The international expert organisation Dekra has taken over the plant integrity (PI), non destructive testing (NDT) and microscopy operations from DNV GL (formerly KEMA) and as such is expanding its industrial operations in the Netherlands. The three units, employing 24 experts, will be operating under the name Dekra Material Testing and Inspection (MTI) in its new buildings in Arnhem. MTI is concerned with the inspection and testing of capital-intensive and business-critical systems and materials. Customers include a large number of petrochemical, industrial and energy companies.
Marcel Blinde, the managing director of the company’s service unit, says that this acquisition is vital in terms of it presence in both Europe and the Middle East as well as being an important addition to its industrial testing operations in the test laboratory in Arnhem. David Walker, CEO of DNV GL, says that the company is more focused on sustainable energy, transmission, distribution and energy efficiency. Recent investments include a €70-million expansion of its high power laboratory creating the first laboratory in the world in the extreme testing segment and the acquisition of PV Evolution Labs in the solar panel testing arena.
Contact Tilman Vögele-Ebering, Dekra, tilman.voegele-ebering@dekra.com
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