The history of our construction company
From the heart of Europe to the great United States Of America
1945
The end of World War 2
As a neighbor of Germany, Belgium (Now, the capital of Europe) suffered greatly during World War II. The Nazis controlled the port of Antwerp for a long period during the war and it was only when the British and ofcourse the Americans came to europe’s help that the port was liberated.
To free Europe from the Nazi regime, the port of Antwerp and the surroundig towns were heavily bombed. One of these towns (Kontich) is were Jozef Quackels, the founder of Quackels Homes, grew up. After the War ended a lot had to be rebuilt and Jozef saw the potential.
1949
The Company is Born
Jozef Quackels started building homes, storage units, offices in 1949. Very soon he recognised the need for building quickly and decided he wanted to have more control over the proces and the workers. He moved everything indoors and started with the idea of making big panels, instead of building a house on-site.
1950s-1960s
Quackels Revolutionized Construction
Houses flew through the air like nobody had ever seen. A house built in a couple of days was already a reality. From here on our family company evolved into a real multinational building company.
1960s - 1970s
Quackels expanded to the south of Belgium and beyond
Quackels picked up steam and started to develop new markets. And with Great succes. Daily new houses found their way to the Ardennes (in the south of Belgium) and across country lines.
Up to this day local realters in the Ardennes still nog the name Quackels because of the hundreds of houses that were built in this region. Ask around for the name Quackels in some of the wellknown villages like La Roche (BE), Huy (BE), Givet (FR), Chamonix (FR) en nog zoveel meer and the name Quackels will ring a bell. Now, years later a lot of the houses built by Jozef Quackels are still being sold by local realtors.
1980s
Wooden houses far above Industry standards (1980)
Research and development is the backbone of Quackels builders. More and more we started to pride ourselves in making our homes stronger, faster and of a higher quality.
A several tradeshows the name Quackels was established. Our seraf hoor Quality is not recent. In 1977 reporters already reported on the high quality of our homes. Nowadays we don’t build chalets anymore. read about our homes at “Technologie”.
1988
Expansion to the USA
Quackels also builds and was built houses for outside of Europe. The name started to grow and slowly nut steadily Quackels made iets entrance in North-America. Here locals and even local governments were astonished by the un Rique methode of Quackels Builders. In 1988, “Joe” Quackels, met several politicians like governor Michael Dukakis, who was a candidate to become president and eventually lost against George Bush sr.
"Come to Canada Joe!"
During the war “Joe” Quackels met Canadian soldiers who would always say “Come to Canada Joe”. And that is what he did and our family is continuing to do. We have already built houses in the North-Bay Area (CA), Brampton (CA), Toronto (CA), but also in Boston (USA).
The King of Belgium
Our growth and unique way of building didn’t go unnoticed. On this picture you can see the current King of Belgium congratulate Jozef Quackels with his acomplishements.
2019
The third (& 4th) generation entered the company
About 70 years after the start of our company, the second generation has already taken over the reins of Quackels Woningbouw and the third and (and even fourth) generation have made their entrance.
2025
The international expansion continues to the East Coast
In 2025 we are looking to further our international expansion to New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. We are already taking the first steps to open our first production facility in the United States and build a model home for potential buyers to visit. The goal of these investments is to become an affordable home builder in New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
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