JULY 2014 / Volume 55

Edition 3

Offshoring made easy for

pharma wholesaler ORIFARM

Responsible world-class
warehousing development

Bogdanka project back

on track

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MAKE
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Tebodin heats up Rotterdam

Dutch energy company Eneco is building a new heat transmission network
in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The first heat will be delivered to homes and
businesses in October of this year. Tebodin is supporting this challenging
project with the engineering, the permitting procedures, and intensive
coordination between the many parties involved.
Underground pipeline

The heat, in the shape of pressurized

water of up to 120C, is obtained from
the AVR waste incineration plant in
Rozenburg. It will be transported
through an underground pipeline with
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an overall length of 16.8 km via the

municipalities of Vlaardingen, Schiedam
and Rotterdam to the Heat Transfer
Station in Rotterdam. The work started
in September 2013, and the installation
of the feed and return pipelines is in full
swing.
The system needs pipes with an outer
diameter of 900 mm, taking up
considerable space in the subsurface.
The top of the pipes is buried at least
one meter underground. The urban
character of the pipeline route presents
the great challenge. Crossings include a
large waterway and many different

01_ Mr. Jan-Willem van Liere

02 _ District heating pipes being
prefabbed for insertion in
crossing with the highway

elements of the (underground) city

infrastructure.
Important preparation

After the preliminary route study by

Tebodin, the project was still a long way
from full acceptance by every
governmental authority and all other
stakeholders. The final alignment was
carefully worked out together in
extensive consultations. Tebodin also
coordinated all required research by
external parties, including the
geotechnical investigations and the
studies on soil and groundwater, the
possible presence of explosives, and
the impact on other cable and piping
networks.
Tebodin prepared the specifications for
36.5 km of pipeline and for the

Tree-planting in Romania
staff from Tebodins office Bucharest, Romania, planted 400 trees around the
town of Sinaia. Besides the environmental impact, the event also proved to be a
good opportunity for team-building and expanding creativity.
Reducing carbon footprint

The project was initiated by Financial

Controller Ms. Catalina Dogeanu:
We were involved in a great day out,
enjoying the fresh air and doing
something that will have a long

lasting and positive impact on the

environment. The 400 trees planted are
meant to compensate the offices CO2
emissions resulting from travel, power
consumption, and gas consumption, as
reported in Tebodins Corporate Social
Responsibility report 2013.

construction plan. Other important

preparations included the Health &
Safety plan and a comprehensive Risk
Assessment and Evaluation. On many
locations, microtunneling and horizontal
directional drilling (HDD) techniques are
used to limit the inconvenience the
works may cause.

More info:
Mr. Huub van den Houten
Director Pipelines & Infrastructure in
the Netherlands
[email protected]
+31 70 348 04 14

7,5 YEARS
LTI-FREE
FOR NAM
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Fast growth in Ahmedabad

Team-building opportunity

The participants worked on this

non-conventional project in teams.
Besides the division of labor,
creativity was an important part of
the exercise. The teams were
challenged to think about team
branding, create their own slogans
and logo, and write a twelve-line
relevant poem with random words.

More info:
Mr. Jasper van der Kooi
Office Director Romania
[email protected]
+40 21 311 71 86
Participants of the team building activity

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Since its establishment in

November 2013, Tebodins
office in Ahmebadad, India
has scored numbers of
projects from various clients.
This office started with two
people and without any
particular project in hand.
But, within a few months it was
able to contribute to the further
development of clients portfolio in
the Asia Pacific region. The
employees of this young Tebodin
office are capable to provide
in-house EPCm solutions including
process engineering. Currently, the
number of employees is over 20.

As a next step to continue this fast and

firm growth, more space in the same
building has been hired.

More info:
Mr. Ondrej Sterbak
Office Director Ahmebadad
[email protected], +91 44 434 03 200

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a selection of our various

current projects

Bioprocess Pilot Facility (BPF) project in the Netherlands: a joint venture company
of industrial partners and the Delft University of Technology for the development of
new sustainable production processes.
Scope: EPCm (Engineering, Procurement, Construction management).

Assessing the future of CHP plants

Largely due to the current fuel prices, many gas-fired power
production units in the Netherlands operate with marginal
returns on investment. Deltalinqs asked Tebodin to analyze
the prospects of Combined Heat & Power (CHP) plants within
the Harbor Industrial Complex (HIC).
Deltalinqs, the association of the port
and industrial companies in Mainport
Rotterdam, aims to strengthen their
international competitiveness and
sustainable development. The problem
is that coal is cheaper than gas, and is
likely to remain so for the foreseeable
future. The resulting low electricity
prices, make the gas-fired industrial
CHP installations within the HIC difficult
to operate profitably.
Increase in CO2 emissions

Several owners and operators are

therefore considering a shutdown of
these plants. They would then continue

by producing steam with boilers and

buying electricity from the national grid.
However, the associated increase in
CO2 emissions will have a negative
influence on the agreed objectives in
the Rotterdam Climate Initiative.
Tebodin was commissioned by
Deltalinqs to research the future of
cogeneration installations in the HIC.
Tebodin started with an inventory of the
current installations, and was able to
produce an accurate picture after
discussing the critical installations
with the plant managers and
responsible operational staff. This
information was the foundation for

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several scenarios with regard to the

consequences of the shutdown of
several CHP plants, says Mr. Izak Boot,
Tebodins energy consultant. The vision
of the owners plays a crucial part in the
final decisions. For example, striving for
autonomy may make the economic
return less relevant. In addition to this,
there may be issues of far-reaching
process integration and delivery
contracts with third parties.
Practical opportunities

01_ Mr. Izak Boot

02_ Several combined heat and power units in the Rotterdam
area are running with marginal return on investment
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Engineering partner for chemical organization Smit & zoon in the Netherlands.
Scope: Responsible for the whole investment program: front end loading,
detailed design, construction management and consultancy.

Tebodin calculated the increase in

primary energy use and CO2 emissions
for several shutdown scenarios,
providing Deltalinqs with insight into the
extent of the problem within HIC.
Tebodin also advised on several
practical opportunities to limit primary
energy use, both with process
measures and sustainable alternatives,
and thus meet the goals of the
Rotterdam Climate Initiative.

More info:
Mr. Bjrn Erkens
Director Netherlands West
[email protected], +31 181 65 17 07

Greenfield project for tire manufacturer

Construction of management accommodation building and Masjid (Mosque)
for GASCO in Abu Dhabi.
Scope: FEED and EPCm services

In Vietnam, Tebodin is working on its first project in tire manufacturing,

the first facility for solid tires in the country. Tire company, Camoplast
Solideal, needs the greenfield factory to develop products for new markets.
Leading specialist

Greenfield project for electronic automotive parts for APAG

in Czech Republic.
Scope: Detailed design, value engineering, EPCm services, tender
documentation, and commissioning

The Canadian company Camoplast

Solideal is the worlds leading
specialist in off-road tires, wheels,
rubber tracks, and undercarriage
systems. Their products are used in
several industries, including material
handling, construction, agriculture,
power-sports, and defense. The
company has over 8,000 employees in
Research and Development centers
and manufacturing plants in the U.S.A.,
Canada, Europe and Asia.
Strong partner

General engineering & technical services for Oman Gas Company projects in
the Sultanate of Oman.
Scope: Engineering services contract

Camoplast Solideal is always looking

carefully in the selection of its
business partners. In this greenfield
project, the company identified that
one of the key success factor is to be
well supported by a local engineering
firm to manage the engineering,
procurement support and construction
management, and develop a strong
long term partnership. Tebodin has
been identified as the best option.
Mr. Doan Ngoc Son, project manager

for Tebodin, said: We have shown that

we will carry out the works with good
quality and meet the schedule. They
chose us for our management system
and manpower resources.
International co-production

The scope of the work includes the

engineering of three production lines
with various machinery and
transportation components. Conceptual
design is carried out by consultants
from Tebodins office in Czech Republic,
with over 40 years of experience in tire
manufacturing, whilst Vietnamese
engineers will take care of the

Engineering, Procurement and

Construction management services.
A total of 27 Tebodin people are working
on the project, which started early 2014
and it is scheduled to finish in
September 2015. Mr. Doan Ngoc Son:
It is a good opportunity for technology
transfer between the offices in Czech
Republic and Vietnam, combined with
the clients experience.

More info:
Mr. Ronald de Vries
Managing Director Vietnam
[email protected], +84 8 399 06 993

Engineers of Camoplast Solideal and Tebodin on a meeting

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JULY 2014 / PAGE 3

Offshoring made easy for pharma wholesaler Orifarm

It was in 2008 that Danish pharmaceutical parallel importer
Orifarm took its first steps to set up operations in Czech
Republic. Today, it has concentrated all its repackaging
facilities there. From day one Tebodin was Orifarms local
partner.
The Denmark-based Orifarm Group
sells parallel imported and generic
drugs in Scandinavia and Germany. At
its facilities, the imported drugs are
tested and repackaged with labelling
in the relevant language. To remain
competitive, the company must
constantly monitor its cost levels, and
in 2008 it decided to explore the
possibility of opening facilities in a
country with a better cost competitive
position, including a good quality
labour force equivalent to western
Good Manufacturing Practicesstandards.
Cautious approach

Orifarm, in business since 1994, is not

a company to rush into an offshoring

adventure. It adopted a cautious

strategy with very smart first steps
and one of them was finding a local
engineering partner. Preferably one
with plenty of experience and the
backing of a multinational
organization.
Tebodins Czech office won the race.
According to Orifarms Project
Manager Mr. Tomas Placatka,
Tebodin stands out on account of its
professional approach, offering
turnkey service solutions. It has
in-house experts in the full range of
disciplines.
I like the high-level commitment and
sparring capabilities of Tebodin staff,
and the 100% follow-up they provide
on all issues. The original project for

which Tebodin was contracted was to

provide Engineering, Procurement and
Construction management (EPCm) for a
new greenfield facility in Velk Prtocno.

40 years in the Middle East

So there I was, on my way to a client on the fourteenth floor, without a
working elevator, or air conditioning, or a mobile phone, of course, tells
Mr. Age de Vries, remembering his early days in Abu Dhabi, around 1978: I decided
to climb the stairs, in 40 degrees Celsius, and arrived completely soaked. The
client, seeing what we would go through for then, gave us the job.
This year, Tebodin Middle East
celebrates its 40th anniversary. The first
activities in this region started in 1974 in
Abu Dhabi, with water projects for the
Water and Electricity Department.
Tebodin still strong in this segment,
and, of course, the booming Oil & Gas
market. Today, Tebodin Middle East
operates throughout the region with
1,800 employees in offices in Abu Dhabi,
Dubai (1981), Bahrain (1997), Oman
(2002), Qatar (2003) and the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia (2012).
From its early days, Mr. De Vries was on
the scene. Now retired, he remains
enthusiastic about his more than three
decades in the region: Life and work in
Abu Dhabi are inspiring; it offers so
many opportunities.
From maverick to pillar

Mr. De Vries, originally an aerospace

engineer, joined Tebodin in 1974. Abu
Dhabi was Tebodins first office outside
the Netherlands. Our office was
considered a bit of a maverick, while
now it is a pillar of the international
Employees office Abu Dhabi in the 90s

Change of course to rental waters

On consideration, however, Orifarm

decided to put the project on hold and
start with a small test facility, for which
it rented space in an existing industrial
building. When the time was right to
upscale, Orifarm rented a bigger
building in Hostivice near Prague,
starting operations in 2012. Since then
all its repackaging activities have been
relocated to Hostivice.
Over the years Tebodin has been
providing numerous consultancy and
engineering works to Orifarm. As a true

partner, we take care of their needs, be

they big or small. Work for Orifarm is an
ongoing thing, involving anything from one
to several of our employees at a time.
When they need something, we almost
always find an in-house expert that can
solve the task, says Tebodins Project
Manager Mrs. Lucie vermov, and in the
meantime, we are keeping the permits for
the Velk Prtocno facilities updated.

More info:
Mr. Jaromir Kriz
Area Director Central Europe
[email protected], +420 251 038 342

Working 7,5 years

LTI-free for NAM

network. When I first started, the

country was young and undeveloped,
only recently independent. There was
little infrastructure - we had frequent
power failures - but oil income started
to flow, so we did project after project.
From water to oil and gas

Through economic and political

changes in the region, the work moved
from water supply projects to oil and

gas and industrial projects. To name

a few big ones: We worked on the
masterplan for water supply in the
Northern Emirates, in 1984. I was the
man on the ground, interviewing
locals with very little English. In
1994, we did a watershed pipeline
project for ADNOC, the state oil
company - an important step in our
development. In 1997, we started a
long association with Aluminium
Bahrain, providing project
management and maintenance. And
before I left, the focus shifted to
renewable energy.
Through time, Tebodin remained a
stable factor in the local engineering
community. Many international
competitors were taken over or
changed name or structure, but
Tebodin always stayed the same,
stable, image of strength and
growth.

Cofely, A.Hak and Tebodin are

cooperating in the company
aQuaintance to take care of the
engineering, procurement,
implementation and operation of all
NAM onshore projects in the
Netherlands. After having worked
together for NAM for over 10 years
in the joint venture LOP vof, the
companies signed a five year
contract as aQuaintance B.V. in 2012.

the Netherlands. At the end of 2013

NAM awarded aQuaintance with an
extension of the contract for
maintenance work.

NAM is the largest gas producer in

the Netherlands and produces about
50 billion m of natural gas every
year, providing about 75 percent of
the total natural gas production in

More info:
Mr. Martijn van der Heiden
Director Engineering Hengelo
[email protected]
+31 74 249 62 67

aQuaintance reached a new milestone

by working LTI (lost time incident) free
for 7,5 years in a row. This means that
no accidents occurred that led to
absence from work.

Mr. Bas Schellenberg (project manager NAM, left) hands over an award to Paul
van der Graaf (director aQuaintance) and his team for 7,5 years of working LTI-free

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Radius Group commits to

world-class warehousing
Effective warehousing used to be a relatively straightforward process of receiving,
storing, and shipping. Nowadays, global supply chain integration and e-commerce have
made warehousing more complex, costly, and critical to the bottom line result. Few
understand this better than Radius Group, the developer of South Gate Industrial Park,
close to Moscows Domodedovo international airport.
Radius Group is committed to exceed
customer expectations by delivering
innovative, responsible and
collaborative real estate solutions
on-time and on-budget. Tebodin has
played a leading role in helping Radius
Group to develop large warehouse
premises not only to tenant

specifications but also to the high

standards required for achieving
BREEAM certification. BREEAM is a
leading global assessment system for
sustainable buildings. It defines the
standards of modern design and
construction, and allows for real
comparisons between buildings in

terms of quality and impact on the

environment.
BREEAM standards

South Gate is a multiphase project in

which 650,000 m of warehouse facilities
are being built and certified to BREEAM

In 2012 Radius Group became the first real estate developer in Russia to
be awarded BREEAM certification for two South Gate warehouses. In
2013 a third BREEAM certificate was awarded for a 20,000m medical
care manufacturing facility and national distribution center, built for
Germanys Hartmann Group. Constructed with technical support from
Tebodin, the facility achieved a 58.36% BREEAM rating, which is the
highest ever awarded to a commercial real estate object in Russia. In
2014 Radius Group received BREEAM certification for the new 32,000 m
national distribution center of Decathlon.

standards. The 144-hectare industrial

park offers high quality warehousing
facilities for lease, land lots for
build-to-suit developments, and fully
serviced plots for independent
development.
Proud of certifications

Radius Group Managing Director David

Simons commented; We are proud of
our BREEAM certifications. They
demonstrate our ambition to reach the
industrys highest standards and as
importantly the standards of our clients.

We are pleased with our

cooperation with Tebodin.
On behalf of Tebodin, Project
Manager Mrs. Galina Solyannyk of
office Lviv explained, Tebodin
improves quality with designs in 3D
Revit. Avoiding any design conflicts
is extremely important since the
project is actively under
construction by Radius whilst the
final design is still in progress. Mrs.
Solyannyk went onto say; A key
success factor for all projects is to
fully understand the needs and
business goals of the client. Our
technical support helps meet all
targets by eliminating or preventing
alterations, thus avoiding additional
costs and risks for all parties
involved.

More info:
Mr. Wout Voorthuis
Area Director Eastern Europe
[email protected],
+7 495 258 80 58

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01_Radius Group warehouse

02_Mrs. Galina Solyannyk

Opening of RMAs pipeline

equipment plant
On May 2014 the official opening ceremony of the pipeline
equipment plant of RMA Rheinau GmbH & Co. took place in
the special economic zone Alabuga, in Russia.
Tebodins office in Ekaterinburg started
with the concept design for this EPCm
project in the middle of 2012. The
project consisted of two buildings:
production shop and social building
of an overall area of approximately
8,800 m. The main production of the
new plant is the ball valves used for
transfer pipelines. These valves have
a diameter of 400 mm up to 1,400 mm.

Tebodins scope of work included

concept, basic and detailed
engineering, procurement of the
construction contractor, construction
management and supervision and
permitting.
The construction of the plant started on
March 2013 and already by May 2014 it
obtained the operation permit. Such

good results were achieved due to

a well-coordinated and efficient
work between Tebodin and RMAs
project teams.
RMA is a regular client of Tebodin
in 2011 a similar plant was
designed in Bahrain (Middle East).
Tebodin is expecting that RMA
request them new services for the
expansion of the new production
facilities in Alabuga.

More info:
Mr. Wout Voorthuis
Area Director Eastern Europe
[email protected],
+7 495 258 80 58

EPCm contract for Shidean Legrand

Tebodin in China has been awarded an EPCm contract for Shenzhen Shidean
Legrand relocation project. This relocation project is to move Shidean Legrands
current production and office area to a new building. Tebodin will provide EPCm
services to refurbish the building. The areas that will be refurbished during this
project are the warehouse and injection workshop; inspection quality control for
supplied material test and finished goods test; assembly workshops; and showroom,
offices and laboratory.
The scope of work consists of engineering design, procurement support and
construction management. Tebodins office in Guangzhou started working in this
project on May 2014 and they are scheduled to complete it by December 2014.
Shidean Legrand is a video door phone and entry systems manufacturer and belongs
to Legrand Group. In 2012, Shidean Legrand was proclaimed as a top supplier of
video door entry systems in China and has over 6,000 facilities in the country.

More info:
Mr. Wei Wei
Managing Director China
[email protected]; +86 21 2309 9966

BIM design for new Gentherm factory

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Advanced design methods and excellent safety performance were just two of
the reasons why Gentherm chose Tebodin in Vietnam for the design and project
management of its new facility in the Dong Van II Industrial Zone, Vietnam.
Gentherm is a worldwide leader in
thermal technology for a variety of
sectors, including the automotive
industry. Named Gentherm after the
acquisition of German company W.E.T.
by the Michigan -based Amerigon, the
company is active in 11 countries
already and employees over 7,000
people worldwide. Gentherm has an
excellent reputation in the thermal
electric and automotive industry for
designing, developing and

manufacturing heating, cooling and

ventilation devices such as heated
seating, climate seating and all related
electronics, cabling and blowers.

from Hanoi. On an actual construction

area measuring some 20,000 m, the
facility will consist of a factory, a clean
room and related offices and utilities.

Gentherm. When we had the chance to

tender for this project we made sure
our offer matched those standards in
quality and innovation.

Demanding requirements

The project is being built to a high

international quality standard, says Mr.
Nguyen Van Dong, project manager at
Tebodin. The design for the related
regulation has referred to the standard
list and also the W.E.T. Special Project
Design Criteria as recommended by

The scope of Tebodins tasks comprises

the full design and construction cycle,
from conceptual design to permitting
design and submission and from
procurement to construction
management of the non-process parts
of the facility.

Currently, Gentherm is in the process of

building a new facility on a 37,500 m
greenfield area in the Dong Van II
Industrial Zone in Vietnams Ha Nam
province, approximately 50 kilometers

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Prove safety mathematically:

evaluating residual stresses at
pipeline construction
During transportation and construction of onshore pipelines, the pipes get gripped,
stacked, jostled, bumped, and dragged. Straps and stones may cause dents. The ground
they are put on, or in, will settle and shift, sometimes due to blasting activities or even
earthquakes. Temperatures may fluctuate significantly from day to night, especially
affecting metallic pipes. Joints and bends are particularly critical zones.
Avoiding catastrophic failures

Together, operational stresses and

fatigue stresses combined with residual
construction stresses may cause
catastrophic failures. Timely evaluation
of construction stresses results in safer
operations. Construction stress
evaluation also provides contractors
with calculations for clients and
authorities, to prove their procedures
are safe. Mr. Guru Prasad, pipeline
engineer at Tebodin in Abu Dhabi: It is
the engineers responsibility to
determine whether to evaluate
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01_ Pipeline bend

02_ Mr. Guru Gowrav

construction residual stresses. Our

pipeline team has extensive expertise.

for weld misalignments of line pipe

joints.

Conventional and unconventional

situations

Tailor-made methodologies

Mr. Guru: We have performed detailed

numerical analysis to evaluate each
construction procedure, conventional
or unconventional. We have done
calculations for various contractor
companies across the UAE. Projects
included a calculation for pipe lifting
and laying using side booms, a ground
settlement calculation, and assessment
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Construction stress evaluation requires

specific expertise, says Mr. Guru: All
operational scenarios are covered in
stress evaluations during detail
engineering. However, concepts for
stresses induced during construction
are not quantified effectively in
international codes. So we develop
tailor-made methodologies to evaluate
different construction scenarios,
keeping relevant codes, practices and
beam theories as a basis. For example,
Stress Intensification Factors (SIF) can
quantify the effects of induced stress. If
the pipeline is in a critical zone, we also
have some good experience in
performing Finite Element Analysis
(FEA) to analyze these scenarios with
software tools such as Abaqus and
Ansys.

More info:
Mr. Srinivasan Mahalingam
Director Abu Dhabi, market unit
Chemicals, Oil & Gas
[email protected]
+971 2 406 64 30

Advanced design methods

01_ 3D overview of Gentherms new facility

02_ Mr. Nguyen Van Dong, Tebodin (left) and
Mr. Hans Haueise, Gentherm
procurement strategy, good safety
performance and reputation as on-site
managers.

Special attention is being paid to cost

and time optimization during the
production stage, says Mr. Dong, as
we are using 3D modeling with BIM to
pre-visualize the entire construction.

The design stage of the new facility in

Vietnam started on April 2014, and the
construction is due for completion on
August 2015.

Tebodins use of BIM technology was

an important factor in the award of the
contract, says Gentherms Project
Manager, Mr. Hans Haueise, a decision
that was also based on their suitable

More info:
Mr. Ronald de Vries
Managing Director Vietnam
[email protected], +84 8 399 06 993

All eyes on laser technology

On June 4, Tebodins office in Abu Dhabi organized the
seminar Laser scanning and 3D modelling, in collaboration
with IMechE. Interest among clients was keen.
The speaker was Mr. Pascal Morovic
from Tebodin Peters Engineering in
Germany. His presentation covered
amongst other topics technical
aspects of laser scanning technology,
conversion of data into complete 3D
models, plant design and as-built
design.

Around 100 clients and other contacts

attended the seminar. Clients like GASCO,
ADCO, ADMA-OPCO, ADGAS, Borouge,
TAKREER, ZADCO, MASDAR, NPCC, Mc
Dermott, AECOM, Abu Dhabi Municipality
and Emirates Steel were present and
showed interest in this exciting topic.
Outreach

Tebodins laser expertise

Laser scanning is steadily gaining

ground, especially when it comes to
planning refurbishment and upgrades
for existing plants.
Mr. Morovic gave a detailed
explanation of the need for laser scan
survey and presented a wide portfolio
of reference jobs for example in
nuclear power and chemical plants
that have been executed within the
Tebodin and Bilfinger network.
He highlighted his offices capabilities
in the area of 3D modelling software
development, which can boost
Tebodins competitive position in the
Middle East market.

Due to keen interest of clients working

on site on the previous day, Tebodin in
Abu Dhabi went to Ruwais, where
Mr. Morovic held the same presentation
for Borouge and GASCO employees.
They appreciated Tebodin taking the
trouble to travel and present on this new
technology, as future enquiries from the
ADNOC group of companies may come
up in the future.
Tebodin Peters Engineering:
www.pegmbh.com

More info:
Mr. Srinivasan Mahalingam
Director Abu Dhabi, market unit
Chemicals, Oil & Gas
[email protected], +971 2 406 64 30

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Bogdanka project back on track

When its investment project threatened to overrun its
schedule, Polish coal mining company Lubelski Wegiel
Bogdanka decided to hire Tebodin as project supervisor.
Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka S.A. is one
of Polands leading producers of hard
coal (anthracite). This high-grade
energetic coal is used mainly for the
generation of electric and thermal
energy, as well as for cement
production. Its key customers are
industrial companies, most of all
power industry players situated in east
and northeast Poland.
The company has set itself the target
to double its production by 2015
(compared to the 2011 level). To
achieve this, it has already initiated
significant infrastructure investments,
including the expansion of the
mechanical coal processing plant to a
capacity of up to 2,400 tonnes per hour.
Building in an active plant

This is an extremely challenging

undertaking: the new assets, needed
for complicated technological
processes related to coal enrichment,
have to be constructed in an active

plant amidst working machines and

working people. And the deadline for
the project is in September 2014.
Because of the complexity of the
project, at some points, operations
were running increasingly behind
schedule. To get a grip on the situation,
management of the company, decided
to appoint an external project
supervisor.
Tightening up procedures

Tebodins Polish office sent a fourstrong team headed by Mr. Mieczysaw

Jendza. Their tasks were to take stock
of the state of the construction work,
represent the client in meetings with
the general contractor and
subcontractors, verify schedule
assumptions, report deviations and
risks and advise on how to continue
realizing the investment.
Mr. Jendza discusses the progress
achieved since Tebodins involvement.

Opening Feed
Design Lab

The Feed Design Lab in Wanssum, the Netherlands has been

officially opened. This lab is a research and education
center for the animal feed industry where, in a highquality test environment, innovative products for animal
feed will be developed.
Tebodin is one of the partners in this
project and helped to create the
designs of the lab, and served in the
coordination for finding partners and
the right equipment.
In the Feed Design Lab an actual
working production line for feedstuffs
(and animal feed) is available with
which product developers, nutritionists
and feedstuff technologists can test
endless variations and combinations
with widely diverging processing
operations. They can grind, sieve,
weigh, mix, dose, dry and even expand,
extrude and vacuum coat under all
sorts of strict conditions. It is an ideal

environment in which to conduct all

sorts of trials and experiments and
test all sorts of production processes
without running up large costs.
The Feed Design Lab can also serve
as a small-scale production location.
The development factory has a
production capacity of 200 to 2,000 kg
per hour.

More info:
Mr. Lou Dost
Director Deventer a.i., the Netherlands
[email protected], +31 570 638 900

Part of Tebodins project team in Bogdankas coal processing plant

By tightening up construction site
procedures and getting everyone to
cooperate, we have succeeded in
getting the project back on track, with
completion expected in September of
this year. The client, needless to say,
is very pleased, he grins, and so are
we!

More info:
Mr. Jaroslav Hrabe
Managing Director Poland
[email protected],
+48 22 334 43 11

Partners in science
Pipelines are the lifelines of society. Basic necessities like water and
gas reach us through pipeline networks. Also the (petro)chemical
industry cannot survive without pipelines. But what happens to
these systems when an earthquake or landslide occurs? Two EU
research projects have been looking into this issue, with a view to
drafting new international design standards.
International consortia

Both projects (INDUSE and GIPIPE)

were carried out by international
consortia, consisting of universities and
research institutes in Germany, Greece,
Italy and the Netherlands. They
addressed all the important design
issues and included novelties in
numerical analyses of above-ground
piping systems and installations, as well
as buried pipelines. The analyses were
validated by extensive testing programs
at various locations within Europe.
Tebodin was involved in all stages of the
projects, providing calculation examples
from practical projects, providing help
with the research programs, identifying
the important design issues and finally
drafting new piping design guidelines.
Specifically, we prepared the soil-pipe
interaction models and prepared
extensive strain-based strength and
flexibility calculations that served as a
basis for the test set-up at the test

01_ Mr. Gert Dijkstra (left) and

Mr. Hildo van der Heden.
02_ Finite element simulation of a
pipeline under seismic fault
(GIPIPE, University of Thessaly)

01

Two EU research projects

Since 2010, Tebodin has been a professional partner in two EU research
projects. The INDUSE project is aimed at improving international design
standards for above ground piping and equipment under earthquake conditions,
while the GIPIPE project investigates what happens to buried pipelines in
earthquakes and other large ground-induced actions, such as landslides.
The knowledge gained in these research projects is already being applied in
the Netherlands, where gas production induced earthquakes pose a potential
threat, but is likely to benefit seismic and landslide areas all over the world.
The results were presented at international symposia in Corfu, Greece and, this
spring, at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands.

locations in Greece, Sardinia and Delft,

says Project Manager Mr. Gert Dijkstra.
In our role as the link to the daily
practice of pipeline engineering, we
ensured that all theoretical calculation
models and tests were converted into
practically feasible design guidelines.
Spin-offs

This successful cooperation with

renowned universities and testing
institutes throughout Europe is not only
a recognition of our standing as a
high-tech engineering and consultancy
partner, says Mr. Dijkstra, but it has
also improved our international network
giving easy access to the knowledge of

02

our partners To which his Co-Manager

Mr. Hildo van der Heden adds, Within the
framework of the project, a new
numerical FEM model was developed by
our partners, which is now also
accessible for Tebodin. Our involvement
in the research has already led to spin-off
activities for clients in the Netherlands
who have been faced with the effects of
gas production induced earthquakes.

More info:
Mr. Huub van den Houten
Director Pipelines & Infrastructure
in the Netherlands
[email protected]
+31 70 348 04 14

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JULY 2014 / PAGE 7

Industrial, Energy & Environment,

Health & Nutrition, Chemicals,
Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Property
Food & Beverage

Janssen Biologics: ice-cold delivery

Tebodin is close to completion of the Pharma Freezer project it is carrying out
for Janssen Biologics in Leiden, the Netherlands. The building of this freezer on
site was proposed as a cost-effective solution to operational bottlenecks.
Janssen Biologics, a subsidiary of
Johnson & Johnson, produces
innovative drugs for the treatment of
cardiovascular and immunological
diseases and of cancer. The production
process involves pre-formulated
pharmaceutical bulk products which are
very expensive and very sensitive to
spoilage. Even a relatively brief hiccup
in the production line could lead to end
products that were unfit for use, leading
to significant costs for the company.

Duineveld and Mr. Jaap Meijvogel. It

takes good planning and excellent
cooperation to realize a project of this
scale in such a short time, says Mr.
Adrichem. But our relationship with
Janssen Biologics goes back a long
time, to when the company still bore the
name Centocor. We know the clients
01_ Part of Tebodins project team
02_ -40 C freezer complex

business and requirements. That means

every project for them gets off to a
running start.

More info:
Mr. Niek de Koning
Director Global Pharmaceutical Projects
[email protected]
+31 43 329 47 03

01

Minus 40 degrees

Cadbury_Nigeria
Tebodin proposed a solution to keep the
bulk products in perfect condition and
readily available: a freezer complex
adjacent to the production line. The
concept was based on 17-foot
containers, providing plenty of storage
room, with a minus 40 degrees Celsius
blast freezer to ensure that products are
frozen very quickly, which minimizes the
risk of damage to their structure. Special
designs in electrical and control
systems were required to secure
reliability and redundancy for storage of
these high-value products.

02

Ferrero_Russia
Fast realization

Kicking off in August 2013 with a first

feasibility study for this new facility,
Tebodin went on to develop engineering
and design and continued with a
successful fast-track project realization
performing EPCm services. The
construction started in March 2014 and
was completed in June.
Working for Tebodin on this project are
engineers Mr. Peter Adrichem, Mr. Rene
Nestl_Dubai

Cocoa is a high-value crop grown predominantly by smallholder farmers.

Consumption of cocoa continues to grow at about 3% or 60,000-90,000 mega
tonnes per year. Projections show that global production is lagging behind the
increasing demand, indicating a clear need for expanded production,
especially of higher quality cocoa.
This has impact on investment projects throughout the value chain, from
cocoa bean processing, manufacturing of chocolate and chocolate-based
products (confectionery).
Tebodin has built up significant expertise over the last decade to make
production facilities ranging from storage facilities, cocoa bean processing
plants, chocolate factories and plants for the production of chocolate drinks
and confectionery in various countries around the world.
Services include consultancy (site selection studies, due diligence surveys,
environmental studies and permitting) as well as full design and engineering,
procurement and project and construction management.
Since Tebodin has more than 50 offices in 25 countries, it has strong local
work forces fully aware of local rules, norms and standards making the
realization of projects swiftly, safely and efficiently.

Up and coming in Asia Pacific

Ten years ago, Tebodin had no presence at all in the Asia
Pacific region, Now it has offices in China, India, Vietnam,
Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Indonesia.
The Asia Pacific region brings vast
opportunities for Tebodin. So far,
Tebodin has been growing rapidly and
successfully in this region. To celebrate
success, discuss future developments
and simply to get to know each other
better for the benefit of the business
and our clients, regional meetings are
organized on a quarterly basis.

The meeting, held in Shanghai and

Hangzhou in China, was attended by
close to 50 people from all 13 Tebodin
offices in the region. The four days
were filled with client meetings,
presentations, workshops on talent
development and business, and team
building.

Tebodins operations in Asia Pacific have

expanded considerably over the past ten
years. At present the offices employ close
to 1,000 people who have been supporting
great number of new as well as repeated
clients. The plan is to keep growing to be
able to support the business objectives of
more clients who plan their investments
in Asia Pacific.

Furthermore, the fact that we are deeply rooted in the agro industry and food
sector and are fully au fait with the rules of the game when it comes to issues
like hygienic design, means that we are able to transfer your investment plans
into a commercial reality.

More info:
Mr. Hans Kleiboer
Director Corporate Business Development
[email protected] | +31 70 348 04 89

Participants of the regional meeting

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appointments
June 1, 2014
Mr. Dirk van der
Ven has been
appointed Country
Director Malaysia.

The Slovakian petrochemical company SLOVNAFT wants to increase

the production capacity of LDPE, a thermoplastic that is used for the
manufacturing of, for example, plastic bags. Therefore a new production
line and logistic terminal have to be built. The local expertise of Tebodin
proves to be very useful.

Mr. Haytham El
Rez has been
appointed Country
Director Saudi
Arabia.

July 1, 2014
Mr. Wout
Voorthuis has
been appointed
Area Director
Eastern Europe and
Chairman of the
Board Eastern
Europe.

Ms. Valeriya
Ruda has been
appointed Area
Director Eastern
Europe.

Mr. Maxim
Krasnoshtanov
has been
appointed Office
Director Kiev,
Ukraine.

Mr. Ronald de
Vries has been
appointed Office
Director Singapore,
besides his position
of Country Director
Vietnam and
Myanmar.

Mr. Jan Klein

Wolterink has
been appointed
Director Project
Improvement.

New logistic terminal for the

LDPE4 production line

SLOVNAFT, producer of motor fuels,

fuel oils and petrochemical products,
sees a big market opportunity in the
growing demand for LDPE. The biggest
petrochemical company of Slovakia
already produces this thermoplastic
that is made from oil and used for the
manufacturing of, for example, plastic
bags, trays, containers, packaging
material and six pack rings. But now
SLOVNAFT wants to increase its
annual LDPE production capacity to
220,000 tons. This investment will
result in a cost-effective and a more
eco-friendly way of production.

TALKE was awarded by SLOVNAFT to

build the new logistic terminal for the
new LDPE4 unit. This German company
provides logistic solutions for the
chemical and petrochemical
industries. Since TALKE has no
engineering office in Slovakia, the
company commissioned part of the
engineering and project management
scope to Tebodin. We did several
successful projects with Tebodin in
other countries says Mr. Faissal
Boujadayni, project manager of TALKE.
They supported us during the
tendering phase with SLOVNAFT and
helped us to prepare the permit
documentation, IPPC, detail

Eastern Europe
Russia
Moscow
Ekaterinburg
Rostov-on-Don
Ukraine
Kiev
Lviv

Storage silos for LDPE granulates

engineering, procurement of both civil
and electrical installations. According
to him, TALKE and Tebodin are
preparing more projects in different
countries.
Understand clients needs

For the logistic terminal Tebodin

manages all design, procurement and
construction work for the civil part of
the project. The EPCm contract consists
of building permit documentation, IPPC,
detail engineering, procurement of both
civil and electrical installations, a
HAZOP study and construction
management of the civil part. To meet
SLOVNAFTs demanding requirements,
we have to use their standards and
know-how. We rely on our network
expertise and in some cases we

cooperate with Bilfinger Industrial

Services in Slovakia, says Tebodins
project manager Mr. Marian Kusy.
The logistic terminal will have three
main buildings. First, a building with
silos for the storage of LDPE granulates.
This will contain a bagging area and an
area for the loading of cistern trucks.
Then, there is a storage warehouse of
10,000m with a palletizing area for
bagged products. The third building will
contain offices and it will be connected
to the warehouse.

More info:
Mr. Jaromir Kriz
Area Director Central Europe
[email protected], +420 251 038 342

Long serving employees in Abu Dhabi

Tebodins office in Abu Dhabi honored
37 employees for having served with the
company for over 15 years. The group
ranged across seven different
nationalities and 11 different

NORTH West Europe

The Netherlands
The Hague
Hengelo
Groningen
Maastricht
Eindhoven
Rotterdam
Velsen
Deventer
Bergen op Zoom
Belgium
Antwerp
Central Europe
Poland
Warsaw
Gdansk
Szczecin
Poznan
Cracow
Czech Republic
Prague
Pardubice
Ostrava
Hungary
Budapest
Serbia
Belgrade
Romania
Bucharest

Demanding requirements

To meet its goals, SLOVNAFT is

building a new production line of LDPE
and a logistic terminal in Bratislava,
Slovakia. The construction of the new
production line of LDPE and the
logistic terminal already started
mid-2013; the estimated completion is
scheduled for 2015.

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departments, representing all market

units. Together, these employees
represent 803 years of experience in
Tebodin with an average of 21.7 years.
A remarkable achievement for the

individuals concerned, but also for

Tebodin as a whole. It demonstrates the
success of the companys strategic
focus on attracting and retaining talent.
Experience is, after all, a key success
factor in our business. It equals
competence and reliability. This
leads to growing recognition among
clients - and in the job market.

APP
Part of the group of honored employees

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