FLORIS VAN BOMMEL HOUSE TOUR

Floris: "In the video below, the guys from Dutch Drone Gods flew through our factory with a racing drone. I don't think our clip is as spectacular as the one where they follow a downhill mountain biker in Chile, but still... it's shoe making, right? That's spectacular too."

A paved driveway leads through open black metal gates toward a building labeled 'Bommel' in a landscaped, park-like setting with trees, grass, and a cloudy sky. Large white text reading 'PLAY VIDEO' is overlaid across the center. A paved pathway leads toward a building labeled 'Bommel' in a landscaped park setting with green trees and grass under a cloudy sky. Large white text reading 'PLAY VIDEO' is overlaid near the bottom centre.

The last shoemanufacturer in the Netherlands


With a history dating back to the 17th century, Schoenfabriek Wed. J.P Van Bommel B.V. is one of the oldest shoe factories in Western Europe.

"In 1718, my great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather started out as a shoemaker."

The Van Bommel shoe factory is still a family business. For nine Van Bommel generations now, fathers have passed on their knowledge of shoemaking to their sons. Currently, the company is run by creative director Floris van Bommel and his two brothers Reynier and Pepijn.

The Schoenfabriek van Bommel carries two brands: the fashionable 'Floris van Bommel' product line and the timeless 'Van Bommel' classics. Both brands are sold in its 11 own brand stores, online and at more than 1,500 dealers in Northern Europe.

The shoe factory Van Bommel still produces much of its collection in its own factory in Moergestel, the Netherlands. The collection includes a wide range of manufacturing methods and specialisations. High-quality materials such as a leather insoles, calf leather lining, full-grain calf upper leather, pitch thread and vat-tanned sole leather guarantee quality.

Goodyear production method
On average, a Goodyear-made Van Bommel shoe undergoes 280 specialised steps during production. The video below explains the Goodyear making method. Learn more about the different production methods.

Craftsman working with a shoemaking machine Floris van Bommel

The Schoenfabriek Van Bommel continuously works on reducing its ecological footprint. For the Van Bommel family, sustainability and social commitment are self-evident. The company's CSR policy is not about short-term successes or trendy marketing campaigns, but about the well-being of the generations to whom we leave our streets, houses, forests, and businesses.


Person using a machine tool with a blurred workshop background. Floris van Bommel Person using a machine tool with a blurred workshop background. Floris van Bommel

Goodyear production method

Explained