10 years of expansion and innovation: 2004 – 2014

In 2004 the dot on the horizon was clear: to be a top player worldwide in providing innovative, high-quality logistics systems for the top 50 FMCG manufacturers and major local players. The company’s rapid growth saw up to 140 temporary workers at one point. To streamline operations, Jan de Bruijn joined as Operational Director in 2005, under the condition that he would eventually take over the company. This transition occurred on October 4, 2007, with the leadership team consisting of Jan de Bruijn, Kees Oosting, and George Gierveld. We also did a social project with our Peter Pan Foundation in Romania to help a local school. A rather large side effect of this project was our introduction to Romania, which led to the establishment of our production facility in Romania in 2004.

By integrating cutting-edge IT technologies, we established ourselves as pioneers in the industry. During this time, we also developed new and innovative products and systems such as the Flexible Layer Depalletiser, Intelliware software, i-Veyor, i-Pal, a new C5000 and a new Gantry Palletising Concept. A further development was the introduction of the role of Account Manager, emphasising customer-centric thinking. This shift allowed us to focus on supporting our clients’ interests and improving the efficiency of their logistics systems. In 2006, our service department was also restructured and the LCSi slogan: “Don’t call us, we’ll call you” was introduced. The service department ended up doubling its revenue that year.