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 Press Articles [01.2008]
In that way the move will be convenient
Relocation Services take over everything from their customers
Finding a new apartment, negotiating the rental contract, pack the furniture, ordering the telephone connection and at the end finding the next supermarket… “In Germany the relocation market is established since 2000” Frank Faggo said. His company PROGEDO relocation with ten branch-offices in Germany supports people since the mid nineties “to find a new home”. The main customers of Faggo are companies sending their employees in foreign cities with the idea to establish them in the company shortly after moving… At the beginning there is always a personal interview. “We meet with the employees and drive with them through the city for a first orientation”, Faggo explains… The Services of Frank Faggo and his team cost “between 900 and 2,500 Euro. It will be agreed in advance, how many apartments and houses will be presented and jointly visited – That and the number of additional services is the basis for the price. [source: Die Welt, January 28th, 2008]
[03.2006]
Friends abroad Lufthansa exclusive magazine published an article about PROGEDO in the 03/2006 issue. Some quotations from the article: “We are a first friend abroad”, says Frank Faggo, CEO of the agency PROGEDO, which is based in Ratingen and employs 40 people nationwide. “Many foreigners still believe in the negative stereotype of the unfriendly, ill-tempered German. We try to immediately bring across a different image so that the integration into the new home begins on a positive note.”… This is not a luxury from the companies’ point of view. “When international companies want to delegate good people the relocation service is not an incentive but a must”, says Walter Jochmann, chairman of the management and partner of the HR consulting company Kienbaum Management Consultants in Gummersbach…Well invested money, declares Ilja König from Air Liquide Germany (Note: one of PROGEDO’s customers). Ilja König: “The first four to six weeks in the foreign country determine whether the delegation is successful in terms of a good social and cultural integration.”… (Note from PROGEDO: relocations within Germany can also be organized through us :) Today, almost half of PROGEDO’s turnover comes from transfers within Germany. In 1995 this was only 5%. “This form of relocation is more profitable for companies” says CEO Faggo. If the manager is separated from his family, the employer has to regularly cover the costs arising from travel expenses, hotels and perhaps even from the separation. “The faster the family moves, the more the company saves”, says Faggo…
Source: Lufthansa exclusive 03/2006 [20.11.2004]"You get tired after the fourth move..." von Constantin Gillies ...We need employees who are willing to relocate." For a long time these were empty words in job offers, because the relocation statistics never changed. However something is changing : "We have moved in the last year more German customers than international ones. says Frank Faggo of PROGEDO, a company from Dusseldorf, a relocation agency. PROGEDO helps commpanies move their employees. Careerexperts confirm this trend: "The mobility increases with the high potential employees", comments Hans-Rudolf Ulrich, partner with the management consultancy Kienbaum in München. More and more companies start using the services of relocation agencies starting from middle management. PROGEDO looks for housing and organizes inspection visits. For foreign managers PROGEDO will take care of all the formalities and utility connections. The companies understand that it takes time and money when employees have to take care of all these settling in details. [Quelle: Die WELT vom 20.11.2004] Link zur News www.welt.de/data/2004/11/20/362603.html [23.10.2004] "Finding the statue of Liberty.. Relocation specialist help employees that are sent abroad by their companies. Von Kai Oppel, dpa ...preparing a move Companies have a vested interest in a successful move of their employees. A failed relocation costs money. On top of that, replacing an employee is also costly. Frank Faggo, managing partner of a relocation services company PROGEDO in Ratingen, emphasizes above all the psychological meaning of the help on the spot. That companies can save time and money is a side effect. 40 relocation specialists in Germany are ready to find homes and prepare the whole move. Whoever who arrives in Germany does not have to worry about all the details... [Source: Sächsische Zeitung vom 23.10.2004] Link zur News www.sz-online.de/oas/stellen/artikel.asp?id=703565 [18.03.2004] Moving without stress - Relocation agencies search for a home and take care of all formalities. Why this expensive service is still worth it. Relocation agencies offer a lot more than moving companies. They also coordinate the move but above all try to save time for their customers. The relocation specialist find the right home, take care of all the formalities and utility arrangements ...A couple moving from Munich to Cologne will spend 150 hours if they coordinate the move themselves, 102 hours if they use a moving company and only 42 if they use a relocation specialist... "We saved 90% time in finding out through PROGEDO where we wanted to live in Cologne" confirms Oliver Geiling, financial manager for Obi, the building market chain. [Source: Capital ; Nr. 7, 18.03.2004] Link zur News www.capital.de [14.01.2004] Novel service provider expands A new relocation service is offered in Bonn. Till now PROGEDO worked with a representative in Bonn. But PROGEDO is expanding. PROGEDO not only helps managers and their families relocate but offers the same relocation services for a whole company move. Please call 02102/43 36 35 for more information. [Source: Kölner Stadtanzeiger 14.01.2004] Link zur News www.ksta.de [05.01.2004] That full service carefree package In a more mobile business world more and more companies tend to send their employees wherever they can sell their products. In many industrial countries, and in particular the USA, relocation services have long been a standard service. The underlying reason of using such services is that the manager and his spouse should not spend all their time on looking for a home, a school for their children or deal with importing problems of their pets. complete text [Source: Kölner Stadtanzeiger 05.01.2004] Link zur News www.ksta.de [10.12.2003] An agency offers relocation services and is surprised by the demand No city in Germany has such an in- and outflow of people as Bonn. For Adrienne Schmid, this phenomenon is represents a gap in the market. complete text [Source: Der Protestant Heft 12/2003] Link zur News www.ekir.de/bonn/KKBonnStart_20057.htm [17.05.2003] Future project - Celltech Celltech, an international high tech company, needed an attractive new office. Meet PROGEDO, the experienced relocation specialist, Auffermann GmbH, a specialized office supplier with project competence and CEKA Office Group an office furniture maker. The PROGEDO headquarters in Dusseldorf/Ratingen, managed by Frank Faggo, have organized the whole project from planning, rental negotiations to execution. complete text [Source: Mensch & Büro Heft 03/2003] Link zur News www.menschundbuero.de [17.05.2003] When can one wear rubber boots? Relocation agents help jumpstart the life of expatriates in a foreign country Bernard Hobbs is a happy man. This 48 year old British engineer did not have to live for very long in a hotel room. Henriette Helling, the relocation specialist of PROGEDO, found him a cozy apartment on the outskirts of Hanover. She feels this is an important step to get settled in a new country. [Source: Hannoversche Allgemeine 05/2003] |
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