Faber Group | About us

From the start…

Our story story began in 1891, when the Halbertsma family took up a new trade and started producing wooden barrels for butter. While the Halbertsma company flourished and gradually moved towards the production of pallets, the Faber family founded a similar business in Assen in 1935.

When in 1969 the Faber company was hit by an enormous fire, the company decided to shift its production focus to pallets as well. A great idea, as it turned out. In 1992, the two companies merged to form the Faber Halbertsma Group. Over the years, we have grown into today’s family of companies, providing a portfolio of sustainable pallet and pooling services and products.

Our History

… to the current day.

Through a highly motivated workforce, excellent customer service and a focus on circularity and re-use of resources, we aim to reduce our CO2 footprint and provide complete peace of mind to our customers. Both with regards to their logistical challenges and their increasingly important sustainability goals.

We carry impact.

We work together to deliver results

Key facts and figures for 2023

€ 405.000.000

Turnover 2023

620

Number of employees (FTE) 2023

€ 100.000

Charitable contributions

Faber Group Cijfers Def (1900 × 913 Px) (2)

Sustainability is in our DNA

Sustainability is embedded in the core of our circular load carrier pooling business and in our hearts! We do business in a respectful way, respect for the environment, respect for our customers and respect for all those co-workers who add to our success, day in and day out. To us, it is not just another box to tick and it is no coincidence that our purpose at Faber Group is to carry impact: creating a better world through our circular business model facilitated by continuously improving our sustainable value chain.

Always near

Based in The Netherlands, Faber Group has operations throughout most of Europe. On top of that, we are constantly looking for opportunities to expand our business into new regions. Our aim is to always have a local presence. In that way, we can guarantee our ability to quickly deal with any logistical challenge, wherever our customers may be.

Executive team

Ingrid Faber leidt de Faber Group sinds 2006. De huidige leden van het executive team zijn:

Ingrid Faber

CEO Faber Group

Career

Stan Peeters

COO Faber Group

Career

Alexander Visser

CFO Faber Group

Career

Supervisory board

2019 - present (non-executive) Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Rhoon, Pendrecht en Cortgene BV
2019 - present (non-executive) Chairman of the Supervisory Board Faber Group BV
2018 - present (non-executive) Chairman of the Advisory Board Burgers Zoo
2017 - present (non-executive) Chairman of the Supervisory Board UNICA BV
2017 - present (non-executive) Member of the Supervisory Board AkzoNobel NV
2017 - present (non-executive) Member of the Advisory Board Bold Capital Management BV
2008 - present (non-executive) Chairman Advisory Board National Park De Hoge Veluwe
2008 - 2018 (non-executive) Member of the Supervisory Board Synbra NV
2016 - 2017 (executive) CEO of OfficeFirst Immobilien AG
2011 - 2015 (executive) CEO of Grontmij NV
2000 - 2010 (executive) Member of the Executive Board Arcadis NV
1984 - 2000 (executive) Various management positions at Shell and Philips

2020 - present (non-executive) Board member at Ter Beke
2020 - present (non-executive) Board member at Colmar Restaurants
2019 - present (non-executive) Chairman of the Board/Interim-CEO at Konings NV
2018 - present (non-executive) Chairman of the Board at B-Steel NV/Board member Victor Buyck Steel Construction
2015 - present (non-executive) Chairman of the Board/Interim-CEO at Van Genechten Packaging
2016 - 2018 (non-executive) Board member Refresco Gerber
1995 - 2015 (executive) International commercial and innovation VP positions at Interbrew/ABInBev
1990 - 1995 (executive) International Senior Development positions at Procter & Gamble

2021 - present (non-executive) Member Supervisory Board Faber Group BV
2017 - 2021 (non-executive) Member of the Supervisory Board Bloomon
2011 - present (executive) CFO at Just Eat Takeway.com
2008 - 2010 (executive) CFO at Nedstat
1998 - 2008 (executive) Vice President/Investment Director at ABN AMRO Capital
1997 - 1999 (executive) Advisor MeesPierson Private Banking
1994 - 1996 (executive) Business analyst at Arcadis

2023 - present (non-executive) Member of Supervisory Board Faber Group BV
2019 - present (non-executive) Member of Centraal College van Deskundigen van SMHV
2017 - 2019 (non-executive) Board member of Stichting Administratiekantoor HEM beheer
2014 - 2016 (non-executive) Board member of National Committee EPAL Netherlands
2018 - 2023 (executive) CEO PRS Pallet Pool, Faber Group
1994 - 2018 (executive) Various positions within Faber Group
1992 - 1994 (executive) Account Manager corporate banking ABN AMRO

2023 - present (non-executive) Member of Supervisory Board Faber Group BV
2020 - present (non-executive) Board member Foundation Preference Shares ProQR NV
2017 - present (non-executive) Sr. Advisor Bain Capital Private Equity
2019 - present (non-executive) Member of Signify Preference Shares Foundation
2015 - 2023 (non-executive) Member Supervisory Board SBM Offshore
2013 - 2023 (non-executive) Member Monitoring Committee Corporate Governance
2013 - 2023 (non-executive) Member of VEUO Monitoring Committee
2013 - 2023 (non-executive) Chairman Circle Economy Foundation
2017 - 2021 (non-executive) Member Preference Shares Foundation Takeaway NV
2017 - 2021 (non-executive) Member Supervisory Board VolkerWessels NV
2009 - 2019 (non-executive) Chairman of Stichting De Nieuwe Kerk
2011 - 2015 (non-executive) Member of the Supervisory Board of RBS NV
2012 - 2012 (non-executive) Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wavin NV
2012 - 2015 (executive) Member of the Management Board of SBM Offshore
1999 - 2012 (executive) Senior Partner Allen & Overy LLP
1987 - 1999 (executive) Partner Loeff Claeys Verbeke (Rotterdam and Amsterdam)
1981 - 1987 (executive) Partner Graham & James (San Francisco and Singapore)
1978 - 1981 (executive) Company Secretary KNSM Group NV