2017 has been another busy, productive and exciting year for everyone involved with Team Van Oord – here’s a quick-fire, month-by-month round up of some of the key highlights and achievements.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Shoreham team celebrates industry award
The Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls project team has picked up its first accolade, a commendation in the 2017 RTPI South East Awards for Planning Excellence.
Team Van Oord and Environment Agency receive ‘Gold’ Green Apple award
A delegation representing the Cannington Flood Defence Scheme attended the House of Commons on 6 November to accept the Green Apple Environment Award, which was bestowed on the project earlier this year.
All on track to complete at Rugeley before end of year
Works on a flood defence scheme in the Staffordshire town of Rugeley are progressing well and on schedule to be complete before the end on 2017.
Students visit Clay’s Lake ahead of winter shutdown
Students from the University of Brighton have paid another visit to the Clay’s Lake Flood Prevention Scheme in West Sussex, where works have progressed during 2017 ahead of the winter shutdown.
How diversity can help boost our business
In this think piece, Team Van Oord outlines why it firmly believes that diversity in the workplace increases innovation and the bottom line – by up to 35%.
Shoreham team ‘wears it pink’ for breast cancer
The Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls Scheme project team members are today (20 Oct) ‘wearing it pink’ in support of efforts to ensure a brighter future for women affected by breast cancer.
Cannington: EA chair praises community partnership at official opening
The award-winning Cannington Flood Defence Scheme has been officially opened by the Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd.
Van Oord completes work on UK offshore wind farm project
Team Van Oord’s Netherlands’ partner Van Oord has successfully completed work on the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm.
Visitors and wildlife benefit from lock refurbishment scheme
Image: Environment Agency, via Twitter. The Environment Agency says the recently completed £3.6m refurbishment of East Farleigh lock on the River Medway will be ‘a great asset to visitors, river users, and wildlife for many years to come’.