History

The first store: de Textielbeurs

Sixty years ago, on 15 February 1960 to be exact, Joop Veelenturf and his wife Tilly opened their very first store: de Textielbeurs. What started out as a shop with a back room that served as a warehouse quickly grew into a business that felt like a close-knit family. And after Joop got to supply the towels for the Dutch public broadcasting association AVRO Televizier, the company grew considerably and the store name was altered into Vespolino – we were all set for the future.

Vespolino

On his way to international entrepreneurship, Joop often travelled to the Middle and Far East. Because Joop liked to explore boundaries, both during his business trips and in his company – thinking out-of-the-box and trying new things, like saving points for towels at a petrol station. Joop came up with the idea and made it a success. Due to his entrepreneurial spirit, sincere attention and passion for textiles, our family business has grown into one of the most important suppliers of household textiles.