is booming. Maes Compressoren expands and employs 25 people.
2009	2009 - The company continues growing. Investment partners GIMV and VECTIS join the ranks.
2010	2010 - Other professionals in the compressed air industry join Maes Compressoren's management team. The number of employees rises to 30 people.
Filip Maes and his wife Sabine Beel join forces with Henk Uphoff to build a worldwide network for used equipment. Their knowledge and experience in the compressed air industry combined with their management skills makes Machinery Resale a leading, reliable and independent supplier of used construction equipment.
The plans for a 22.000 m² yard and a 5.500 m² warehouse in Waregem, along the E17 motorway Ghent - Kortrijk, are on the table.	2012
2011
2011 - Machinery Resale is now a special member of DUMA, leading portal to Dutch exporters of used equipment and machinery - www.usetec.nl.
2011 - From 6 to 8 April 2011, Machinery Resale attends its first trade fair for used equipment and machinery in Cologne, Germany.
Q3 - 2011
3rd quarter 2011 - Machinery Resale starts building a dedicated international fleet of large portable air compressors to provide a rental service all over Europe. The new department is called MR Air Force.
July 2012
In just two weeks time, the entire fleet - more than 850 machines and 80 trucks - is moved to the new premises in Waregem.

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 and offer a cost-effective solution to your construction machinery needs.

+ Our customers always come first.

+ We create an atmosphere of entrepreneurship and stimulate creativity on the work floor. The result is a rewarding partnership with each and every single one of our customers.

Our Vision

Vision

+ Machinery Resale is a leading independent supplier of second hand compact construction and building site equipment with a reliable worldwide delivery service.

The people behind ...

The people behind Machinery Resale

	Filip Maes | Owner and CEO
Biography:	Graduated (Master's degree) in 1992 as an Industrial Engineer in Electromechanics and has a degree in Business Economics. He immediately started working at Maes Compressoren, the relatively small family business. Back then, he was responsible for the service department and the sales activities. In 1996, he married Sabine Beel, who also joined the company as a financial administrator. After 1996, when the business activities reached record levels, Filip officially took over the company and became CEO. In 2007, he started another company, Machinery Resale, of which he currently also is the CEO. As of 2010, the larger part of the daily management tasks are taken care of by other people so Filip can focus on his dream: see Machinery Resale grow in the used construction equipment industry.
Contact:	Tel : +32 56 61 67 01  Fax :+32 56 61 64 01 Mobile: +32 495 27 77 77 E-mail: filip.maes@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English, French, Dutch
	Sabine Beel | Owner and Financial Officer
Biography:	Coming from a family of entrepreneurs specialized in agricultural and building equipment, Sabine decided to study Economics. She holds a Master's degree in Economics (Antwerp) and started her career in the 1990’s as an international sales co-ordinator in a textile company (Escolys). In 1996, she married Filip Maes and joined the ranks at Maes Compressoren. She has been working together with Filip ever since. Today, Sabine is the Financial Officer of the company and the driving force behind the excellent administrative service. Her skills and expertise allowed Maes Compressoren to become one of the most successful Ingersoll Rand distributors in Europe.
Contact:	Tel: +32 56 61 67 01  Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 Mobile: +32 497 58 47 03 E-mail: sabine.beel@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English, French, Dutch
	Lieven Pauwels | Sales & Marketing Manager
Biography:	For many years, Lieven Pauwels has been responsible for the development of the marketing, media and communications department of TVH Group Thermote & Vanhalst, a material handling equipment multinational, well-known for its used forklifts, aerial platforms and spare parts delivery service. He created the worldwide corporate identity and developed the marketing communication strategies. Later, Lieven worked as a marketing, sales and general manager in several production and communication companies.
Contact:	Tel: +32 56 61 67 01  Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 E-mail: lieven@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English, French, German, Dutch
	Stanislav Birg | Russia and CIS Sales Representative
Biography:	Stanislav Birg is an experienced Sales Engineer with great technical skills.
Contact:	Tel: +32 479 506 444 Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 E-mail: sales@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English , French, Russian
	Ahmad Khodr | Heavy Equipment Sales Manager
Biography:	For many years, Ahmad Khodr worked in the heavy earthmoving and quarry equipment industry, purchasing and selling machinery and trucks. His knowledge of the international trading mechanisms is a valuable asset to the company. Ahmad spends quite some time on site in several African and Middle Eastern countries.
Contact:	Tel: +32 56 61 67 01  Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 Mobile: +32 489 999886 E-mail: khodr@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English, French, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese
	Yves de Kee | Workshop and Logistics
Biography:	Yves de Kee was the first mechanic at a generator trade and rental company in Belgium. He had his own car selling business and worked for the local Ingersoll Rand dealership where he was responsible for the rental department and the workshop.
Contact:	Tel: +32 56 61 67 01  Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 E-mail: yves@machineryresale.be
Languages:	English, French, Dutch
	Geert De Wintere | Workshop and Logistics
Biography:	Geert is an experienced welder and metal construction worker. His specialized skills and all-round attitude are of great interest to both Machinery Resale and its customers.
Contact:	Tel: +32 56 61 67 01  Fax: +32 56 61 64 01 E-mail: info@machineryresale.be
Languages:	Dutch