"We give kitchens a second life"

Dream kitchens at dream prices

The individual replacing his kitchen with a new one begins a whole story. Choosing appliances, choosing a worktop, choosing an island or not? When you finally have an agreement and an installation date, a new question arises: what to do with the old kitchen you are replacing? Online kitchen auction knows how to deal with that.

"We are filling a void, so to speak, in the whole story." Speaking is Elbert van Dalen who founded Onlinekeukenveiling ten years ago now. Van Dalen: "We all know the story of buying a new kitchen from the kitchen dealer who then comes and installs it beautifully. But there is a bit more to it than that. Because the old kitchen has to make way in time. And what to do with a kitchen that is often still good? We take care of the whole chain! And with pleasure! So one clear message to kitchen dealers in the Netherlands: offer our services to private individuals who order a new kitchen. We'll do the rest!"

Everyone happy

Van Dalen: "Of course the individual has the choice of what happens to his old kitchen. Throwing it in the dump is the option we least want to promote. It increases the amount of waste, and what's more, it's often a kitchen that can still last a few years. The kitchen store may offer to disassemble the old kitchen themselves. Of course, this is done for a certain price, and what happens to the appliances and
the furniture?"

Online kitchen auction really offers the solution: a complete unburdening of everyone in the story. "Because we dismantle the kitchen nicely on time, place it in our warehouse and at the same time we start an auction," Van Dalen continues. "No hassle, the private individual is rid of his old kitchen without any worries ánd he may still earn a penny from it while the buyer of the old kitchen buys a kitchen for a nice price that will last a few more years. Nice for everyone right?"

Less CO2

"By giving the kitchen a second life, we add another layer to this story," Van Dalen continued. "In this way, all participants are contributing to a circular economy and the sustainability aspect. When producing a new kitchen, we obviously use energy, there's simply no other way. And we also have to calculate transportation. But we have calculated that Online Kitchen Auction has saved almost 300 tons of CO2 by 2024 by reusing kitchens and appliances. That's equivalent to just under 1.5 million kilometers of driving by car or what nearly 15,000 trees absorb on average each year. We base these figures on estimates for average CO2 emissions for kitchens and appliances, as well as transportation. Actual savings may vary depending on the specific circumstances of the kitchens and logistics. But if you work with Online Kitchen Auction, you are making a commitment to a more sustainable future."