{"id":2394,"date":"2024-04-08T13:14:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T13:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndl.onest-dev.nl\/over-ons\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:02:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section id=\"hero_2\" class=\"hero_2_cta text_header desktop_yes mobile_yes bg_lightblue \">\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-4 text_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Free services to set up your European supply chain<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Holland International Distrution Council (HIDC) is an association representing and promoting the Dutch logistics industry abroad.<\/p>\n<p>We assist foreign shippers to develop their European supply chain, free of charge, confidential and without obligations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-1 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-7 foto_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foto_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NL-Pavilion-hoofdafbeelding-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NL-Pavilion-hoofdafbeelding-1200x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NL-Pavilion-hoofdafbeelding-1600x900.jpg 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NL-Pavilion-hoofdafbeelding-1600x900.jpg\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1024\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"576\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"Picture of several forms of transportation: a truck, a boat, a train - sunset sky\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section id=\"hero_2_cta\" class=\"desktop_yes mobile_yes\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-2 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters row_cta_inner\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner cta_col_1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_col  has_icon\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_text\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Free advice about European supply chain structures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon_col\">\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon_wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"icon_img object_fit\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width: 1000px;\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Icon-money-1.png\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"1000\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"1000\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Icon-money\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner cta_col_2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_col has_icon\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_text\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Matchmaking with (logistics) service providers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon_col\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon_wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"icon_img object_fit\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width: 1000px;\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-personbox.png\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"1000\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"1000\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"icon-person+box\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner cta_col_3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_col has_icon\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_text\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Practical assistance to start logistics operations in Europe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon_col\">\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon_wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"icon_img object_fit\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width: 1000px;\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Icon-warehouse.png\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"1000\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"1000\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Icon-warehouse\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-2 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\t\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"text text_foto desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 foto_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-meeting-hands-laptop-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-meeting-hands-laptop-1200x800.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-meeting-hands-laptop-1600x1067.jpg 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Business-meeting-hands-laptop-1600x1067.jpg\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1024\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"683\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"Business-meeting-hands-laptop\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 text_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Who we are and what we do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Holland International Distribution Council (HIDC) was founded in 1987 by the Dutch logistics community. Currently we have over 300 members representing the whole supply chain ecosystem. We connect international companies looking for setting up their operations in Europe to our extensive network and we share our knowledge about logistics and the Dutch market with them.<\/p>\n<p>We can advise about European supply chain structures in general as well as about e-fullfilment, intermodal transport, value added logistics, and our world-class (air)ports.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_lightblue\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section id=\"quote\" class=\"quote desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-1 col-lg-2 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8 text_align_center\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br><br>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote_text\"><p>For any international company looking to import and trade into Europe for the first time, there is great value in the services offered by HIDC.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"naam_functie\"><strong>Brynn McKenzie<\/strong>, Logistics Manager, Manta5<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-1 col-lg-2 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes big bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"cta_banner\" class=\"cta_banner desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"inner bg_orange\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-1 col-lg-1 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Our strong membership base<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tap into a network of logistics and business experts. Our members are ports and airports, logistics service providers, facilitators, IT solution providers, financial advisors, regional promotional agencies, educational institutions and many others.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button_wrap\"><div class=\"cta arrow_right up bg_white\"><a href=\"\/ledenoverzicht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our members<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-1 col-lg-1 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"cta_banner_2\" class=\"cta_banner_2 desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-2 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-8 middle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Get in touch<\/h2>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left_column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image_container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <source srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portret-Remco-e1734348324447.png\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <source srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portret-Remco-e1734348324447.png\" media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <source srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portret-Remco-e1734348324447.png\" media=\"(min-width: 650px)\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <source srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portret-Remco-650x650.png\" media=\"(min-width: 300px)\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portret-Remco-e1734348324447.png\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1000\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"1000\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Remco Buurman<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"functie\">CEO<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"mail\" href=\"mailto:r.buurman@hidc.nl\">r.buurman@hidc.nl<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"right_column bg_darkblue\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Find out more about HIDC and our services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>We are happy to tell you more about our services and what we can do for you.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-2 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes big bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2394","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About us | HIDC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Holland International Distribution Council (HIDC): your gateway to establishing European supply chains. 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