Vision & Mission
There are still plenty of opportunities! See today’s challenges in a wider context, and new solutions will present themselves. It’s simple: just look farther, act smartly and make the right connections. We reinforce our clients and help them advance. And we do it in the name of Meldon, but it feels like we are helping ‘colleagues’. We share our insights, and look for opportunities. So we can achieve the very best that we can. For our customers.
The design. Recipe composition. The first prototype. Every step we take, we take with the utmost care. That is because we want to take the end product as far as it will go, for and with our customers. And that’s why we always take on all challenges. Is a new production line needed urgently? We’ll get it done. You, our customer, can rely on our experience. We’ll keep experimenting, innovating and perfectioning until we have exactly the right fit. We’re only happy when you have achieved your ultimate goals. We like to be involved at an early stage, so we can be an actual part of your development process. By which we really mean: a very large part of it. Would you like to meet us?
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The best thing that the past has brought us is the enthusiasm it brings about.
At Meldon, we really love what we do. For more than 70 years, we have worked with dedication, passion, and plenty of down-to-earthness. We are proud of this family business, and of our history. As a company, we are not afraid to shoulder our responsibilities. We think about tomorrow – in everything we do. That’s why we only design products for sustainable use. That’s why we innovate materials. And that’s why we focus on long-term partnerships, both with our customers and our employees. Ennius et sapines et fortis et alter Homerus, ut critici dicunt, leviter curare videtur, quo promissa cadant et somnia Pythagorea. Naevius in manibus non est et mentibus haeret paene recens? Adeo sanctum est vetus omne poema. ambigitur quotiens, uter utro sit prior, aufert Pacuvius docti famam senis Accius alti, dicitur Afrani toga convenisse Menandro, Plautus ad exemplar Siculi properare Epicharmi, vincere Caecilius gravitate, Terentius arte. Hos ediscit et hos arto stipata theatro spectat Roma potens; habet hos numeratque poetas ad nostrum tempus Livi scriptoris.
Joseph Zeekaf CEO from 1961 – 2000
Meldon since 1949
The history of Meldon Plastics begins in 1949, when Johannes van Melzen and Eugene Donné start setting up a business for treating copper wire. When the Municipality of Bergen signs a contract with these two gentlemen in April 1950, the company is officially up and running. The business flourishes, but very soon the founders develop conflicting views, and Donné establishes his own business, while Van Melzen formally becomes the director of Handelsonderneming Meldon in 1954. However, after engaging Joseph Zeekaf, Van Melzen introduces him as the face of the family business. Zeekaf is appointed as Technical Director in 1961, and later actually becomes the owner. Today, his son, Marco Zeekaf (62) is the CEO of Meldon Plastics.
Certified IATF 16949:2016 Quality Management System for the automotive industry
Meldon always aims to deliver high-grade extruded profiles of the very best quality. Excellence in quality is in fact an aspect of Meldon’s mission. Meldon has ISO 9001:2015 certification. In addition, Meldon was certified for IATF 16949:2016 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN 2020. This certification emphasizes the development of a process-oriented quality management system to guarantee continual improvement, defect prevention and reduction of deviance and waste in the supply chain. IATF 16949:2016 lays down QMS standards for businesses involved in the manufacture of cars, services and accessories.