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Our history

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What we have experienced

Grown together

Over the past half century, Bark Packaging Group has developed itself from a packaging company into a value-added service supplier. 

We have grown thanks to our knowledge and skills and have been able to add more and more companies to our firm. Scroll through the timeline to see a selection of the main events of our company.  

  • 1978
    1

    Establishment

    Bark Verpakkingen is founded by Henk Bark.

  • 1980 – 1990
    2

    Trade in packaging

    The sale of Schütz IBCs, steel and plastic drums, all primarily for liquid products as its main activity.

  • 1995
    3

    Expansion into hazardous substances + quality marks

    Expansion into tinplate packaging, buckets & UN-approved cardboard packaging for the transport of hazardous substances

  • January – March 2000
    4

    Expansion strategy

    Acquisitions of companies like Pal-Con Plastics and Duo Plast as part of the expansion strategy to become a total supplier and knowledge partner.

  • Oktober 2000
    5

    Relocation

    The Bark premises relocate in Apeldoorn to meet the increase in turnover.

  • 2001
    6

    Introduction of our Outsourcing Concept

    Introduction of the Outsourcing Concept in the Benelux packaging market, whereby the entire packaging management (or its aspects) is taken over from companies.

  • 2006

    Acquisitions

    Through steady autonomous growth and strategic acquisitions, we acquire Van Lit Packaging and De Vries Verpakkingen.

  • August 2010

    Relocation

    Relocation from Apeldoorn to Eerbeek, mainly due to increased growth in the outsourcing concept.

  • November 2010

    Bark Innovations is born

    Foundation of Bark Innovations, with core activities being the redesign of packaging and the development of new packaging concepts.

  • 2012

    Warehouse expansion

    Start of warehouse expansion in Eerbeek, from 6,000 m2 to 8,000 m2 with a height of 14 metres. The new situation offers a total of 12,000 pallet spaces.

  • 2017

    Welcome to Dutch Pack International

    Acquisition of Dutch Pack International, specialist in flexible packaging.

  • 2018

    Bark Packaging Group is founded

    We are now officially a family. Bark Innovations, Bark Verpakkingen and Dutch Pack International together form the Bark Packaging Group.

  • 2019

    Bark Verpackungen is born

    Bark Verpackungen in Stuttgart is founded to enter the international market. It’s a new member of the Bark Packaging Group and our first company outside the Netherlands.

  • 2021

    Welcome to CarePack Holland

    Acquisition of CarePack Holland, specialist in the packaging of hazardous substances. This is yet another new member of the Bark Packaging Group.

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