ARCADIS Provides Integrated Services for New Strategic Production Facility of Philips Lighting.Business Editors ARNHEM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2001 ARCADIS (Nasdaq: ARCAF; Euronext: ARCAD) announced today that its Belgian subsidiary, Gedas NV, has signed an agreement through which it will assist Philips Lighting NV in Turnhout, Belgium in the construction of a production facility for UHP-burners, a top product of Philips that, among other applications, is used in beamers for data projection. Under the terms of the agreement, ARCADIS will provide a feasibility study "A Feasibility Study" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 13 April, 1964, during the first season. It was remade in 1997 as part of the revived The Outer Limits series with a minor title change. for the new facility, as well as multidisciplinary mul·ti·dis·ci·pli·nar·y adj. Of, relating to, or making use of several disciplines at once: a multidisciplinary approach to teaching. services including the technical design and the design of the facility's clean rooms as well as the design of its electrical fire protection and HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free systems. ARCADIS will also provide the design for the surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. infrastructure for this large production and office facility. Additionally, ARCADIS is responsible for safety control during the building process and overall project management. The construction of this multi million complex needs to be finished in May 2002, which puts a high pressure on the building process. "In selecting a partner for this project, ARCADIS' integrated approach, involving a representation of all disciplines and a permanent posting of ARCADIS consultants on site, was very appealing to us," stated Henk Coppens, managing director of Philips Lighting NV. "This, combined with our earlier experience with ARCADIS in the design of industrial buildings, convinced us that ARCADIS is the right partner for this project." Harrie Noy, Chairman of the Executive Board of ARCADIS NV commented: "We are very pleased to be working with Philips Lighting on the construction of this important facility. This project fits well in our strategy to intensify in·ten·si·fy v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies v.tr. 1. To make intense or more intense: and broaden our services to industrial clients. By utilizing our capability to integrate a number of services into an overall business solution for our clients, we think we have offered an interesting solution to Philips." ARCADIS is a leading, global, knowledge-driven service provider, active in the fields of infrastructure, buildings, environment and communications. With client success central to our total business approach, we fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. project or program needs from concept to completion and beyond. Together, we generate EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 800 million in annual revenues. There are 8000 of us: results-oriented people, continually con·tin·u·al adj. 1. Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage. 2. investing in our skills to maximize value while creating viable solutions that assure client success. Visit us at the Internet: www.arcadis.nl |
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