About VanRoey.be

Gold partner of Special Olympics

Special Olympics will use VanRoey.be's EventManager tool in the coming years to register and communicate with all volunteers at all its events and the annual National Games in particular.

The Van Roey ICT Group, for its part, is committed to involving G athletes in its sports initiatives (Play Unified) wherever possible and to sending volunteers to the activities of Special Olympics to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through sport, which has been the mission of Special Olympics since its inception in 1968. Special Olympics Belgium has grown into an international movement. Founded in 1979, Special Olympics Belgium today has 12,000 athletes under its wing, and it is estimated that in our country there are 165,000 people with intellectual disabilities. The goal of Special Olympics is to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.

Structural partner and co-founder of KempenFietst

Cancer is a dominant presence in our society, with as many as one in three Belgians being confronted with this terrible disease. In the fight against cancer, there are important needs in terms of prevention, detection, treatment and palliative care.

In 2012, three committed Campine people, our General Manager Pat Van Roey, Marc Leysen and Guy Van Roey, devised the 'Kempenfietst.be with a heart for cancer research' initiative, which was later adapted to 'Kempenfietst.be with a heart for the cancer patient'. With this Kempenfietst.be initiative, the founders want to raise money in a sporty way for the fight against cancer, with the aim of organizing a cycling tour of the Campine region each year, and donating the proceeds of the trip to the benefit of the Kempen.

Reduce CO² emissions by getting more colleagues on the bike

"Cycling is not only good for the environment, it's good for the health of our team, it reduces stress and it's cheaper for cyclists. This fits in perfectly with VanRoey.be's philosophy. We want to do business, but with respect for the world we live in and the people we work with.

-Pat Van Roey

Although there were a number of avid cyclists in the company, we noticed that 87% of our people come by car every day, even though they live within cycling distance of our offices, for various reasons, such as taking away and picking up the kids, or making appointments with customers in the course of the day, but also the limited business infrastructure proved to be an important reason, for which we are convinced that we can get many more people on their bikes, provided that they are continuously aware and make the right investments, and for which the Van Roey ICT Group is now being given a push on the back of the Flemish authorities (P).

Signature Regional project 'Kempen2020'

"The signing of the regional project 'Kempen2020' fits in with our ambition to keep the ecological impact on the environment in which we operate as small as possible. In 2017 and in the following years, we will focus on sustainable commuting. We want to get up to 30% from our colleagues on the bike! Today, we are only getting 10%. The help of the Provincial Mobility Point of Antwerp is worth its weight in gold, they carried out a Mobiscan and guided us in the submission of a Pendulum Fund dossier, and we also draw inspiration from the Bicycle Promotional Fund.

Start-up Network Bicycle Managers

We also want to actively promote our commitment to getting more people on their bikes. We hope to convince other companies to go the same way, partly for this reason, the Van Roey ICT Group launched the Network of Cycling Managers.

Supported by Voka, Thomas More and IOK, the Bicycle Managers Network aims to bring together entrepreneurs and managers from the Antwerp Kempen region who want to take a leading role in the field of cycling policy in their company. The fact that they like to get on their bikes themselves is certainly a plus, because in addition to exchanging information about promoting the bike for commuting, there is also effective cycling and sports networking. The network meets every first Wednesday evening of the month, usually at 6 pm, although this time may vary in function.

Annual participation in the Voka and IOK litter action

We also take part in the annual litter campaign of IOK and VOKALitter is a thorn in the side of most people. We also prefer not to see litter on and around our business park.

Work hard, play hard, with a healthy dose of sportsmanship.

At the beginning of 2017, we decided to step up our efforts... We wanted to become healthier, fitter and more energetic. That's why we decided to take part in the Fittest company in FlandersFor 12 weeks we had to eat healthier and exercise more, all this with the help of the coaches of Ready2improve.

Cooperation with education

Every year we give dozens of schools in our company a tour and we go to schools throughout the province of Antwerp.

We often work together with organisations such as Voka, Etion, Vlajo (entrepreneurs for the classroom, dream coach...). We find it important to share our experience with teachers and students. It is important that they know how things are going in practice.

• How do companies work today?
• How fast can it go?
• What skills, especially attitudes, determine your future career...

We're learning too.

• How do young people think today?
• How do they view their future workplace?
• What are their expectations?

We have developed a structural partnership with Thomas More, such as giving guest lectures, participating in juries, co-designing training courses and organising an annual hackaton.

Participation Move(d) to Help

The Van Roey ICT Group was involved in the organisation and participates in this day.

Move(d) To Help is a sporty family happening of Rotary Turnhout where money is collected for a number of charities that work for people in (chance) poverty in the province of Antwerp. Besides walking, walking and cycling, you can also participate in a "Move(d) to Help Team Challenge". Inclusive sport is high on the agenda, there are tournaments and activities for G-sporters.