“When Verkerk, where I’d worked some years, was acquired by VINCI Energies in 2017, we were quickly introduced to the Quartz management philosophy and the core values of the VINCI Energies Way of Life. Practice proved to me that it was not just words, but that people actually acted on that basis. The traditional culture and management style of the family business was replaced by a culture where responsibility is low down in the organisation and where there is a lot of room for entrepreneurship. It also became clear to me that VINCI Energies is in it for the long haul and pays a lot of attention to its employees. They realise that sustainable success of the organisation requires investment in people and resources. And they do that if you have good plans as a business unit.” 

“In the old Verkerk, I was sales manager and in the new Verkerk I became manager of the business unit that works for healthcare. The best is that you can develop yourself in theory and practice. And that you are allowed to make mistakes in the process. The transparency and the solidarity of the organisation also means that it is easy to approach others for advice, for example. The network also works well for exchanging knowledge and experience with like-minded people from other brands in the Netherlands or abroad. After the acquisition we could benefit immediately from the professional and tight organisation methods. Like many other colleagues, I’d say the transition to the VINCI Energies approach was a one hundred percent positive experience.” 

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