In October 2010, Getronics BeLux relocated and introduced a radical improvement in working conditions. From then on, employees could work whenever they wanted to, and wherever was most convenient, as long as they delivered results. The new approach clearly had consequences for security and access. When the clean desk policy went into action and all drawer units were eliminated, employees needed a new place to store their belongings. Enter Nedap Locker Management.
Getronics pioneered flexible office space with the “New World of Work” (NWOW). This meant desks were no longer dedicated to a person, but to a task. The result was a strict clean desk policy. To guarantee full flexibility, all drawer units were banned. However, everyone still needed a locker to store their own office supplies and personal effects. Getronics felt traditional lockers would be inflexible, and managing physical keys difficult and time-consuming. Security Manager Patrick De Waen sought a more sophisticated and convenient solution. He remembered once using an RFID wristband to open a swimming pool locker and asked the architect designing the new Getronics building to explore the feasibility of this solution. This is how Getronics found Nedap Locker Management.
