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Behind the vision | Wim
Service & support manager
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“I get excited by customers” technical questions and working with my service colleagues"
Wim den Boer (27) lives in Middelburg and recently became the father of his second daughter.
Behind the vision | Thijs
Sales
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“We once started with a cosy, small workplace and now we are in a professional office. I think it's kind of cool to see that growth and development like that.”
Thijs is 33 and lives with his girlfriend in the old town centre of the harbour town of Zierikzee.
Behind the vision | Tom
Software engineer
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“It gives me energy to work every day to make improvements for our customers.”
Tom (24) has been working at Flikweert Vision for some time now. Together with his team, he works every day on the software that controls our machines. In his spare time, he likes to ride his motorbike. He also likes to walk through the woods in his hometown Oostkapelle or meet up with friends.
Behind the vision | Lourent
Service technician
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“We started with a small club, now there are many more of us. It's cool to see how the company develops and that I get to be part of it.”
Lourent is 21 years old, lives in Nieuwerkerk and follows the BBL Mechatronics course through Scalda in Vlissingen. He has been working for us since August 2022; the company is close to home, fits well with his education and appealed to him because of its young and ambitious character.
Behind the vision | Erika
Finance
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“Everyone here is still full of enthusiasm, which is contagious.”
Erika has now been working for 35 years. She started her career right after her secretarial training, supplemented by MBO business economics and business administration.
Behind the vision | William
Engineer
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“That you draw something out, see it being built in the workshop, and then see it turning at the customer's premises, often fitting in one go. That remains cool to see.”
William Groeneveld is 20 years old and comes from Flakkee. He works as a mechanical engineer at Flikweert Vision and is also studying mechanical engineering part-time at Avans.
Behind the vision | Simon
Product specialist
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“There is room for relaxation, such as sports during breaks, eating a sandwich together on Fridays or having drinks. That makes working at Flikweert Vision cosy and informal.”
Simon is 25 years old and lives in Oostkapelle. After completing his bachelor's degree in Agrotechnology and master's degree in Biosystems Engineering at Wageningen University, he found his niche at Flikweert Vision.
Behind the vision | Jelle
Technician/ logistics coordinator
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“It was totally different from what I was used to, but I was received very openly. Everyone was ready to help me, which felt good.”
Jelle is 24 years old and lives in Zierikzee. After completing his Hoveniers level 4 education, he worked in the trade for four years. “It was beautiful work, but ultimately also very tough.
Behind the vision | Corneline
Office manager
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“You often feel a bit awkward on your first day at work, but not at all here.”
Corneline Drooger is 28 years old and lives on Flakkee. With a background in communications and an MBO in facilities management, she joined Flikweert Vision a year ago.
Behind the vision | Mario
Sales Engineering
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“I was looking for a company that really means something in engineering with a fun team.”
Mario van Koeveringe is 19 years old and from Oosterland. From holiday worker to mechanic, from mechanic to sales engineer....
Behind the vision | Jarno
Computer Vision Engineer
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“Everything we develop must work reliably in practice every day. You can see the result reflected in the machines.”
Jarno Korstanje is 25 years old and lives in Driewegen. He studied ICT at HZ University of Applied Sciences in Middelburg and then obtained a master's degree in Computer Vision and Data Science at NHL Stenden in Leeuwarden.
Behind the vision | Service
Service
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“We regularly get feedback that customers are happy with our service,” says Wim. “That’s energising. At the same time, we want to keep improving and strive for leading service.”
At the beginning of 2024, our service department consisted of one service engineer and one remote support operative. The number of machines grew rapidly, and so did the number of customer enquiries.
Behind the vision | Engineering
Engineering
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“What characterises us is the drive to improve,” says Arend. “Everyone takes that on board themselves.”
Where engineering today is a team of almost ten colleagues, it started small.
Behind the vision | Product specialists
Product Specialists
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“We map out wishes and challenges from practice, so that software, AI, and engineering can get straight to work on them.”
We map out wishes and challenges from practice, so that software, AI, and engineering can get to work on them directly.
Behind the vision |IT
Engineering
Colleague stories
“What characterises us is the drive to improve,” says Arend. “Everyone takes that on board themselves.”
Where engineering today is a team of almost ten colleagues, it started small.