Frank Smits

Frank Smits started in the early nineties in the service and maintenance of electrical installations. At that time, electrical installations were often built with the necessary care, but there was no supervision of maintenance. More and more there was a call for standards and guidelines. And they came too. He served for 12 years as chairman and later as board member of the Department of Management & Inspections at Techniek Nederland and founder of the joint sector organization NVIB in which he was the driving force behind the structure and quality in installation inspections. At the start of the Parkstad Inspections company in 2002, he already had extensive knowledge and experience of electrical installations. Initially, the NEN 3140 standard was the starting point for ensuring a safe working environment. More standards and guidelines followed after the NEN 3140. Parkstad Inspections grew with this. With the acquisition of the inspection and energy advisory services division of Essent in 2011, the company expanded considerably. From that moment on, Parkstad Inspections also focused on services such as gas inspections, energy advice and condition measurements. Based on the same philosophy: setting and applying standards contributes to safe combustion plants and clear advice. Frank Smits: “Almost every year there are changes; safety is ultimately also a search for quality. Safety is more than a norm. That requires navigation – where our customers are always our guiding principle.”