New Member Focus: RELOCONSULT

Just another destination service provider in a saturated market?

Based in the Netherlands, RELOCONSULT is a small yet significant player in the Dutch relocation industry. We provide destination services for companies and individuals in The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Eindhoven. RELOCONSULT is also the Dutch representative of the worldwide network of Frenchspeaking relocation companies: Bienvenue! www.bienvenuerelo.com.

The backstory

RELOCONSULT began back in 2003 when its founder, Fabienne MEIER, returned to Europe with her family and settled in The Hague after being expats in the USA for several years. Living abroad was a time of personal growth for Fabienne and when she arrived in the Netherlands, she knew she wanted a change of career. She realized that her ability to speak 4 languages fluently, combined with everything she had learned through her expatriation experience, meant that she had a lot to offer expats coming to the Netherlands. The idea for RELOCONSULT was born.

Reloconsult

Relocation & Real estate solutions

Then and now

At first, there was no real business plan or clear objectives, but Fabienne was fully dedicated to helping her clients, and the word quickly started to spread. When her first direct corporate client called one morning , she was trying to get all 3 of her young children ready for school. Needless to say, the children arrived late to school, but it was at that moment that RELOCONSULT became more than just a part-time occupation and took off on its own wings. Thanks to many good “gut” decisions, combined with our adaptability and reactivity to our clients’ requests, RELOCONSULT has been very successful and has grown steadily over the years. We now employ 2 consultants and several other freelancers. RELOCONSULT is proud to have assisted over 700 clients from 50 different countries around the world with their moves to The Netherlands.

A boutique experience

We refer to RELOCONSULT as a “boutique” relocation company because our small structure allows us to focus on the human factor of the expatriation experience. We take the time to really get to know our clients and tailor our services to their specific needs. These are the real keys to RELOCONSULT’s success and they have allowed us to carve out a place in today’s saturated relocation market.

Having been expats ourselves gives us an advantage because we can relate personally to our clients. We’ve been through the relocation process and understand its challenges. This sets us apart from other companies and our clients can feel it. We are not here just to transfer emails and fill in forms, we take personal responsibility for the entire relocation process.

What’s ahead

We will always keep what has made us strong: human contact, personalized service and dedication to our work for both international corporations and individual clients. Today, we are a proud member of Bienvenue!, a French-speaking global relocation network www.bienvenuerelo.com that shares the same values as RELOCONSULT. Our collaboration with Bienvenue! is allowing us to scale up our international presence. In the future we will be reaching out to more and more multinational corporations accross the globe, while still maintaining the same quality of service and our company ethics.

Gratitude and giving back

RELOCONSULT’s success story would not have been possible without the support and contributions of many: our families, clients, consultants, colleagues and even our competitors, who have all made us grow as a company.

RELOCONSULT aims to give back to both the relocation industry and the community. Every year we take on interns to show them how exciting the world of relocation can be. Furthermore, since 2022, RELOCONSULT has been committed to helping Ukrainian refugees by offering housing solutions and participating in fundraising events in The Hague.

Fabienne Meier, Founder of RELOCONSULT