Vandersanden wins Deloitte Best Managed Company title for fourth year in a row

Spouwen-Bilzen, 10 May 2021 - Vandersanden, the largest brick-producing family concern in Europe, won the prestigious golden accolade of Deloitte Best Managed Companies on Friday evening. This marks the fourth consecutive year that the family business has won the Best Managed Companies award. The jury praised, among other attributes, Vandersanden's innovative character and the family business's strong commitment to collective well-being and sustainability.

Vandersanden has received Deloitte's Best Managed Company title every year since 2018. As a result, the family business received the golden accolade for the first time on Friday evening during the Best Managed Companies awards of 2021.

"This is a great compliment for all our employees who work hard every day for the well-being of our company, our sector, our people and our society. They all contribute to Vandersanden's success story."

The jury of Best Managed Companies praised, among other attributes, Vandersanden's prominent commitment to sustainability, which is reflected in its ambitions in the field of collective well-being and the recent publication of the family business's first sustainability report. The resilient way in which Vandersanden is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and has even managed to increase its turnover in 2020 was also a point of strength for the jury.

Furthermore, the jury of Best Managed Companies praised Vandersanden's digitisation plan and the related investments of the family business. Vandersanden's HR strategy, with its strong focus on well-being and talent, was also well received. Finally, the jury praised Vandersanden's innovative character, including the recent roll-out of RoboBrick, a fully automated system for manufacturing ECO brick slips.

"We are extremely proud to receive this wonderful recognition from Deloitte for the fourth year in a row," says Jean-Pierre Wuytack, CEO of Vandersanden. "I am pleased to see that the jury of Best Managed Companies explicitly recognises our work on sustainability and collective well-being as a strength. This is a great compliment for all our employees who work hard every day for the well-being of our company, our sector, our people and our society. They all contribute to Vandersanden's success story."

Since 2017, Deloitte has awarded the title of 'Best Managed Company' to Belgian private companies that stand out through their results and visionary management style. For the award ceremony, Deloitte collaborates with the Belgian university KU Leuven and the financial expertise centre, Econopolis. This year, members of the Best Managed Companies jury included Françoise Chombar (Melexis), Geert Noels (Econopolis) and Rik Vera (Nexxworks).

Best Managed Companies was created 28 years ago in Canada and has since grown into a highly prized title in 35 countries worldwide.