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Building an Offshore Wind Farm: Operational Master Guide

Jochem Tacx recently launched his book “Building an Offshore Wind Farm: Operational Master Guide”. The guide is the first book available on the market to specifically focus on the installation…

Aftermovie Offshore Energy 2019

What a great exhibition! We’ve enjoyed the past 3 days where we’ve made new connections, heard about inspiring innovations and had a lot of fun! To share an impression of…

iPS acquires a controlling interest in the survey specialized personnel services company Nautech Services

October 1 2019, iPS Powerful People and Nautech Services have agreed to intensively collaborate. With this agreement iPS Powerful People will strengthen their position in the Survey and Marine markets,…

New Office for iPS in Ciudad del Carmen

On Wednesday the 12th of June, iPS – Powerful People celebrated the opening of their offices together with Telford Offshore. The official inauguration was held by government officials from Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche State and The Netherlands together with iPS – Powerful People and Telford Offshore management.

International Recruitment company iPS signed a personnel partnership with DEME Group

International recruitment company iPS Powerful People is selected as preferred supplier for DEME Group to provide Marine- and Project personnel worldwide.

Navingo Career Event 2019

esterday iPS had another successful Navingo Career Event.

Kick Off Reception Energy Trade Mission to Mexico

On Wednesday - May 29 the kick off reception for the energy trade mission to Mexico will take place.

Marisa Suijker 20 year anniversary

We have a festive day at our Headquarters today. Nowadays it is not common to have a employment for 20 years already.

International Recruitment company iPS signed a personnel partnership with Jan de Nul

iPS Powerful People – a specialist in Recruitment & Cross- Border payroll services – has signed a new service contract for the provision of personnel services to Jan de Nul on April, 4th 2019.

Crossing Borders – Marzena Polak

Marzena is our Senior Consultant EPCM, she is helping our clients to find the right management teams for Turnaround / Shutdown & EPC Projects in the oil and gas sector. We have a large pool of candidate familiar with EPC & EPCM projects. The most common jobs that Marzena sees in her job are: Turnaround Managers/Coordinators, QHSE Managers, Planners, Schedulers, E&I and Mechanical Engineers, Project Managers & Engineers.

Ready for the future

The iPS Board of Directors takes a tour at Rotterdamsebaan, the tunnel under construction that will connect the Ypenburg junction (A4) with the City Centre Ring Road of The Hague. This is where many of the candidates of preferred supplier iPS are at work. Back at the office, the Board of Directors look back on the past few years but also gives it views on the changing market and what this will mean for iPS.

iPS has opened an office in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

iPS – Powerful people has opened a local office in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia and in Manama, Bahrain. iPS is constantly looking for new opportunities to grow and expand our current business portfolio. The move is in line with the iPS goals to serve our clients all over the world and get local points of contact in various regions.

HOLLAND HOUSE MEXICO OPENS ITS DOORS IN MEXICO CITY

Mexico City, 12 February 2019 – Holland House Mexico, the one-stop shop dedicated to helping Dutch companies be successful in doing business in Mexico, was inaugurated on Tuesday in Mexico City by Ambassador of the Netherlands to Mexico, Margriet Leemhuis, Undersecretary for International Trade of Mexico, Luz María de la Mora, and President of the Advisory Board of Holland House Mexico Anko van der Werff.

Natasja Wanders – Wista New Year’s Dive

Today it is time to meet our colleague Natasja Wanders. In our day to day business Natasja is business manager for our Maritime department

Steve Oakes – Lifting Supervisor

Steve Oakes is working as a Lifting Supervisor via iPS at Van Oord and we received his story to publish. Upon completing Electrical and Mechanical Engineering studies in 1997, I sought training and began working as a Banksman/Slinger Signaler in Central London and the Home Counties.

iPS Mexico signs a 3 year Offshore Crew Supply contract with one of its international clients.

iPS Mexico has signed a 3 years contract with one of its international clients for the full crew management scope of its DP2 Supply Vessel that will soon be in Mexican waters.

Dutch Networking Cocktail

Next week in Mexico City during the Energy Mexico 2019, the Dutch Energy Association will organise the Duth Networking Cocktail.

iPS form strategic partnership with T&M specialists

Following negotiations in Dubai during January of 2019 the Tunnelling and Civil Construction division of iPS have decided to enter into a partnership with the Hong Kong based Tunnelling company T&M Specialists.

Rotterdamsebaan Tunnel Completion

IPS would like to congratulate the Rotterdamsebaan JV on the successful arrival of the TBM ‘Catharina-Amalia’. This marks the completion of excavation of the second tunnel.

QHSE and the constant desire to improve

Jeffrey Nouwen is the manager QHSE of iPS. His mission: safe and healthy working conditions, compliance with the law, as well as ensuring support for QHSE among his colleagues. Jeffrey: ‘Constantly asking “why” helps to improve quality.’

Guido van der Zwet

I came to Mexico in 2006 to write my thesis. I fell in love and never went back to the Netherlands again. I have been working at iPS since 2013.

Sharing means growth

They meet at the Dredging Museum in the town of Sliedrecht, where the dredging industry was born. Leo Oostendorp and Theo Wanders, iPS founders and owners, are clearly enjoying themselves.

Translating strategy to practice

Patrick Mans is Director Operations at iPS and responsible for bringing strategy into practice. One of the ways in which he does this is by giving guidance to the managers who, together with their staff.

‘Being sparring partners, that’s our strength’

Being successful for thirty years, in a constantly changing market, with new challenges coming up again and again: how do you do it? Today, the iPS’ Directors team consists of Rob Kooijmans, Hans van Burk and Patrick Mans. They lead the company with great passion.