Quality makes the difference in industrial piping

A discipline that therefore requires professionalism. For Goddeeris, the quality of their team is therefore central. After all, they are the calling card in the field and guarantee top quality work within the agreed deadlines. Because Goddeeris also makes a difference in this area.

Experience, experience, experience. That's what Goddeeris can throw into the scale like no other. The company has grown up and grown large within various industries with both process and utility piping, so it knows better than anyone what the challenges are there. Marketing manager Miriam Vandenbulcke: "We have been in business since 1962, but the focus in those early days was on HVAC. Until Bekaert, and later Cargill, came knocking on our door: whether we could help them out with their piping network. Goddeeris did not employ a single welder at that time, but it did have plumbers who knew how to get to work. Since then, just about every pipe there has been laid by us and we have built ourselves a particularly strong reputation in piping in a wide radius around our home base in Roeselare."

Goddeeris grew up and grew up primarily in the midst of the food industry. A story of growth that, by the way, is far from over. As to the answer what the keys to that success are, Vandenbulcke doesn't have to think long. "Tube laying is difficult to automate and really revolves around people. From our engineers who take up the gauntlet to bring the most complex projects to a successful conclusion. To our account managers who completely unburden the customer. To our welders who deliver impeccable quality on site. They are the calling card of Goddeeris," summarizes Vandenbulcke. To guarantee this quality, Goddeeris has set up its own Academy, where welders learn all the tricks of the trade. And where they can continue to perfect their craft. "In addition, we try to do what we promise. Deadlines are sacred to us. If unexpected challenges come our way, it's up to us to solve them so that the timing of the project is never compromised. Something clients appreciate very much. If they engage with us, they should be able to trust that things will work out."

To take further steps in its services while continuing to grow, Goddeeris wants to completely digitize its operations. Vandenbulcke: "In a small SME, everyone can still be aware of everything. A way of working that is no longer sustainable as you grow. In September we are therefore launching a complete system of our own for time registration and project management. We are particularly proud of it. We have analyzed our entire business operations down to the last detail and reorganized behind the scenes to arrive at this result. It will allow us to keep communication lines extremely short and efficiency high, as customers have come to expect from us today. The app will keep all information about a project in one place so that there is a perfect overview of how it is progressing at all times. Reporting from the site will also be much easier digitally. We want to continue to provide the best possible quality and service."

Goddeeris is thus laying a solid foundation for further growth. After all, that remains the company's ambition. "First of all, we are broadening our horizons to other regions and sectors. The food industry remains our cradle, because the experience we have built up over the years about the peculiarities of this sector allows us to really add value here. We do want to specialize even further in niches where piping for process media is also needed, such as the world of dairy and breweries. But we also want to build up that experience step by step in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. And then we are looking especially at the Ghent seaport. Depending on how things go, a next step in our growth story could then be the establishment of a hub in that region." A story of growth that, by the way, will again be people-driven. "By adding engineers to our team who have such knowledge. In this way, we also want to optimize and perfect those techniques," Vandenbulcke concludes.