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} }\n<\/style>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"grip-founder-section\">\n  <div class=\"grip-founder-shell\">\n    <div class=\"grip-founder-inner\">\n\n      <div class=\"grip-founder-visual\">\n        <div class=\"founder-img-wrap\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Stephan-simons.png\" alt=\"Stephan Simons, Managing Partner GRIP\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"circle circle-red\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"circle circle-orange\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"circle circle-blue\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"circle circle-white\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"grip-founder-content\">\n        <span class=\"founder-tag\">From hands-on experience to platform<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"founder-title\">\n          &#8220;Facility was the starting point. Contract management is where we are heading.&#8221;\n        <\/h2>\n        <p class=\"founder-text\">\n          I started my career in facility services, where I saw how many organisations still manage their contracts in spreadsheets and scattered emails. Agreements get lost, performance is not tracked and no one has real grip on what has been agreed and what is delivered.\n        <\/p>\n        <p class=\"founder-text\">\n          With GRIP we started in facility, because we knew that practice best. But the problem is universal: every organisation with supplier contracts runs into the same challenges. That is why we are building a platform for contract management in the broadest sense today, with facility as our proven foundation.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"founder-meta\">\n          <div class=\"founder-name\">Stephan Simons<\/div>\n          <div class=\"founder-role\">Managing Partner, GRIP<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"gor-tl\">\n  <div class=\"gor-container\">\n    <h2 class=\"gor-h2\">From idea to standard<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"gor-intro\">Every step grew from practice: what clients and suppliers really needed.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"gor-tl-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"gor-mijl\">\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-jaar\">2016<\/span>\n        <div class=\"gor-mijl-kaart\">\n          <h3>GRIP is born<\/h3>\n          <p>GRIP came to life with one ambition: making the management of facilities contracts more transparent. The first platform imported facilities data, processed it and made it clear for clients.<\/p>\n          <p>That improved cooperation between clients, suppliers and intermediaries with clearer agreements.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"gor-mijl\">\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-jaar\">2017<\/span>\n        <div class=\"gor-mijl-kaart\">\n          <h3>Introducing quality management<\/h3>\n          <p>The platform grows with quality measurements. Not only managing contracts, but also measuring and clarifying performance for all parties involved.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"gor-mijl\">\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-jaar\">2018<\/span>\n        <div class=\"gor-mijl-kaart\">\n          <h3>Spin-off: GRIP becomes independent<\/h3>\n          <p>The offering expands with contract management, audit software and DKS software for cleaning control, designed to work together smoothly. GRIP spins off from CONTRAST and continues as an independent company.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"gor-mijl\">\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-jaar\">2019<\/span>\n        <div class=\"gor-mijl-kaart\">\n          <h3>Introducing Financial Management<\/h3>\n          <p>Financial management is added to the platform. Transparency in costs, invoice control and budget monitoring make GRIP a complete contract management system.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"gor-mijl\">\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-jaar\">2020<\/span>\n        <div class=\"gor-mijl-kaart\">\n          <h3>CATS CM&reg; Foundation certification<\/h3>\n          <div class=\"gor-cert\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/npl.certn.global\/?badge=3e2b8bad28f851a4a73fc212844a3859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cats-cm-foundation-badge.svg\" alt=\"CATS CM Foundation badge\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n            <span><strong>Personal:<\/strong> in 2020 I obtained my CATS CM&reg; Foundation certification, because I believe good contract management is the foundation of every lasting partnership. <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cats-cm-foundation-stephan-simons.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View certificate<\/a>.<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"gor-mijl\">\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-jaar\">2023<\/span>\n        <div class=\"gor-mijl-kaart\">\n          <h3>Move to Amsterdam<\/h3>\n          <p>With growth in mind we moved to new premises on the Nieuwe Hemweg in Amsterdam, where we keep working to improve the experience of building users.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"gor-mijl\">\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-jaar\">2024<\/span>\n        <div class=\"gor-mijl-kaart\">\n          <h3>New proposition and rebranding<\/h3>\n          <p>A fully renewed proposition and rebranding: AI-driven document processing, smart analytics and a fresh look. With 268+ organisations relying on GRIP daily, we are ready for the next phase.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"gor-mijl\">\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gor-mijl-jaar\">Today<\/span>\n        <div class=\"gor-mijl-kaart\">\n          <h3>Data-driven contract management<\/h3>\n          <p>Our core lies in the details of contracts and connecting information. Not just high-level, but precisely in the details of calculation, performance and risk. We grew big in facility and now apply that depth to contract management in the broadest sense. Decisions based on data.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"gor-video-sectie\" style=\"background:#F8FAFC; padding: 4.5rem 0;\">\n  <div class=\"gor-container\" style=\"max-width: 780px; text-align: center;\">\n    <h2 class=\"gor-h2\">How it works in practice<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grip-video-card\">\n      <div class=\"grip-video-label\">Video<\/div>\n      <div class=\"grip-video-title\">Grip on contract management in 90 seconds<\/div>\n      <div class=\"grip-video-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"grip-video-inner\">\n          <iframe\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MkiCeNiUKSc\"\n            title=\"GRIP video\"\n            loading=\"lazy\"\n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\n            allowfullscreen>\n          <\/iframe>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"gor-mv\">\n  <div class=\"gor-container\">\n    <h2 class=\"gor-h2\">What we stand for<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"gor-mv-grid\">\n      <div class=\"gor-mv-kaart\">\n        <h3>Our mission<\/h3>\n        <p>Supporting organisations and their contract partners with simple, user-friendly software for contract management. We use smart technology such as AI, automation and detailed performance and cost analytics to make contract management easier and more transparent. We come from facility and excel at it, but our approach works for any organisation that takes its contracts seriously.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"gor-mv-kaart\">\n        <h3>Our vision<\/h3>\n        <p>A future in which contract management is simple, efficient and accessible to everyone. 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