Hatenboer-Water, a solution provider for integral water management on board ships and platforms, has opened a branch in Singapore. The organisation felt this step was necessary to be closer to the construction locations of the end-users.
Guy Heijnen, who is to run the branch as managing director, has fulfilled several functions at the head office in the Netherlands since 2000, and was until recently Manager Sales & Water Quality.
Safe Water on Board
‘We are an ambassador of the concept: Safe Water on Board, from the source to the tap points. The economic impact of a need to clear an offshore vessel or rig of personnel because of the bad quality of the water on board, for example as a result of legionella, is enormous,’ says Willem Buijs, CEO of Hatenboer-Water. ‘It entails our being involved at an early stage in the design of the water installation and management systems, the disinfection systems, the pipework, the tap points, the management plans, et cetera. Since many new builds and retrofits take place in Asia, we now have an operational base in Singapore.’
Opening
The opening of the new branch was celebrated at the Offshore South East Asia (OSEA) in Singapore. Pauline Eizema, Deputy Head of Mission at the Dutch Embassy in Singapore, carried out the official opening
