General description

Deerns Consulting Engineers are the leading consultants in The Netherlands in the field of technical installations in buildings and utility services. Founded in 1928, Deerns has developed its engineering strength and consultancy reputation by innovation, reliability and keen cost consciousness. In their project approach, Deerns start with a conceptual design that evaluates various technical concepts and financial aspects. The firm is also certified to ISO 9001.

Deerns has five offices across The Netherlands and one in Berlin, Germany. Important legal affiliations are Deerns/Naco BV, with Netherlands Airport Consultants, and Solution Network AG, an urban real estate development firm in the German Ruhr area of which Deerns is co-founder. Moreover, Deerns has a strategic co-operation with Roberts & Partners (UK) and with Barbanel SA (France). Deerns also has a number of project offices worldwide and cooperates with trusted local consultants.

Key personnel

•  Jan K Mak, MSc, Managing Director (Chairman)
•  Sjoerd Hora Siccama, MSc, Managing Director
•  George sr Muller, Deputy Director
•  George jr Muller, Division Manager
•  Alex Jansen, BSc, Division Manager
•  Daniel AH Eijgendaal, MSc, Division Manager
•  Luciano Rodrigues dos Santos, MSc, Division Manager
•  Marcel Schellekens, MSc, Division Manager
•  Peter A. Buurman, MSc, Division Manager

Resources

Total 330: - ENGINEERS: Building Services 22, Electrical 60, Mechanical 122, Telecommunication 17, Transportation 9, OTHER SPECIALISTS: Information technology specialists 5, Inspectors 23, Materials specialists 4, Other 29, SUPPORT: Administrative and support 39

International experience

Bahrain; Belgium; Bosnia & Herzegov; Brazil; Brunei; Bulgaria; China, Hong Kong; China, PDR; China, Taiwan; Croatia; Czech Republic; Dubai; Egypt, Arab Rep; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gambia, The; Germany; Greece; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Rep; Kuwait; Lithuania; Malaysia; Malta; Ned Antilles; Nigeria; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania; Thailand; Turkey; UK; Vietnam; Yemen, Republic

International offices

GermanyBerlin
Planungsgruppe Berlin-Brandenburg GmbHUrbanstrasse 71, Berlin, Germany, 10967
Contact: Christian Lohoff
Tel: +49 3069818190
Fax: +49 3069818192
Email: office@p2b-berlin.de
Web: http://www.deerns.nl

GermanyDusseldorf
Solution Network AGDusseldorf, Germany
Tel: +49 211 601 28 10
Email: info@solution-network.net
Web: http://www.solution-network.net

GermanyKoln
Schmidt Reuter Integrale Planung und BeratungKoln, Germany
Contact: Huub van Rooij
Tel: +49 221 57 41 201
Email: info@schmidtreuter.de
Web: http://www.schmidtreuter.de

Services

PRE-PROJECT PLANNING - Pre-investment studies. Feasibility studies & assessments. Project appraisal.
PROJECT SUPPORT - Computer services. Cost engineering. Environmental impact studies. Technical surveys.
PROJECT PREPARATION - Concepts and preliminary designs. Funding and procurement. Technical appraisals. Detailed design. Tender documents and bid evaluation.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION - Construction management. Field engineering. Inspection. Procurement services. Project management. Quality assurance. Site supervision.
POST CONSTRUCTION - Testing & commissioning. Operation & maintenance planning. Training.
LEGAL SUPPORT - Arbitration. Damage assessment.
OTHER SERVICES - Energy & Environmental audits. Value engineering. Logistic simulations.

Typical Projects

EUROPE - KPN-Quest project management and design services for various communication switch centres, including Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nantes, Milan and Vienna.
NETHERLANDS - Head Office ING, banking and insurance group, The Hague: A total floor area of 83 000m², constructed over a motorway.
- Oosterdokseiland, Amsterdam: design and engineering of 13 buildings (offices, houses, library, etc) with a total floor area of 200 000 m2.
- Mahler4, Amsterdam: design and engineering of 9 buildings with a total floor area of 200 000 m2.
- Main office of United Gas, the national gas Board in Groningen comprising 40 000m² offices and over 2 000m² computer and control centres.
- RIVM laboratories for the State Institute for Public Health and Environmental Protection - Various buildings for highly sophisticated research activities, a.o. clean rooms: complete designs and engineering, complying with FDA standards.
- Amsterdam International Airport, Schiphol Plaza: integration of all passenger terminals with shopping areas, restaurants and the national railway station.
- Amsterdam International Airport: complete design for the renovation and extension of the O1L-19R runway & taxiway system.
- Philips NATLAB, physical laboratories in Eindhoven: design of all technical services, planning and equipment.
- Philips Campus, Eindhoven: technical infrastructure for a research campus.
- ASM Lithography, Veldhoven: design of cleanroom production facilities.
- Amsterdam Airport: design and engineering of the 5th runway.
UNITED KINGDOM - Aircraft Hanger for British Midland.
MALAYSIA - Auditor for the technical systems at the New Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Assessment of the technical equiptment and services of 10 international airports.
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Rehabilitation of the Sarajevo International Airport.
EGYPT - Renovation of the Airfield Ground Lighting System at Cairo Airport.
BULGARIA - Engineering & design of a new airport terminal complex and runway: carried out at the StroyConsult offices, Sophia.
YEMEN - rehabilitation of the passenger terminal at Aden International Airport.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - design and engineering of a new passenger terminal, cargo building and control tower at the Beef Island airport.