What do our staff have to say?

Engel Arie Gravemaker, process operator:
" The entire shift has been here for least ten years "

Engel Arie Gravemaker (1965) has been working at CVG for over twelve years. He steadily rose in the organization, working and studying, to become the process operator he is today. Isn’t that a long time, twelve years working for the same boss? “How do you mean? The entire shift has been here for at least ten years. I don’t want to go anywhere else. The atmosphere is fine, the collective bargaining agreement is too, and the work is varied. Even the shift system is ideal, especially if you’ve got children growing up."

Gea ten Hoeve, process technologist:
" Our employment conditions are really good "

Following Technical College and paper oriented VAPA studies, work experience in the paper industry and a job at CVG since 1999, Gea ten Hoeve (30) now belongs to the select community of around one hundred Dutch paper technologists, in which everyone knows everyone else. “So I’m in a good position to make comparisons. My job has gained in variety and responsibility. But I have the conditions of employment too: profit sharing, thirteenth month, payment of overtime – that’s a really good feature here."

Bart Lensink, shift supervisor:
" Every day is different "

Following Nautical College, Hoogovens and the nuclear power plant in Petten, Bart Lensink (1966) started as a trainee at CVG in 2001. Now he is a shift supervisor. Compared to most of his colleagues he has experienced a lot of employers. “But this is where I’ve really found my niche, above all thanks to the variety. Paper is a living thing and it behaves differently each time. That keeps things interesting. The conditions of employment are excellent too, but what’s most important for me is the element of surprise: every day is different."