Exquando delivers first report on document management in major construction project
6/12/11
Exquando co-ordinated proposals from four business partners who offer suitable document management platforms for engineering and construction projects. The solution chosen by the airport operators for this project is Buzzsaw from Autodesk, a company with a solid reputation in CAD systems and drawings communication. Buzzsaw is known for its emphasis on ease of use and quick project start-up, already a clear requirement from the project leader. RealDolmen, a well-established Belgian IT services company, will be providing general software services such as data replication between Buzzsaw and existing file systems. Exquando will deliver professional content services covering, for example, partner set-up and user training, document audits, e-tender, user support and integrated handover of all project documents from the partners to the company.
The next stage in this project will be to develop the collaborative knowledge map for the new team, with easy access to project information for stakeholders as the starting point. Exquando will draw up the Project Documentation Management Plan, defining the relationship between Buzzsaw and the document management system (SharePoint) already in place at the airport. The plan also defines how Buzzsaw will be used for communicating, reviewing and approving project information.
The client is keenly looking forward to working with a single, centralised platform for managing all project information. This will be the sole repository for approved documents, making it easy for all project partners to store and share up-to-date information with complete confidence. Partnership with a professional provider of content services guarantees easy start-up and administration and responsive support.
Exquando enters in a three-year collaboration agreement with GSK Biologicals for its document control services
22/04/11
Following a call for tender for its document control services, GSK Biologicals recently announced its decision to entrust Exquando with a three-year collaboration starting on 1 April 2011.
The agreement is for the delivery of document control and document management services for around 40 construction projects representing an investment of several hundred million Euros per year. Exquando will operate with a team of document control professionals and with the help of document operators based in Vietnam.
GSK Biologicals is part of the GlaxoSmithKline Group, the world’s second largest leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare group. GSK Biologicals, with its headquarters in Wavre, Belgium, is one of the world’s leading vaccine producers and employs around 6,200 people worldwide.
For its major Belgian and international engineering and construction projects, GSK Biologicals was looking to develop a long-term partnership with a reliable and professional service provider to which it could delegate its document control activities.
The strengths of Exquando offer relies in its long expertise and track record of innovation in Entreprise Content Management; its profound knowledge and understanding of GSK Biologicals, its projects and its people; its partnerships with well-established organizations; and last but not least its team of content professionals who have an in-depth understanding of the document control discipline.
Marc Ansoult and Dara Duong, Exquando co-founders and Managing Directors, comment: “This collaboration is a major milestone for Exquando as it consolidates our ongoing working relationship with GSK Biologicals and enables us to continue bringing our know-how, enthusiasm and professionalism for the benefit of our client and its partners.”
Exquando wins contract with major financial institution
3/01/11
2010 ended on a high note for Exquando with the signing of a contract with one of Belgian’s major financial institutions.
The mission will consist in testing the safe migration of a selection of as-built technical documents from three existing ECM platforms to a new one. Exquando recommended the use of the Microsoft SharePoint online platform for its flexibility, ease of use and cost effectiveness.
Marc Ansoult, Managing Director of Exquando, comments: “Thanks to our technical expertise and skilled offshore document operators, we are confident that the test will be performed under the best conditions.” If successful, Exquando hopes to be able to pursue the collaboration for the full migration of thousands of infrastructure-related documents later in the year.
Exquando celebrates first anniversary
14/10/10
Exquando, the content professionals, celebrated its first year of existence on 2 October 2010. In just one year, the company has grown significantly and is performing according to plan. Dara Duong, Founder and Managing Director of Exquando, says “We set ourselves ambitious objectives for our first year of operations and we are quite proud to be on track, in full alignment with our mission and values.”
This success is mostly due to the trust and confidence of Exquando’s working partners and to the excellent work of its collaborators, now 14 people, who embarked in the adventure with enthusiasm and professionalism. Marc Ansoult, Founder and Managing Director, confirms “Exquando is above all characterized by its values which are centred on people and client satisfaction. The development of the team was and remains essential, each member of the team being perceived as an ambassador of Exquando values.“
In the coming months, Exquando will continue to develop and consolidate the quality of its services in content management. The whole team is looking forward to addressing upcoming challenges with energy and confidence.
Exquando invests in offshore operations
23/08/10
Exquando recently invested in the development of offshore operations to complement its offer for professional document management services.
A professional team of operators has been trained to provide support for data management operations such as data entry, data consolidation, audit, reporting and client support desk. The team is operating in virtual mode during clients’ working hours which will considerably increase speed and agility.
Our offshore staff has been carefully selected and is an integral part of the Exquando team. They are available, enthusiastic, determined and committed to help. They speak many different languages, facilitating collaboration and efficiency.
Exquando wins GSKBio Project Shared Service contract
4/01/10
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals awarded its Shared Service contract to Exquando in October 2009.
GSK Biologicals has several construction projects in Europe, China and North America and thousands of engineers working together. It is recognized that project users sometimes have difficulties to fully adopt and use a project collaboration workspace. Experience at GSK and elsewhere shows that a service layer is required to obtain a sustainable return from such systems.
As a result, GSKBio Projects Engineering decided to launch a Project Workspace Shared Service. Thanks to this shared service, project users will get their project collaboration workspace up and running from the very beginning with the latest standards and procedures. They will also be supported during the whole project duration till the handover to reach maximum return and benefits from GSKBio project collaboration workspace.
Exquando is proud to have been designated as the official partner of GSKBio Projects Engineering and is looking forward to a fruitful and long-term collaboration.
Partnership with Capgemini Belgium
29/12/09
A Letter of Intent was signed between Exquando SA and Capgemini Belgium in October 2009. With this LOI, the companies recognize that their strengths are complementary and that by combining Capgemini’s expertise in Information System with Exquando’s expertise in Content handling, improved ECM projects can be delivered to customers.