Hotline - Andus Group - November - 2010

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A pleasant introduction On 1 July 2010, Wiebe van den Elshout (42) was appointed Director of Andus Group. Together with Tom van Rijn, he is one of the two directors of the group and is responsible for future policy. This concerns a future in which continuity will be further ensured and growth ambitions will be realised.

Teambuilding in true Dutch weather

Wiebe van den Elshout:

I will be more concerned with

lot of people's hands. Everyone

“Andus Group has grown

financial management and

impresses me as being very

substantially over the past

personnel policy. Still, I would

committed. That is extremely

decade. It's a healthy organisation

like to emphasise that I am not a

important for an organisation,

with a turnover of some

numbers fanatic bent on imposing

that’s where its strength often

200 million euros and 900

bureaucracy on the procedures

lies. Finally, I think we make

employees. It’s pretty amazing

here or someone who just looks

beautiful finished products. It’s

how that growth has been

at the costs. This feeling can

great to work for a company that

achieved in such a short time.

rapidly occur when you’re coming

creates tangible, often impressive

On 15 September, some 75

But we have now reached a point

from the world of banking. That’s

projects and products. In

Andus employees got together

where the organisation is so large

why it is good to know that in

short, Andus Group suits me

for an exciting team-building

that you cannot let it depend on

my previous employment, I was

perfectly.”

day. In the Frisian town of

only one person at the top. If

responsible for the ‘business

Hindeloopen, in the morning,

you add to that the fact that we,

banking’ section. That puts you

the group was treated to an

as Andus Group, want to grow

constantly in touch with business

inspirational address by Gerard

further, then it's understandable

and with ‘enterprise’, with

Kemkers, the famous ex-skater

that broadening is sought.”

discovering opportunities and the

and successful coach. Then the

effort to exploit these, rather than

Frisian waters were conquered

Enterprising banker

in rough weather conditions.

“I have known Tom van Rijn

A great day in which it was

now for about seven years from

Strength of the company

once again demonstrated how

my previous job, so we are not

“What I’ve seen so far of

strong the team is that we have!

strangers to each other. I come

Andus Group, I really like. It

from the banking industry,

is a professional, horizontal

but consider myself more of

organisation where decisions

an entrepreneur. So far, we

can be made quickly. Let’s say

have not yet made any official

you have the joys of a small

division of responsibilities,

company but not the burdens

that will come later. It is in

of a large one. I have also

line with the expectations that

already been able to shake a

just the finances.”

W V L S TA A L B O U W E R S •

RIJNDIJK TECHNICAL SERVICES •

RIJNDIJK STEEL CONTR AC TING •

RIJNDIJK ENGINEERING •

P&K R AIL •

M E B R A M E TA A L B E W E R K I N G •

L E N G K E E K S TA A L B O U W •

I N T E R S T E E L S L O VA K I A •

INTERSTEEL NIGERIA •

HSM STEEL STRUCTURES •

HSM OFFSHORE •

G O U D A V U U R VA S T S E R V I C E S •

G O U D A V U U R VA S T B E L G I U M •

GOUDA REFR AC TORIES •

GOUDA FEUERFEST •

GFD SERVICES •

FIB INDUSTRIES •

ANDUS GROUP SERVING THE INDUSTRY

volume 2 | no. 5 | November 2010

about you AND US A S S E L B E R G S V E N T I L AT O R E N •

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