'The ExxonMobil Service Award is a nice gesture of appreciation.'

The ExxonMobil contract
2018 was the fourth consecutive year we executed the Global Contract with ExxonMobil. In 2018, the daily MRO deliveries were primarily destined for a large number of turnarounds in Asia, Europe and North America. The various Van Leeuwen teams were constantly on standby for urgent deliveries. ‘ExxonMobil told us they very much appreciated this additional effort. Our Dutch Van Leeuwen Zwijndrecht and Van Leeuwen Stainless MRO teams received an award for the service they provided during the turnaround of the ExxonMobil refinery in Rotterdam, a nice gesture of appreciation,’ says André Dekker, Global Contract Manager. 2018 also was a successful year in terms of project deliveries of ExxonMobil. Van Leeuwen Singapore had an excellent year with projects and maintenance for main EPC contractors. Van Leeuwen United Kingdom was also successful with projects. Van Leeuwen Canada supplied various parties, including the Canadian ExxonMobil contractors.

ExxonMobil in 2018 implemented a new software package for the daily ordering of materials. This software enables its procurement teams to quickly search for contract items and item numbers and prices for different materials, including pipes, fittings and flanges. ExxonMobil’s contract suppliers, including Van Leeuwen, enter their products and prices into this digital items catalogue. ‘Van Leeuwen fully participated in the pilot in the United States and the system has since gone live here. In 2019, the digital catalogue will be implemented in Europe and Asia. This way we contribute to making the daily cooperation with ExxonMobil even more efficient.’