Inspiration
Bouwens& presents: the Multifunctional Desk
The office is becoming a meeting place, that much is clear. For this reason, COO Tessa de Grijff explains the Multifunctional Desk: “It's the reception of the future.”
Read more“Bouwens& is a stubborn company – in the most positive sense of the word.”
At bouwens& they like to invest plenty of time in finding the right people. And they do so for a reason: the employees are the company’s main asset. COO Tessa de Grijff spoke with psychologist and advisor Guus Mannaerts, who has been supporting bouwens& since forever in the field of human resources.
Read moreBouwens& sets new course: “We are choosing people ánd technology"
For over a decade now, bouwens& has been leading the way in the field of hospitality and facility services. This April however, the company decided to readjust its course. Founder and CEO Michael Bouwens and COO Tessa De Grijff explain.
Read moreNieuwe strategie
“Onze missie is niet veranderd, maar we beseffen ons dat we altijd moeten blijven nadenken over hoe we deze invullen. ...
ARRIVED@: the platform for all your facility services
Datagedreven facility management draagt substantieel bij aan de resultaten van kernactiviteiten en steeds meer bedrijven beseffen dit. Download de whitepaper en ontdek hoe ook jullie kunnen kiezen voor de facilitaire dienstverlening van de toekomst.
Read moreFacility Management 3.0
In a digital meeting we spoke with the facility management of the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) about the impact COVID-19 is having on the world of facility services. What happened, what changed, and what will the future look like? Here’s a review with some of our findings.
Read moreCustomer Experience prioriteit bij facilitaire dienstverlening na corona
De Customer Experience (CX), oftewel de totale beleving van bezoekers, is waar het in het kantoor van de toekomst om draait. Hoe bereikt jullie facilitaire dienstverlening een unieke Customer Experience? Het antwoord lees je in deze whitepaper.
Read moreInvisible and indispensable
One of the positive side-effects of this pandemic is that we’re being confronted with the indispensability of nurses, doctors, scientists, police force and certainly also security guards.
Read moreAvondbeveiligers - een veilige omgeving op de stille uren
Avondbeveiligers zijn zeer ervaren en gediplomeerde beveiligers die op de stille uren over uw medewerkers, gebouwen en bezittingen waken.
Read moreThe Age of the Specialist
Tessa de Grijff (COO) writes about the shift in the facility market from large, full-service IFM service providers to specialists.
Read moreHet kantoor vanaf 2021
Het kantoor verandert snel van een reguliere werkomgeving in een moderne ontmoetingsplek. Hoe faciliteren jullie medewerkers en gasten optimaal in de kantooromgeving van het nieuwe normaal? Hoe maken jullie van hospitality en dienstverlening een usp?
Read more“If anything, the office will become more important”
Facto is Holland’s leading facility management and corporate housing platform. They asked Michael Bouwens to discuss the trends for 2021.
Read moreCompanies are still not working sufficiently on a corona-proof office
In an opinion article on FD.nl, according to Michael Bouwens, the provision of a healthy and safe office environment should, if necessary, be made legally compulsory and enforceable.
Read moreCompenseer fysieke afstand met bewuste persoonlijke verbinding
Onlangs werd Michael Bouwens door RetailTrends gevraagd om zijn mening te geven over gastvrijheid en social distancing in de retail.
Read morebouwens& multi-tenant gebouwen
Tessa de Grijff is COO bij bouwens&, specialist op het gebied van hospitality- en beveiligingsdiensten. Zij vertelt over het bijzondere karakter ...
bouwens& outsourcen receptiediensten
Eva Varenina is Manager Operations bij bouwens&, marktleider in hospitality- en receptiediensten. Zij vertelt over de voordelen van het outsourcen van ...
Bouwens& is one of the top facility service providers in the Netherlands
This summer, Facto Magazine presented the results of its 'Partner of Choice 2020' survey. With a listing in the top ten, bouwens& is one of the best facility service providers in the Netherlands.
Read morebouwens& beveiliging in de zorg
Sander van Breukelen is Security Manager bij bouwens&, marktleider in hospitality- en beveiligingsdiensten. Bouwens& is onder meer actief in het ...
bouwens& wow-factor
Michael Bouwens is oprichter en CEO van bouwens&, specialist op het gebied van hospitality- en receptiediensten. Bekijk de video om ...
bouwens& diversiteit
Tessa de Grijff is COO van bouwens&, specialist op het gebied van hospitality- en beveiligingsdiensten. Zij legt uit waarom diversiteit ...
#5 - The office will become a professional clubhouse
Due to the corona virus the role of the office changes: from a functional working environment to an inspiring meeting place. Such an office is actually the 'clubhouse' of a company.
Read moreBNR De Ochtendspits about reception services in the 1.5 meters office
More and more companies are gradually opening up. This means that guests must be received again in the office building. But how does that work at 1.5 meters? Presenter Bas van Werven talks about this with Michael Bouwens.
Read moreAnderhalvemeterwerktbeter.nl: tips & tricks for life at the office in a new reality
Anderhalvemeterwerktbeter.nl (‘six feet works better’) helps anyone who works at the office to deal with the reality of collaboration in the six feet economy.
Read more#4 - Look ahead!
Even for people who are optimists by nature - and I’m one of them - it is not that easy to focus on things that actually go well these days. Yet I’ve made it a personal goal in life to see the glass as half full at all times. Particularly now!
Read more#3 - Solidarity
It is in challenging times that you really get to know people. Interesting things are currently happening in terms of cooperation and partnership.
Read moreUpdate coronavirus
COVID-19 - ook wel het nieuwe Corona virus - heeft wereldwijd enorme impact. Wij volgen ontwikkelingen met betrekking tot deze uitbraak op de voet.
Read more#2 - Semper paratus
The personal requirements - in terms of character and attitude - to become successful as an entrepreneur have been explained to me at a very young age. But please note: by successful I do not mean achieving a certain financial status or position in society. For me, being successful means...
Read more#1 - Make Your Bed
One of the most noticeable characteristics of these times is that we have become more impatient than ever. Everything has to happen quickly, and it has to happen now. When we want something, we expect to find it online within two minutes, and we want to have it delivered within a day. If not...
Read moreNegative consequences of ‘Wet Arbeidsmarkt in Balans’ underexposed
On 1 January 2020 the new Dutch ‘Wet Arbeidsmarkt in Balans’ or WAB (Labor Market in Balance) will enter into force. The new legislation will have major consequences.
Read moreJoey de Bruin nominated for V-factor
Joey de Bruin, Security Host and Team Leader for Mall of The Netherlands, is nominated for the V-factor security agent of the year award.
Read moreNational Cooperation Week 2019: experiences and findings
In the second week of September many Dutch organizations participated in the so called Nationale MeewerkWeek (“National Cooperation Week”). For one or more days, managers and boards joined employees on their shifts. Bouwens& also participated this year. What did founder and director Michael Bouwens learn?
Read moreAfschaffen BPM-teruggave: moeten we dat laten gebeuren?
Vanaf 1 januari 2020 haalt de overheid een streep door de teruggave van BPM voor auto’s die worden gebruikt voor personenvervoer of - meer specifiek - directievervoer.
Read more"Schiphol laat beveiligers in de kou staan"
Security Management, onafhankelijk platform over professionele beveiliging, publiceerde een opiniestuk van Michael Bouwens over de onenigheid tussen Schiphol en de FNV over de eisen voor aanbesteding van de beveiliging op de luchthaven.
Read moreNational Cooperation Week 2019: side by side with colleague’s in the field
From Monday 9 to Friday 13, 2019 the fourth edition of the National Cooperation Week will take place in the Netherlands. Management teams of numerous companies - committed to being a good employer - work side by side with their employees in the field. Bouwens& is a proud participator in this annual event.
Read moreBouwens& is the exclusive hospitality partner of SAIL Amsterdam 2020
During the biggest nautical event in the world, over 50 hosts and hostesses of bouwens& are present at SAIL’s four primary locations, including SAIL-Village.
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