One network for a fast-growing international organization
Royal Reesink is one of the largest international distributors of machinery, parts, and services for agriculture, grounds maintenance, internal transport, warehouse fit-out, and civil engineering. The organization is growing fast, partly organically and partly through acquisitions, and operates in ten countries, from the Netherlands to Kazakhstan and South Africa. Every acquisition brings its own IT landscape: different networks, different suppliers, different security levels. Without central oversight, that eventually becomes unmanageable. co-one brought the network of more than 30 locations across ten countries under a single management model: from inventory through optimization to consolidation, without interrupting the business.
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Royal Reesink is one of the largest international distributors of machinery, parts, and services for agriculture, grounds maintenance, internal transport, warehouse fit-out, and civil engineering. The organization operates in ten countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Germany, England, Denmark, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and South Africa.
That scale comes partly from within, partly from acquisitions. Every acquired company brings its own IT: different systems, different applications, different cloud solutions. At Royal Reesink, divisions and subsidiaries are given plenty of operational freedom, and that strengthens the organization’s capacity to innovate. For IT, that same freedom does the opposite: without central oversight, the group’s landscape eventually becomes unmanageable.
Overview first, then action
We started with an inventory, site by site. More than 30 locations across ten countries were mapped out: the network, the equipment, the connections, and the security. On that basis, we drew up a list of optimizations.
That documentation became the foundation for operational management and shaped the next steps. In a project of this scale, a clear overview is the first step. Only once every component is in view do optimization and consolidation of the infrastructure follow.
“Our acquisition strategy means new companies join us regularly, and that’s good for our growth. But every company has its own IT systems, applications, and cloud solutions. If you don’t approach that smartly, the group’s IT eventually becomes unmanageable.”
Migrating while the business keeps running
Consolidating a network across dozens of locations means migrating equipment and connections, replacing outdated internet links, and optimizing security. And all of it has to happen while the organization keeps running.
We built the network so that servers could move from the old data center to the new one without having to reassign IP addresses, and without users noticing a thing. The store stayed open during the renovation.
“For Royal Reesink, we’ve built an infrastructure that’s identical at every location. That doesn’t happen overnight. We started site by site with the inventory, more than 30 locations across different countries. From there, we mapped out the network, brought it all under management, and optimized and consolidated it step by step.”
The result: a single point of contact for WAN, LAN, and network security
Royal Reesink now has a single point of contact for WAN, LAN, and network security. Their own IT team can lean on co-one’s networking expertise and knows the management is in trusted hands.
New locations, including those from future acquisitions, connect to the existing network more easily. That’s exactly what a growth strategy needs: an infrastructure that grows with you, without every new site turning into a separate project all over again.
“Our growth through acquisitions is set to continue. Our own IT team can lean on co-one’s networking expertise, and we know the management is in good hands. New locations can now connect easily, and that supports our continued growth.”
