Our DAEL Security colleagues are travelling around the world to provide customers with training, to install machines, and to visit customers and expos in different countries. They already started exploring international markets a few years ago when they installed detection and security systems on airports in Benelux. In the last months of 2019, they enlarged this international footprint by visiting Iraq, UK, Germany, Uruguay, France, Denmark, Oman, United States and Italy. They will continue expanding their market in Q1 next year starting with activities in Albania and Montenegro.

MAASDIJK – Our DAEL Telecom colleagues mainly work for mobile operators. However, they also engage in special projects with regard to connectivity. Point-to-point networks, private LTE, mesh networks, satcom, they have everything concerning connectivity solutions. Due to the growth of the department and the need to not only offer installation and integration, but also services and products, DAEL Connectivity arose. This company combines all techniques and offers custom products and services to companies.

ZWOLLE – The substation in Zwolle has been delivered successfully and the project relay house has started. DAEL Rail realises a substation and relay house at the rail expansion between Zwolle and Herfte commissioned by Zwolse Alliantie Zwaluw (cooperation between VolkerWessels and ProRail). They needed more space to cope with the increasing rail traffic around Zwolle Station. They are building new railways to makes it possible for more trains to depart or arrive and therefore they make better use of Zwolle Station.

DELFT - Last week DAEL attended the Digital Operations Centre's kick off. This innovative centre located in Delft is realised by a cooperation of ROC Mondriaan, The Hague University of Applied Schiences, TU Delft, Municipality Delft and several technical companies. DAEL happily contributes to this cooperation between education and business. Together we can educate students for the future and make a better match between education and industry.

MAASDIJK – At the beginning of March the first pile for the new business premises of Freight Line Europe was driven. At the moment work is in full progress on the business area Honderdland in Maasdijk where this new premises is arising. The fully conditioned building not only comprises 4.000 m² cooled space, but also extra cooling cells and 1.000 m² of office rooms. DAEL Data & Electro takes care of the complete e-installation and weak current installation.

SCHIPHOL – Until a year ago there was only a parking space where there is now a brand new security filter for Dep. 1. Commissioned by Schiphol Group, DAEL Security has deployed eight complete security lanes here. After a brief testing phase, the new checkpoint was put into operation this week.

MAASDIJK – Last week, the cooperation between DAEL Group and Mercedes-Benz Dealer Bedrijven was confirmed with an extension of the agreement for at least another 3.5 years. A recognition on the partnership with MBDB that has been around for five years.

To increase the mobile capacity on festivals and events DAEL Telecom UK deployed over 100 temporary telecommunication masts on events in the United Kingdom. These masts were deployed on behalf of multiple operators to ensure the quality of mobile services. One of these events was the Glastonbury Festival. On this five-day festival DAEL Telecom UK deployed 11 masts to make sure that the 175.000 visitors could benefit from better connectivity.

Wednesday Afternoon, August 7^th, our Data & Electro engineers were executing construction work at high school ISW Hoogeland Naaldwijk when they suddenly heard the fire alarm elsewhere in the building. Due to the summer holiday there were no other people present.

Maasdijk – Our fleet has an important share in the overall CO₂ emission of DAEL. In order to reduce this amount of emission, we started an eco-driving competition, called the ‘EcoDrive Challenge’. This appeared to be a fun and efficient way to stimulate our colleagues to drive more economically and in that way reduce the fuel consumption and CO₂ emission. Last Saturday, the team ‘Green DAEL’ won the award for most efficient driving in Q3 and colleague Wouter Verkade won the award of top 1 eco driver.

Maasdijk – Last Monday 2 September our third group of DAEL Talents started the first year of their work and learn program. After the selection trajectory, a total of eleven talents were chosen to participate in the educational program. They started their year with a fun and diverse introduction week. In the coming years these talents will be trained by DAEL, in cooperation with ROC Mondriaan, to become technical engineers. Coming Monday ten of these talents will start with their work and learn program within the DAEL companies and one talent will follow his trajectory at installation company Stolze.

DAEL Security is exploring new international markets. New colleague Tomas Olivier is responsible for International Relations, Business Development and Special Projects at DAEL Security. In the first week of October he will visit Muscat, the capital of Oman, for a tailor-made training programme. He will provide an undisclosed variety of customers with Financial Intelligence and AML training.

As from 1 September 2019, Jeroen van Leeuwen has been appointed as the new managing director of the DAEL Group. He then succeeds André and Klaas van der Hout who choose to pave the way for a new director after nineteen years. It is up to Van Leeuwen to further shape the growth of the DAEL Group.

MAASDIJK – In November 2018 Logiqs started the construction of their new business premises. DAEL Data & Electro takes care of the data and security installations of this building. Situated on the business area Honderdland in Maasdijk, close to the current head office of Logiqs, a beautiful business premises has been built which will be set to work in the end of summer.

CAPELLE - Today, the renewed supermarket in shopping centre "De Terp" in Capelle aan den IJssel will be completed. DAEL Data & Electro provided this store with the complete e-installation and the lighting and fire alarm system. Our engineers successfully finished the activities in this German supermarket chain.

ASCOT - As Britain’s most valuable race meeting, attracting many of the world’s finest racehorses to compete for millions of pounds in prize money, Royal Ascot is anticipated and revered the world over. Commissioned by Vodafone, DAEL Telecom UK deployed a special events trailer, providing (additional) connectivity to this event.

DAEL Security wins tender Department of Correctional Institutions (Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen, DJI) to supply access control equipment for almost all judicial institutions in the Netherlands. This concerns Prisons, Houses of Detention, TBS clinics and Youth Institutions. The contract with DJI includes the supply of metal detection gates, hand metal detectors and X-ray baggage screening equipment for the coming years. 

MAASDIJK - At DAEL Group, we invest in the future of technology. By offering our employees the space to develop and grow and providing them with the necessary time and resources, we stimulate innovation within our company. 3D / Revit drawing was recently introduced within our departments. This is yet another step towards the better technical and visual design of the E-installations we build for our clients.

SCHIPHOL – Since January 1^st , 2019, part of DAEL Security’s FSE team has been relocated into a new airside office at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The new office is primarily used for service and maintenance of the ETD systems and also offers space to a part of the management employed in Amsterdam. The office space is located on the D pier, at only a short distance from the passenger terminal.

MAASDIJK - At the end of November a multi-day external audit was carried out within the DAEL Group with regard to the recertification in accordance with the new VCA standard 2017 / 6.0. The audit has been successfully completed and the DAEL Group has once again shown its progress in the field of work safety, health, and the environment. The VCA 2017 / 6.0 replaces our current VCA 2008 / 5.1 certification.

OIRSCHOT - Last month, DAEL Security starts a series of demonstrations of the Heuresis HBI-120 at locations of federal and local law enforcement agencies throughout the Netherlands. One of them was held at the Stevenick barracks located near Oirschot last month.

MAASDIJK – Next week, VTM will reopen in their renovated office and service centre in Maasdijk. DAEL Data & Electro has taken care of both the electrical installation as well as the lighting and data installation inside the building.

DAEL launches the partner spotlight, a recurring item in which we highlight the services of our partners. This time we put LinkThings in our spotlight: an innovative company focused on IoT and Big Data solutions. According to experts the next 'big thing' in the IT world.

EDE - Imagine a world where wireless infrastructure is no longer confined to the ground by the limits of gravity. Huawei and KPN believe to make this possible by introducing the world’s first Connected Drone Taxi to the public. DAEL Telecom has recently helped to assemble this innovative machine at the KPN event in Ede.