FORMER MACHINE OPERATOR PROFILING DEPARTMENT
LAURENS GERRITSEN
By Rob van Lier & William Krabbenborg
As soon as we arrive we see Laurens already standing in his beautiful garden in front of his house on the outskirts of Doetinchem. His wife is waiting for us in the backyard with coffee and a slice of cake. While enjoying a nice spring sunshine, we are curious what Laurens can tell us about his time at NEDCON. He started in production in 1987 and in 28 years he has made his way through NEDCON in an interesting manner that led to the partial establishment of production in the Czech Republic and a production location in Russia.
Rob - How did you feel about being approached? Nice! I received the previous edition of the magazine and it was great to read.
William - Do you still feel involved with NEDCON? Yes, I still feel a little bit involved in NEDCON. I regularly see updates pass by on LinkedIn and I still speak to former colleagues. For example, I sometimes run into them in the city.
William - Can you tell us a bit more about yourself? I will be 73 years old soon. I was born and raised in Doetinchem and I grew up in the house next door
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to where we live now. My father built that house himself and later we moved into our current house. I also renovated it all by myself!
Rob - What is your family situation like? Together with my wife Nolda I have two children, a daughter and a son. My son is in health care and my daughter started her own business in May and has her own administration office. Our daughter lives opposite to us and our son 1500 meters away.
William - It’s like a family neighborhood around here, Laurens! How old are they? Our daughter is 45 and our son 47. We also have two grandchildren aged 18 and 16, that’s great!
