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Founded in 1874 as an egg wholesaler , Brenntag expanded into chemical distribution in 1912 and today leads the market on a global scale . “ We serve around 195,000 different customers , from huge accounts like Shell or BASF down to small customers who might only buy one ingredient each year ,” says Stramrood . “ Our added value comes from the fact that we have a dense global distribution network that means we can deliver to both large and small clients anywhere in the world .” The company has a presence in almost every manufacturing industry , from food and life science to oil and gas .
We sat down with Stramrood to find out more about his role in the DigiB hub and its ongoing endeavours to accelerate the digital evolution of Brenntag .
“ We started about two years ago . I was – I don ’ t know – employee number four . We were basically starting from scratch ,” recalls Stramrood . With an extensive background in the telco industry , Stramrood reflects that he had spent the past ten years focusing on digitalisation , building ecommerce channels and building teams . “ Basically , I went through a few acquisitions and a couple of big mergers in the space of two years , and
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