09-10-2008
St Petersburg flood barrier opened by Putin
Today, on his birthday, Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin officially opened the most important section of the St Petersburg flood barrier. The official opening marks a significant milestone in the progress of this enormous project, which can best be described as a combination of the Afsluitdijk, the Haringvlietsluizen, the Hartelkering and the Maeslantkering in a single project. The completion of this project will make the huge city far more secure against the floods which are a regular occurrence.
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03-10-2008
Royal Haskoning offers a course focusing on application of RBCA Tool Kit V2 within UK regulatory context
GSI Environmental Inc., in collaboration with Royal Haskoning is pleased to offer an intensive two-day course (December 9th and 10th 2008) focusing on the application of RBCA Tool Kit V2 within UK regulatory context for both human health and groundwater risk assessment.
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25-09-2008
Royal Haskoning and Aluchemie sign agreement
On Friday 26 September Henk Pauw, General Manager of Aluchemie, and Leo Visser, member of the Royal Haskoning Board of Management, will sign an agreement for the next five years. This will confirm the collaboration that already exists between the two organizations.
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18-09-2008
Natuurlijk Afsluitdijk reaches second round of Afsluitdijk Market Research
The Natuurlijk Afsluitdijk consortium can go on developing its vision alongside three other remaining consortiums.
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12-09-2008
'Green Collar' skills gap to hit British business, warns Royal Haskoning
The rising demand for ‘green collar’ working in Britain will place pressure on the domestic skills market and leave businesses without the engineering and environmental expertise they require, according to new research from engineering and environment consultancy, Royal Haskoning. The survey of over 500 business leaders in Britain revealed that growing pressure to be ‘green’ from Government and consumers has led to a huge increase in the need for ‘green collar’ skills and services, with over a third (37%) of respondents concerned about their company’s future ability to satisfy its ‘green collar’ needs.(i)
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04-09-2008
Royal Haskoning endorses recommendations of Veerman Committee
The advice of the Veerman Committee published today about how to keep the Netherlands safe in the long term is that intensive collaboration between government and the private sector is called for. Royal Haskoning, as a long-standing partner, will continue to actively participate by making practical suggestions for the implementation of the Delta programme.
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01-09-2008
New floods in Louisiana a possibility
Hurricane Gustav is expected to make landfall near New Orleans during the day. The current meteorological forecasts indicate that Gustav will come ashore as a Category 3 hurricane with wind speeds of up to 125 mph. Royal Haskoning employees were evacuated from New Orleans yesterday. If the forecasts are correct, floods along the Louisiana coast cannot be ruled out.
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28-08-2008
New Orleans fears hurricane Gustav
Hurricane Gustav is expected near New Orleans and it may develop into a category 2 or 3 storm. Royal Haskoning employees are also in the area that may be evacuated. The city fears new floods, depending on the route of the storm. It is only possible to say roughly how the hurricane will move one day in advance.
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25-08-2008
Ingrepro and Royal Haskoning develop Powerfarms®
Royal Haskoning is teaming up with algae specialists Ingrepro to convert wastes into nutrients. Ingrepro and Royal Haskoning have signed a letter of intent to develop Powerfarms®.
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20-08-2008
NethWater launches its new website
NethWater is a Dutch consortium consisting of Evides Industriewater, Norit Membrane Technology, Royal Haskoning and Witteveen+Bos. NethWater focuses on development of water projects by means of DBFO within the chemical and petrochemical industry.
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11-08-2008
Chuchawal - De Weger Internationaal Ltd changes name to Chuchawal Royal Haskoning Ltd
Last Friday Chuchawal Pringpuangkeo, major shareholder and Jan Bout, chairman of the Board of Management of Royal Haskoning, announced a company name change from Chuchawal - De Weger Internationaal Ltd to Chuchawal - Royal Haskoning Ltd.
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