News & Documentation

Royal Haskoning is going to provide 350,000 people in poor areas of rural Western Uganda with renewable electrical energy by installing a cluster of 10 mini-hydropower units (7-10 megawatt) and electrical transmission and distribution systems. This means that nationally the percentage of the rural population connected to the grid in Uganda will increase from 6% to 7.5. The absence of electricity is considered by the World Bank as one of the major constraints that keeps people poor. Read more

The Nationaal Kinderoncologisch Centrum (national children’s oncology centre, NKOC) is being built on the De Uithof in Utrecht. The NKOC will be home to leading edge scientific research into childhood cancer. Royal Haskoning has been selected on account of the sustainable design of its building services. The design team also includes LIAG (architect), Zonneveld ingenieurs (design engineer), Twynstra Gudde (Schedule of Requirements, project management, concept design) and ZRI (who are supporting the project management). The project will be executed entirely on the basis of what is known as the atelier concept. In addition, the Bouw Informatie Model (BIM) method will be applied, in which the building will first be constructed virtually. The NKOC is due to be ready for use in 2015. Read more

Royal Haskoning has selected and implemented The Wercs® as its global software platform for authoring compliant safety data sheets (SDS) for customers worldwide. With this global partnership between Royal Haskoning and The Wercs, clients are ensured of the highest level of services for consultancy and engineering using the best software for the authoring, management and distribution of globally compliant material safety data sheets (MSDS) and hazard communication documents. Read more

Royal Haskoning was one of the participating companies in the trade mission to the United Arab Emirates and Oman from 9 - 11 January. Erik Oostwegel participated in the round the table meetings with the business representatives in both counties. Read more

Hilde van Duijn, Young Professional of the Year 2011  - category advisors - interviews Erik Oostwegel, Chairman of the Board of Royal Haskoning, on change s in general and more specifically within Royal Haskoning.
This interview is the first in a series of interviews in which young professionals talk to their top management about changes and managing them in a big organisation.
Hilde van Duijn was one of the finalists in the young Professinal of the Year Award 2011. She was awarded first prize in the category 'advisors'.
 
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Our offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are closed from 27 - 30 December 2011. We wish everyone happy Holidays. Read more

Joop van Oosten (age 63) will join the Supervisory Board of Royal Haskoning on 1 January 2012. Mr. Van Oosten was CEO of BAM Groep N.V. He fills the vacancy left by the departure of Pieter Paul van Besouw, whose second term of office is due to expire. Read more

On 8 December, Royal Haskoning celebrated the completion of its activities for the famous Hurricane & Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program. The Dutch Consul in New Orleans, Constance Willems, was also present at the event, which was held with local partner Evans and Graves. She praised the company for deploying Dutch coastal defence expertise in New Orleans. Read more

How can we make cities and countries less vulnerable to global climate change? This is a pressing question, especially in densely populated delta areas. Read more

As of the 11th November Anton van der Sanden took up the position of Director for the Business Line Planning & Transport. He succeeds Piet van Putten, who retires after 38 years with Royal Haskoning. Read more