When change invites new opportunities!
18 years ago, on 26 April 2006, we acquired the Dutch transport group Frans Maas. By joining forces, we went from being a Scandinavian player to a true Pan-European road transport and logistics provider. In addition to bringing in thousands of new and skilled employees, the acquisition enabled us to establish our own network in 11 European countries and contributed to a significant strengthening of our Solutions division.
One of the employees who joined DSV through the acquisition in 2006 is Theo Hoogveld, who is a project specialist within Security & Facility Compliance in the Netherlands. He shares his insights from the time of the acquisition:
“At first, DSV was a bit unknown to us in Frans Maas, and worries about whether we would keep our jobs and how our customers would experience this change occupied our thoughts. Even though the journey was not without challenges, it all turned out very well in the end, and we did not even notice that big of a change. Even synchronising our systems entailed little inconvenience, and it also became easier to attract new customers. To me, there is no doubt that the size of DSV created more opportunities for employees to grow into new positions.”
Theo has now been part of DSV through many years of significant changes, and he has not regretted staying.
“Personally, I have always had the opportunity to take on new challenges, both before and after the acquisition. Maintaining a varied job role is important to me, and that has been the case throughout. The high degree of responsibility that you are able to take on and the independence you are given are my favourite parts of working at DSV.”
To learn more about our history and how DSV became the company that it is today, visit: https://bit.ly/3wgWr1z
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