Havo

About us

Enjoy creating something wonderful

We inspire young and old to have fun creating something wonderful.

Mister Vos has not only built up a beautiful family business, but has left a splendid imprint on our ideas. Since 1963, we have been inspiring young and old to enjoy creating something wonderful themselves! We do this by believing in our company and our products 100%. 

What we value in this:

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HONEST

Our clients have to be able to trust that they will receive qualitative and safe products. That reliablity is our top priority. We do what we've promised, because a deal is a deal! But we go beyond that. We communicate transparently about our company and our products. This way, you won't be faced with surprises.

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SUSTAINABLE

Children inherit the earth and we realise this. To safeguard their future, we contribute to that in various ways. Not just our production process, but our packaging and products must not be harmful to the environment. Together we work toward a better and more sustainable world.

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PROFESSIONAL

Because we set high standards for our products, their production and development takes place in-house. Craftsmanship and qualitative raw materials are essential in this. Only by combining that with modern and eco-friendly technology, we are able to provide you time and time again with high quality products.

 

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RELAXED

We are not only passionate about paint and modelling material, but about the people who make, distribute and use our products as well. The emotional and physical welfare of our employees is of the utmost importance. In addition, we are happy to help and advise our clients and enjoy personal contact with them.

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INSPIRING

We inspire our end users with our colourful and extraordinary products for at home and in schools. But this inspiration goes both ways: we are inspired by local and international trends and developments. That is how young and old in all corners of the world can let their imagination run free while using our creative materials.

Family business

Havo is a family business founded by the Vos family.

In 1963, Mr. Vos started producing modelling materials that he sold to schools in a small property in Bussum, The Netherlands. He wasn't successful overnight: he started with nothing and learned the ropes and craftsmanship as he went along. Since then, our family business has undergone an enormous transformation. 

Today, the company is run by the second generation: daughter Annemieke Zwiers-Vos and her husband Jan Zwiers. We are no longer simply experts in making modelling materials but produce other creative products such as paint and glue as well. With these products, we stimulate young and old to be more creative. 

With our premium brand Creall, we offer a range of educational creative materials for the school market. We are also happy to help and advise you on your private label assortment for the school or hobby market. 

You'll find our current production location in Ermelo, The Netherlands, where we manufacture our products with respect for the environment. As a European manufacturer, our products always comply with the highest standards and product safety regulations. Our high quality products are the result of the craftsmanship, expertise and technological ingenuity that we have built up since 1963.

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Mister Vos produces Creall Color

 

Nostalgic products from our archive

We produce millions of litres of paint every year

Our factory in Ermelo, The Netherlands

We'd love to meet you in our cosy Fox Cafe

Development, production and storage all happens in-house

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