It was a mammoth task providing staff for the Malaysian company Sapura Energy. From his office in Mexico, Guido van der Zwet, Manager Americas at iPS, talks with pride about a successful partnership.

In Mexico, iPS has entered into a partnership with British Petroleum (BP). Whereas until recently all petrol stations were owned by the Mexican state-owned company Pemex, more and more foreign companies are taking over the petrol stations, including BP.

In Dubai, iPS is doing business with MAC Offshore (Marine Assets Corporation), a shipbuilder/shipping company owning six ships, which in recent years has increased its focus on facilitating offshore projects in the Middle East. Boudewijn Blatter, iPS Manager Middle East, directs the office in Dubai and tells us how a small assignment grew bigger.

iPS consultant Christian Aarnoudse was assigned to the Van Oord dredging company for five months. At Van Oord, he scheduled staff for Svanen, a floating crane that at the time was being used for the construction of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, located in the British Isles.