The future cannot be predicted, it must be prepared
Nicolas Jacquemin, director of BKS Knives, is working on preparing the future, consolidating highly technological investments to make the company sustainable in Belgium, but also in the rest of Europe, in Indonesia and in Asia.
Founded in 1983, BKS Knives is an expert in the manufacture of industrial blades. This SME employs 60 people in four production and service centres in Europe and Asia. The group’s R&D is based in Belgium.
In the 1980s, BKS sourced its knives from Germany and then sold them in the Benelux.
In 2010, Nicolas Jacquemin, together with Philippe Willems, decided to develop the international market, mainly in Indonesia and Thailand.
Today, the core business of BKS, which ensures its sustainability for that matter, is the production of blades, as the share of trade is now more restricted…
“We have integrated production into BKS by embracing the technological change! We produce high-tech industrial blades (the cutting is done by a numerically controlled machine tool) for the plastics/petrochemical industry, the steel industry, rare metal recycling companies, industrial cutting and food processing.
Their customers include Solvay and Ineos, to name two behemoths.
A rosy future?
The future cannot be predicted, it must be prepared. Nicolas Jacquemin is well aware of this.
For two years now, he has been gearing his business model to the future by capitalizing on digitalization. “Our Asian and American competitors also have precision tools, so it’s up to us to remain competitive! ” BKS aims to make highly technological investments to start the shift to Industry 4.0 in time, “while bearing in mind the place of people in this industrial revolution,” says Nicolas Jacquemin.
“It’s an ear that challenges us
BKS can count on ODB to overcome the crisis and prepare for the future.
“The relationship we have with ODB goes beyond the simple client-accountant arrangement!
They have an entrepreneurial spirit and are therefore very closely in tune with the reality that we entrepreneurs experience. ODB is more than just a set of well-aligned figures. It is an ear that challenges us to enable our company to face the future with a bold yet calm approach!”
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