DRT Flooring Group and Jackit found each other during a renovation project carried out under considerable time pressure. The two companies turned out to share the same DNA: getting things done, responding quickly, delivering quality and taking the burden off the customer. Without the hassle. Together, with their floors, walls, doors and ceilings, they offer the food industry a seamless complete solution.
Andriëtte Dobbelsteen runs DRT Flooring Group (DRT) together with her brother Pietjan. The company, founded by their parents in 1983, specialises in seamless flooring systems and has two distinct divisions: DRT Contemporary Flooring, offering aesthetic designer floors for offices, restaurants, hotels and residences, among others, and DRT Industrial Flooring, which focuses on functional industrial floors. The latter specialises particularly in complex renovations and refurbishment projects. “Every substrate is different, and so is every production environment,” Andriëtte explains. “What products are being made there; dry or liquid? Can the machines remain in place? What has to be removed? How can production downtime be kept to a minimum? A lot of thought goes into that.”
Drawing on her background in business administration and her brother’s expertise in materials science, they develop the right plans for their customers. “Obviously, we do that together with our technical advisers. We prefer to sit down together at an early stage of the process. That allows you to think about the substrate, the detailing and how lead times can be reduced. Working closely with the entrepreneur is what makes this work so enjoyable. You learn something from every renovation or refurbishment. That knowledge keeps building.” According to Andriëtte, this accumulated knowledge is extremely important. “It enables us to offer customers added value. A good floor can then last for a very long time. If the functionality is right, companies can continue using it for thirty or forty years.”
Alongside the flooring supplied by DRT, Jack Pluim, owner of Jackit, provides the other elements of the complete solution for customers. He has been renovating production environments in the food industry for many years, using Sealwise for walls and ceilings. He also installs doors, impact protection and sealant joints. “Sealwise panels are smooth, waterproof and antibacterial. The antibacterial properties are built into the panel itself through Sealwise Protect, which contains silver ions, among other things. This makes the system suitable for areas where hygiene and food safety are important. The impact protection then protects the walls against things such as transport trolleys,” Jack explains.
The joints and connections are also part of the work. For these, Jackit uses Food SAVE Seal, a high-quality silicone sealant developed for the food industry.
At Ruiten Food Pack, the two areas of expertise came together. During the refurbishment, Jackit was responsible for the walls, doors, ceilings and impact protection. DRT took care of the flooring. For DRT, this required a tailored technical solution. “There was considerable pressure on the schedule from the outset,” says Andriëtte. “A fall had to be created in an upper-storey floor, while keeping the additional weight to a minimum. We therefore used a special mortar that allowed us to achieve the correct fall with minimal thickness.” The loads placed on the floor also had to be taken into account. “You are dealing here with hygiene requirements as well as thermal, mechanical and chemical loads. Because different food products are processed and stored, the floor has to be able to withstand all of these conditions.”
The different disciplines literally come together where the floor meets the wall. “We install the skirting against Jack’s walls. That connection has to be seamless. And you always encounter things that turn out differently from what was planned in advance. In those situations, you have to be able to act quickly together.”
During the project, DRT and Jackit recognised that they had a similar way of working and found the collaboration very positive. “Jack is extremely hands-on and pragmatic,” says Andriëtte. “Short communication lines, quick decisions, a down-to-earth approach, delivering quality and taking the burden off the customer. The customer has a problem and wants it solved.”
Jack puts it in his own words: “I don’t want any hassle.”
At Ruiten Food Pack, DRT technical adviser Wilco Peters was his point of contact for the flooring. “If I called him, he would be at the customer’s site that same afternoon. Things often have to happen quickly. If inspection authorities identify an issue, a customer does not want to wait three weeks for a quotation.” Jack also expects immediate action if something does not go according to plan during the work. “If something goes wrong, which can always happen, it has to be resolved straight away. That happened here as well.”
On this project, DRT and Jackit complemented each other well. “Jack has a great deal of experience and has seen a lot,” says Andriëtte. “So have we. When you bring those areas of expertise together, you can provide a customer with a comprehensive package.” Jack adds: “Our joint project went very well. That calls for more!”
And that is exactly what is happening: several joint projects at food companies have already been scheduled for this autumn.
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