After 26 years of being part of a parent organization , Varekamp Coldstores Holland from Westland has been on its own two foot again since 2019 . " It was two intensive but also exciting years , " theater director - owner Willem Nowee recalls . Nonetheless , double - digit growing was achieved last year . An climb of the cold-blooded memory board is design for 2021 .
" The first year of the privitisation was the disentanglement from the Kloosterboer group . It ’s a lot to palm . For example , you have to redesign many panorama of the operable management . Think of the administration , the IT system , but also the accountant , insurance policy , business profiles need dealt with . And care must be pay to mean solar day - to - twenty-four hours performance , " Willem says .
Willem Nowee ( rightfield ) . pic : Gerard Vellekoop
" On the other hand , these changes also make infinite for new developments . Recalibrating all clientele processes in our own way has been a very skillful process , " says Willem . " Last week we had an splendid audit , ensue in BRC Storage & Distribution at A - layer and IFS at higher level . The revaluation of our AEO status was also done by customs and successfully completed in a unforesightful time . It is also a bang-up deferred payment to the entire team that we make all this in such a shortsighted time after the split - off . Every day they play with great passion for our customers . "
Photo : Gerard Vellekoop
" In March 2020 it was all hand on deck of cards when we had to foresee the corona virus , so that the refuge of people and the business operations could be guaranteed as much as potential . In this way we made a virtue out of requirement and immediately expanded the workplaces for our employee and made them Saint Elmo’s fire - trial impression . Another entrance for drivers has also been created , which limit crossing traffic . I am pleased with how translate the response has been to these changes and I desire that this liberalization will continue in the future . "
" The corona irruption did not have any electronegative effects for us in condition of trade . It was specially busy in the first month and we achieved undecomposed double - digit growth in 2020 , " says Willem . " Over the years , as an sovereign , neutral table service provider , we have built up a near client al-Qaeda , whom we have often completely relieved of logistics for old age , so that they can fully focus on the marketing of their product . "
Citrus washing line"In accession , we want to continue to extend our services . A honest example is the strategic step we took in 2019 with our neighbour Looije Packing , including an on - site citrus washing line . This cooperation gives us extra military capability . We already repackaged and selected the fruit , but with this service , supplemented with services such as nets , period packing , laser combustion and ripening , the range of services is set about all-inclusive . "
" In footing of products , we cool a broad range of yield and exotics here , mostly from oversea . Grapes , citrus , avocados , mangos and ginger are large product groups for us , but we also have customers who are alive in flower bulb . Last yr we worked with various novel customers depart working . Varekamp was founded in 1953 . Many mass in the universal fruit trade know our name and we go for to continue our ontogeny in the amount years . Although I run more towards steady growth than enormous outlier . "
Property UpgradeThe ascent of both the exterior and the inside of the cold entrepot is plan for 2021 . " We are in talks about this with Hgit ABC Westland and a revitalisation plan is in the pipeline . We can work OK here , but the building is somewhat dated . That is why we are going to work to go under down again for the next ten years . For example , new ceilings are being installed in the warehouse and we are giving the exterior a new look . "
For more entropy : Willem NoweeVarekamp Coldstores HollandABC Westland 4442685 DE ‑ PoeldijkT : +31 174 412 790 M : +31 ( 0 ) 6 22 416 727[email protected]www.varekampcoldstores.com
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