About us
TEN is continuously informed of current and future requirements and develops suitable equipment and parts in advance.
Over 30 years experience developing automotive equipment.
''Our goal is to supply equipment for our customers that allows them to work comfortably according to the current legal requirements in the field of vehicle testing regulations measuring equipment! ''
Patrick Andriessen
CEO
History
Test Equipment Nederland BV was founded in 1985 by a group of engineers, working for TBA. A commercial and technical company in engine diagnostic equipment for workshops. The group of engineers had the idea of developing and manufacturing their own gas analyser. Several requests reached Test Equipment Nederland, if it was possible to act as an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer).
After the first gas analyzer was tested and approved by the Dutch Measuring Institute (NMi), manufacturing of the gas analyzers started.
Due to success and progress in both companies, the decision was made to reorganize these companies into a Holding Structure. This was in April 1987.
At that moment the Andriessen Holding BV consisted of two companies:
- Technical Bureau Andriessen B.V. (TBA)
- Test Equipment Netherlands B.V. (TEN)
Three years later a research and development team was founded. This team followed the developments in the automotive world very accurate. They foresaw the use of the 3-way catalytic converter and developed a tester which could measure the Lambda value. They also anticipated on the demands to examine diesel exhaust gases and started to develop the EDA I diesel smoke analyser.
The exhaust gas tester also attracted attention abroad. To prevent this, another BV was developed for export, called Test Equipment Nederland. Also called TEN. TEN focuses on production developments and export, while TBA focuses on sales and service for the Dutch market. After much success abroad, branches were also established in England, Germany and Belgium.
The mission of TEN Automotive Equipment
''TEN is continuously aware of current and future requirements and develops suitable equipment and parts in advance. This allows customers to work in a pleasant and familiar way and
TBA-TEN can provide customers with the best equipment."
Export
In May 1995 a new company started in Belgium with the name Test Equipment Belgium BVBA (TEB), established in Ternat near Brussels, which takes care of the sales and distribution for Belgium and Luxembourg.
In 1996 DAF trucks approved the TEN EDA I. They recommend it to all their dealers in the world. DAF trucks uses the EDA I in their engine testing department as a reverence-analyser.
In 1997 TEN reached a new landmark by manufacturing its ten-thousandth smoke meter. Most of the smoke meters were manufactured as OEM for Souriau, Tecalemit in England, for Gutmann Messtechnik and Mannesmann Kienzle VDO in Germany.
In February 1999 the TEN exhaust emissions analyzers successfully completed FORD approval testing. After trials testing in England and Germany the analyzers conformed to all FORD requirements in relation to the measurement and diagnosis of exhaust emissions. Therefore the TEN product range is approved by FORD and recommended for use to all their dealers in Europe through the official FORD Service Equipment Program (FSE). All TEN products are CE-marked and have several approvals of foreign measuring institutes.
Nowadays TEN exports products to agents in 18 different countries all over the world. The Benelux, England, Germany and Asia are the best markets for TEN. The Andriessen Group is a private company and all the shares belong to its directors Mr. L.C.C. Andriessen and P.W.J . Andriessen permanently.
A fresh start
On the 6th of June 2018, the first pile was driven for a new industrial hall, which was taken into use in January 2019. The industrial hall is mainly intended for production. A new office was built after this, which has been in use since April 2019. TBA-TEN currently has about 28 employees and more is being developed and produced than ever before.
