Sector Alarm

“OLDENBURGER|FRITOM MANAGES OUR LOGISTICS PROCESSES ACROSS EUROPE VERY PROFESSIONALLY.”

Jan Erik Rygg — Logistics & Warehouse Director, Sector Alarm

Following a Request for Proposal (RFP) in 2019, Sector Alarm selected Oldenburger|Fritom as their main logistics partner in Europe. “Oldenburger|Fritom manages our logistics processes very professionally”, says Jan Erik Rygg, Logistics & Warehouse Director at the Sector Alarm Group.

Sector Alarm is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and was established in 1995. Due to the strong growth over the years, Sector Alarm is one of Europe’s leading safety providers today, delivering superior alarm solutions to both homeowners and businesses. With more than 680,000 satisfied and safe customers Sector Alarm is continuing to expand in both new and existing markets.

Over 3,700 employees in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal offer customers state-of-the-art security solutions. By doing so, the renowned safety provider gains strong market positions in the countries where it operates. Sector Alarm finds it extremely important to provide excellent customer service and prides itself on its consistently high customer satisfaction rating.

As a Lean Six Sigma organization, customer focus and adding value are also central to Oldenburger|Fritom's business operations. By organizing the warehousing operation in a sector-specific manner, customer-oriented solutions are provided. Oldenburger|Fritom emphasized its operational strategy in the Sector Alarm RFP in 2019.

Main logistics partner
“Sector Alarm was looking for a partner to help manage the distribution of goods within an increasing European market. Using consultants to map out suitable candidates within the Netherlands we sent out a RFP to those companies we thought would be a good match for our need. Through the recommendations of third parties and the positive replies on our RFP regarding future fit for purpose, Oldenburger|Fritom was on our shortlist as a suitable partner. The processes were very professionally managed and we were very well received during the on-site visit. Furthermore, we had lots of good discussions, both before and after our choice of using Oldenburger|Fritom as our main logistics partner in Europe.”

Logistic solutions
To ensure seamless integration of Oldenburger|Fritom's logistic solutions into the supply chain of Sector Alarm, interfaces have been created between the WMS, TMS and PO system and Sector Alarm's ERP. Today, Oldenburger|Fritom provides customized warehousing and value added services in different aspects of their business. In the field of transportation, Oldenburger|Fritom provides, among others, air and sea freight shipments for Sector Alarm.

Social and environmental responsibility
Just like Oldenburger|Fritom, Sector Alarm embraces the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, which guide their ESG (environmental, social, and governance) strategy. Both partners ensure that their ESG strategy is embedded in all areas of their business operations. An example of an area of focus for both Sector Alarm and Oldenburger|Fritom is creating an optimal working environment to ensure employee satisfaction and loyalty.

Another example of a joint focus area is sustainable warehousing. Oldenburger|Fritom provides services to Sector in Alarm in a BREEAM Outstanding certified warehouse. Outstanding is the highest rating of BREEAM, the world's most widely used method for determining the sustainability level of buildings.

Jan Erik Rygg – Logistics & Warehouse Director, Sector Alarm:

“Through the recommendations of third parties and the positive replies on our RFP regarding future fit for purpose, Oldenburger|Fritom was on our shortlist as a suitable partner.”