Tarpaulin production at Mennens
Traditionally, Mennens devoted itself to the trade in contractor materials and marine supplies. This included sails. We are still continuing this special tradition – from our tarpaulin production workplace in Groningen since the 80s.
Around 1980, Mennens Groningen moved from the Beckerweg to its current location on the Duinkerkenstraat. There was already a tarpaulin production workshop there at the time, which manufactured marquees. At the time at Mennens, we mainly made and repaired trailer sheeting, both for sale and rental.
Top quality sails
Nowadays, we offer top-quality sails and tarpaulins designed to meet the highest standards in performance and durability. With a strong presence across the maritime, offshore, industrial, and agricultural sectors, we bring decades of expertise to every project—no matter how specific the requirements.
Our tarpaulins serve a wide range of purposes, from protecting cargo during transport to covering construction sites against weather elements. We also manufacture heavy-duty machinery covers for the agricultural sector and develop complete tent solutions for temporary shelters or storage.
Each product is carefully crafted using high-quality materials that can withstand extreme conditions. Whether you need a standard-size tarp or a fully customized cover, we ensure a perfect fit, maximum protection, and long-lasting reliability.
Expert advice
With over 40 years of experience in tarpaulin production, we offer expert advice on material, design, application and use. Whether it’s tarpaulins, tents, covers or nets: we can do anything. We are also happy to handle the assembly and repair of sails, covers and carpets. We have tarpaulin applications in every conceivable shape, size and colour. And we can provide them with an advertising message, company logos and photos.
Dolly Bakfiets delights customers with improved rain tent
Dolly Bakfiets develops and manufactures own-brand electric cargo bikes. The most popular accessory for the cargo bikes is the rain tent, and Dolly Bakfiets needed a reliable supplier. They chose Mennens.
Daan Buddingh, co-owner at Dolly Bakfiets: "The Rain Tent is a combination of a load-bearing structure of sail slats, combined with window film, mesh fabric and a tarpaulin, which is mounted on the cargo bin."
The challenge was to make the interior space larger. Daan: "The tireless efforts of the model-makers at Mennens have created a new rain tent, which is really attractive and very user-friendly. I am very satisfied with the final result." Read the entire case story (only in Dutch).
