KBC Groep : moves into new dealing room in Brussels.

Press release

Brussels, 21 April 2017

- I was offered a position in the dealing room not long after joining the company. The environment back then bears little resemblance to the technology and high skills that characterise today's dealing room. The speed at which continuous news flows are processed, the volume of transactions passing through each day, the quantity and complexity of products and services offered ensure that KBC and its professional clients can count on an accurate, reliable and high-value financial service at all times. The fact that this can be done from Belgium undeniably adds value for KBC's Belgian client base. I'm extremely proud at the end of my career to be able to leave behind this cutting-edge dealing room, which is not only the beating heart, but also the signboard of KBC's financial expertise.'

The new dealing room has 164 dealer desks from where the global financial markets are followed continuously on 570 monitors showing specialised financial information. They are connected to more than 1 000 twin-circuit power points and 20 kilometres of cabling. Skype connections has replaced virtually all landline phones.

Besides the dealers, KBC Securities and dealing room staff, many back-office and support services and activities have also relocated to the Havenlaan 2 premises. Indeed, the decision to construct a new Brussels dealing room there was the a logical one after the sale of the company's Havenlaan 12 building, where the dealing room had been located. A total of 600 colleagues will be housed in the new premises. The entire renovation and move took hardly half a year.

KBC's ongoing commitment to sustainability has also been reflected in the design of the new dealing room, with LED lighting being combined with lots of natural light and the IT infrastructure being energy efficient. Water-cooled desks create a pleasant work environment. When the old dealing room was being dismantled, as much equipment and material as possible was recovered and recycled. Old desk frames were fitted with new desktops and the old panels were recycled into furniture panels by a specialised firm. Office equipment that was in good condition and still usable, but not required in the new dealing room, was donated to schools and not-for-profit organisations. Any remaining pieces of metal, textiles and plastic from the old furniture will be recycled.

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The new dealing room in 2017