For true driving pleasure, BMW Herentals is the place to be. A one-stop shop for sales, after-sales, maintenance and repairs, tires and bodywork. For his energy needs, concessionaire Filip Sneyers takes that same integrated approach.
BMW Sneyers has been a customer of Odot for gas, electricity and solar panels since 2018. The cooperation started with a quote for energy and was quickly extended to the 724 solar panels (over 1100 m2) on the roof of the company building. Currently, BMW Herentals has a second concrete plan on the table to also equip a nearby roof with and 300 or so solar panels.
The BMW concession in Herentals has a total of 24,000 m2 of site, of which an 8,500 m2 is floor space. That includes a modern showroom and offices, a workshop, a car wash and a body shop. The biggest energy consumers are the heating and cooling systems of the building and the automotive infrastructure such as the spray booths, the 23 (!) lifting bridges and the car wash. Electricity still plays an important role for Filip Sneyers. "The revolution to electric and hybrid cars is the future. We are further developing our charging points for this purpose. Ideally, we charge the batteries with the harvest from our solar panels. Utilizing the energy we produce ourselves, and if we have a surplus, having it put back on the grid through the injection contract with Odot so that it can be sold to whoever needs it, that completes the circle nicely."
"BMW as a company is strongly committed to further greening, for example through climate-neutral sites. All aspects in the chain are important here, from water use in production, to energy consumption at the concessionaires. I am asking to further green my energy, and this is a question that does not fall on deaf ears at Odot," Filip says.
One energy partner
"By the way, there is a big advantage to having your energy needs taken care of through one party," Filip argues. "Different energy suppliers want to sell their offerings, but you can hardly compare them. Odot is one partner for us, and they take care of everything."
Why did BMW Herentals choose Odot? For these three benefits: comfort, price and confidence.
Filip: "The Odot team consists of real energy experts. As a business manager, you can outsource the negotiations on the energy price and the contracts around it with peace of mind. You don't have to worry about it anymore. Moreover, if you have any questions, you always get a quick answer. That's a comfortable feeling." A second reason Filip chose Odot is the interesting rates he pays for his energy. "Because Odot knows the energy world inside out, bundles customers and thus negotiates in a targeted way with different parties, they buy energy optimally. It's like playing chess and shuffling contacts and contracts with the goal of an advantageous result. You can't do that as an individual company and layman in the energy world.
Last, but not least, there is the trust we have in the team at Odot. Besides open communication, they also build that trust by being very transparent. In the dossier surrounding the solar panels, for example. It makes sense that their partner installer is commercially and administratively well organized. But the technical team also turned out to be of a very high standard. The engineers of our companies worked together excellently around the calculations and optimizations so that we now have the most efficient and also safe installation on our roof."
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For true driving pleasure, BMW Herentals is the place to be. A one-stop shop for sales, after-sales, maintenance and repairs, tires and bodywork. For his energy needs, concessionaire Filip Sneyers takes that same integrated approach.
BMW Sneyers has been a customer of Odot for gas, electricity and solar panels since 2018. The cooperation started with a quote for energy and was quickly extended to the 724 solar panels (over 1100 m2) on the roof of the company building. Currently, BMW Herentals has a second concrete plan on the table to also equip a nearby roof with and 300 or so solar panels.
The BMW concession in Herentals has a total of 24,000 m2 of site, of which an 8,500 m2 is floor space. That includes a modern showroom and offices, a workshop, a car wash and a body shop. The biggest energy consumers are the heating and cooling systems of the building and the automotive infrastructure such as the spray booths, the 23 (!) lifting bridges and the car wash. Electricity still plays an important role for Filip Sneyers. "The revolution to electric and hybrid cars is the future. We are further developing our charging points for this purpose. Ideally, we charge the batteries with the harvest from our solar panels. Utilizing the energy we produce ourselves, and if we have a surplus, having it put back on the grid through the injection contract with Odot so that it can be sold to whoever needs it, that completes the circle nicely."
"BMW as a company is strongly committed to further greening, for example through climate-neutral sites. All aspects in the chain are important here, from water use in production, to energy consumption at the concessionaires. I am asking to further green my energy, and this is a question that does not fall on deaf ears at Odot," Filip says.
One energy partner
"By the way, there is a big advantage to having your energy needs taken care of through one party," Filip argues. "Different energy suppliers want to sell their offerings, but you can hardly compare them. Odot is one partner for us, and they take care of everything."
Why did BMW Herentals choose Odot? For these three benefits: comfort, price and confidence.
Filip: "The Odot team consists of real energy experts. As a business manager, you can outsource the negotiations on the energy price and the contracts around it with peace of mind. You don't have to worry about it anymore. Moreover, if you have any questions, you always get a quick answer. That's a comfortable feeling." A second reason Filip chose Odot is the interesting rates he pays for his energy. "Because Odot knows the energy world inside out, bundles customers and thus negotiates in a targeted way with different parties, they buy energy optimally. It's like playing chess and shuffling contacts and contracts with the goal of an advantageous result. You can't do that as an individual company and layman in the energy world.
Last, but not least, there is the trust we have in the team at Odot. Besides open communication, they also build that trust by being very transparent. In the dossier surrounding the solar panels, for example. It makes sense that their partner installer is commercially and administratively well organized. But the technical team also turned out to be of a very high standard. The engineers of our companies worked together excellently around the calculations and optimizations so that we now have the most efficient and also safe installation on our roof."
Interested in working together?
Also discover what Odot can do for your business? We would be happy to come and explain.