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Firma Lens is at home on the market TJAPKO LENS REMAINS TRUE TO HIMSELF CUSTOMER Where would aartsenfruit be without customers? That's right, there would be no aartsenfruit! Time to get acquainted with ... SERVICE Life working on the market is wonderful according to Tjapko Lens. He enjoys working with people and being outdoors. As owner of Firma Lens, he makes every effort to satisfy his customers. Nothing over the top, but simply striving to provide perfect service. So naturally, the quality of the fruit and vegetables has been a major priority for generations. 22
Family business To start off, a bit of history. Tjapko recounts: 'My father's grandfather started working on the market, and in 2018 we will have been a family business for 100 years. I'm thirty-four now, and have been working in the business since I was sixteen. My father became ill at the time and I wound up joining the business earlier than planned. But I did learn a tremendous amount as a result. I was thrown in the deep end at an early age and I benefited greatly from that. After a few years I knew exactly what I wanted: to stay small, keep quality at a premium, stay in direct touch with customers and as a result really sense what they want.' No stacks 'Many people have an image of huge stacks of oranges and other products when they think of a market. What we do is the opposite. We choose to have a wide-ranging and varied assortment of attractive produce, and we're certainly not out to be the cheapest. My father always championed a varied selection of top-quality ware. So I could build on that. People always say: "If you want something great and unusual, something you can't find anywhere else, go have a look at Firma Lens." That will always be the case.' Lasting relationships In order to ensure high quality, Firma Lens only works with outstanding suppliers. 'I work with various suppliers and aartsenfruit is one of my most important ones. Did you know that my parents already worked with aartsenfruit?' Tjapko then goes on to explain why aartsenfruit suits Firma Lens so well: 'They have a wide-ranging and varied assortment which has to meet high quality standards and that really suits the way I work. And we also get along well.' True to yourself 'I can't please anyone, nor do I even want to try, and that goes for aartsenfruit too. They take conscious decisions and these appeal to me. They are true to themselves. And so am I. My parents tended at times to cut corners or compromise just a little bit, for practical reasons. But aartsenfruit never does this and neither do I. People at aartsenfruit know that about me too. I usually handle the purchasing, but sometimes I can't make it and send one of my employees to aartsenfruit. 23
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