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trailer world Issue One 2014

    Issue One 2014  33 Portrait independent and continues to produce oth- er items such as tippers and coil semitrail- ers as before,” says Reiniers. It is planned that another 200 of the newly developed aluminium inloaders will be produced for Emons over the next few years. True to the principle of sustainability In developing this inloader, the Dutch company wanted to do more than just out- pace the competition. It was also impor- tant for the company to find solutions for a more environmentally friendly way of working. Thus, the principle of sustaina- bility has formed part of Emons’ corporate strategy for the past 20 years. This should apply not only to services on the road, but also to its workforce. “Not only do we feel under an obligation to keep our transport services at the cutting edge all the time, we also want to create a sustainable and pleas- ant working environment for all our staff,” emphasises the manager. To make this clear towards the outside as well, the Board of Management decided to have the new main building completed in 2012 feature the lat- est standards of environmentally friendly construction. The result is a three-storey building which operates on an entirely CO2-neu- tral basis – with solar cells on the roof and its façade as well as ground-source cooling in summer and heating in winter. Another special feature is one side wall on the inside which is completely cov- ered with plants from ground floor level up to the top storey. “The intention here was to ensure that our employees would benefit from particularly good air qual- ity,” explains Reiniers. In addition, staff members and visitors can “refuel” their electric cars at the company’s own charg- ing station. Nowadays, not only the Board of Management is situated in the main building but also the Marketing and Cus- tomer Service departments as well as Pur- chasing and Scheduling. The topic of sustainability at Emons should also be reflected in the company cul- ture, which explains why the Board of Man- agement had a “living room” built in one room of the new building – a room in which staff members can meet up on a Friday af- ternoon, for example, for a relaxed meeting before the weekend. “Our motto is ‘We are Emons’, by which we mean every employee from the Board of Management down to the drivers has a stake in the company’s suc- cess. We want to show people that this is the case as well. Once they actually feel part of the whole and enjoy working here, this helps the entire group make progress,” ex- plains Reiniers. (ls) »It has proved well worth it being a niche provider. Of course, it is important to keep developing within these niches and to bring innovations onto the market.« Roger Reiniers, Operations Support manager, with Andrew Bühler, BPW International Fleet Support (left) Foundation: 1943 Subsidiaries: Van Huët, Meierling, Hofmans Managers: Thijs Rutten, CEO Willen-Jan van Vorstenbos, COO Sylvester van de Logt, CFO Headquarters: Milsbeek, The Netherlands Sites: Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic and Poland Workforce: about 700 The Emons Group For more information about the Emons Group, visit to www.emons.nl

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