Alides, the internationally active real estate investor and developer with roots in Ghent, receives the Best Managed Companies label for the fourth consecutive year. With the award of the Gold label, the special recognition for companies that have retained the label for four years in a row, Alides reaffirms its solid management, clear strategy and sustained growth. A recognition that befits a company with more than 130 years of entrepreneurial history.
Proven framework, lasting performance
The Best Managed Companies programme, an initiative of Deloitte Private, Econopolis and KU Leuven, evaluates private companies each year against a globally proven framework. Strategy, competencies, commitment and financial results are at the core. The jury has recognised Alides for its outstanding performance and its ability to consistently translate a long-term vision into concrete results.
Continuity as a foundation
The Gold recognition coincides with a period of focused growth. At Alides, we remain committed to building a diversified real estate portfolio in Belgium and Poland, with the Real Estate Upcycling strategy as our guiding principle: transforming existing or underutilised sites into high-quality, sustainable developments. The course set in recent years is being continued with the same focus and ambition.
“This Gold label is a wonderful confirmation of what Alides stands for: a strong team, a clear strategy and a long-term vision that has been embedded in the DNA of the Maes family for more than 130 years. I am proud of what we have built together over the past years and trust that Alides will continue its growth trajectory in Belgium and Poland with the same focus and ambition.” – Rikkert Leeman, CEO Alides
“These companies, often family businesses with strong local roots, have for years been an essential driver of the Belgian economy. They combine entrepreneurship with long-term thinking and continue to build trust with customers, employees and the communities in which they operate. Alides is a strong example of an organisation that creates sustainable value today while building a lasting impact for future generations.” – Bruno Peelaers, Best Managed Companies Programme Leader en Partner Deloitte Private
About Best Managed Companies
In 2017, Deloitte Private launched the Best Managed Companies programme in partnership with Econopolis, and from 2019 onwards also with KU Leuven. The programme supports and recognises high-performing Belgian private companies. Best Managed Companies is an international label for quality and excellence, developed in Canada in 1993 and now active in 46 countries worldwide.
About Alides
Alides (www.alides.be) is an international real estate investor and developer active in Belgium and Poland. The company is backed by the Maes family, an entrepreneurial family from Ghent. Alides combines more than 130 years of experience with a forward-looking vision on real estate through Real Estate Upcycling, placing quality, sustainability, and innovation at the heart of everything it does.
Alides Polska (www.alides.pl) is the Polish subsidiary of Alides and has been active on the Polish real estate market since 2016. The company is steadily expanding its development and investment portfolio across key cities, including Gdańsk, Sopot and Warsaw. Through strategically located residential, office and mixed-use projects, Alides Polska continues to build a strong and sustainable position in the Polish real estate sector.
Press contact
Dennis Defrancq
Marketing and Communications Manager Alides
Phone: +32 477 457 138
E-mail: d.defrancq@alides.be
