About us
RTC Group BV founded in 2013
We are the leading supplier of industrial compressed air equipment. We rent specialized oil free compressors for industrial applications (large capacity). We also rent and sell specialized, high pressure oil-free air compressors for users in the PET industry.
We own the largest centrifugal air compressor rental fleet in Europe. We make your temporary installation complete with Air dryers (refrigerant and desiccant), Power transformers, Air receivers and all needed to keep your production going. All logistics, installation and start-up are also done by RTC Group with the right certifications.
What makes us unique?
Good supply of compressed air is vital for a factory . This is where the fleet with oil free rental air compressors from the RTC Group takes over. We arrange your temporary compressed air supply for start to finish, including all equipment, logistics and installation.
Solutions
The solutions we make for our customers are based on years of experience in the international compressed air market.
Nothing too crazy
Whether it high pressure or large volume or challanging voltages, nothing is too crazy for us.
“Compressed Air Beyond Limits”
Out of the box
We think “out of the box” to help you with your challenge.
We aim for unlimited compressed air solutions.
History
1985
Henk Uphoff starts his career at Ingersoll Rand Nederland as a mechanic trainee. First in diesel-driven portable air compressors, later in stationary air compressors. His first experience with air compressors and compressed air dryers (both refrigerant and desiccant)
1989
Full-time service technician. Gets experience with the revision of rotary screw compressors, reciprocating compressors, large reciprocating compressors and even centrifugal air compressors.
1994
Switched to spare parts department, Benelux region. Serve end users with fast and well organized parts deliveries. But foreign customers also know how to find the excellent services of his department. Purchase of original spare parts for compressors and drills from the USA and export to Africa.
2001
Setting up the “Used Equipment” department for Ingersoll Rand. Bobcat, Club Car, ABG and Montabert later joined the group. Head office in the Netherlands, servicing EMEA, (Europe Middle East and Africa)
2007
As part of Ingersoll Rand Construction Technologies, Remarketing Services has been acquired by Doosan Infracore. Taking the first steps into heavy earthmoving equipment.
2009
Left Doosan Remarketing to run a rental and trading company for the European subsidiary of the Australian Emeco Group. Involved in the international rental and trading of heavy construction machinery and mining machines.
2010
After the closure of Emeco Europe, Henk was asked to set up a completely new trading company for used construction equipment in Belgium. Including the business development of an international specialized rental fleet of large and high pressure mobile compressors.
2013
After gathering experience and knowledge in the past 3 decades, started a new company that specializes in trading and renting equipment.
2014
More and more developments in the sector of the rental of compressed air. Rental of large oil-free centrifugal compressors for industrial applications. Rental of large high-pressure diesel-driven mobile compressors for drilling and foundation techniques.
2016
RTC Group invests in more oil-free compressors for its rental department.
2017
SCC 2008/5.1 VCA-VOL Certification. The certificate for safe working on industrial locations. Working safe is 1st priority.
2022
In April 2022 we obtained the STIPEL certificate (NEN EN 3840 HS) for safe working and switching of high and medium voltage installations.
In September we were able to secure our quality management system by obtaining our ISO 9001 [2015] certification.
2023
Exactly 10 years after the start of RTC Group the new warehouse in Foxhol , The Netherlands was completed. 3200 m² of yard and 800 m² of warehouse to store the compressed air rental fleet
2023
To better serve our customers and to be able to handle the largest projects, our rental fleet has been expanded again.
For example, various oil-free compressors have been added with 70, 80 and 100 m³/min. Not to forget the 42 Bar(g) boosters for special applications and PET industry customers. Air treatment has not been forgotten either.
We now have desiccant dryers ranging from 20, 60, 100, 120 upto 180 (!) M³/min each.
Testimonials
On a Friday evening we called the emergency number of the RTC Group and immediately the phone was picked up.
With tremendous fast response time they helped us to get our compressed air production to an acceptable level.
This solution has saved us huge amounts of diesel, pollution and not the least euros.