Drijfhout

The name Drijfhout has guaranteed trust and quality in the Dutch precious metal industry since 1827. This makes Drijfhout one of the oldest companies in the field of precious metals. Using this 195+ years of experience and expertise has allowed the company to expand its services and customer support and adapt to meeting new challenges as they appear. Originally based in the long-closed centre of jewellery manufacturing in Balk, North Netherlands, Drijfhout quickly established itself as a partner for in-house assaying and refining plus manufacturing of watch cases and other semi manufactured goods.

Its ability to adapt with the market saw it move to Amsterdam in 1886 to get closer to the new manufacturing base and to a building in the centre that, although a hotel today, still has the Drijfhout name above the door and many of the original internal features.

The mid 1980’s saw a redevelopment of central Amsterdam and the company was encouraged to relocate to a purpose- built location, designed specifically to meet the needs of a precious metal company employing 250 people. This remains the home of Drijfhout today.

As the Dutch jewellery manufacturing base shrunk, the company had to adapt to maintain its profitability, until in 2000, when the remaining business, now very much smaller and struggling, was fragmented into platinum- ware, industrial, jewellery and dental and sold to interested parties, who promptly relocated or integrated many of the activities.

Fortunately the main part of their activity, jewellery and dental were, acquired by the Cookson Group and finally in 2013 found its true home in HM Precious Metals, where Drijfhout began to re-establish its profitability and once again became the ‘go-to’ partner for all precious metal needs, offering its customer base the products and services required for the current market.