Over forty class ago , Hans Bransen and his married woman Mariska started their glasshouse structure ship’s company Hans Bransen Tuinbouwtechnieken & Adviezen from home . Since the offset of this yr , this legacy has been keep under the name Bransen Group by his son Niels , Luc and Roy Bransen . As of 1 January , they have lead over the management of the Westland family commercial enterprise , which specialize in horticultural and electric engineering science .
It is a step that had been coming up in late class , as becomes vindicated when we seat down at the office in Naaldwijk on a Friday good afternoon at the final stage of January . Luc explain : " All three of us have been involved in our parents ' company since puerility . In late years , together with our team , we have made great strides in the direction of the ship’s company . We have taken professional steps to wreak calm and social structure to our squad , which has enabled us to take the footfall towards Bransen Group . "
Luc , Niels and Roy Bransen have been at the helm of Bransen Group since 18 February 2025
Within the familyThe formation of Bransen Group take together the former companies Hans Bransen Tuinbouwtechnieken & Adviezen and Niels Bransen Advies & Projecten . Luc : " Since 2018 , we have been work together behind the scenes as one company . You see many company merge , and we did too . Only we kept it within the family . "
Through the amalgamation , the renewed company has fetch together all the noesis of gardening and electrical engineering under one roof . The combination of these two fields of expertise is a bull ’s eye according to Luc : " In recent geezerhood , there has been a lot of demand for electric technology in greenhouse horticulture . Niels has the electrical applied science knowledge , Roy the horticultural noesis and I have a niggling chip of everything and find my strength in business direction tasks . "
Hans Bransen set up the fellowship more than 40 old age ago
Grey areaIn the past , clients would see omnibus from both Hans Bransen Tuinbouwtechnieken & Adviezen and Niels Bransen Advies & Projecten driving back and off on projects . With the transition to the Bransen Group , that is a thing of the past tense . " By continuing as the Bransen Group , we have produce a single point of contact for client . It gives the company more finality and we have also point out , since we announced the group name at the end of last year , that we are invite more request for total project . "
In father Hans ' time , this was not yet the case . He saw a pot of the world by taking on assignment both at house and overseas . " Nevertheless , today about sixty percent of our turnover comes from the Westland . You would n’t believe what you sometimes hear , such as ' there ’s not much occur in Westland anymore ' . There is a large grey-headed area between the very big nursery horticultural projects and the small projects , where there is a lot of activity . And that is the area in which we maneuver . mean of more complex horticultural task , a few thousand meters of glass , renovations , but also the conversion of greenhouses and the realization of business premises . We focalize on such labor with an almost prison guard approach . As the principal contractor , we are capable to understand project from the program program of license to completion . In improver , we will always be there for our customers when it comes to service and breakdown . Our motto is ' nothing is out of the question ' and that is on the dot how we work . "
Last year , the ship’s company realized these 14 - cadence - high compartment for Caldic Ingredients , a major player in the food for thought industry
Showing your faceThis approach has demanded some adaptability from the office squad in recent year . intragroup surgical process are extremely automatise and investments have been and are being made in front desk service , work preparation , and project direction . But groovy strides have also been made in the field service . " If we could charter four more car-mechanic or installers , we would do it right off , " laughs Luc , " unluckily it ’s not that well-heeled . But , we have managed to work up up a prissy , untried and motivated team that we can trust blindly . "
Like many engineering companies in the sphere , Bransen Group work with a fast lasting team and with a pliable shell . " This provide us to quickly scale up when needed . For instance , last twelvemonth after the grave snowfall in February , we quickly tripled our team and had 45 hoi polloi on the route to aid growers in penury . " The three buddy themselves are also often seen on projection . " We do that very consciously . We learned that from Dad : direct client contact is important . We stay in the end responsible and we recollect that you should also show this . We notice that you get trust and discernment in comeback . He has gained many fast client , who still bring back to us . It is of import to maintain that bond with the customer and you do that by showing your nerve . "
A horticultural project in Monster , where Bransen Group demolished three houses and around 6000 m2 of greenhouse . They also created a complex new line road by filling in honest-to-goodness ditch and around 2,200 m2 of replacement water
Advisory roleIn the brother ' busy workings week , Thursday evening is sacred . That is when they get together to further optimise surgical operation and discourse current task . " These time of day are very valuable to us . We not only discuss the on-going business but also think about new construction techniques or technical solutions to challenge that we run into a heap in custom projects . "
In that context , Luc points out that it remain important to keep way for service and care in greenhouses , even if it regard a lot of high - technical school technology . " That is something that is sometimes forgotten . Sometimes an excess meter of a concrete path is dear in the long run than an extra meter of crop . If something has to be adjusted or repaired in the nursery , it is comfortable to access . One thing is certain : heedful considerateness at the start of a labor is deserving it . "
For the same rationality , broad talk are also hold with insurers and damage experts . " The requirements for a greenhouse change over the class , with hazard being excluded as much as potential . Toughened shabu or a fire - retardant blind cloth has become quite normal . We have our own engineer in the office and when arrange up project we also take on an consultive persona when it comes to these kinds of issues . In increase , we have a range of partners who all do what they are good at . We can make good use of goods and services of this teamwork in projects , where there is considerable diversity ! "
Bransen Group works not only in nursery but also in federal agency and business concern assumption
adult ambitionsAs the end of Friday afternoon approaches , it is time for Luc , who was still in North Limburg for a projection in the morning , to have one more naming . At the moment , there are some bombastic , complex labor that necessitate a circumstances of attention . " In the past two age , we have received assignment that are larger in sizing , complexness and lead prison term than what we were used to in our governing body . It depict the steps we are wee-wee , although we are untrusting of growing too fast . We have self-aggrandizing dream , but it has to be done measure by step . That way , after age of operate ' under the radar ' , people will start to see us more often . Although we do n’t outcry it from the rooftops . Our beginner never did and we will not . Together with our team , we continue to make on the foundation that our father laid with our mother . "
For more information : Luc BransenBransen GroupGezelstraat 202671 BW Naaldwijk+31 ( 0)174 610 633[email protected]www.bransengroup.com
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