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Focus on Europe’s fastest-growing ambulance builder
busy recruiting over 100 new staff, and we’re
in the secure position of knowing that, even
as we create these new jobs, there are still
plenty of other highly-motivated and eager
vehicle engineers locally who would be
happy to join our growing family. One of the
really impressive things about Poland is that
there’s a real dedication among virtually all
work-forces to working hard and doing their
best. Taking pride in doing the best job you
can seems to be ingrained in the national
psyche. Having worked in the past with
some really highly-skilled ambulance builders
in different regions of Europe, I’m still
amazed daily by the positive ‘can-do’ attitude
of our mainly Polish work-force.”
My tour ended in the boardroom over
coffee and delicious locally-baked ginger
biscuits. I asked Franz, Uwe, Robert and
David to put my morning into context
by explaining a little more about their
extraordinary recent European and global
growth. I asked Franz which world region
they are doing best in right now?
“We’re selling nearly 200 units this year in
France already, which is pleasing,” he replied.
“Don’t forget Switzerland, we’re selling 40-50
units there and, while it’s a small market,
we’ve got 50% market-share…then there’s
Turkey and Romania,” Uwe reminded him.
“We’re also doing very well in Germany, the
United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland,”
replied Franz, pausing to add: “We sold 100
ambulances in Germany last year and, thanks
to David and Robert and his team, the UK/
Ireland market has risen to 200 units from
a standing-start two years ago, with a mix
of boxes and van conversions… Which is
impressive when you consider what a difficult
market the UK is.”
“We’re proud of the progress we’re making
in the UK and Ireland”, said Robert, adding:
“The growth of independent ambulance
providers is the key to this. Major players
such as UKSAS in England and Murray
Ambulance in Ireland are highly-valued
customers.
“The main thing though,” said Franz quietly,
“is that we’re gaining more orders in all
these regions each year… but what makes
us happiest is that, in every case, we’re
gaining repeat orders as well. The reason
that makes us so happy is that we never take
our customers for granted… So when they
come back we know that we’re maintaining
their loyalty and trust.”
Stretching his arms, Franz finished: “We all
work very hard at Baus but, as you’ve seen,
our success is down to having a very loyal
and very committed work-force – not only
here in Toruń, but in the UK, in France and
everywhere else we’re busy developing. I
think we achieve this because our secret
ingredient is that we’re a family business…
which means we have family values.”
To find out more:
B.A.U.S. AT SP.Z.O.o
Tel : +48 662 020 072
BAUS AT UK:
Tel: +44 (0) 7974 940 121
or visit: www.baus-at.com
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