Itineris – 100% focused on Utilities
Management team
Itineris leadership represents a strong and dynamic team of industry veterans with proven track records.
Our story & important milestones
Itineris was founded in 2003 by Edgard Vermeersch.
After studying economics, Edgard started working for a Consultancy firm, where he got to know several large enterprise software solutions.
He quickly realized that for certain types of companies these systems were not the ideal fit: too cumbersome, too complex, and above all, too expensive. That’s when he decided to start Itineris, with a focus on building software solutions for Utilities, developed on the Microsoft platform.
UMAX was born: a modern software solution that meets the specific needs of Utility businesses: lean, mean, flexible, affordable, but also developed specifically for their industry.
Today, Itineris continues to grow with employees located in the US, Belgium, and UK.
2003
Foundation Itineris
In 2003, Itineris enters the European Utility market to deliver ERP/CIS solutions for Water Utilities and Energy suppliers.
When the European energy market gets liberalized, new players enter the market, which further accelerates the growth of the company.
2010 – now
Microsoft partnership
Since 2010, Itineris is a Microsoft Gold Partner, and in 2016 the company also became Microsoft Independent Software Vendor (ISV). Moreover, Itineris was awarded the prestigious Microsoft Inner Circle award for Business Applications in 2020, ranking the company in the top 1% of Microsoft’s global network of Business Applications partners.
2011 – now
Strong Investor base
In 2011, Venture capital firm PMV and Edgard Vermeersch participate in a funding round of €4,500,000. In 2013, Gimv joins PMV as a financial investor to accelerate the growth of the company and in 2018, SmartFin enters Itineris’ investor base, followed by FPIM in 2020. Itineris keeps investing heavily in its software solution to further improve its offering, and extend the reach with new customers.
2012 – now
Growing fast in the US
In 2012, Itineris acquires Crimson Oak, a US consulting firm providing services to North American Utilities. The company grows fast in the US, adding several North American Utilities to its client base, including Boston Water & Sewer Commission, Georgetown Utilities Systems, the City of Tallahassee, New York Department of Environmental Protection – one of the largest water Utilities in North America – and many more.
2016 – now
Successfully entering the UK market
In 2016, Itineris enters the UK Market. Meanwhile the company has added several UK Utilities to its client base, among which Gazprom, the second-largest business gas supplier in the UK, SSE, the UK’s largest B2B energy company, and Guernsey Electricity, the sole commercial electricity supplier on the island of Guernsey.
2021
Itineris acquires Opinum
In November 2021, Itineris acquires Opinum SA, a data hub software company based in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium. Opinum provides Utilities and Energy Service companies with better insights to manage consumption and optimize production. This fits in with Itineris’ drive to improve the overall efficiency, customer experience, and environmental goals of Utilities. With this acquisition, the company further strengthens its position as a tech innovator in the Utilities market.
Corporate Social Responsibility
At Itineris we are eager to invest in socially and environmentally conscious efforts.
Our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) activities have been assessed by ERM, a leading global
provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, social consulting, and sustainability related services.
Health &
Safety
We are committed to creating a safe and healthy workspace for all our employees.
Health & Safety
We regularly organize trainings for employees to manage first aid, evacuation situations, and fire safety. In view of our employees’ physical health, we distribute information on nutrition and ergonomics, and in-office perks such as fruit baskets, table football, and ping-pong are available. We also organize several sports activities for our staff such as running during lunch, badminton, participation in sports races, …
Labor Practices & Relations
We believe that everyone should be treated equally, regardless of their religion, beliefs, age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation.Labor Practices & Relations
We have different policies in place that are applied to ensure our employees and candidates are treated equally: a diversity and equal opportunity policy, an anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy, and a human rights policy. We also monitor diversity figures. In view of the development of our employees, we offer e-learnings, a young graduate, and a leadership program.
Environmental
Initiatives
We highly value initiatives that are beneficial to the environment.
Environment
We provide digital solutions to assist our clients in their environmental ambitions, such as a platform to track water or energy consumption patterns, and a solution to track water leakages and water quality. Besides that, our solutions are developed on Microsoft technology. Microsoft is carbon neutral and plans to become carbon negative and water positive by 2030.
Supporting Charities
We regulary organize activities in support of charities.Supporting Charities
We provide support to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and Toys for Tots.
