Frank Erkens is new Cleaning & Facility Director at Group-f

Frank Erkens (60) joins cleaning company Group-f as director of its Cleaning and Facility division. The former Business Unit Director of CBRE Global Workplace Solutions has extensive experience in the cleaning sector. "The professionalism of Group-f, the enthusiasm of its employees and the drive of Managing Director Frank Hechtermans convinced me to help build this great story."

Frank Erkens will be responsible for hotel cleaning and professional office cleaning at Group-f Cleaning & Facility.

"Group-f built up exceptional expertise in difficult cleaning niches such as hotels, aviation and service checks, and is now successfully using this knowledge in professional office cleaning and the healthcare sector. It is with great pleasure that I will contribute to this." (Frank Erkens, director Group-f Cleaning & Facility)

Group-f Cleaning is a strong player in the hotel sector and now wants to become the roaring cleaning reference for office and healthcare cleaning as well.

"Office cleaning is done at Group-f Cleaning & Facility always by a professional and uniquely trained cleaning team. The hospitality, quality, flexibility and wraparound facility services that characterise us in hotel cleaning now make us distinctive in professional office cleaning too. It's simply in the DNA of Group-f."

Frank Erkens calls Group-f the "most innovative cleaning & facility company in the Belgian cleaning market that takes today's new realities into account".

Frank Erkens: "The corona pandemic has increased the focus on proper and hygienic cleaning of offices and workplaces. Added to this: the pandemic has made working from home and flexible workstations in offices a new reality, which means that the occupancy rate can be very variable and, consequently, so can the cleaning effort. Moreover, flexi-places need to look pico bello at all times, just like a hotel room. That way, as a cleaner, you help ensure that your client's employees enjoy coming to the office. All this requires an innovative approach and in this, Group-f is leading the way."

Frank Erkens describes himself as a people manager with respect for employees. "What I am particularly committed to is ensuring that our staff enjoy working at Group-f and that they continue to enjoy working there. They are the real ambassadors and the building blocks of a company. Group-f invests a lot in training, education and guidance, which results in low turnover figures. Only with a permanent staff base can you continuously deliver quality: this is the common thread in this company and I would like to help build on it."