1976: Recru Plc. is founded in October of this year by Henk Brusse and Albert Swijghuisen Reigersberg.
 
1981: Recru celebrates the milestone in the production of its 100 millionth button with a gift of a number of button production machines and tin-plate material for the World Nature Fund to its patron H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands at the Royal Palace in Soestdijk.
 
1982: Albert Swijghuisen Reigersberg parts company with Recru Plc., which is then re-named Buttonboss Plc. Fred Jense B.Sc. joins the company as partner and quickly proves himself well able to contribute an extraordinary positive impulse to the success that Buttonboss had already built up, with the design of a series of button production machines which to this day, with only minimal variations, have found their way all over the world.
 
1983: Buttonboss begins with the production of advertising cushions, as well as those made under licence.
 
1985: Buttonboss for the first time imports baseball caps from Taiwan. The initial forecast, to at least import and distribute 300.000 caps, is realised.

1989: H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands keeps his promise, made in 1981, to honour us with a visit on the occasion of our 12 ½ year anniversary. In late April 1989, the Prince visits our company in person.
 
1992: Fred Jense B. Sc. sells his shares in Buttonboss to Henk Brusse who, together with his wife, become the sole owners.
 
1996: Buttonboss celebrates its 20th Anniversary and, once again, Prince Bernhard honours us with his presence in attending the spectacular celebration party in Twente. It is on this occasion that he, in name of fellow members of the selection committee, offers Henk Brusse membership of the "1001-Club", for which he was responsible in founding. This club compromises 1001 good friends and relations of H.R.H. Prince Bernhard, all of whom support the world-wide activities associated with the World Wild Life Nature Fund.

1998: Buttonboss purchases six Tajima embroidery machines  in order to be able to supply their customers with a faster service regarding the delivery of embroidered caps and other promotional textile-based products, all of which embellished with a striking embroidered logo. More than 30 embroidery heads, and ten, in-house and well-trained employees stand as the ultimate guarantee for top quality when embroidery is concerned.
 
2000: In what has been a turbulent year for Buttonboss, founder Henk Brusse is saying farewell to the business just before his 60th birthday. Buttonboss is being sold to the 33 year old Robin Vogel, who with his firm Robitex was one of biggest clients of Buttonboss. In order to be able to meet the growing demand for embroidery, the number of embroidery heads is being increased to 43 (for the time being).
 
2002: Especially the embroidery activities grow about 40% and the amount of embroidery machines is doubled. For the first time in history a trade price is presented by the line organisation PPP and the Publisher of the trade journal. Buttonboss wins this prestigious price.

2004: After the successful introduction of the brand KINGCAP®  the revenue in caps has also grown more than 50%. Again the embroidery capacity is increased and Buttonboss can call itself the biggest embroidery company in The Netherlands.

2005: Once again the embroidery capacity is increased to a total of 15 embroidery machines.

2006: Buttonboss celebrates its 30th anniversary.