A. Vuijk & Zonen (Builders of the Aberhill) In 1873 Adrianus Vuijk purchased a slipway on the Hollandse Ijssel, a branch of the Rhine Delta in Keeton, now Capelle West for the purpose of ship building and repair, this during the early years taking the form of works undertaken on wooden vessels. In 1879 the company launched their first steel ship. In 1885 the company got a transverve slope, this in turn allowing them to build bigger ships. In 1897, the company purchased a second yard, this being some 3 miles upstream from the first yard. By the turn of the centuary and with business looking good, A. Vuijk & Zonen had in the region of 180 employees. In 1905, the sons of Adrianus Vuijk joined the company and were later to take it over. During the post WWl years and with the country deep in a state of crisis as the depression continued, ship building for the company came to a holt and the company were forced to close their new yard with repair work continuing at their old yard. During the second world war whilst under the occupation of Germany the company was forced to continue with ship building. 

Ship building went well during the years after the war and the yard expanded.

In 1966, Egbert Dik Vuijk took over the position as director. Ship building flourished until the early 70's, when in 1972 the company suffered some short lived financial problems. With in a few years and with in the grips of an economic crisis, a large part of the Dutch ship building industry got into financial trouble. In 1979, Vuijk decided it was time to finalize business and call an end to the companies ship building and repair service. The doors closed on the 2nd May 1980.