With both an increase in turnover and result, 'the Facultatieve Group' showed growth on all fronts in 2010. Turnover rose by 8% to nearly 87 million Euros, and the result rose to 3.5 million Euros after tax. The number of ceremonies organised by 'the Facultatieve Group' also increased, by nearly 8% to 11,889.
Henry Keizer, President & CEO of ‘the Facultatieve Group’: "Our group operates worldwide, and has branches in ten different countries. Global developments thus significantly affect our business, and are therefore followed and analysed closely by us. One needed to remain extremely alert and to operate cautiously last year. I'm therefore particularly pleased that the policy we pursued in 2010 has led to growth and continued strengthening on all fronts."
Independence an important plus point
'The Facultatieve Group' is dedicated to providing an innovative, high-quality service and maintaining its independence. Henry Keizer: "Our group is not a funeral company and has no plans of becoming one in the future. A lot of parties see that independence as an important plus point for our group. We continue to follow developments closely, with our main principle being as far as possible to maintain our current market share of cremations in the Netherlands - between 11% and 12%."
Partnership
Since 1874, ‘Royal Facultatieve' has been at the centre of a continually changing society, and has found its own successful position amidst the changing interplay of political and social developments. “With such a history, our perspective is longer than just the following year. Our philosophy, which is based on a partnership with the client rather than an old-fashioned client/supplier relationship, is increasingly bearing fruit."
"Despite the many existing uncertainties, we can rest assured that we are a sound, modern and efficient organisation with a motivated, highly trained and enthusiastic team of employees", says Henry Keizer. "I'm proud of that. After all, it's the employees who make the difference and who make it possible to achieve such fantastic results."
abbreviated annual report 2010
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