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Wheelchair bicycle taxi service in Finland

Jimmy Gustafson has a wheelchair taxi service in the town of Porvoo, Finland. With the Van Raam VeloPlus wheelchair transport bike they cycle 5 days a week from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. and they transport 4 to 8 people on a day, these are mainly elderly people.

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Cycling after a brain haemorrhage

Tim Hofman, host of "Je zal het maar hebben", a Dutch TV show whose translation literally means, "you will have it", takes a look into the lives of young people who have an illness or disability. In one of the episodes he visited Pieter Van Diepen (32 years old) who has had a brain haemorrhage.

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Government makes 100 million euro investment for bike tracks and bike shelters

The Dutch government will invest 100 million euros in additional bike lanes and shelters. The objective is to attract another 200,000 commuters to take the bicycle instead of the car and 3 billion kilometers extra will be ridden by bike. In this article you will read how they plan to realize this goal.

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Elderly on tricycle tandems through the hills of Montferland

Over 30 residents from several nursing homes from the Liemers and the Achterhoek went for a bike ride through the hills of Montferland. Here they all biked 10 to 15 kilometers. The event stems from the Dutch bicycle racing championships that were held in the Montferland municipality last year. On this page you will find photos and videos of this ride on side-by-side tandems.

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Side-by-side tandem Fun2Go makes bicycling fun

We at Van Raam often read the beautiful stories of our satisfied customers. These stories make us happy in return and we would like to share them with you. The following articles of the past months on the side-by-side tandem Fun2Go caught our attention. In this overview you will read where our bikes ended up and who uses them. These are the stories of some of our Dutch customers.

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Oldest employee in the Netherlands (96) retires after 81 years

The oldest employee in the Netherlands has officially retired from his job after 81 years. Friday May 18, 2018 Henk Kluver had his farewell reception where his former colleagues thanked ‘Mr. Kluver’ for the many years he worked at Van Raam. Read the story of his impressive career down below.

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Residential care homes receive a sponsored wheelchair bike

Three residential care homes in Zwolle (in the eastern part of the Netherlands) received a wheelchair bicycle at the end of April 2018. This wheelchair transport bike VeloPlus was sponsored by the municipality of Zwolle, among others. A City Council Member was present at the festive delivery, where the bike was tested by a resident of one of the centers.

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3D animation Van Raam’s new premises

To get an idea of the outside of Van Raam’s new office and production hall, architects of the ERS Architekten bna Terborg created a 3D animation.

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Jelle van Gorkom convalesce on Van Raam tricycle

Professional BMX-racer Jelle van Gorkom, who was severely injured during one of his practices in January 2018, is back on a bike. He posted two videos on his Instagram in which he can be seen riding Van Raam’s tricycle with a big smile on his face.

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Quick introduction.. Van Raam’s new construction project team

The construction of Van Raam’s new premises has started and you can stay updated through a photo report. Next to the actual construction activities important decisions are made by Van Raam’s team of managers. Every week staff meetings are held to discuss all matters of the construction.

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