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The background of Civil Engineering

What is Civil Engineering?  As the name suggests, Civil engineering is a field of engineering that deals with the design and construction of public properties like roads, dams, bridges, and…
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What is Peak Oil?

Peak oil is defined as the hypothesized point in time during which the world will have extracted its maximum amount of petroleum from the Earth. Petroleum is a non-renewable fossil…
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An extensive partnership

iPS Powerful People and T&M Specialists UK Ltd, have agreed to extend their strategic business partnership for civil construction projects in the UK and mainland Europe. We will offer to…
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The background of oil reserves

Oil has always been a bone of contention and an apple of discord between countries. So much so, that there have been several oil wars over petroleum resources, their transportation,…
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A new office for iPS Baltics

We are very pleased to share the following news with you. The new office of iPS Baltics is a fact! On Thursday the 12th of March we celebrated this achievement…
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Protective measures against Covid-19

We are all in this together. The current situation about the coronavirus is something we never experienced before. Therefore we would like to share the following overview with you about…
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The coronavirus (Covid-19) measures

In the Netherlands, but also worldwide, measures are being taken to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). To ensure the safety of our employees, customers and candidates, we…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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Trade Mission Norther Germany

Yesterday was the start of the Trade Mission to Northern Germany. The mission started with a visit to IHK zu Rostock and NEPTUN WERFT GmbH. The day ended with a…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Holland House Mexico geopend

In Mexico-City is op 12 februari het Holland House Mexico geopend door Luz Ma de la Mora de Mexicaanse staatssecretaris van Buitenlandse Zaken en Margriet Leemhuis, de Nederlandse ambassadeur te Mexico-City. Mexico-City biedt grote kansen en mogelijkheden voor Nederlandse ondernemers. Het Holland House Mexico is opgezet als soft landing platform en business accelerator voor Nederlandse bedrijven in de Mexicaanse markt.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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QHSE en de drive voortdurend te verbeteren

Jeffrey Nouwen is de ‎Manager QHSE van iPS. Zijn missie: veilig en gezond werken, het naleven van de wet, maar ook het creëren van draagvlak voor QHSE bij zijn collega’s. Jeffrey: ‘Het voortdurend stellen van de waaromvraag helpt je de kwaliteit te verbeteren.’ 
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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.’
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Delen is vermenigvuldigen

Ze treffen elkaar in het Baggermuseum in Sliedrecht, de plaats waar de baggerindustrie haar oorsprong heeft liggen. Leo Oostendorp en Theo Wanders, oprichters en eigenaren van iPS, lopen er met zichtbaar plezier rond.
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Guido van der Zwet

Ik kwam in 2006 naar Mexico voor het schrijven van mijn scriptie. Ik werd verliefd en ben nooit meer naar Nederland gegaan. Ik werk bij iPS sinds 2013.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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