15 years Havecon, an interview with Henk Verbakel

-15 years ago you started, did you ever think when you founded Havecon that it would grow into such an international organization?

No definitely not, in fact I had ruled it out with the knowledge and urge at the time to focus more on regional and somewhat smaller projects to start without the focus on the large-scale projects... so it has turned out somewhat differently yes....

-What is the success formula behind the company?

It's really the people! We have the most loyal team you could wish for and everyone is always working hard for the company. In the second place are the loyal suppliers with whom we have a very warm relationship on average. This is from day one and trust and the award is, and remains, an important motive...

-What typifies a Havecon project?

In the first place, it is the speed with which projects are started up and the responsibility that is taken on by the team. As soon as the materials are in place and the men from Voorwinden or their contractors are back on the gas, those are the moments we as a team are good at.

-What successes are you most proud of in the past 15 years?

There are quite a few, actually... in terms of colleagues, it is the warehouse and the office which we designed and built together. These were realized between 2017 and 2019 and everyone has contributed in his or her own way in terms of designs and wishes. We enjoy this every day and it certainly helps to create a good atmosphere.

Furthermore, I think we can be very proud of the beautiful customer base we have. The questions and requirements are becoming more complex internationally and we can meet them quite well together. Our customers are becoming bigger and more professional, but we are pulling ourselves up just as hard.

-Over the past few years offices have been added in Bosnia and Canada, is there a limit to the expansion?

No, not at all. We already have an office ready and waiting in the US and we will move certain activities there at the beginning of next year and manage certain matters more locally from there. However, fully under the responsibility of the head office because that works also fine with the other locations now and so we can steer our second home market from the surroundings.

as a group!

Source: HortiBiz