{"id":22154,"date":"2025-12-16T11:16:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koeweitoliehandel.nl\/?p=22154"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:31:55","slug":"colleague-speaks-richard-van-dijk-from-driver-to-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koeweitoliehandel.nl\/en\/artikelen\/collega-aan-het-woord-richard-van-dijk-van-chauffeur-tot-bedrijfsleider\/","title":{"rendered":"Colleague speaks: Richard van Dijk \u2013 from driver to manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22154\" class=\"elementor elementor-22154\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26166cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26166cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5464d13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5464d13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecc289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ecc289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/koeweitoliehandel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/091_BE_20250207_Koeweit_Oliehandel-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22155\" alt=\"Colleague speaks: Richard van Dijk - from driver to manager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koeweitoliehandel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/091_BE_20250207_Koeweit_Oliehandel-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/koeweitoliehandel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/091_BE_20250207_Koeweit_Oliehandel-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/koeweitoliehandel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/091_BE_20250207_Koeweit_Oliehandel-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/koeweitoliehandel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/091_BE_20250207_Koeweit_Oliehandel-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koeweitoliehandel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/091_BE_20250207_Koeweit_Oliehandel-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/koeweitoliehandel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/091_BE_20250207_Koeweit_Oliehandel-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/koeweitoliehandel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/091_BE_20250207_Koeweit_Oliehandel-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380faaa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"380faaa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3faad elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"6b3faad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/koeweitoliehandel.nl\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618cee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"618cee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Colleague speaks: Richard van Dijk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3880ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3880ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 30-year career driven by craftsmanship and enjoyment<\/p><p>If there is one colleague who embodies the DNA of Koeweit Oliehandel, it is Richard van Dijk. He has been a familiar face within our company since 1989. What started as a temporary job driving a trailer grew into an impressive career as a driver, depot employee, and ultimately manager.<\/p><p>Richard officially retired in 2019, but he can still be found at our location every week. His knowledge, dedication, and enthusiasm make him an indispensable link\u2014even now.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0630d41 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0630d41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f41ba15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f41ba15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bcdf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3bcdf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Passion for technology and quality<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e1a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27e1a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What appeals to Richard most in his work? The laboratory. \u201cThe variety, the freedom, the technical challenges\u2014I really enjoy that,\u201d he says. His passion for lab work and process improvement has led to important contributions, including the construction of our current hall and laboratory.<\/p><p>Together with colleagues, he selected the right equipment, took courses, and tested new techniques\u2014all to raise the quality of our waste processing to a higher level. This included analyzing and pre-processing <a href=\"\/en\/waste\/waste-oil-disposal\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">waste oil<\/span><\/a>, checking incoming <a href=\"\/en\/waste\/brake-fluid-drain\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">brake fluid<\/span><\/a> or testing <a href=\"\/en\/waste\/coolant-drain\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">coolant<\/span><\/a> in terms of composition and contamination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b4282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1b4282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trust, freedom, and job satisfaction<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d646278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d646278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What does Richard still appreciate so much about Koeweit Oliehandel after all these years? \u201cThe freedom and trust. You know what you have to do, without anyone constantly looking over your shoulder. That gives you responsibility and job satisfaction.\u201d<\/p><p>His story shows how craftsmanship, commitment, and long-term employment contribute to the strength of our company. We are proud of people like Richard, who make a difference with their experience and dedication\u2014for colleagues, customers, and the environment.<\/p><p>Want to know more about our people and how we work? Then take a look at our <a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About us page<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collega aan het woord: Richard van Dijk Een loopbaan van 30 jaar, gedreven door vakmanschap en plezier Als er \u00e9\u00e9n collega is die het DNA van Koeweit Oliehandel belichaamt, dan is het Richard van Dijk. Sinds 1989 is hij een bekend gezicht binnen ons bedrijf. Wat begon als een tijdelijke rit op de trailer, groeide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22155,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artikelen"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Richard van Dijk - chauffeur tot bedrijfsleider - Koeweit Oliehandel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Maak kennis met Richard van Dijk: chauffeur tot bedrijfsleider en na 30 jaar nog altijd bij Koeweit Oliehandel. 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