Creating value through continuous innovation
Being successful in challenging markets requires continuous innovation. How do you do that as a company in demanding and rapidly changing markets such as Energy, Data Centers, Defense and Intralogistics. Contour Advanced Systems, a VADO portfolio company since 2001, shows how.

Contour AS is an innovative system integrator of mechatronic modules and systems. In order to offer its customers new innovations, it works closely with other companies. As a system integrator, Contour AS is ideally qualified to link and integrate all kinds of technologies.

‘Without sustainable business, no business’
Eric Klaassen, CEO of Contour Advanced Systems, is outspoken about the importance of sustainability for his company. ‘Without sustainable business, no business,’ is his statement. No theoretical considerations, but giving substance to vision and ambition in a concrete way. Whether it is about driving your own cars electrically or investigating the impact of your own existing products on the life cycle of a project. For example, by using smarter cooling techniques to reduce the energy consumption of large energy users such as data centers and thus making a significant contribution to reducing CO2 emissions.

VADO supports the further growth of the company
“VADO thinks constructively with us how we can further grow Contour AS in a responsible way. With a vision that is certainly focused on the longer term, and with an respect for durable continuity. Of course we want to grow, because it allows us to increase our impact and strengthen our role in the market segments in which we operate. But that goes much further than just growing in turnover. We therefore feel perfectly at home with VADO,” said Eric Klaassen.

Doing business with VADO
VADO likes to invest in innovative, technical (family) companies. How do we do that? Watch the videos we create together with our portfolio companies under the heading: “Doing business with VADO” and read more about this in our article ‘Selling a business; how VADO can add value to your business’. Please feel free to contact us for an introductory meeting.