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41 World Cup teams train on SOS grass by Royal Barenbrug
Dutch seed producer Royal Barenbrug has provided grass seed for all World Cup training pitches of the 32 team base camps in South Africa. Barenbrug's 'SOS Grass Seed' was used to overseed the pitches, ensuring a good grass density. This grass seed,...
24.06.2010
42 Dutch companies to build world's most sustainable building in Chinese Wuhan
Dutch engineering company Grontmij and Dutch architects Soeters Van Eldonk, have won an international design competition to become lead designer for the Wuhan New Energy Centre in China. They designed an innovative building in the shape of a calla...
24.06.2010
43 Schiphol Airport and Port of Rotterdam voted best in Europe
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the Port of Rotterdam have been voted the best cargo ports in Europe at the recent Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) in Shanghai. Schiphol was named 'Best Airport Europe' for the 17th time by readers of...
22.06.2010
44 Layar software on third of smart phones worldwide
Netherlands-based Layar, a provider of augmented reality software, recently signed deals to be distributed on a third of smart phones worldwide. The young Dutch company predicts a major boost in the use of its technology, which combines real-world...
22.06.2010
45 Dutch contractor Dockwise to assist BP in Gulf oil spill clean-up
Netherlands-based maritime service provider, Dockwise, announced recently that it is to assist BP in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill clean-up. Dockwise has despatched the semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel, Mighty Servant 3, to the Gulf. One of the...
21.06.2010
46 Boskalis combats oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
Dutch marine engineering firm Royal Boskalis Westminster will construct sand berms to protect the Louisiana coast from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The State of Louisiana has contracted Boskalis following the President Obama's approval of...
18.06.2010
47 Flowers and plants via shortsea shipment to Finland
The first shipment of flowers and plants via shortsea vessel from the Netherlands to Finland was made recently. The pilot shipment is an initiative of the Dutch wholesale trade organisation for flowers and plants (VGB). Flowers and plants are...
18.06.2010
48 First electronically secured containers arrive in Rotterdam
The first electronically secured containers have arrived in Rotterdam as part of the EU INTEGRITY pilot project. The electronically protected shipping containers arrived at the DHL distribution centre at the Port of Rotterdam. On their departure...
18.06.2010
49 World's first full-scale Bioprocess Pilot Facility in Holland
The world's first industrial-scale testing centre for innovations in sustainable bioprocesses is being built in the Dutch city of Delft. The 'Bioprocess Pilot Facility' will cost more than 100 million euros and is being funded mutually by the Dutch...
18.06.2010
50 Cradle-to-cradle carpet a European first for Desso
Leading European carpet manufacturer DESSO, based in the Dutch town of Waalwijk, is the first carpet manufacturer in Europe, to design and produce according to the Cradle-to-CradleŽ philosophy. DESSO's embracing of this philosophy results in a...
15.06.2010

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