People of Vandersanden
Vandersanden is a company with people, for people. A family business with more than 700 colleagues, who are committed both in front of and behind the scenes. Day in, day out. We let a few of them have their say: the People of Vandersanden.
Helge Behrens
Operations Manager (DE)
"In my work, innovation cannot be separated from sustainability. All the innovation we do must be sustainable. You can't innovate without including the customer, whose preferences are certainly not insignificant. "
Sarah Jefferson
Technical Advisor (UK)
“I like to get involved as early as possible in the design process to make that advice most beneficial. I consider it a real privilege to advise on proposed drawings and sketches and look forward to seeing some of the completed projects in the future featured in architectural magazines.”
Rudi Beusen,
Plant Manager (BE)
"We already use solar energy and cogeneration. The first wind turbine will be operational by the end of 2022, and we will continue to innovate. For engineers, that is a playground."
The family council – a kind of shareholders’ meeting – manages a list of projects that we want to support financially. They are mainly social projects that aim to sustainably improve living conditions, both locally and internationally.
Ron van der Looij,
Industry Specialist (NL)
“Working with customers to find sustainable solutions that are good for both nature and people in the long term - that’s what we do.”
Laurent Delouvroy,
Sales Manager (FR)
“The absolute highlight of 2021 for Vandersanden in the French market was the reopening of the showroom in Halluin, after a complete renovation. This showroom is now a really inspiring place."
"Vandersanden dares to invest in collective well-being"
“Collective well-being at work is our translation of Long-term Employability. In concrete terms, colleagues are spared where they must, and encouraged where they can. In this context, we have several programmes running. They range from competence development and coaching to on-the-job training for production staff.”
Guus Slutter, HR manager for Vandersanden the Netherlands and Germany
"You feel Collective Well-being in everything the company does: in its products, the way it treats the environment, the community and certainly its own people."
Imko Jurgens
Director Operations, Hedikhuizen (NL)
“When I started at Vandersanden, there were four factories. Now there are ten. Huge strides have been made in the past decade, not only in terms of volume, but also in terms of sustainability."
About Vandersanden
Collective well-being
As a community participant, Vandersanden wants to contribute to the welfare of employees, clients, society, and the environment. We like to call this ‘collective well-being’, and it is shaped by four individual areas.
Careers at Vandersanden
Are you talented in your field and looking for a new challenge? Then you could become a new member of our team. Curious about the profiles we are currently looking for? Or would you like to send us an unsolicited application?
Academy
Sharing expertise helps everyone. Vandersanden is always eager to share expertise and skills with architects, developers, contractors, suppliers, students, users and other interested parties. Would you like to see our upcoming courses?
