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ALWAYS ON
STANDBY,
ALWAYS READY
HELP
TO
The role of our facility management “We always seek to minimize the operational
team is to support clients in their daily costs. For example, if a warehouse entrance
activities by operating our warehouses gate malfunctions, this small problem can
in a cost efficient manner while pro- potentially disrupt our client’s operations and
viding a safe and optimised working result in a huge economic loss. Regular
environment. They are dedicated to maintenance, like oiling the gate, can prevent
providing a wide variety of services bigger issues.”
such as plumbing, painting, building
maintenance, and so on. Facilities are operated under the mantle
of relentlessly pursuing continuous improve-
“Being a good ‘landlord’ can make all the ments, resulting in facility cost reduction.
difference in our long term relationships with “We can change a light bulb. But sometimes
our clients,” says Geert Steppé, of the facility we propose to our clients that they com-
team. “We unburden our clients of their daily pletely rethink their lighting fixtures. It cuts
operational problems so they can focus on down on their energy bill while we invest in
their core business. Depending on the type the quality of our warehouse and the long
of contract, we take care of everything from term relationship we have with it and the
the custodial services to bigger operational client.”
problems.”
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