From Concept to Production Line: How Niels Manages a Project from Start to Finish at Omnicol

Omnicol, a Belgian-Dutch family-owned business with more than fifty years of experience in adhesives and mortars for the construction industry, is taking the next step. Bright Innovator Niels is at the helm of several new production lines: as a project manager who coordinates external parties, oversees decisions, and ensures that everything is completed on time and on schedule—all within an organization that has never taken this step before.

Investing to Stay Ahead

Omnicol is the market leader in the Benelux region in the field of tile adhesive and construction chemicals. But market leadership is no guarantee. The market is challenging: pressure on margins is increasing, the bar for product innovation is set higher, and customers expect more. Omnicol has chosen to invest: to enable lower production costs, develop more innovative products and packaging, and thereby strengthen its competitive position. The solution: multiple new production lines simultaneously. The challenge: Omnicol lacks the in-house expertise to oversee outsourcing projects of this scale. That’s exactly where Brightnewday comes in.

Director of a complex project

Niels is the project manager for this project in every sense of the word. He monitors the schedule, manages external parties, and ensures that decisions are made at the right time. Not by getting his hands dirty himself, but by staying in control: who does what, when must a decision be made, where are delays looming, and how do you resolve them? From the initial meeting to project completion, he is the designated point of contact—for Omnicol as well as for the suppliers and contractors who are actually building the lines. This requires a big-picture perspective, strong communication skills, and the ability to stay in control in a complex environment.

Trust First, Progress Second

Setting up a new production line isn’t just about technical knowledge. It’s about people. At Omnicol, there are many stakeholders: production, engineering, management, and logistics. Each has their own priorities, their own way of working, and their own vision of how things should go. Niels immerses himself in the company. He gets to know the organization, understands the dynamics, and builds trust before he can ask for their commitment. Because only when people know him will they be willing to go along with him.

Pushing boundaries as part of the job

This project demands more from Niels than he was able to bring to the table on day one. New situations, new issues surrounding outsourcing and procurement, and an organization he still had to learn to understand. That’s part of the job of a Bright Innovator: growing while delivering results. Niels takes on that challenge, delves deeper where necessary, and drives the process forward. Not in spite of the project’s complexity, but because of it.

Never Alone

What makes Niels strong isn’t just what he can do on his own. It’s also what he brings to the table. He’s backed by the entire Brightnewday team: senior engineers, project managers, and specialists with experience in production environments. When Niels encounters a problem that goes beyond his own expertise, he can tap into that knowledge—quickly, directly, and without delay. Brightnewday works as a team, even when there’s only one person on the job site.

Brightnewday a case? Absolutely.

This is entrepreneurship: a Bright Innovator who takes responsibility for a complex project and sees it through. This is warmth: first earning trust, then building together. This is authenticity: no abstract advice, but someone who is right at the heart of the organization and moves the project forward every day. And this is expertise: project management, knowledge of outsourcing, and the support of an entire team—all combined into an approach that works. Niels brings the vision to life. Brightnewday stands behind him.