BADHOEVEDORP – On October 10th the second National BAL Seminar was organised by Martijn van 't Veer and his colleagues from NTCB. The aim of the seminar is to share knowledge with professionals in related fields on a non-profit basis. Almost 130 attendees, mainly consisting of airfreight security experts and government representatives from the Netherlands, joined this interesting and interactive event which took place at the Ramada Hotel in Badhoevedorp. The seminar gave the opportunity to the participants to talk about trends, experiences, incidents and regulations concerning cargo- and aviation security. Robert de Bos acted as chairman of the event.

MAASDIJK – At DAEL Talent, students will get the chance to receive their vocational degree in Electrical Engineering free of charge. And if they succeed, they are assured of a job at DAEL. This week, the second year of the company education started. During a five-day festive and varied program, the students got the opportunity to get acquainted with the company and training program that awaits them.

MAASDIJK - Last month, Be Fresh Produce reopened their office in their fully rebuild HQ in Maasdijk. The construction of the new building, strategically located right next to the A20, has now been completed and the building itself has a completely fresh and modern look.

We are pleased and proud to announce that we received our Silver Partnership with Lenovo in recognition of our continued commitment to excellence in delivering Lenovo solutions. 

DAEL Telecom UK puts her temporary masts in operation in order to increase the mobile capacity on festivals held throughout the UK. This on behalf of various mobile operators. The Royal Wedding, Investec Derby and Cowes Week are just a few examples of the events where DAEL Telecom UK has deployed its temporary masts during this festival season.

NAALDWIJK – The explosion of mobile traffic puts immense pressure on mobile networks to deliver the necessary capacity and performance. DAEL Telecom now focuses on expanding and improving the mobile network of our client in order to alleviate these capacity constraints. By placing innovative equipment during the summer months, capacity and 4G speeds in the mobile network continue to increase.

MAASDIJK - The long-standing cooperation between DAEL Group and Mercedes-Benz Dealer Bedrijven has reached a milestone: the 100th Mercedes-Benz van has been added to our fleet! A festive and symbolic moment confirming both the growth of our company and our confidence in Mercedes-Benz Dealer Companies.

DAEL Telecom UK was selected to complete fieldwork on a site with limited access in the Scottish Highlands. This site is part of the L800 infill geo coverage. Therefore a free standing 15 meter DS006 was constructed using a helicopter.

VOORBURG - At the end of November, Zein Child Care already announced that it had secured a long-term lease on a stunning listed location in Voorburg. But before the day care center can move into their new settlement, the building still needs to be renovated. DAEL Data & Electro takes care of both the electrical installation and the data installation, fire alarm and evacuation system during this renovation period.

DAEL Security has started a training in X-Ray image analysis in cooperation with the Dutch National Training Institute Transport & Aviation [NTCB]. During this one-day course, the NTCB will focus on training security officers from a European security organization in The Hague. This training is specifically tailored to the scanning and detection equipment as supplied by DAEL Security. 

All houses and businesses in Culemborg have their power back after a major power blackout on Monday evening. The malfunction was caused by an Apache-helicopter flying low during an exercise. About 24.000 households in and around the city of Culemborg therefore spend a full evening without electricity. DAEL Power helped the affected city and used aggregates to power the mobile transmission masts. 

MAASDIJK – DAEL Telecom and DAEL Security have received the keys to the premises of the new joint venture in Zaventem, Belgium. From this location, they will deliver Security and Telecommunication services to clients in Belgium and Luxembourg. The property, consisting of 350m² of storage with 500m² of office, is the sixth establishment of DAEL to open its doors.

DAEL Data & Electro has been working on renovating the current building of Koningshoek Shopping Mall in Maassluis for more than 2,5 years now. Since December last year it is known that DAEL will also provide the electrical installation in the newly constructed facilities. On April 18, the contract between DAEL and principal contractor Van Mierlo was officially signed. The roof has now been closed and therefore work has started in the new phase.

The collaborative project between DAEL, Westland Infra and KPN for the conversion of landlord to own connections and replacement of old kWh meters for new 'smart' measuring equipment is currently terminated. A great opportunity to gain insight into this project.

On Thursday, May 11, 2017, ProRail awarded the 'Fides Work Package 3' to Tribase. Tribase was previously awarded with the 'Fides Work Pack 2'. All operations on behalf of these contracts will be carried out under the licensed agreement between Tribase and DAEL Rail.

Das beste oder nichts: DAEL is going to provide all its new vans with a special driver's seat. The goal is to significantly improve the driver's seating position.

DAEL Group will soon start a business training at its own office at Aartsdijkweg 81. This in collaboration with ROC Mondriaan; a school which offers technical education in the Hague. At DAEL Talent, students will get the chance to recieve an Collage degree in Electrical Engineering free of charge. And if they succeed, they are assured of a job at DAEL. This way, DAEL hopes to capture the imminent lack of mechanics in the region. 

DAEL Group aims to reduce the C02 emissions of the company by 10% in 2019, with 2014 as the base year. The results of this objective are measured on a yearly base. This article contains more information about the the emission results in 2016 - 2017.

AMSTERDAM – Enormous pressure on the Dutch airports now that their passenger flow is again breaking all records. As usual, Schiphol Airport will take extra measures to ensure that the passenger and freight traffic during the holidays is properly managed. During the busiest period of the year, DAEL Security employees ensure that all scanning and detection systems at our national airport are functioning at their optimum level.

This week, DAEL Security has held a product demonstration of the Heuresis HBI-120 at its own business premises in Maasdijk. This HBI-120 is a unique handheld backscatter x-ray instrument that enables users to quickly and cost-effectively find concealed explosives, narcotics and other contraband. 

DAEL Data & Electro is currently working on the electrical engineering inside the new business premises of Van Daalen Transport / CARGOBOSS. But before the transport company could move into its new settlement, the building still lacked some security installations. DAEL Data & Electro has taken care of both the camera- and the access installation of the building.

HAELEN - At the beginning of last year, VolkerRail announced that it had selected DAEL Rail to build four track side buildings for the Weert corridor. The construction of the buildings is part of the Program Replacement Train Security (PVT) of ProRail. The traditional relay protection systems are replaced by modern interlocking systems.

SOESTERBERG - "The improvising opponent: a threat without boundaries", with this introduction Major-General Richard Oppelaar opened the DEC C-IED symposium organized by NIDV and the Dutch Defense. The conference took place on 28 March 2018 in the National Military Museum Soesterberg. Almost 150 people participated in the event.

DRUNEN - On 21 March j.l. the DAEL Talent students have visited B.V. Betonindustrie Elshout. As part of the school subject ‘Earthing and Lightning Protection’, students were given a tour of the company and were also given an explanation of the earthing and pressing methods. The aim of the excursion is to complement students’ development in the fields of earthing and lightning protection by providing a professional look at the sheer variety of pressing devices and the challenges they each present.