History
Klompenfabriek Nijhuis is a company of extremes. It started in 1938 as a small wooden shoe maker in the back corners of Beltrum. Wooden shoes were carved by hand. It took 3 hours of hard work to make a single pair of wooden shoes.
In 1980 when most wooden shoe makers put their tools out to pasture, Paul Nijhuis decided to build a super-modern wooden shoe factory. What vision did he have to take this step to produce a product for a quickly diminishing market? Read more about our history and click on the “History” button on the left hand side of this page.
Today
What does Klompenfabriek Nijhuis currently do? How does the organization work and which markets do we service? Learn more about our current situation and click on the “heden” (today) button on the left side of this page.
Future
What will Klompenfabriek Nijhuis do in the future? We have done a lot of preparatory work to guarantee that the wooden shoe will remain a cultural product of the Netherlands. Supporting commercial activities and activities to tap into new markets are fully underway. Read all about our vision for the future and click on the “Future” button on the left side of this page.