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Finance leadership helps drive innovation and sustainable growth
Shaping the future of an organisation means balancing growth, innovation, and people. Linthorst Financial Director, Gertjan Linthorst focuses on long-term business development, ensuring the organisation is ready for the next three to ten years. With ambitions to expand services in the energy sector and support the energy transition, Linthorst recognises that strong internal processes and modern digital tools are essential.
With approximately 600 employees and a group turnover of €120 million, Linthorst prioritises autonomous growth, project quality, and employee satisfaction. For Gertjan, innovation is not optional, it is a necessity to remain competitive, attract skilled professionals, and continue setting the standard in the market.
The challenge
Linthorst has a strong culture of entrepreneurship and autonomy, particularly among its mechanical and electrical engineers. While this freedom has helped fuel innovation, it has also led to teams working in different ways, making it harder to safeguard processes, maintain control, and collaborate efficiently across projects and disciplines.
As projects grew in scale and complexity, information was often fragmented, and collaboration relied too heavily on individual working methods. This created friction, inefficiencies, and unnecessary frustration for employees.
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There are limits to everyone doing it in their own way. At a certain point, you have to start working on standardisation and better safeguarding of internal processes.
The approach
Working with ARKANCE, Linthorst launched a digital transformation project, implementing Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud), as a single, standardised platform for collaboration and data management. The goal was technical improvement and organisational maturity, bringing structure, consistency, and transparency to how teams work together.
By standardising processes and centralising information, Linthorst created a common data environment that supports collaboration across departments and with external partners. ARKANCE guided, trained and supported the organisation throughout this business transformation, helping align technology with culture, people, and long-term business objectives.
This shift required careful change management, balancing Linthorst’s entrepreneurial mindset with the need for efficiency, control, and scalability. “We are convinced that this is not just a technological change, but a strategic transformation of the way we work in order to maintain our competitive edge.” Linthorst explains.
The outcome
While the financial impact of the investment will become more clear over time, the business benefits are already visible. With the new system in place, employees experience fewer miscommunications, clear collaboration and better workflows, leading to higher job satisfaction.
For Linthorst, Autodesk solutions are not just a system upgrade. They are a foundation for future growth, innovation, and a resilient workforce. This transformation has enabled the company to deliver higher-quality projects, support the energy transition, and remain an attractive employer in a competitive market.
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How can ARKANCE help simplify data management and empower your teams?
Throughout this ongoing partnership, ARKANCE combines Autodesk expertise, industry knowledge and change management experience to ensure technology aligns with people and processes. Reach out for an exploratory call to discover how we can help your organisation drive innovation and sustainable growth, just like Linthorst. Transformation takes a team. We’re your people.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Where do fragmented workflows or ‘everyone doing it their own way’ limit control, visibility and efficiency in your organisation?
Fragmentation often hides risk, slows decision making and creates unnecessary costs. Standardising processes with a common data environment like Autodesk, allows organisations to gain real-time visibility, stronger governance and greater predictability, building a solid foundation for scalable, controlled growth.
Do your current digital tools and processes support your organisation’s goals?
Future-ready organisations invest in platforms that grow with them. Autodesk solutions, empowered and supported by ARKANCE, are designed to evolve alongside business strategy and long-term innovation, without the need for constant reinvention.
If you start a similar transformation today, where would you want the most support: process standardisation, technology selection or change management?
Successful transformation requires all three. ARKANCE combines Autodesk expertise, industry knowledge and change management experience to ensure technology aligns with people and processes, turning your investment into lasting business value.
Ready to explore what transformation could look like for your organisation?
Reach out for a call to discover how we can help you build a future-ready, resilient business.
Ready to explore what transformation could look like for your organisation?
Reach out for a call to discover how we can help you build a future-ready, resilient business.