December 2011 - On 1 December 2011 the 'framework agreement for the southerly peripheral lakes and Eem' was signed between RPS/Iv-Water/Iv-Infra and the Vallei & Eem Waterboard. This agreement was signed for 4 years, with the possibility of extending it twice for a period of a year.

From 2012 the Vallei & Eem Waterboard is going to improve a total 24 kilometers of embankment along the southern peripheral lakes and the Eem. The framework agreement contains the execution of the preliminary research, consultancy, management and contract management. You can find more information on http://dijkverbetering.wve.nl/, the website about the embankment improvement program (only available in Dutch).

December 2011 – On November the 9th, Iv-Infra's Board of directors was reported by the certificating institute Lloyd's Register at Rotterdam that they decided to grant SKAO's CO₂-Reduction Certificate. This certificate is also valid for partner TUC RAIL and Iv-Infra/TUC RAIL. The certificate has SKAO's document number 665603.

With receiving this certificate the companies proved that all relevant CO₂-Performanceladder requirements are fit in the existing company policies.

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December 2011 - Tijdens het Betonprijsdiner op 16 november, de avond voorafgaand aan de Betondag, werd bekend dat Iv-Infra de Betonprijs 2011 heeft gewonnen in de categorie Beton en Samenleving. De Betonprijs wordt iedere twee jaar georganiseerd op initiatief van de Betonvereniging.

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November 2011 - Iv-Infra is door het Financieele Dagblad verkozen tot één van de FD Gazellen van het jaar 2011. Het dagblad doet in samenwerking met Graydon jaarlijks onderzoek naar snelgroeiende ondernemingen in Nederland. Iv-Infra behaalde in de periode van 2008 tot 2010 een gemiddelde jaarlijkse omzetgroei van meer dan 20 procent, het hoofdcriterium om verkozen te worden tot FD Gazelle. De award is dit jaar aan 230 bedrijven in Nederland toegekend. De award is op 15 november jl. door Rob van Bodegraven, directeur, in ontvangst genomen.

November 2011 – NOVEC has commissioned Iv-Bouw to develop a study and design for the reconstruction of the mast in Hoogersmilde. The reconstruction is 294 metres high and the second highest construction in the Netherlands.

In the upcoming two months Iv-Bouw and Iv-Consult will be developing a description of how the new mast is going to look like. The new mast will be located on top of the existing tower, after its recovery. First an update is needed to improve the basic principles and building methods which were used in 1959. The results will be used for a renewed design, which will be used to make the realisation possible in 2012.

August 2011 - Iv-Consult has launched an engineering department in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as of August this year. Construction designs and calculations can now be produced at our office in Kuala Lumpur. This work will also be carried out under Dutch supervision.

Iv-Consult started with a department for shop drawings for steel construction in Kuala Lumpur over 10 years ago, resulting in considerable cost savings for our customers.

June 2011 – The workshop drawings department of Iv-Consult is working on the Shell SWEEP project for the Mercon mono-tower platform.
The SWEEP project aims to find small gas fields in the North Sea by means of standardised low-cost techniques, mainly minor or marginal fields near larger fields. The project includes a bridge, top side, mono-tower pile and suction anchor. The total weight of the project is around 900 tons. Delivery of the drawings is scheduled for July 2011.

Aruba, June 2011 – KIWA recently certificated Iv-Caribbean for its safety management system that was implemented in accordance with the Caribbean Safety Standard. Iv-Caribbean is the first company on Aruba with this certification. During the audit, Iv-Caribbean proved its ability to work safely in conformity with regulatory requirements and expressed its ambition to contribute positively to society.

The Caribbean Safety Standard, a regionally accepted standard for safety management systems, seeks to enhance the safety of high-risk activities. The Caribbean standard is certifiable for all organisations with activities in high-risk environments.

June 2011 - Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) 2011 will be held in London from 7 to 9 June 2011. Jan Wilgenhof of Nevesbu will present a conference paper on the "Performance of the Main Ballast Tank Blowing System". He will attend the event together with J.J. Conesa Giménez and J. García Peláez of Navantia.

The Almere office of Iv-Consult will move to the 8th floor of the 120-metre high Carlton Tower in the centre of Almere on Friday, 17 June 2011.

The new premises in the Carlton Tower were chosen because of the envisaged growth of the Almere office and the need for high-profile office space.

The Carlton Tower is Almere's highest building and is located alongside the central railway station, making the office easy to reach by car and by public transport.

Aruba, May 2011 – Work has started on the second phase of constructing the Sea Water Reverse Osmosis plant (SWRO) for WEB Aruba, Water and Power Company.

The first foundations were recently cast for the plant that is scheduled for completion in May 2012. The SWRO plant will have a daily production capacity of 24 tons of water. This is enough to meet 73 percent of Aruba's total demand for water. The plant will replace the present water production plant. It will use 40 percent less energy in conjunction with the SWRO plant installed in phase I. Iv-Caribbean is the owner's engineer for this project and is performing this role together with Iv-Water.

A consortium consisting of Iv-Water, Iv-Infra and MWH has signed a framework agreement with Waternet for the provision of engineering services for plants that treat drinking water. The contract is for a term of at least two years, with renewal for a maximum of two terms of one year each.

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A consortium consisting of Iv-Infra, Tauw and Advin has signed a framework agreement with the North Holland provincial government for the provision of various engineering and consultancy services. The contract covers five lots for a term of at least two years, with renewal for a maximum of two terms of one year each.

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The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) has commissioned DHV and Iv-Infra to develop three options for a new and larger shipping lock at IJmuiden near Amsterdam. The objective of the study is to improve the accessibility of harbours along the North Sea Canal.

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March 2011 - Jack Reijmers of Nevesbu b.v. will present his paper entiteled "Failure of composite pressure hulls" at the NAFEMS World Congress in Boston, USA, on 25 May 2011. The congress will be held 23-26 May 2011 and is the premier international gathering on simulation technology for the engineering analysis community.