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Oranjewoud N.V. acquires Strukton Groep N.V.  

 

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UTRECHT, 23 July 2010 – NS (Dutch Railways) and Oranjewoud N.V. announced today in a press release that they have reached agreement on the acquisition of Strukton by Oranjewoud N.V.

Oranjewoud N.V. is active in Europe and the US as a supplier of high quality engineering services in a broad field covering infrastructure, the environment, water, safety, sport and recreational facilities, urban and area development and nature and landscape.

The Group Management Board of Strukton supports the proposed acquisition. Strukton Group CEO Durk ten Wolde and Management Board member Raymond Steenvoorden commented: ‘The company offers a wide range of services and as such, will be in the best position to respond to growing market demand for design and realisation solutions for infrastructural issues. An important factor is that through the acquisition by Oranjewoud N.V., Strukton will have a shareholder with a long-term vision for the business.’
 
As a full-service provider, Strukton Rail combines the following core activities:

 

Infrastructure 

Design, maintenance, renewal and constructuction of all railway elements.
 

Rolling stock 

Smart train technology for the complete lifecycle. Tailor-made solutions for new and existing trains.
 

Maintenance management 

A basis for trust and peace of mind created by providing insight into the work. The philosophy: perfect operations through prevention.
 

Machines & logistics 

Management, rental, transport and maintenance of one of Europe's largest and most advanced fleet of machines.
 

PPP in lightrail 

In a PPP project the authority and the private party share responsibilities. The risks are borne proportionately, while aspirations are shared.
 

Strukton Systems 

Strukton's electrical engineering activities have been combined within Strukton Systems.