We look back as Stertil on a rich history which we are proud of. A combination of entrepreneurial spirit and craftsmanship. Over the years we have served a diversity of industries; from shipping, petrochemical, telecommunications and our focus today on the vehicle repair, maintenance and loading bay equipment industries supported by a full-service organisation.
We stand for high quality, safe and durable solutions which will serve generations to come. Developing through the years our products to better serve our partners with innovation and passion. Stertil's committment is in our products and also in our people. A dedicated and experienced team, working together with our partners to provide value-added product solutions.
Stertil is set up as an operating company of the Nederlandse Dock en Scheepbouwmaatschappij (NDSM) in Amsterdam.The company name derives from the village of Kootstertille where our offices and 8,000 m2 production plant are located. 
The company premises were officially opened by the Frisian Commissioner to the Queen on 12th December 1963.
New contracts for Wayne Starsweep for the cleaning of factory floors and outside sweeping machines. Insley also approach Stertil to produce heavy excavators for ground moving. Stertil is one of the view manufacturers of these machines in Europe at the time.The start of our heavy career!
Stertil carries out numerous projects for the petrochemical industry.These projects include drilling platforms, fractionating columns and 66 m ventilation pipes for Shell.
Satellite ground stations in Burum, Friesland, contribute to telecommunications in the Netherlands.
The link was opened by Queen Juliana in 1973 with a call to the Dutch Ambassador in Washington DC, USA.
Across the Netherlands, Stertil helps with the construction of bridges. Providing important transport networks for the Dutch waterways. State-of-the-art counter-weight bridges are constructed in the Kootstertille factory helping to build the way for the Dutch transport and infrastructure network.
