Welcome “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today”, “Today is tomorrow’s yesterday”, “The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for that future” … Several genius people made up their mind about what the future means and left these nice bon mots. We cannot change the past, but we can certainly influence the future – and even create it. It is what makes the future exciting and inspiring. So to the question what ‘future’ means for you in your business, the answer is: opportunities! Values are changing and sustainability is one of the key values with steadily growing importance. Think of health, safety and environment, renewable resources, repair instead of replace and making your business future proof. How do you use this to your business advantage? How do you attract customers, differentiating yourself from your competitors? And how do you make your business future proof on process and profitability while reducing energy consumption? Looking at trends we see the ‘use but don’t own it’ trend. This car sharing is growing steadily. Shared cars must look nice and the accident rate is statistically higher and thus provides significant repair opportunities. Are you prepared to win business in this trend? Moreover, we see new car technologies. New materials like carbon fiber are used, you see exotic car colors with special effects, blind-spot detection, electric cars and even Google’s autonomous driving car, but also changes in the design of cars. What skills, expertise, equipment and products do you need to repair those cars? Do you continuously develop your employees to be able to cope with new requirements? These few examples show the exciting future, which is already happening now. It is important to be aware of developments and trends to prepare yourself and create your own future – and in the meantime meeting your customers’ needs. This edition of the International Kaleidoscope focusses on connecting you to your Sikkens colleagues from over the world and some of these latest market trends. We share valuable insights and success stories of our customers and about our partnerships. An exclusive update on IBIS, one of the world’s most influential forum for exploring current industry issues, trends and opportunities. All of which you can benefit from. Read about the talk of the industry: Sikkens Autoclear 2.0 – and what various users within Europe have to say about it. Also our dedicated commercial vehicle team is keen to help you to achieve your business goals by developing tailor-made coatings solutions together with you. And to keep up with all the ongoing developments, our Sikkens technical experts explain why training is the ultimate future-proof investment. Creating Together and winning together is what we believe in – providing you advanced services and market-leading products and technologies, with the aim of sustainably increasing your competitive edge to create your successful future based on a true personal and strategic partnership. We wish you an exciting and interesting reading of this magazine. We thank you for all the given feedback and we would like to encourage you to carry on sending us your feedback. Volker Wengert Director Europe North Heinz Piskay Director Europe South Sikkens - Latest news 3 Pagina 2
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