Daniel Deblanc, from holiday worker to business unit manager

A quarter of a century ago, Daniel Deblanc as a young teenager the opportunity to earn holiday money at the then APK Group. What he wanted to do later was still a mystery to him. Even when he later to the VUB Communication went to study, was not yet clear. Only when he in his final year at university by APK Group was contacted to assist as a German interpreter for a temporary trade agreement between Fluxys and a German partnerThe cross was made. KShortly afterwards, he became Site Manager in the utilities department of APK Group. In between, he for a while the field of action to other companies in the sector, including drilling assignments in the Czech Republic. "Those years I have very many practical This knowledge proved very useful when I returned to work in the directional drilling department at APK Group in 2017," says Daniël.  

Steered drilling has become his passion. "My duties as BUM of this small department with about 20 employees is very varied. That From calculation and tendering to planning, site follow-up and aftercare. In short, I follow the entire project process personally. Fascinating, but at times also quite stressfulerendespecially if things go wrong during the drilling process. It is then often a question of problem-solving and, at the same time, putting things into perspective in order to maintain the balance. on the cord." If that threat still emerges, he goes to his underground private musicstudio where he, like in his teens with rapping. So it is not surprising thatt in addition to a White helmet, Daniel also invariably has a cap lying around.