Bankruptcy and a failed sale led to closure of the Sneek factory. German remarketing firm Allaoui bought the assets; key presses and converting lines are now on the market.
ME Printer The folding-carton plant of Dutch packaging printer Royal De Vries has ceased production after 152 years of operation.
Following the failure to secure a buyer for the business as a whole, German plant remarketing specialist Allaoui has acquired all corporate assets.
The machinery is now being offered for sale, including a KBA offset press alongside BOBST and MK Masterwork converting equipment.
Koninklijke Drukkerij De Vries Vouwkartonnage (trading as Royal De Vries) has stopped production at its folding-carton factory in Sneek, the Netherlands, after 152 years of operation. The company filed for bankruptcy on 15 June 2026 and was declared bankrupt in Leeuwarden on 16 June 2026.
Operational efforts to preserve value
Lawyer and curator Christian Geffroy of Dommerholt Advocaten kept the plant running until 31 July to deliver outstanding orders and to preserve the business as a going concern while seeking buyers. Geffroy negotiated with several interested parties but did not secure a definitive agreement to sell the business as a whole before the deadline. Once a going-concern sale was no longer feasible, the focus shifted to realising assets for the benefit of creditors.
Asset acquisition and equipment for sale
German plant remarketing specialist Allaoui made a competitive offer for all corporate assets on short notice and acquired them. The machinery now being offered for sale includes:
All 98 employees at the Sneek plant lost their jobs when production ceased. The closure ends a business that began in 1874 as a printing house and expanded through the 20th century into a national and international folding-carton supplier. The firm received a royal designation in 2016 in recognition of its market position.
Royal De Vries had invested in a modern Rapida 106 press in 2021 and added end-of-line automation in 2024. Those capital investments did not prevent the downturn that followed the 2025 reorganisation and the subsequent financial losses that culminated in bankruptcy and closure.
What is now for sale and next steps
Allaoui is marketing the plant's machinery and corporate assets to potential buyers and remarketers of used packaging equipment. The sale process is positioned as a swift realisation of value for creditors after efforts to preserve the business intact proved unsuccessful.
The case illustrates how operational disruption during reorganisations can trigger customer losses and revenue decline even after technical fixes are applied. It also shows the practical sequence after bankruptcy: keep the business running to complete orders, seek buyers for the whole business, and, failing that, sell assets to recover value for creditors.
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