Strijp-Talk
In this series of videos are the stories of former Philips employees who spent the majority of their working lives at Strijp-T.
Bets Christ Renting
Worked for 20 years at Philips as a coffee lady in building TQ and what that has meant for her.
Source Weijts
During his time at Philips he, among other things, worked in building TZ as a draftsman/designer and spent quite a few hours there and experienced and lived through a lot.
Piet Kersten
Has in building TAB begin jaren 90 with great pleasure given direction and content to the first prototype workshop, as an independent unit within the machine factory of Philips.
Fred Hi
Started in the late 1960s as a marketing manager at Philips in building TQ and in the 1990s involved in Philips' reorganization in which the metaphor 'from spaghetti to asparagus' was applied for the first time.
Chris of the Biggelaar
Was employed in building TQ at Philips in the warehouse as a packer in the years 60-70.
Vic of Body
Vic was employed for just over 30 years in building TQ. Among other things, in the department 'development electronic weighing' with a group of 60 like-minded people who created a very pleasant atmosphere at the office.
Wim Kemps
Was employed at Philips in building TX as head of the Personnel Department, where he was closely involved with an exceptional group of skilled workers who were characterized by 'we of TX'.
Antonie from Steenwijk
Has in 1970, as head of the finished-goods logistics department, introduced the principle of an open-plan office at Philips in building TQ for the first time.
Henk Wine and
Alfred van Herk
Together, as General Manager and Controller, they shaped the management and winding down of the various functions and divisions in building TQ in de jaren 90 after Operation Centurion.
Gerard Hair house
Has worked for years, without having been bored for a single day, in building TQ and was part of a close-knit group of craftsmen who liked making beautiful new things, where 'the big boss Mr. Frits' regularly came to visit them.
Peter the hammer
Started as head of the Business Mechanization department in the 1960s in building TQ. Already then a modern building that provided accommodation to over 400 developers who together formed a close-knit circle of friends who would do anything for each other.
Rob Singles
Worked in building TY and, together with a close-knit team, was involved in the development and production of special glass for TV screens and fluorescent lighting. Was active until 24-12-2017, to, as the last Philips employee, permanently close the door of the special glass laboratory and thereby a piece of unique Philips history.
WimComfort
Founder of ASML who, from building TQ, ensured that from 1 april 1984 the first housing for ASML in a wooden shack in the inner courtyard between building TQ 1 and TQ 2 took place. Proud of the major role that Philips from building TQ has played for the overall economy.
Ad Paulen
Started as Head of Production in building TQ 2 on 1 januari 1967. The day his son Thomas was born. Thomas, now CEO at VanBerlo, and working in the adjacent building TR at Strijp-T. For them the circle is now complete.
Hannieand Hans Vervoort
Because they both went to work at Philips in building TQ, they got to know each other. And by now they have been married for 50 years.
Show Verbeek
In the 1960s he worked at Strijp-T. First in building TQ 1, then in building TQ 5. He talks about the bunker in the inner courtyard at TQ 1 "...where a thing or two happened..." such as a table tennis competition.
Willemien van de Wiel-Wonders and Debora Toonen Scheele
They were also called the two girls of TQ 5-3. As the first women in a man's world to work as trainee computer programmers. Incidentally, they were always doted on by their male colleagues.
Mr.Brewer
Active for years in building TR, the then coal-fired power station of Philips. Here, among other things, steam turbines were powered so that the steam could provide the Philips factories with heat.
French Bastiaansen
At Strijp-T the foundation was laid for his international career within Philips. Likewise, from building TQ the foundation was laid for the current high-quality High Tech level that still characterizes the Brainport Eindhoven region.
Jan Buwalda
Despite being 92 years old, he still has pleasant memories of the 30 years he spent in building TQ.