DHV joins Dutch economic mission to Russia

Growth of air traffic, privatization of airports and solution for parking chaos are highlights for DHV
Dutch consultancy and engineering firm DHV will participate in a Dutch economic mission to Russia, headed by Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment. During the mission DHV will focus on the growth of air traffic for the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament in 2018, the privatization of airports and the parking chaos in Moscow. The mission to Moscow and St. Petersburg will take place 19-21 October 2011.

Civil aviation

NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants and InterVISTAS, both subsidiaries of the DHV Group, have organized a two-day conference called 'First Netherlands Russia Aviation Conference and Bilateral Cooperation Forum' on the development of airport infrastructure and management, security, and innovation for airlines and airports. Approximately 100 Russian delegates will attend.

Thirteen Russian airports require expansion between now and the World Cup in 2018 to get supporters safely and efficiently to their destinations. This will require work such as the construction of new piers, improvement of access roads and enlargement of car parking facilities.

Ben Hasselman, NACO's Director of Business Development, said: "We have considerable expertise in this field. We were involved in the development of airports for the soccer championships in Poland, Ukraine and in South Africa. NACO has also played a role in numerous other projects and was recently awarded first prize for the winning master plan for the world's largest airport near Beijing."

Recyclable car park

In Moscow, DHV and its partner PARK4ALL will unveil their new invention: a flexible and removable car park that can be put together in five weeks. After being used it can be re-erected elsewhere. DHV says that the system - which is suitable for locations on building sites and above roads, rails and water - is a fast and sustainable solution to Moscow's current parking chaos. There are more than four million cars in the city, but only one million parking spaces. Even now this results in chaotic situations.

Kees-Jan Bandt, DHV's Director of Area Development, Legal & Finance, said: "The Russians have already shown an interest in PARK4ALL because it was developed according to the Cradle to Cradle® principle. Instead of being thrown away after use, the materials are infinitely recyclable. Therefore, DHV will be contributing to a sustainable and vital city." During the mission DHV will hold talks with Russian authorities and companies about identified sites in Moscow and St. Petersburg and around the World Cup soccer stadiums.

DHV will also participate in a roundtable conference between Minister Schultz van Haegen and Russia's Deputy Minister of Transport Viktor Olersky about the urban development of St. Petersburg.

Flood barrier

Dutch Prime Minister Rutte and Minister Schultz van Haegen will visit the flood barrier in St. Petersburg. In association with its partners, DHV worked on the completion of the barrier. They were responsible for the design, calls for tender and design supervision of work in progress.

Participants

The DHV mission participants will be:

Managing Director Marco Huibrechtse will be present on behalf of PARK4ALL.