BOVAG member
BOVAG is the Dutch association of car businesses, and we’re a member. That means clear terms, a warranty on used cars and a disputes committee if we can’t agree.
About us
A family garage for two generations. Berend started in 1988 with one lift. Now his children Corné and Tjitske run the business, with four mechanics and four lifts.
“Here you know the mechanic working on your car. That’s how it should be.”
Berend Siebring started in 1988 with one lift in an old barn on Voorbeeldstraat. Today his son Corné and daughter Tjitske run the garage, with four lifts and four mechanics. Berend still comes in every Friday for the APKs, and to check the tools are hanging neatly on the wall.
We’re not a dealer and don’t want to be. Every make is welcome, we know our customers by name, and if a part can last another year, we’ll tell you. That’s why people come back, and often their children too.
Thirty-eight years on Voorbeeldstraat
- 1988
One lift in a barn
Berend Siebring rents an old barn on Voorbeeldstraat and puts in one second-hand lift.
- 1996
Two more lifts, BOVAG member
The customer base grows. Berend extends the barn and joins BOVAG.
- 2004
Our own APK station
The garage becomes an RDW-approved inspection station. Since then we inspect cars ourselves, while you wait.
- 2012
The second generation
Corné gets his inspector’s qualification, Tjitske takes over the desk and the used cars.
- 2019
New workshop
Four lifts under one roof, an alignment bay and a glass wall to the waiting area.
- Now
Still family
Four mechanics, three courtesy cars, one family. And Berend, every Friday.
Who looks under your bonnet
Six people: one family and three colleagues who’ve stayed so long they belong.
Berend Siebring
Founder
Started in 1988 with one lift. Still does the APKs every Friday.
Corné Siebring
Workshop manager and APK inspector
Berend’s son. Plans the workshop and knows what can last another year.
Tjitske Siebring
Front desk, planning and used cars
Berend’s daughter. Calls you with the price and buys in the used cars.
Inge Steenbergen
Senior mechanic and APK inspector
With us since 2009. Knows every Golf inside out.
Kübra Roelofs
Diagnostics and electric mechanic
Finds the fault others can’t. Trained in high voltage.
Aniek Wildeboer
Apprentice mechanic, second year
Two days at college, three days on the lift. Tightens the wheel bolts until it clicks.
RDW-approved APK station
The RDW (Dutch vehicle authority) checks our inspection station and our inspectors. Corné and Inge keep their qualification up to date with exams every year.
Training company
There’s always an apprentice mechanic with us. Right now that’s Aniek. That way the area learns the trade, and the workshop stays sharp.
Come and say hello
The coffee’s on at the desk. Look through the window into the workshop and ask Tjitske your questions.