Our history

As part of a broader initiative to harmonize our company names, the BeSealed name was changed to Bekina BeSealed in 2024. We also got a new logo, in line with the other company logos. This rebranding affirms our collective ambition to strengthen the group’s reputation and guarantee the trusted quality that the group offers every day. This was also the ideal moment to launch our new website, giving Bekina BeSealed a new look online.   

Bekina BeSealed continues to grow. Over the years, Bekina BeSealed products have become indispensable in many different sectors. Our products are used in formwork, tunnel construction, shipping, oil and gas, piping, cabling, swimming pools, sanitary facilities, etc. 

In 2015 our first Polybar+ was produced. Polybar+ is a powerful alternative to our bentonite swellable strip Bentobar+. Based on our knowledge and expertise in the construction sector, we developed a water-swellable compound based on synthetic rubber, which forms the basis of our Polybar+ swellable strip.   

The BeSealed brand was introduced in 2014. Previously, the swelling products were sold under the name of sister company Bekina Compounds. Our tagline ‘waterproofing solutions’ immediately made it clear where our focus lies: producing swellable seals to make concrete structures waterproof. BeSealed was the fourth and last business unit to join the Bekina Group and has been a great success. All our business units enjoy a close relationship. We work hand in hand together, ensuring a seamless integration of all our know-how. 

Since 2010, Bekina Compounds has been manufacturing TPE*-based swelling products, which swell automatically upon contact with water. These active sealing solutions form the basis of the current Bekina BeSealed range. The product range grew out of the need for a reliable solution for sealing spacers in concrete structures. Traditional methods, such as mechanical systems and silicone, are often error-prone and require additional operations. Through intensive cooperation with the construction sector, a fast, efficient and cost-saving solution was found: swelling products with active sealing technology.  

*Thermoplastic elastomers 

In 2000 our first Bentobar+ was produced, then as part of Bekina Compounds.  Bentobar+ is a swellable strip based on bentonite clay and butyl rubber, which is used for sealing construction joints. Sister company Bekina Compounds is now well-known and specialized in finished coloured rubber compounds and masterbatches.

Did you know that Bekina BeSealed has its origins in Bekina Compounds? In 1989, sister company Bekina Compounds developed a compound based on bentonite clay. This formed the basis for the later development of the Bentobar+, which is still part of the current Bekina BeSealed range. 

Bekina BeSealed is part of the Bekina group.  Bekina was founded in 1962 by the first generation of this Belgian family business, Denis Vanderbeke. The company creates high-quality polymer solutions for various niche sectors worldwide. Bekina was originally founded as a manufacturer of safety boots (Bekina Boots). It subsequently grew into a group of companies with three other business units: Bekina Compounds, Bekina Indurub and Bekina BeSealed.