L.D. Bekker's Handels Maatschappij (BEHAM) Vlaardingen, Netherlands Bekker once distributed refuse bodies in the Netherlands, primarily rear loaders made by Ochsner and FAUN. Bekker Ochsner KS-4 Europacker on DAF 2300 chassis The KS-4 and its variants are widely used throughout Europe Handling an 1,100 liter container at curbside... ...and at an apartment building Bekker KS-4 on twin-steer DAF CF75 cabover from the 1990s The business end of the KS-4 Bekker Europress LP-901, a design licensed from the old Gar Wood 900 patents The roof-level horizontal-cylinder ejector body was designed by Fred Smith, but sold only in Europe European 900-series packers still use the original 1972 geometry packer blade Side cover removed, exposing packer cylinder, slot and link This 2009 photo shows a van Gansewinkel LP-901, probably headed for auction or the scrapyard Replacing the 901 was the Bekker-FAUN Powepress, the updated version of the Europress The Powerpess still uses the proven 900-series tailgate, soon the celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022 8/21/21 © 2021 All Rights Reserved Logos shown are the trademarks of respective manufacturers Photos by Sjef van Lierop and Jaap Mikkers