Rank 1 strengthens its position in Limburg with a new office

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PRESS RELEASE -GENK, March 2022 – IT infrastructure specialist Rank 1 has opened a new office in Genk. Annelies Schepers and Ritchie Henuset will be in charge of the office. Their ambition is to recruit ten new colleagues within a year.

PRESS RELEASE -GENK, March 2022 – IT infrastructure specialist Rank 1 has opened a new office in Genk. Annelies Schepers and Ritchie Henuset will be in charge of the office. Their ambition is to recruit ten new colleagues within a year.

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The new office is evidence of Rank 1’s ambitious growth plans in the region. Rank 1 specialises in ICT infrastructure. With technology-independent advice and a range of services, Rank 1 helps businesses with their ICT challenges. As experts in cloud, networks and security, system management and collaboration technology, the company assists SMEs and enterprise clients.

‘This new office aims to reinforce our position in the region,’ says Peter Vindevogel, founder and managing partner of Rank 1. ‘We want to attract both new clients and consultants from the area. It’s the next logical step in the company’s growth path.’ Regional managers Annelies Schepers and Ritchie Henuset were appointed to develop the business. Both have extensive experience in the world of ICT, Annelies Schepers as a talent manager and Ritchie Henuset as an ICT-Architect.

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The new office is evidence of Rank 1’s ambitious growth plans in the region. Rank 1 specialises in ICT infrastructure. With technology-independent advice and a range of services, Rank 1 helps businesses with their ICT challenges. As experts in cloud, networks and security, system management and collaboration technology, the company assists SMEs and enterprise clients.

‘This new office aims to reinforce our position in the region,’ says Peter Vindevogel, founder and managing partner of Rank 1. ‘We want to attract both new clients and consultants from the area. It’s the next logical step in the company’s growth path.’ Regional managers Annelies Schepers and Ritchie Henuset were appointed to develop the business. Both have extensive experience in the world of ICT, Annelies Schepers as a talent manager and Ritchie Henuset as an ICT-Architect.

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Thor Park in Genk

The new office is located in Thor Park in Genk, an industrial estate for start-ups on the former mining site of Waterschei. The aim is to use the base in Limburg to serve clients in the wider region, including across the language border and in the Netherlands. ‘We operate from Limburg but work beyond the provincial border,’ says Ritchie Henuset. ‘We also want to be the number one IT partner in the Kempen, Brabant, Liège, and Dutch-Limburg.’

‘We don’t just provide consultants; we build long-term relations with clients,’ Ritchie Henuset stresses.

‘By having a local base, we hope to develop strong and sustainable partnerships in the region.’

Working near home

The new office ensures that consultants can work near to home. ‘Finding the right talent is always a challenge in IT,’ says Annelies Schepers, who focuses on HR. ‘Thanks to the family nature of Rank 1, our consultants are not just numbers. We make a difference because we look for the right match between consultant and assignment. The right person in the right place. We think about the career paths of our consultants and want to give them every opportunity to grow professionally.’

Rank 1 is planning to establish partnerships with university colleges in the region. Annelies Schepers says: ‘At the moment, we’re holding talks with the Thomas More University College in Geel and the PXL University College in Hasselt. Here, for instance, we want to give students the opportunity to gain experience via a work placement.’

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Thor Park in Genk

The new office is located in Thor Park in Genk, an industrial estate for start-ups on the former mining site of Waterschei. The aim is to use the base in Limburg to serve clients in the wider region, including across the language border and in the Netherlands. ‘We operate from Limburg but work beyond the provincial border,’ says Ritchie Henuset. ‘We also want to be the number one IT partner in the Kempen, Brabant, Liège, and Dutch-Limburg.’

‘We don’t just provide consultants; we build long-term relations with clients,’ Ritchie Henuset stresses.

‘By having a local base, we hope to develop strong and sustainable partnerships in the region.’

Working near home

The new office ensures that consultants can work near to home. ‘Finding the right talent is always a challenge in IT,’ says Annelies Schepers, who focuses on HR. ‘Thanks to the family nature of Rank 1, our consultants are not just numbers. We make a difference because we look for the right match between consultant and assignment. The right person in the right place. We think about the career paths of our consultants and want to give them every opportunity to grow professionally.’

Rank 1 is planning to establish partnerships with university colleges in the region. Annelies Schepers says: ‘At the moment, we’re holding talks with the Thomas More University College in Geel and the PXL University College in Hasselt. Here, for instance, we want to give students the opportunity to gain experience via a work placement.’

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Annelies Schepers was born and bred in Limburg. Ritchie Henuset comes from Mortsel, has lived in Wallonia, and moved to Limburg. The managing partners of the new Rank 1 office also form a team in their personal lives. The couple lives in Tessenderlo. The Rank 1 headquarters are based in Kontich. The Limburg office is the first subsidiary.

Rank 1 is part of the Gumption Group. This business group unites over 20 young enterprises with over 500 workers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Rank 1 is not the first Gumption business in the Genk technology park. Test specialist Brightest already has an office on the site.

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Annelies Schepers was born and bred in Limburg. Ritchie Henuset comes from Mortsel, has lived in Wallonia, and moved to Limburg. The managing partners of the new Rank 1 office also form a team in their personal lives. The couple lives in Tessenderlo. The Rank 1 headquarters are based in Kontich. The Limburg office is the first subsidiary.

Rank 1 is part of the Gumption Group. This business group unites over 20 young enterprises with over 500 workers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Rank 1 is not the first Gumption business in the Genk technology park. Test specialist Brightest already has an office on the site.

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More info?

Annelies Schepers - 0492/91.28.01 - annelies.schepers@rank1.be

Ritchie Henuset - 0484/19.03.71 - ritchie.henuset@rank1.be

About Rank 1

Rank 1 is a versatile team of 60 IT architects, system engineers, Cloud consultants, and security and network specialists. It helps companies make the right choices depending on the business strategy, aiming for the optimal balance of control, security, scalability and cost. Rank 1 is a partner of o.m. AWS, Microsoft Azure (Gold partner), Fortinet, Sophos, Veeam, Cisco en Huawei. The company was founded in 2013 and is located in Kontich.

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More info?

Annelies Schepers - 0492/91.28.01 - annelies.schepers@rank1.be

Ritchie Henuset - 0484/19.03.71 - ritchie.henuset@rank1.be

About Rank 1

Rank 1 is a versatile team of 60 IT architects, system engineers, Cloud consultants, and security and network specialists. It helps companies make the right choices depending on the business strategy, aiming for the optimal balance of control, security, scalability and cost. Rank 1 is a partner of o.m. AWS, Microsoft Azure (Gold partner), Fortinet, Sophos, Veeam, Cisco en Huawei. The company was founded in 2013 and is located in Kontich.

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