{"id":24257,"date":"2021-12-15T09:58:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T08:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piekblog.com\/strange-times-for-a-festive-season\/"},"modified":"2021-12-15T09:58:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T08:58:49","slug":"strange-times-for-a-festive-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piekblog.com\/en\/strange-times-for-a-festive-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange times for a festive season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all thought that we could put Covid-19 behind us after the summer, but we could not have been more wrong. New mutations keep popping up. Like 2020, 2021 has turned out to be a strange year as well. There has been remote working, and the pendulum has swung between more freedom and less freedom, all to contain the virus. Different countries have taken different approaches to do so.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020 PIEK already gained quite some experience with remote working and providing online courses. In 2021 customers have been able or forced to make frequent use of the online versions of the courses. The flexibility of our customers and of our own staff has allowed us to cater to all our customers\u2019 wishes and requirements. Online courses have been much in demand. Apart from this, our instructors have frequently visited our customers, and our customers have also travelled to our Heerlen main office very regularly. This year PIEK could again welcome various new customers, hearing from them that PIEK\u2019s proverbial knowhow is the incontestable reason to opt for PIEK.<\/p>\n<p>PIEK thanks you very much for your trust this year, and in 2022 PIEK will again be at your service, face-to-face as well as online.<\/p>\n<p>For 2022 we wish you, your loved ones and your employees good health, happiness and good luck. 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