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NRF was established in 1927 and is a leading European Aftermarket manufacturer and distributor of Automotive industrial and railway heat transfer products. NRF's manufacturing and distribution companies are located in almost every Western European country. In 1989 NRF joined the Modine Group as its European Aftermarket division. The 500+ employees of NRF are dedicated to meeting their customers' requirements with OEM quality and ‘same day' service anywhere in Europe.

With an 'in stock' inventory of over 150,000 pieces covering in excess of 5,000 different products, the NRF companies are geared for immediate delivery. In addition, the plants are ready to meet your special 'one off' requirements with diverse and 'same day' maufacturing capabilities.

In 1927, founder R. Bloksma Sr. started the 'Nederlandsche Radiateuren Fabriek' in an Amsterdam basement at the Jacob van Lennepkade. At first, the company only repaired radiators. During the 1930s, NRF began manufacturing radiators  in Amsterdam. Immediately following the war, the company began to build machines so it could manufacture radiators itself. To earn back the development costs, the machines were sold to competitors until the 1960s. 

In 1954, a second production facility was opened at Mill, geared towards production of radiators for export. NRF received a commission from Dutch Rail in 1959 to design the first high-capacity radiator to be used in a train called 'The Blue Angel'. That same year, the first box cooler was marketed, invented by NRF and is still used for marine applications. Eight years later Amsterdam was closed. NRF in Mill became the head office. It immediatly received a major order of 18,000 radiators for the DAF 55. As an OEM supplier, NRF also produced radiators for the subsequent Volvo 300 and 400 series.

In 1980, NRF opened its first international branch at Valenciennes, France. Internationalisation would expand over the years, extending to all major European countries. In 1989, NRF became part of Modine Manufacturing Company in the USA and became Modine's main office for the European aftermarket. In 1998 NRF started producing aluminum heat transfer products. In 2005 NRF became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Proliance Inc..  This company was formed by Modine and Transpro to serve the global aftermarket and small volume oe business.