What customers say

Customers achieve measurably better results with Quel than with other approaches. Quel customers span across a variety of business sectors like filmindustry, manufacturing, aerospace, engineering and machine building. Here's a select list of companies working with Quel.

Fuji Photo Film B.V.

Fuji Photo film LTD is one of largest production locations of Fujifilm. The activities that are taking place here are: research, production and distribution of photographic material for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

"Quel is a new service, assisting our technical sourcing and maintenance department efficiently in the communication with our suppliers of metal products. This service does not adopt the role of an intermediary and that is an aspect we prefer. By using the private marktplace with our preferred suppliers, we can digitilize, optimize and monitor our subcontracting process with minimal investments."

Rob Sandifort, Procurement Officer

HESS AAC Systems B.V.

Since 1st of July 2006 the business formally known under the name Stork Bouwtechniek operates under the new name HESS AAC Systems B.V. As a company of the German based Hess group, we design and build, in close co-operation with our clients, production systems for the Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC), Sand-lime brick, pre-cast and other building material industries.

"We are satisfied about Quel. By using this platform we are getting structured market information in no-time. So far we have found both Dutch and international suppliers, capable of producing the complex components of our machines. This is an excellent tool in getting market information, which has resulted in considerable savings!"

Joop Beernink, Purchaser

Hypsos B.V.

Hypsos is active from Soesterberg, Cologne and Hong Kong with an enormous international experience. In 1910 Hypsos started in Amsterdam as a company active in the creation and construction of expositions and scale models. Meanwhile Hypsos has grown into a group of companies in the realm of 3D communication..

"In our market we operate on a project basis with a short time-to-market. As a result there is an ongoing tension between delivery, price and quality. With the Quel Contact Manager Hypsos can find suitable suppliers easily and sending them requests of quotation. The offers of several suppliers gives us an structured overview of prices and delivery. By combining the responses with the supplier profiles on Quel, Hypsos is able in realising our projects for an attractive price."

Mickel van Kordelaar, Project coordinator

Finis Food Processing Equipment B.V.

“We use Quel network for outsourcing both components and our complete machines. With Quel we can obtain market insights like current capacity of several suppliers and we are staying informed of new and improved production methods."

Errol van Rhoon, Buyer.

Hexion Specialty Chemicals BV

Hexion Specialty Chemicals is the world’s largest producer of binder, adhesive, coating and ink resins for industrial applications.

“The platform of Quel meets all relevant requirements: easy to use, applicable for our business and suitable for 'flat price' negotiations, but also for highly complex, on a TCO model based contract awards.”

Pascal Dimmers, Senior Buyer Europe.

Christiaens Machines B.V.

Christiaens Machines are pioneers and innovators in the engineering and construction of sector-specific machinery for the agricultural and horticultural industry. With a wealth of practical experience and know-how of mushroom cultivation and composting.

"For quite some time, we were looking for a new supplier of large constructions in our projects. On Quel we found suitable companies in a complete different segment of the market. The main advantage of this platform is that the process does not stop here: you can send requests for quotations directly to the companies that you found. The offers of suppliers are presented in an organized method. By using Quel, we have found a new supplier against with better conditions."

A. Saraber, Manager Operations.

Stork N.V.

At the end of 2005 Stork had approximately 12,850 employees, of whom 10,000 in the Netherlands. At present Stork has 4 groups: Prints, Food Systems, Aerospace and Technical Services. There are about 50 operating companies. Stork increases the effectiveness and efficiency of its customers' industrial production processes. We deliver systems, components and services, applying Stork's specialist knowhow in the application of technology and production processes.

From March 2003 Stork and Quel are improving Stork's working methods of outsourcing build-to-order products. Objectives of this cooperation are professionalising the outsourcing the process and reducing the Total Cost of Ownership.

“The numbers have shown that the objectives are realisable. For this reason we have chosen to implement Quel throughout the organisation and in connectio nwith our preferred suppliers. The chosen solution is an marketplace where buyers outsource build-to-order products without losing the direct contact with the preferred suppliers. Stork is using the technology developed by Quel with the look and feel of Stork. Using the advantages Internet offers, the operating companies of Stork are capable of cooperating with suppliers in a fast and easy to use way. Thus arises a win-win situation with a stronger relation between operating companies and their suppliers.”

Maurijn van der Does, Project Leader

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