Happy Holidays from all of us at Entegral



Happy holidays! It goes without saying that 2020 has been a roller coaster, but thankfully it’s time to slow down the pace; enjoy warm, lazy days on the beach (or not :-); luckily we live in a country that has so much to offer - so if the beach is not on your to-do list this year, we hope you get to explore places that you've never been before.

As this is the last blog post that we'll do this year, we want to end it off on a personal note to thank all our clients who stuck with us this year.  All kinds of challenges were thrown our and your way - and seem like we're still not out of the woods yet - but without your loyal support and every bit of effort, we would not have been able to keep our systems running.  

It was our goal at the beginning of 2020 and it will be the goal again in 2021; to give the real estate market the most innovative real estate technology.  And, to be clear and transparent in all that we do.  The relationships that we've built over the last couple of years have been invaluable to us and we look forward to building some more in the new year. 

Our working hours during the holiday season

Please take note of our support hours and availability from the support staff; as of the 21st of December till the 8th of January, we will close our telephone lines to give our support staff a little bit of a breather.  We will however still be available during non-public holidays by email.  Should you experience any problems, please send an email to support@entegral.net and we'll attend to your query as soon as possible. 

Safe travels if you are traveling to a holiday destination.  Enjoy the holiday season with your family and friends and we wish you a prosperous new year. 

From all of us at Entegral, see you in 2021!

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