Petit & Fritsen
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Royal Bellfounders Petit & Fritsen, based in Aarle-Rixtel
, the Netherlands
, is the oldest family-owned business in the Netherlands, with the foundry dating back to 1660. http://www.petit-fritsen.nl/engels/geschiedenis/index.htm
Included on List of oldest companies (1660)
Aarle-Rixtel
Aarle-Rixtel is a town in the Dutch municipality of Laarbeek in North Brabant. It lies about 4 km north of Helmond. Since 1997 the castle Croy is part of Aarle-Rixtel.Until 1997, Aarle-Rixtel was a separate municipality.-External links:*...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, is the oldest family-owned business in the Netherlands, with the foundry dating back to 1660. http://www.petit-fritsen.nl/engels/geschiedenis/index.htm
Included on List of oldest companies (1660)