Dick van Opzeeland, born on 14 September 1970 in Haarlem, the Netherlands.

I started working in the agricultural sector after I finished secondary school. However, this did not last long, and in 1996 I started work at the sales department of Optibelt Nederland BV. Here, I worked myself up to the guidance of the technical support, and later I joined the field service. I always enjoyed working there, I enjoyed my time at this company and the opportunity to use my skills but is was time to cultivate my skills.
In 2002 I made a career move and started working for a company, specialized in powertransmissions, as a product manager belting. Later that year, a change of management meant I could be used more effectively in the field service. I was employed there for 5 years. After that, I was appointed customer service department supervisor for the same company. In 2008 i entered the management team of that company.

I have been saying I would like to start my own company for some time now, but I was unsure in what. I was sure of one thing: it was going to have to be in the medium of internet. In 2009, I put myself under more pressure to see what the options were. After that, I started putting together the pieces of the Powertransmissions puzzle. At first I thought I'd just programme the website myself, but I soon discovered that my ICT experience was insufficient to make this project a success. In 2010, I started discussing the project with a number of web designers, and ended up working together with Bluedesk, a web designer offering creative solutions for the future.

I noticed during my career that Powertransmissions is a strongly fluctuating market. If you have a product in stock, and you are able to deliver at a reasonable term and at a reasonable price, you are the seller, but if you do not have it in stock, and the delivery time is long, or you have no idea where to get hold of a specific product, your competitor will outpace you. This is why I launched Powertransmissions, as it brings supply and demand together. Uploaders all over the world can publish their stocks, so the greater the number of uploaders, the greater the chance the product will be found. In consultation with Bluedesk, I have developed a website which meets the requirements of manufacturers, suppliers and customers, and you yourself can now see the outcomes of this site.