Global real estate, trade and investment company

Tribus is a privately held firm that actively invests in new business creation, real estate, trade related and other business opportunities. We seek real estate, businesses or products with high potential that can benefit from our financial support, management and expertise.
Current portfolio includes industrial, commercial, hospitality and leisure properties.

Meet the partners

A combined over 150 years of experience in global trade, new business creation, production operations, real estate development, trade activities and investing expertise.

Gerrit Vreeken

Partner emeritus

Percy Vreeken

Partner

Ilja Vreeken

Partner

Steven Vreeken

Partner

History

1981
The humble origins began in 1981 when Gerrit Vreeken purchased the name and rights of TransNav, a subsidiary of Montreal based FedNav.

1983
Gerrit Vreeken with the assistance of his two eldest sons, Percy and Ilja began the family trading operations in St Clair Shores, Michigan. In time, trading focused on design and build of sophisticated tooling through partnerships with toolmakers primarily in Europe and Asia.

1992
Steven joined the team when the company had grown to include injection molding and assembly services through the establishment of TransNav Technologies, Inc.

1996
TransNav Mexico was formed to support the growing tool and production needs in Puebla, Mexico.

2012
TransNav acquired a plastics operation in Danville, Kentucky and formed TransNav Kentucky to meet the growing demand further South.

2014
Growth continued through the addition of various partnerships around the world. Trans-Cart, LLC was formed in 2014 to produce shopping carts and hand baskets for the retail industry.

2015
TransRompa was created to offer, tool building, molding and assembly services in the Czech Republic and China.

2018
Thereafter, followed multiple plant expansions and at the time of the successful sale to Plastivaloire of France, in 2018, TransNav was over 550,000 sq.ft. under roof and 65 acres of land divided into 5 buildings on 8 sites, located in Michigan, Kentucky and Puebla, Mexico. All are crane buildings with necessary power and infrastructure to run large scale injection molding operations.

2019
After the successful conclusion of the sale, the Family continues to engage in business activities that take advantage of the skill sets garnered in the +35 years in working together. The combined knowledge in operations, project management, real estate oversite, acquisitions, and trade offers a unique and battle-hardened team to manage and pursue varied opportunities.

Properties

211 W. Fort Street, Detroit, Michigan. Immediate Occupancy

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Cambria Hotel, Detroit, Michigan.

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112 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

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18450 Mack Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

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