LOSBERGER DE BOER
The panels are getting better , ultimately we hope to provide camps with all their electricity through solar so there isn ’ t a need for external electricity anymore . That ’ s probably around two or three years away .”
He adds it is also working with big aluminium companies , and looking more to suppliers which can secure their own raw materials and have their own melting facilities , collaborating with a Turkish company and two Spanish suppliers .
Cross Rental Services is key service provider , which pick up smaller projects – Losberger De Boer delivers the materials and they build it – and Helop is one of its climate solutions companies , which is strong in Germany . Other leading supplier partners include NEDAL Aluminium , Richter Aluminium and Top Events Exhibition ( Furniture / Rental ).
Another big focus is modular structures , to extend its container business in Germany to markets such as the UK and Benelux , where housing shortages have led to high demand “ We deliver home offices in Belgium and the Netherlands , which has also seen a spur in demand with the pandemic . The units are separate to your house with high insulation systems , and we combine it in a lease strategy – people can lease a small electric car and combine it with a home office .”
Four years on from the merger , Gersjes , who joined De Boer as Procurement Director in 2006 , describes the company as still “ in transition ”, which reflects the scale of the operation and challenges integrating its disparate entities . He concedes the merger “ wasn ’ t smooth ” but today , technology is helping improve efficiencies .
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