Major expansion of the Port of Hanstholm
Grontmij has signed a major contract with the Port of Hanstholm for a major expansion of the port. The Port of Hanstholm wishes to expand its position as the leading fishing port in Denmark and as a cargo hub for north-west Denmark. In addition the Port of Hanstholm will become a ferry port with connections to the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and Scotland.
Grontmij shall optimise the port layout including studies of navigation, sedimentation and wave disturbance in and around the port. Furthermore Grontmij will conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment to assess direct and indirect environmental effects of the project. This will include bird migration studies, numerical modelling of sediment transport, waves and coastal morphology and visual impacts on sea scape and landscape. The project will run in 2011.
Refurbishment of Glostrup hospital
A new contract as leading consultant for the refurbishment of 10,000 m2 of the Glostrup Hospital’s facilities has been signed. Grontmij has been working as consultants for Glostrup Hospital in the Greater Copenhagen area for several years. The project will run till the end of 2011 and will include projects for the Rheumatic, Sleep Disorder, and Medical departments, as well as for The Eye Research Unit and the Knowledge Centre for Back Diseases.
Refurbishment of fly-overs
Grontmij has won an assignment for the Danish Road Directorate, to refurbish two important fly-overs: one under the western motor way near Slagelse and another between Ringsted and Næstved. Both fly-overs need to have exchanged spandrels and damp proofing as well as refurbishment of over and underside fly-over deck. The refurbished fly-overs are to be delivered in 2011.
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Notes to the editors
Grontmij is a leading sustainable design, engineering and management consultancy active in the growth markets of water, energy, transportation and sustainable planning and design. At the core of our business is the principle of sustainability by design that is a leading value proposition for our customers. Grontmij is the fourth largest engineering consultancy in Europe with almost 300 offices across the region and a further 50 offices globally. We have nearly 11,000 professionals around the world.
Our value chain of services stretches from major renewable water and energy infrastructure through designing efficient and environmentally-sensitive mobility and transportation networks to shaping our urban and green living spaces.
Whilst we are approaching our 100th anniversary, and benefit from the experience nearly a century provides, we prefer to look to the future to enhance the world we live in. By applying sustainability considerations to all our design, consultancy and management services right across the value chain, our highly-skilled, expert people are able to create lasting solutions that plan for, connect and respect the future.
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