Founding of Entreprises Iris, an industrial painting company, formerly a division of GAZELEC (gas and electricity distribution company).
Our values
Iris is a company that is built on strong values and those values determine our company culture. We do not only stand out from the crowd because of what we do, but also because of the way in which we carry out our tasks. Our values are a promise to our employees and customers and they are central to everything we do.
Ownership
A clear commitment and assumption of responsibilities
Innovation
Innovating and constantly improving
Entrepreneurship
Innovating and constantly improving
Partnership
Working together
Customer centricity
Delivering solutions and customer satisfaction
Belgian family business
The Iris Group is a family company that was established in 1946 for industrial painting. In the meantime it has grown into one of the most important service companies in Belgium in facility management, industrial coatings, landscaping and technical maintenance.
Iris offers a wide range of services such as office and industrial cleaning, landscaping and maintenance of green spaces, maintenance works and small repairs, office management, industrial coatings, HVAC and technical maintenance.
With more than 3,200 employees at 12 different locations in Belgium, Iris serves thousands of customers from both the public and private sectors.
History
1946
1956
Iris becomes a family holding company under the management of Michel JANSSENS van der MAELEN.
1978
Establishment of Belgian Business Services (BBS), an administrative management holding company.
1994
Establishment of Iris Cleaning Services with 20 employees and 800 workers.
1995
Patrick JANSSENS van der MAELEN succeeded his father and took over the management.
1996
IRIS Cleaning Services receives ISO 9002 certificate.
2001
Partnership and co-founding of European Customer Services (ECS) in the cleaning sector.
2004
Establishment of Iris Greencare, green care.
2005
Expansion of services in Cleaning with the acquisition of Alcyon.
2008
Iris Cleaning signs the prestigious contract for the European Commission and recruits more than 750 workers. Acquisition of Actief Cleaning.
2010
Iris Group reached 3,000 employees.
2011
Diversification of Cleaning into the healthcare sector with the Chirec group.
2012
CO2 performance ladder level 3 CSR certification for the group.
2013
Iris Anticorrosion won the Maeslantkering (NL) contract.
2014
Iris Building launched its Handyman Services activity.
Iris Anticorrosion was awarded level 4 CO2 Performance Ladder certification.2015
Establishment of Iris Facility.
2016
70th anniversary of the Iris group.
2017
Iris Cleaning Services opens an office in Visé (Liège).
2018
Iris Cleaning Services Lummen moves to a new office.
2019
The company name of Iris NV changes to Iris Industry Solutions NV and Iris Cleaning Services NV to Iris Facility Solutions NV as part of a rebranding.
The group expands its services and acquires Technical Building Services, a family business specialising in the installation and maintenance of HVAC systems (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) throughout Belgium.
The services of TBS fit into the Iris concept of Betterness.Go live of the new website, a new logo and a video in which the CEO, Patrick Janssens van der Maelen, explains our Betterness strategy on social media.