IT Local joins Smizer

By joining Smizer, we are part of a fast-growing group of IT companies, which further includes companies from Sneek, Wognum, Apeldoorn, Den Bosch and Eindhoven. New companies will be added in the coming period. Including us, the Smizer group consists of more than 175 employees.

Our previous investor, Batavorum Capital, made it possible for us to grow into a healthy and successful IT company in recent years. Joining Smizer offers us a solid basis for further growth and the opportunity to develop new innovative services using the expertise of the other IT companies within the platform. IT Local will remain an independent company within Smizer with director Remko Kleij at the helm.

Benefiting from the exchange of expertise
Remko is enthusiastic about joining Smizer: “Over the past period, we have already experienced how valuable it is to share knowledge with other companies within this network. It’s fantastic to become part of a platform where we can utilise our expertise and services whilst at the same time benefiting from the knowledge and support of the other companies within Smizer.”

Broadening and improving our services That exchange of expertise... is what our clients ultimately reap the benefits of, as we can serve them from a broader perspective and further improve our services. Remko: "For example, if we get a question from a client that we cannot fill ourselves, we will look in the group to see if we can work together. Innovative solutions that our fellow companies have developed we will soon also be able to offer from IT Local or Clevir."

"Organisationally, by the way, our employees and customers will not notice much of the transition: we will remain an independent company with the same management, we will continue to do what we do best and we will work from the same locations. For our customers, their points of contact and escalation options also remain the same in the new situation".

Joint mission 
Erik van Laar, CEO of Smizer, is proud to welcome IT Local as the sixth regional IT company in the network of IT companies. "IT Local has a strong focus on the balance between people, processes and technology. Through their adoption processes and training, they ensure that users get the most out of new technologies. That aligns perfectly with our mission: to help customers with effective and easily applicable IT solutions that really make a difference." 

Any questions?
If you have any questions, please contact Remko Kleij (06 43 37 85 93).

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Press release (Dutch): IT Local joins Smizer
Group photo
Photo: Erik van Laar and Remko Kleij

Pictured (from left to right): Koen Galjaard (Riverdam), Erik van Laar (Smizer), Remko Kleij (IT Local), Laurens Siesling (Smizer), Rein Cobussen (Batavorum), Derk van Wingerden (Riverdam) and Lars van Elst (Batavorum).