The company originally manufactured farm equipment and later made steel constructions for the coal mining industry in the 1950s.

[2] As business shifted from farming equipment to steel construction, Veld Koning Machinefabriek was shortened to Vekoma.

[3] In the 1970s Vekoma was contracted by U.S. amusement ride manufacturer Arrow Development to build the steel structure for its roller coasters in Europe.

As demand increased, Arrow instructed Vekoma in track building techniques and eventually licensed its coaster-building technology.

[23] Vekoma is also the constructor of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, designing innovative new "omni-coaster" cars with the capability for controlled turns and spins.