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Germans like it clean: Building cleaning alone is a €17.9 billion industry in Germany – and it’s not just buildings that get dirty. But too much cleanliness can cause a completely different kind of dirt: Harmful chemical cocktails make cleaning products and technologies potentially hazardous to people and the environment. With innovative high-pressure and steam cleaning technologies, the Wilnsdorf-based company FRANK offers cleanliness that not only saves money but also protects the environment. From disinfecting conveyor belts in the food industry to bacterial cleaning in healthcare to its own car washes: The company, which is part of the Belgian DiBO Group, has the right cleaning solution for every situation. Together with his brother, Pierre van den Borne leads the DiBO Group , which comprises 10 companies and more than 200 employees, as Managing Director. To successfully manage this international workforce and implement DiBO’s vision of economical, sustainable, and high-quality cleaning throughout the group, the team at the Antwerp headquarters relies on managers they can trust across language and national barriers.
When it came to selecting a new managing director for FRANK, van den Borne sought recruiting support for the cross-border search: “When filling a managing director position, you really have to be absolutely certain. A wrong choice will be more expensive than any recruiting service could be. That’s why we were looking for a reliable partner, and that led us to Riverstate.”
Initially, Riverstate was just one of several German recruiting companies that van den Borne and his team were scrutinizing: “We received offers from three recruiting providers, which we were able to compare after an initial discussion,” explains the managing director. “Riverstate impressed us with its transparency and responsiveness. While the follow-up process with other companies was somewhat vague, Riverstate gave us precise instructions right away about which steps would be taken and when. We had the feeling that things would move quickly with Riverstate – and that’s exactly how it turned out.”
After the on-site setup day, during which lead recruiter Michaela Rütten got a taste of the cleaning specialists and got to know the company, its people, and its culture a little better, van den Borne didn’t have to wait long for the first results:
“It really didn’t take long for Riverstate to present us with the first candidates. We first met each of them via video call and then invited them to Wilnsdorf to get to know the working environment there. Riverstate supported us and our candidates every step of the way, making the process as smooth as possible for everyone involved.”
Just a few weeks after starting the project, Michaela Rütten had already rounded up three promising candidates for the managing director position. But as the DiBO team began their selection process, she added another, true to the motto “save the best for last”:
“We already had three good candidates when Michaela got in touch again and said she’d found someone else she’d like to introduce me to. I really liked that: Riverstate had enough candidates to complete the initial assignment and still continued looking. Others would certainly have been satisfied with the already good selection – not Riverstate. And that made the decisive difference in the end.”
This fourth candidate, whom lead recruiter Michaela added to the initial trio, ultimately prevailed over all the others – and this decision was unanimous: “We were absolutely satisfied with the selection of candidates Riverstate presented to us. But because all of us simply liked one candidate better than the others, the decision was ultimately easy.”
It was the promise of transparency and speed that initially attracted van den Borne to Riverstate. This promise became reality: “It took us two months in total to find our ideal candidate. And that’s truly an achievement.”
The new managing director has now been working at FRANK for two and a half months and is striking a good balance between consistency and innovation. “Of course, it’s important that a managing director represents us as a company and lives our values on site,” says van den Borne. “At the same time, a new managing director naturally also brings new ideas to our company, and that also moves us forward.”
“Forward” means “growth,” and because the need for cleanliness continues to grow, and sustainable solutions are more in demand than ever, the DiBO Group is on the right track. For the company’s further development in Germany, a reliable recruiting partner in the German-speaking region is a major advantage for the managing director – and in Riverstate, DiBO has found just such a partner:
“If we continue to grow in Germany and have new positions to fill, we will definitely contact Riverstate again.”
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