A Family Business with a History of Innovation

Our History

1959 – The Beginning

Driessen Vreeland B.V. was founded in 1959 in Vreeland, the Netherlands. The company started as a tree-clearing business, mainly working for municipalities, companies and private customers.

Tree clearing was an important part of the company for many years. As the work grew, so did the need for better and more specialised equipment. Instead of relying solely on standard machinery, Driessen Vreeland began developing and adapting machines specifically for its own work.

This resulted in a range of specialised equipment for tree clearing and wood processing, including large wood chippers and other machines developed around the practical requirements of the work. Building and working with this machinery became an important part of the company's knowledge and experience.

Developing Our Own Machines

As the company expanded, the work became increasingly varied. Projects were carried out in different environments and, increasingly, outside the Netherlands. This often meant dealing with conditions where conventional machinery was difficult to use.

Developing our own machines became a natural part of the way we worked. When an existing machine was not suited to the job, we looked for a way to adapt it or build something better suited to the conditions.

This experience eventually led to the development of amphibious machinery.

The Swampcat

The Swampcat is a direct continuation of this history. Developed for work in extremely soft and wet terrain, it uses screw-drive technology instead of conventional wheels or tracks.

Rather than being built for one specific task, the Swampcat was designed as a platform for different types of equipment. Depending on the project, it can be equipped for applications such as tailings management, dredging, bush clearing, drilling and CPT, and the handling of dredge spoils.

Today

Today, Driessen Vreeland is still a family-owned company, with the third generation now involved in the business.

More than 65 years after the company was founded, our work has changed considerably, but the principle behind it has remained the same. We develop and use machinery to solve practical problems, especially in places where standard equipment cannot do the job.

The Swampcat is one of the clearest examples of this approach, combining decades of experience in machinery with the challenges of working in extremely difficult terrain.