High quality equipment for the food industry
ABOUT KORTLEVER
KORTLEVER (OR TECHNISCH BURO KORTLEVER) IS A DYNAMIC FAMILY COMPANY WHICH HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST DECADES INTO ONE OF THE LEADING MACHINE PRODUCERS FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY. WITH THEIR DELIVERY PROGRAMME AND KNOW-HOW THEY HAVE BECOME A TRUSTED PARTNER FOR MANY LEADING FOOD COMPANIES. THEY SPECIALISE IN BAKERY, MEAT AND SNACK PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS. ALL OF THEIR MACHINES ARE MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL AND DURABLE PLASTICS AND WITH EXPERIENCED AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN, THEY ARE ABLE TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST HYGIENE AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. KORTLEVER UTILISE THEIR EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE BASE FROM THEIR EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL TO DESIGN AND BUILD A SOLUTION TO MANUFACTURE YOUR PRODUCTS, TRANSPORT YOUR PRODUCTS OR TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES THROUGH LABOUR SAVING TECHNIQUES. KORTLEVER HAVE A RANGE OF STANDARD EQUIPMENT THAT THEY SPECIALISE IN, SUCH AS PANNING SYSTEMS, PINNERS, BOWL LIFTS, STREWERS, CRATE HANDLING, RACK LOADING SYSTEMS AND ROLL PLANTS. BUT THEY ARE ALSO ABLE TO OFFER COMPLETE AND BESPOKE LINES FOR YOUR BUSINESS, SUCH AS PIZZA TOPPING, BACON WRAPPED SAUSAGES, CHICKEN CORDON BLEU LINES, STOLLEN LINES. THEY ALSO SPECIALISE IN THE AUTOMATION OF CRATE HANDLING AND INTRALOGISTIC SOLUTIONS
KORTLEVER CHRONOLOGY
1985 - Wim Kortlever founds the company in 1985 and his brother Gerard joins in 1986
1995 - Kortlever move to the industrial area of Meerkerk, Netherlands, where they still are today
2000 - With an expansion to their site Kortlever have all functions 'under one roof'
2005 - Kortlever enter the meat industry with their bacon wrapped sausage lines
2010 - With continued growth Kortlever expand their site again with a new assembly hall. London Food Machinery had been representing Kortlever in the UK from the previous year
2020 - Despite the tough trading conditions across the world Kortlever continues to grow and offer high quality solutions to their widening customer base, Jonathan Kortlever is now at the helm. This year bring their expansion again with a new assembly hall and office building.
Kortlever Pizza and Snack Production
KORTLEVER ARE EXPERIENCED MANUFACTURERS OF PIZZA TOPPING LINES, FULLY AND SEMI-AUTOMATED. THEY ALSO PRODUCE THE STAND ALONE EQUIPMENT TO COMPLIMENT YOUR EXISTING LINE WHICH IS COMPACT, FLEXIBLE AND ROBUST, SUCH AS THE UNIVERSAL STREWER. THEY HAVE A RANGE OF OTHER SOLUTIONS FOR SNACKS INCLUDING THE INTEGRATION OF RHEON EQUIPMENT FOR BAKERY LINES AND ENCRUSTED SNACKS SUCH AS STEAMED BAO BUNS.
Kortlever Bakery
KORTLEVER WERE BORN OUT OF THE BAKERY INDUSTRY AND HAVE HONED THEIR EXPERTISE IN THIS FIELD SINCE THEY WERE FOUNDED OVER 30 YEARS AGO. KORTLEVER PRODUCE A WIDE VARIETY OF STANDARD BAKERY EQUIPMENT BUT THEY ARE ALSO EXPERTS IN BAKERY SOLUTIONS. FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS KORTLEVER HAVE BEEN WORKING MORE IN FULLY AUTOMATED BAKERY SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATIC FACTORY LOGISTICS SUCH AS AUTOMATED PROOFING AND BREAD BASKET HANDLING
Crate Handling and Factory Intralogistics
KORTLEVER ARE SPECIALISTS IN CRATE, TRAY, BASKET HANDLING AND LOGISTICS. WITH INSTALLATIONS IN THE UK AND EUROPE, KORTLEVER ARE RECOGNISED AS MANUFACTURERS OF ROBUST, HYGIENIC AND EFFICIENT AUTOMATION SYSTEMS. FROM SIMPLE BASKET STACKING SYSTEM MODULES TO FULL BASKET AND CRATE LOGISTIC SYSTEMS, AUTOMATICALLY TRANSPORTING YOUR RTP CRATES THROUGHOUT THE FACTORY.
Kortlever Meat Processing
KORTLEVER HAVE GROWN IN THE MEAT INDUSTRY AND ARE PROVING THAT THEIR ROBUST AND HYGIENIC EQUIPMENT IS HIGHLY REGARDED IN MEAT PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. THEY HAVE A RANGE OF STANDARD EQUIPMENT BUT ARE MOST SPECIALISED IN TAILORED SOLUTIONS AND BESPOKE LINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF A MEAT PROCESSING FACTORY'S LOGISTICS. THEY ARE ALSO SPECIALISED IN MAKING ROLLED PRODUCTS SUCH AS BACON WRAPPED SAUSAGES AND HAVE SPECIALIST LINES FOR MANUFACTURED CHICKEN CORDON BLEU. TAKE A LOOK AT A SMALL SELECTION OF OUR EQUIPMENT IN THE GALLERY BELOW AND CALL US TO ENQUIRE ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION