Can’t find any skilled professionals?
The Czech task force is at your service!
Skilled workers for the SME manufacturing industry in the Netherlands are scarcer than ever. Never before have companies had so much trouble filling their vacancies, according to the Royal Metal Union’s Economic Barometer for the third quarter of this year. What can be done about this? Perhaps the solution should be sought outside the Netherlands. In the Czech Republic, for example…
According to the Economic Barometer, the situation is as follows: “Taking into account all employees, respondents have vacancies for an average of almost 5% of their total workforce. Even less than in previous quarters, only 60% of the SME manufacturers think they will be able to fill these vacancies in the next six months.” For OEMs looking to expand, this is not a pleasant prospect.
Structural problem
Unfortunately, the scarcity in the Dutch labour market is structural. It is a result of the ageing population, which will only reach its peak in 2050. Therefore, this scarcity is certain to continue until 2050. Your business cannot wait that long. Could nearshoring in the Czech Republic be the solution? Have you ever considered that? Setting up an additional supply chain in this Central European country offers many advantages. After all, it is one of the few countries in which the industrial sector is still growing. And what is also convenient is that you can do business there in your own language. SixPointTwo would be happy to give you a tour.
Czech Republic one of the world’s top-3
The Royal Metal Union recently organised a Smart Manufacturing Trade Mission to the Czech Republic. In a publication about the mission at www.metaalmagazine, Paul Verlinden, Policy Secretary for International Entrepreneurship at the Royal Metal Union, said the Czech Republic is now in the top-3 of the world’s best locations for industrial production. He explained further: “And it goes without saying that this is due to the highly educated workforce and the focus on knowledge and innovation. The country offers many opportunities right now for both export as well as for the outsourcing of production processes or even for the set up of a proprietary manufacturing facility.”
Success factor 1: Czech craftsmen go the distance
The Czech Republic has a large range of skilled professionals. This is thanks to its high-quality education system, which offers courses closely aligned with the practical aspects of the industrial sector. What is also unique here is the Czech work ethic. We see it at SixPointTwo: Our Czech employees are often excellently trained, committed, and highly motivated. They are used to keeping up the pace. Another advantage is that the wages in the Czech Republic are much lower than those in the Netherlands. An added bonus is that the distance and transport times are not major obstacles. It only takes one day to transport products and materials from the Czech Republic to the Benelux/Western Europe.
Success factor 2: The Dutch approach
Are you hesitant to move your manufacturing and assembly operations to the Czech Republic? No need to worry. At SixPointTwo, we combine Czech craftsmanship with our efficient Dutch approach to organisation and production. Our production site is highly automated and completely up-to-date. With our certified work processes, we have proven that we comply with the international standards related to quality management, the environment, and health and safety.
Delivery from the Czech Republic is simple
The Czech Republic is the perfect country for setting up an additional supply chain. We know this from our own experience: SixPointTwo has been operating there since 2009. Around us, we are also seeing more and more companies that have specialised in serving OEMs in the Netherlands and other Western European countries. If you want to outsource your manufacturing and assembly operations to the Czech Republic, now seems like the right time. After all, you will never be able to fill your vacancies with migrant workers alone. But it is possible to move (a part of) your supply chain to the Czech Republic. We will be happy to assist you in this. Would you like to know more? Then, please don’t hesitate to make an appointment with Willian van Eerd (willian.van.eerd@sixpointtwo.eu – +31 (0) 6 300 611 23).