Customer-focused

CEO of Gadot Europe, Wim De Windt, speaks to Anamika Talwaria about the Belgium terminal’s latest award win Situated in Ghent’s North Sea Port, Gadot’s Belgium terminal benefits from an excellent strategic location. The 23-hectare site has direct access to both sea and inland waterways, combining storage with distribution and contract manufacturing activities. ‘That includes things like blending, reaction chemistry and filling of liquid chemicals,’ explains Wim De Windt, CEO of Gadot Europe. Proving that scale isn’t always the most key factor, the terminal handles around 300 ships a year, 80 trucks a day and has around 200 tanks that store between 100 m³ and 8,000 m³. But Gadot serves a broad customer base that comes to them for their unique combination of storage and production. ‘We’re basically a one-stop-shop where our customers can reliably store and blend their raw materials and finished products,’ explains De Windt. ‘They have access to all kinds of added value services, including filling, storage of packed goods, etc. It allows our customers to be comfortable while we take over the complexity of their supply chain. We do their inventory management,...