{"id":4656,"date":"2018-04-15T15:37:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T14:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=4656"},"modified":"2022-06-16T12:22:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T11:22:40","slug":"turnaround-and-sale-of-technical-wholesaler","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/en\/portfolio\/turnaround-and-sale-of-technical-wholesaler\/","title":{"rendered":"Turnaround and sale of Technical wholesaler for shareholders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"has-background-dim-0 wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"370\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4873\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-1024x370.png\" style=\"object-position:50% 0%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 0%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-1024x370.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-768x278.png 768w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-1536x555.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-2048x740.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-badge has-x-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-5-color\">Turnaround &amp; sale<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Turnaround and lead tech-wholesaler into new future.<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From crisis management to good result. Commissioned by shareholders as Non-Executive Director at De Jong Th., technical wholesaler for pumps and heating technology, I guided the process. First scaled down to restore cash flow, then refocused the teams, and separated the business into two, to sell them separately.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Situation<\/em>: In 2014 both Pumps and Heating Technology business loss making. In the previous years turnover and gross margin had declined and were structurally insufficient to cover total costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Challenge<\/em>: In order to survive, the thing to do were: to restore positive cash flow, develop new momentum in both businesses, and prepare them for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Approach<\/em>: To survive immediate intervention was required. Part of the organization was scaled down. The two non-synergetic business units were then split up, brought back on track in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/en\/incremental-implementation\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4623\">iterations<\/a>, and sold separately in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-8-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom  testimonial is-style-shadow has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ton-Kistemaker-2-BW-Transparent.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ton-Kistemaker-2-BW-Transparent-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ton-Kistemaker-2-BW-Transparent-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ton-Kistemaker-2-BW-Transparent-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ton-Kistemaker-2-BW-Transparent-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ton-Kistemaker-2-BW-Transparent.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-badge has-ast-global-color-8-background-color has-background\">Turnaround &amp; sale<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Reflection, structure and effective coaching to get stalled organization moving again&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ton Kistemaker, Director A. de Jong Th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color\">Let&#8217;s talk!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Let&#8217;s discover whether I can help you accelerate business growth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-0-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/en\/contact\/\">Send me a message<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-color has-ast-global-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:0031654676176\">Give me a call +316 54676176<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:278px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit-270x269.png 270w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit.png 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-4656","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":[],"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Jord","author_link":"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/en\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Turnaround and lead tech-wholesaler into new future. 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