English - Nooteboom Giants on the Road Magazine English - Nr. 6 - 2019 | Page 5

INTRODUCTION
“Without technical talent
we won’t get anywhere”
Last year the economy was in full flow and at Nooteboom we noticed this as
we almost doubled the numbers in our order book. In order to manage this
growth we are currently investing heavily in our organisation and are engaged
in an unprecedented innovation and professionalization campaign. We
focus on cutting-edge innovative technology but also on the people who can
maximise the potential of that technology.
HARD AND SOFT
INNOVATION
You can read about the hard and soft side of innovation in this new edition of
Giants on the Road. We want to tell you more about our new and extended
components hall where we have installed the new welding robot, press brakes
and laser cutting machine. In the coming years we will continue to work to
achieve an even higher level of quality of our vehicles and shorter lead times.
But regardless of all the technological and process innovations: without
technical talent we won’t get anywhere. It’s true that we set the bar high, but
last year we managed – due to our reputation as an employer – to attract many
highly qualified talents.
Also, the new Nooteboom Academy was launched. Within this training
programme we offer a unique package of specific courses for drivers in
special transport. The drivers learn all about our trailers and are awarded
with important Code 95 hours. It also offers significant advantages for our
customers. They are able to offer their employees interesting training courses,
whilst the Academy also contributes to lower running costs and increased
safety.
But we do even more for our customers. For instance, at the end of last year we
introduced NoVAB 3.0, our completely new, web-based axle load calculation
programme. This is a significant step forward in our digital service provision,
which fits in perfectly with our ambition to constantly improve the ‘customer
journey’, i.e. making life easy for our customers.
In the coming years we will continue to invest in making our production
even more efficient and flexible and – we must not forget – to design new,
innovative trailers that get you there. That’s why later this year we will again
show you some important product innovations. Because especially in these
days of constant innovation: to stand still is to go backwards.
I look forward to meeting you in person at the coming BAUMA in Munich.
I hope to see you there at our stand FN721-10!
MARINKA NOOTEBOOM, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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