BKM-Orange merges into Orange Belgium
In 2019, BKM and Orange announced they were joining forces, as BKM-Orange, to answer the growing demand of B2B customers for a single connectivity and ICT provider. As of today, BKM-Orange will continue under the flag of Orange Belgium. The merger strengthens Orange’s customer experience excellence ambition, a fundamental pillar of its ‘Lead the Future’ strategy, by putting ICT needs at the heart of business customer propositions.
As an ICT service provider, BKM-Orange’s 185 team members inspire and guide companies and organisations through the selection, implementation, and use of ICT solutions and services, including collaboration tools and IT infrastructure. BKM-Orange has a solid track-record of more than 25 years in the SME and CMA markets in Belgium, offering high-quality ICT solutions in 4 separate areas of expertise: Unified Communications & Collaboration (UCC) solutions, IT & security solutions, Document & Visual solutions and Connectivity solutions. Moreover, the company is a pioneer in cloud UCC solutions. In 2023, BKM-Orange generated €40m pro-forma revenues.
In order to streamline the Orange Group corporate footprint and branding, enhance customer experience, accelerate ICT business development and improve efficiency, the boards of directors of Orange Belgium and BKM-Orange, a wholly owned subsidiary of Orange Belgium, have resolved to merge BKM-Orange upstream into Orange Belgium. As of 1 March 2024, Orange Belgium will take over all activities currently operated by BKM-Orange on existing arrangements.
Rigo Gielen, Managing Director of BKM-Orange: “BKM-Orange makes sure that its customers are able to work efficiently thanks to reliable connectivity, with the right collaboration tools and in a secure and stable IT environment. Thanks to this integration, under the flag of Orange Belgium, we will continue and enhance our services as their trusted advisor. For our team members, this integration represents a unique opportunity to further evolve within the Orange family.”
Werner De Laet, Chief Enterprise & Innovation Officer at Orange Belgium: “Now that BKM and its team of highly-skilled ICT experts is fully integrated into Orange Belgium, I am convinced that we will continue to grow and guide our customers through their digital journey with a complete ICT offering, in the SME as well as in the corporate segment. Moreover, BKM and its customers now join a leading telecom player in Belgium and a strong international brand.”
Sven Adams