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• The addresses Nijverheidsstraat 30 and Uitmaat 8 will still be used for the delivery and picking up of goods.

Check this video of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) about the main drivers, the key functions and challenges of soil biodiversity loss, indicating possible ways to enhance soil biodiversity as a nature-based solution.

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Curious what products and solutions Royal Eijkelkamp offers that contribute to a healthy soil, please contact us via +31 313 880 200 or info@eijkelkamp.com. 

Through valuable contacts at Oost-NL and the Ministries of LNV, EZK, BuZa, and IENW, we were recently asked whether we would like to introduce our company Royal Eijkelkamp and InnoFields in particular to a delegation from different ministries as part of a virtual working visit.

This would normally be done with physical visits but, thanks to Covid-19, it is now digital. Royal Eijkelkamp had the scoop and was the first to organise a virtual working visit. Extremely valuable company for all plans relating to InnoFields. Chris Willemsen from Oost-NL acted as moderator during the introduction.

The following topics were covered extensively as InnoFields Key Offers: BooD (Business out of Data), testing, training and demos, Human Capital credits and multi-stakeholder platforms and Living Labs. The challenges of each topic were also covered in full, with plenty of help being offered!

We can reflect on the virtual working visit with great positivity. We are honoured to be able to take the lead and we are confident that the new contacts we have made will make InnoFields an even greater success.

If you would like to know more about InnoFields, please visit www.royaleijkelkamp.com/innofields or contact Fons Eijkelkamp on +31(0) 313880200 or f.eijkelkamp@eijkelkamp.com.

Take a minute to watch the new trailer of the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP). It's called Water. Driven. Future. and it is well worth the effort. Royal Eijkelkamp has been a proud NWP member for many years. 

The Netherlands Water Partnership enables the Dutch water sector to have an even greater impact internationally. The NWP organises trade missions, matchmaking and promotes the Dutch water sector. Please visit the NWP website for more information.

WATCH THE TRAILER

Dear Royal Eijkelkamp customers and relations,

Since we started inventing and developing solutions for soil and water related projects in 1911, we have experienced and conquered a lot as a company. At the moment we are experiencing the effects of COVID-19 together with the world.

We would like to let you know that our experienced team works for you both from the headquarters in Giesbeek and Raleigh (US) and from home. At this moment we are able to process new orders within the period prescribed. Naturally, the health of our employees comes first, always.

We believe that you should keep in touch with each other during difficult and uncertain times. And with all means of communication nowadays, the world is more connected than ever. Therefore contact us today, in any way, and let us know how we can help you now or in the future.

We would like to hear from you how we can continue to making the difference for you.

Stay safe and see you soon.

Huug Eijkelkamp & Royal Eijkelkamp Team

Lucien van Riswijk, Mayor of Zevenaar, celebrated putting into use the new CNC turning and milling combination machine with automatic robot on Friday 20 December. By purchasing this combination machine, Royal Eijkelkamp has taken another step towards a sustainable future.

Royal Eijkelkamp wants to become a worldwide preferred supplier of solutions for soil and water research projects. To realise this ambition, Royal Eijkelkamp continues to seek out applicable innovations, efficiency in production, and interesting partnerships. The domestic manufacturing industry is highly valued in this search. However, this creates obligations and necessitates investments. A prime example of this is the purchase of the new CNC turning and milling combination machine with automatic robot control.

In addition to creating jobs in the region, this new machine represents an important step towards sustainable business practices. Where employees were previously required to load the machines with heavy machinery on a regular basis, the robot is now taking over this work.

In addition to the new CNC turning and milling combination machine, the entire Machining department has been expanded to ensure an optimal flow of production in the future. For example, a new conditioned measuring room has been built to further improve the measuring of the quality of the products and to increase delivery reliability. The department can now produce a large number of parts for Royal Eijkelkamp's finished products completely on its own. Additionally, we work with a number of reliable and specialized regional partners.

Do we meet in Stockholm at the World Water Week? Royal Eijkelkamp will be part of the NWP's Holland Pavilion (booth C08) representing the Dutch water sector. 

The Stockholm World Water Week is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. Organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), this year’s World Water Week will address the theme ‘Water for society – including all’ and will take place from 25 to 30 August 2019. 

Royal Eijkelkamp's focus will be on the Water Entrepreneur project in Benin and the NL-Food Security Alliance. Two initiatives that fit seamlessly in the main theme of this World Water Week.

During the event Royal Eijkelkamp will also host two sessions, one at Tuesday 27th of August and one at Wednesday 28th of August. Check the full programme on the NWP's webpage.

We are looking forward to meeting you in Stockholm.

Royal Eijkelkamp will be sponsoring the World Soil Museum in Wageningen for the next three years. Fons Eijkelkamp and Stephan Mantel signed the sponsorship agreement at the museum on Friday 12 April 2019.

The World Soil Museum exhibits a wide range of soil types from all over the world. The museum is part of the International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) and is located on the campus of Wageningen University & Research. Since the foundation of the museum in 1960, more than 1,000 soil monoliths – specially-prepared undisturbed soil profiles – have been collected from dozens of countries around the world.

Fons Eijkelkamp explains: ‘As Royal Eijkelkamp, we regularly visit the museum with national and international delegations due to our shared focus on the soil. One particularly special aspect of the museum is that it also devotes attention to the history of soil mapping in the Netherlands. For example, there is a beautiful old Edelman auger – a soil core sampler – along with a fantastic picture of my father, Jan Eijkelkamp, making an auger in the forge. We are therefore proud to be able to contribute to the continuity of this unique museum through this support.’

The Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) has a new member: Royal Eijkelkamp. GACSA is an inclusive, voluntary and action-oriented multi-stakeholder platform on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA). Read more about GACSA on their website.

Royal Eijkelkamp has a prominent role in the book ‘Family businesses in the Liemers’. In this unique Dutch book, 15 companies from the Liemers region in the Netherlands are portrayed whose history covers several generations. Sjoerd Geurts from Geurts Media took the time to capture the personal stories of the families on paper. The book contains romantic stories about the power of family businesses, but also striking anecdotes and honest outpourings.

Royal Eijkelkamp
The story behind Royal Eijkelkamp is not a standard one. A small local forge starting at the beginning of the last century that grows into a group of companies that develop and supply equipment for soil and water projects. An absolute highlight took place in 2011 when Eijkelkamp Earth Sampling group was celebrating its 100^th anniversary. From that moment, Eijkelkamp is allowed to use the designation ‘Royal ‘in its name. A special moment in the rich history of Royal Eijkelkamp.

Curious about the rest of the story? Order the book ‘Family businesses in the Liemers’ via info@geurtsmedia.com (only in Dutch available).

During the Royal Eijkelkamp DemoDay 2018 we have welcomed over 150 people from all over the world and got a lot of positive feedback on the demonstrations of Eijkelkamp Soil & Water, Eijkelkamp SonicSampDrill and Eijkelkamp GeoPoint SoilSolutions.

Aftermovie and pictures

We made a Royal Eijkelkamp DemoDay 2018 aftermovie. Watch it now. Besides the movie we also took a lot of pictures. Take a look at our Royal Eijkelkamp photo page.

The World of Royal Eijkelkamp is in full motion. You will read about it in our new magazine.

Highlights

• Groundwater problems in Sri Lanka
• The bright future for Drill’n CPT
• Safe levees through groundwater data
• Tricks of the blacksmith

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Royal Eijkelkamp hosted the latest H2020 SOLSA Project Team meeting on June 18th and June 19th. In two days the SOLSA Project Team joined several presentations and technical workshops at the Royal Eijkelkamp headquarters in the Netherlands.

The H2020 project SOLSA is the first automated expert system for on-site core analysis. With access to data on-line, great savings are expected on the number of drill holes, the accuracy of geo-models and economic evaluation of ore reserves. The aim is to “develop new or improved highly efficient and cost-effective, sustainable exploration technologies”.

More at the official SOLSA website.

This week our Eijkelkamp Academy welcomed lots of students during GeoWeek 2018. After the Soil Sampling workshop there were a lot of nice samples, smiling faces and dirty hands.

Meet Royal Eijkelkamp at Hall B2.105/204 during IFAT 2018, the world's leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. Our focus during IFAT 2018 will be smart water sensoring and monitoring.

Royal Eijkelkamp has won a five-year multi-million euro project in Sri Lanka. Under instructions of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management, Royal Eijkelkamp will start this month in various regions of the South Asian country with the realisation of a groundwater monitoring network.

'Like many other countries, Sri Lanka also faces a variety of groundwater related problems', Senior Project Manager Elsa Mulder-van Heijst says. 'Groundwater is becoming scarcer, population growth increases the demand for groundwater, and a large variety of users causes fluctuations in level, quality and composition of the groundwater'.

In the near future, the groundwater monitoring network to be realised, consisting of 150 measuring locations, will provide the decision-makers of the ministry with timely, reliable and accurate data, based on which groundwater related problems can be monitored and managed.

Directors Huug Eijkelkamp, Frank Tillmann and Supervisory Board members Fons Eijkelkamp and Joop Hylkema are proud to have been awarded this contract. 'This project is a perfect example of the turnkey solutions Royal Eijkelkamp offers nowadays. In addition to the equipment, we take care of all activities within the project, from research, design, development, financial structuring, planning, management, implementation and training to functional delivery of the whole'.

The groundwater monitoring network will be constructed in three river basins and will be monitored from the capital Colombo. In the three river basins, Royal Eijkelkamp will start with a detailed field study to determine the measuring locations and hydrogeological profiles. Once the locations have been determined, Royal Eijkelkamp will carry out all drilling work using sonic drills. This is followed by the installation of sensors, data transport and validation. In the Data Management Centre of the Water Resources Board in Colombo, a control room will be set up where all data will be received, monitored and managed. The combined project activities are supported both from the Netherlands and from Sri Lanka with project management and extensive and versatile training.

Royal Eijkelkamp signed the Partners for International Business (PIB) "Urban Challenges – Integrated Sustainable Solutions". This PIB is about integrated and sustainable solutions for urban water challenges in China and coordinated by Dutch Sino Business Promotions. The PIB is a cooperation for 3 years and the focus areas are: Hebei cities - Shanghai regions – Guangzhou areas.

Besides Royal Eijkelkamp other PIB partners are: Deltares, NL Urban Solutions, Priva, Wageningen University Research Center, IHS Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tauw and Nautilus. Aim of the partners is to position an integrated approach including urban water quality management and engineering solutions, master planning and sustainable building design.

Read more about this PIB.

Meet Royal Eijkelkamp at booth T3-121 during bauma CONEXPO AFRICA in Johannesburg on March 13-16, 2018. Royal Eijkelkamp will be showcasing its Smart Sensoring concept and sonic drilling equipment. We will have a SmallRotoSonic PL in the DEMO area showing Sonic technology and a CompactRotoSonic Mito 8 on display, with our experts standing by to answer any questions you may have.

bauma CONEXPO AFRICA
bauma CONEXPO AFRICA—the International Trade Fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines and construction vehicles—provides the construction and mining industry in Africa with a professional platform for networking, investment and the exchange of ideas and information. The show launched in 2013 has established itself as the most important event for the sector in Africa.

Date March 13-16, 2018
Location Johannesburg Expo Centre
Opening hours 09:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday - Thursday), 09:00 - 16:00 (Friday)
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We are looking forward to meeting you at bauma CONEXPO AFRICA!

Royal Eijkelkamp was one of the participants of the International Seminar on Tailingdam Technologies & Management in Minas Gerais, Brasil. 

The objective of the seminar was to discuss new policies and to present new technologies to the mining companies to help to implement them. Minas Gerais has more than 315 tailing dams, 50% of the total in Brazil. Besides well organised and monitored dams, such as the Mina do Pico dam of Vale, many dams require attention and are manually monitored. A new law, currently in process, will oblige mining companies to automatise the monitoring of their dams and to make the data available online to SEMAD.

Read more about this seminar on the Netherlands Business Support Offices (NBSOs) website.

Royal Eijkelkamp is one of the nominees for the Family Business Award 2018. This year, 500 Dutch family companies registered for this prestigious award. Ten Dutch family companies are ultimately nominated.

Foundation Familie Onderneming awards the Family Business Award every year to an excellent family business from the Netherlands. The foundation was founded in 2012 by entrepreneur John Fentener van Vlissingen. Goal of the foundation is to support the Dutch family business. ABN AMRO and KPMG support the foundation.

The nominated family businesses must meet 8 criteria and the precondition that the company is a real family business. For this the definition of the European Commission is maintained. After determining a top 10, a professional jury chooses the winning family business.

In our new The World of Royal Eijkelkamp Magazine, we are proud to show you the difference Royal Eijkelkamp has made and will be making in the future.

Highlights
• 275.000 meters sonic drilling in New Zealand
• Safe dams in India
• Aeres Eijkelkamp Soil Research Lab
• Affligem: Brewing with trust

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Bezoek ons bij stand 07.330A op de Aquatech in de Amsterdam RAI van maandag 30 oktober tot en met vrijdag 3 november 2017.

Centraal staat onze Smart Sensoring oplossing voor water monitoring.

Registreer je nu gratis via deze link voor de Aquatech.

Voor de Amsterdam International Water Week Conference kunt u zich hier registreren.

'Water ... en negen miljard mensen' is het onderwerp van de Amsterdam International Water Week Conference. Hoe zorgen we voor veilig, schoon en duurzame water in verstedelijkte gebieden?

Hans van Rheenen (Eijkelkamp Soil & Water) en René van der Zwam (Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland) presenteren evapotranspiratie en hoe we deze grootste oorzaak van waterverlies op aarde meetbaar maken. Woensdag 1 november tussen 9u00 - 10u30. Sessie SW 08 Nieuwe ICT & Data: Oplossingen in Waterbeheer, Kamer G106.

Maak optimaal gebruik van uw bezoek aan de AIWW-conferentie en bezoek ook de Speakers Corner tijdens de lunch. Giel Hendriks (Eijkelkamp Foundation) vertelt over het innovatieve Water Entrepreneur Project in Benin. Dinsdag 31 oktober tussen 13.00 uur - 13.10 uur, Elicium 2.

See you in Amsterdam!

Great news from the Water Entrepreneurs in Benin. The Water Access Point of entrepreneur Wilfrid is now able to supply safe drinking water to the village of Thui in the arid, North-Eastern region of Benin.

Under supervision of local project coordinator and chief of arrondissement Angaradebou the Water Access Point is now official commissioned. Together with the introduction of the Water Access Point a hygiene and sanitation course was given.

The Largest and Most Comprehensive Water, Wastewater & Recycling Technology Expo In Indonesia

Meet team Royal Eijkelkamp at the NWP pavilion of the world of water and wastewater management at the Jakarta Convention Center, Indonesia. The INDO water expo is from the 12th till the 14th of July 2017. Indo Water is the biggest Expo & Forum for the fast growing water and wastewater industry in Indonesia.

Royal Eijkelkamp

Personal attention and a unique range of solutions: for more than 100 years, this has been our trademark at Royal Eijkelkamp. Royal Eijkelkamp has been devising, developing, producing and delivering smart solutions for soil and water projects worldwide since 1911. Royal Eijkelkamp has quite a range on offer for:Soil sampling and monitoring

• Water sampling and monitoring
• Environmental research equipment
• Remediation equipment
• Sonic drilling rigs and tooling
• Brand new inventions for environmental soil screening

The H2020 project SOLSA is the first automated expert system for on-site core analysis. With access to data on-line, great savings are expected on the number of drill holes, the accuracy of geo-models and economic evaluation of ore reserves.

Objective

The aim is to “develop new or improved highly efficient and cost-effective, sustainable exploration technologies”. It includes :

1. integrated drilling optimized to operate in the difficult lateritic environment with the challenge of a mixture of hard and soft rocks, extensible also to other ore types,
2. fully automated scanner and phase identification software, usable as well in other sectors.

SOLSA combines for the first time the non-destructive sensors.  For that purpose, SOLSA will develop innovative, user-friendly and intelligent software, at the TRL 4-6 levels. To align SOLSA to the industrial needs and to guarantee market uptake at the end of the project, the SOLSA multidisciplinary consortium includes an end-user (ERAMET) with mining and commercial activities in laterite ores, the case study selected for the project.

SOLSA is expected to increase exploration efficiency and push Europe in front by enlarging the field of data information while reducing the exploration cost and time, and thus the environmental

Last year the Dutch and Chilean government signed letters of intent to stimulate cooperation and economic ties. Because Chili is facing many water related issues, the Dutch Water Alliance organized a trade mission to Chili for Dutch water experts.

A good example of one of the many challenges Chili faces manifested itself during the mission. The north of Chili had to cope with unusual heavy rainfall. Normally the region of Antofagasta gets 2mm of rain per year. Due to climate change the region had to process 20mm of rain in one day. Causing all kind of problems from drainage problems to the closing of mines.

For Royal Eijkelkamp the trade mission was a success. The quality of the program was excellent, we spoke with a lot of interesting organizations and Chileans are, as always, fabulous peope.

Watch the great video impression of the Groundwater Seminar & Workshop in Malaysia at Surechem.

Meet Royal Eijkelkamp at NovCare 2017. The International Conference NovCare 2017 will take place from June 6-9, 2017 at the main campus of the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. Like previous editions NovCare 2017 will provide an outstanding platform for researchers and practitioners from all over the world to share research on innovative methods for characterization and monitoring of aquifers, soils, and watersheds. 

Royal Eijkelkamp will demonstrate Eijkelkamp SonicSampDrill's CompactRotoSonic crawler CRS-V and show auger equipment of Eijkelkamp Soil & Water and it's Smart Sensoring concept.

We are proud that Daiki is exhibiting at the New Environmental Expo 2017 in Tokyo. Find them till the 26th of may at booth R628 at the Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo International Exhibition Center.

The 9th Global Warming Prevention Exhibition 2017

The N-EXPO 2017 will not only showcase the 3R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycling) but also Resource Recovery, Recycling, Controll & Improve of Air Pollution, Water Contamination, Soil Contamination, Waste Disposal and New energy.

 NEW means;

1. New technology for New era
2. Environment business as the New business
3. New era that most of company care the environment

The Rijnland District Water Control Board uses the Eijkelkamp Smart Lysimeter for better investigation of  the effects of climate change on water management. The Smart Lysimeter measurement set up, in addition to evaporation, collects data on the amount of precipitation, wind and soil moisture. This data is then transferred telemetrically to Rijnland.

Hoogheemraad Sjaak Langeslag officially launched the first Smart Lysimeter setup yesterday. In total, Rijnland uses three Eijkelkamp Smart Lysimeter set ups to acquire important information for water management. In particular the measurement of evaporation gives Water board Rijnland the additional information it can use in their water management, says Sjaak Langeslag.

"We could already see how much water falls via rain, snow and hail. How much water leaves our area through our weirs, drainages and ground. We could not accurately map the invisible water loss through evaporation. With the lysimeter, we can. "

To collect data from several soil types, The Rijnland District Water Control Board and Eijkelkamp Soil & Water selected three locations:

• In Noordwijkerhout on a sandy soil;

• In Woubrugge on a clay soil;

• In Reeuwijk on a peat soil.

The data gathered by the Smart Lysimeter provides Rijnland a better insight into the complete water cycle. This enables the Rijnland District Water Control Board to better anticipate the effects of changing weather patterns in relation to water management.

Meet Royal Eijkelkamp at IE Expo China 2017 on 4 - 6 May in Shanghai, China.

IE expo China 2017
IE expo China 2017 offers an effective business and networking platform for Chinese and international professionals in the environmental sector and is accompanied by a first-class technical-scientific conference program.

Royal Eijkelkamp
Personal attention and a unique range of solutions: for more than 100 years, this has been our trademark at Royal Eijkelkamp. Royal Eijkelkamp has been devising, developing, producing and delivering smart solutions for soil and water projects worldwide since 1911. Royal Eijkelkamp has quite a range on offer for:

• Soil sampling and monitoring
• Water sampling and monitoring
• Environmental research equipment
• Remediation equipment
• Sonic drilling rigs and tooling
• Brand new inventions for environmental soil screening

When 4-6 May 2017
Where Shanghai New International Expo Center

We are looking forward to meeting you at IE Expo!

Kind regards,
Your Royal Eijkelkamp team

The mining sector faces the challenge of satisfying demand for raw materials and energy whilst keeping the impacts of its operations in check. In combination with decreasing head grades and reduced accessibility to deposits, rising demand results in ever larger volumes of mining waste produced. At the same time, society’s call for accountability in mining grows stronger, making it harder to obtain and hold a ‘social licence to operate’. After mining operations, legacy sites too often add yet another challenge, with large and lasting environmental and social impacts and generally too little funds for sufficient rehabilitation.

These challenges not only inflict additional costs (e.g. for transport); they require new approaches in mine planning, handling mining wastes and rehabilitation concepts in a socially and environmentally responsible manner - without putting too much pressure on the operation. MAREC (Mining Area Rehabilitation and Environmental Control) addresses these challenges, by looking for a win-win situation where residual value can be recovered while environmental impacts are mitigated.

The MAREC Approach

Rooted in fundamental knowledge on mining and the environment, the MAREC approach starts by acknowledging that every problem is unique. Our system analysis identifies key issues, which are isolated and targeted using fast innovative procedures. Solving technological, environmental and social bottlenecks, the MAREC approach will turn your business case beneficial for all parties involved.

From explorations to closure, MAREC offers a variety of advisory services throughout the whole mine life cycle, including, amongst others:

Exploration & Feasibility

• Sampling campaigns
• Deposit assessment
• Location appraisal
• Environmental and social impact assesment
• Bankable feasibility studies

Planning & Construction

• Integrated mine planning
• Infrastructural planning, design & supervision
• Environmental management plan
• Social management plan
• Mine permitting
• Hydrogeology and water management
• Slope design (pit)

Operations

• Equipment appraisal & procurement
• Monitoring, including real time intelligence based decision support systems
• Training and educationTransport (slurry)

Operations

• Closure plan execution
• Area restoration (rehabilitation)
• Stakeholder management

MAREC does not limit itself to these services but rather tailors its solutions to your needs. Services are offered separately or as combination for full project development. With three companies proving a solid and wide range of services and with access to an extensive network, we have the means to deliver.

MAREC team members

Our consultants will always keep close contact with you and are keen to discuss all possibilities to find an optimal tailor-made solution.

Read more about the MAREC Approach here...

Thursday, March 30rd, Royal Eijkelkamp hosted a brainstorm session with partners.

After joining a innovations brokerage in Seoul with not enough success we decided to organise our own brianstorm session with our close by partners the University Twente, Witteveen+Bos, Leap and Oost NV. Trying to find an innovative approach to tackle future problems around soil & water.

Not difficult to find some, chosing the right one is the challenge, we believe we found one!

Royal Eijkelkamp joined the Water Alliance, a unique partnership for Dutch companies, government agencies and knowledge institutes involved in water technology.

The Water Alliance focuses on innovative and sustainable water technology that can be used worldwide. It brings together a complete chain of innovation for water technology, from first idea, research & development, specialised laboratories, a water application centre and various demosites. It is driven by the idea that technological development and innovation is needed. In this way the Netherlands will become the European Water Technology Hub, with its focal point at the WaterCampus Leeuwarden.

We are very excited to introduce the new TD-Diver water level logger as the Mini-Diver’s successor! The new TD-Diver water level logger is a totally new design which combines over 75 years of groundwater monitoring experience with the most recent technologies and components available in the market today.

Focus on long term reliability and stability
When developing the TD-Diver water level logger the focus on long term reliability and stability has remained unwavered. The new TD-Diver water level logger is heavier than its predecessor so you will experience a simpler and smoother deployment down a bore-hole. By adding more memory and processor capacity, compensation and calibration of the pressure sensor has been improved. This gives the TD-Diver water level logger the features to guarantee the best linearity, accuracy and stability.

Improved Baro-Diver
The conveniently priced Baro-Diver water level logger has also been equipped with the new and improved technologies. This ensures that you accurately capture changes in atmospheric pressure.

More information about the new Diver

For more information or personal advice about the new Diver water level loggers please contact our sales team by telephone (+31 313 880 200) or email.

Come and meet Eijkelkamp SonicSampDrill at Geofluid 2016 in Piacenza, Italy, from 5 - 8 October. One of the better shows in the world when it comes to drilling solutions.

Eijkelkamp SonicSampDrill will display a SmallRotoSonic ML and a CompactRotoSonic XL MAX with the latest options available. Furthermore the latest Drill-Tracker software will be demonstrated as well our SonicCPT solutions.

You can find us at the booth of our partner Fraste. See you there!

Organisers of swimming events in open water still sometimes come up against unpleasant surprises. After the discovery of dead ducks in the Dutch Berkel river, the organisers of De Vrije Slag Door Zutphen (swimming event) decided to cancel the 2015 event, just prior to the start. Although participants were very understanding about the decision, the organiser was uncomfortable taking the decision based on advice from the GGD (area health authority) and in consultation with the water board and Municipality of Zutphen, without hard facts being available.

Eijkelkamp Soil & Water has now developed a unique measurement system for De Vrije Slag Door Zutphen to test the water continuously for variables important for swimmers. The smart measurement device is attached to a floating buoy and forwards the most important water values to an organisation via the Eijkelkamp web portal.

De Vrije Slag Door Zutphen was the first organiser of open water swimming events to work with this Eijkelkamp Soil & Water-developed measurement system and that has attracted quite a lot of media attention.

View the Omroep Gelderland images on Dutch television, read the article in de Stentor or listen to radio items on Omroep Gelderland and B-FM.

If you would like to know more about the Eijkelkamp measurement buoy please contact Eijkelkamp Soil & Water at info@eijkelkamp.com or +31 313 880 200.

In France Eijkelkamp SonicSampDrill promoted their developments to the Sonic OnLine Sampling and Analyzing (SOLSA) project partners, a Horizon 2020 project. Horizon 2020 is the European Commission programme for financing European research and innovation projects

Meet Eijkelkamp Soil & Water at IFAT 2016 in Munich. You have 5 days to meet Eijkelkamp Soil & Water at the Netherlands Water Pavilion in Hall A3, booth 305/404. Eijkelkamp Soil & Water's focus during the IFAT 2016 will be smart sensoring and measuring and monitoring water quality and quantity.

IFAT 2016
Besides Eijkelkamp Soil & Water, more than 3.000 exhibitors attend the IFAT, world's leading trade fair for environmental technologies to showcase their pioneering technologies, innovations, and strategies and solutions tailored to meet the requirements of the market in question.

Where Messe Munich
When 30 May - 3 June 2016
Booth A3.305/404

Buying tickets for the world's leading trade fair for environmental technologies is possible at the official IFAT 2016 website.

Meet Eijkelkamp SonicSampDrill at the 1st Aachen International Mining Symposia. Eijkelkamp SonicSampDrill will present the MAREC concept, LIBS inline grade scanner and real time mining. 

The Aachen International Mining Symposia is a landmark event, as this conference will draw attendance from leading mining professionals from all over the world. Speakers representing industry, institutions, government agencies, equipment suppliers and software providers, professionals from the mining industry and practitioners from consulting companies, as well as academic scholars and researchers will present and discuss mining issues of the 21st century. The focus will be on responsible mining, mining technologies and mineral resources in the realm of significant challenges, ranging from technological to social, environmental and economic concerns.

Visit the Aachen International Mining Symposia website for more event information.

Mangrove restoration projects are carried out world-wide to rehabilitate degraded mangrove forests. These restoration projects often have a low success rate because planting of new trees is done without taking into account site-specific hydrological conditions. To bring more hydrological knowledge into mangrove restoration projects, an international group of researchers, including Bram te Brake from Eijkelkamp Academy, have performed research to link hydrological conditions and mangrove vegetation.

The research included measuring water levels in mangrove forest using Diver water level loggers to analyze how long and how often the mangrove sites were inundated. This was linked to the current and potential vegetation at these sites. The research was published online in scientific journal PLOS ONE on March 23rd.

Eijkelkamp’s Bram te Brake said: “We have developed a simple, but robust, toolkit to use hydrology for mangrove restoration projects, including practical suggestions to increase the success rate of these projects. One of the main recommendations is to monitoring water levels at mangrove sites for a period of at least 30 days, to cover tidal variation. Using the guidelines in the paper this data can directly be used to guide decisions on mangrove species planting or ecological restoration of the area. The toolkit is intended to be used by mangrove organizations and local parties working in the field and helps to restore the valuable ecosystem of mangroves by providing a balanced combination between scientific support and practical guidelines.”

The research was carried out in cooperation with researchers from the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom) and Wageningen University (the Netherlands).

The article “Hydrological Classification, a Practical Tool for Mangrove Restoration” has been published on the PLOS website and can be downloaded freely.

Eijkelkamp Soil & Water organized the workshop "high time for water quality'. During the workshop, various speakers spoke about the theme of water quality from a practical standpoint. From policy issues to how to effectively measuring and monitoring in the field. A total of 30 participants joined the following presentations:

• Problems with water quality and suspected sites by Paul Post, chairman of the freestyle swimming club of Zutphen, the Netherlands
• Swimming in the Netherlands, Policy and Practice by Bart-Jan Vreman, Advisor Water Quality & Ecology at Arcadis
• Online measuring and monitoring of algae and water quality by Bob van IJzendoorn, Assistant sampling at Waterschap Rijn en IJssel
• Monitoring turbidity by Theo Prins, Senior Advisor Environmental Middle Ground | Business Line ENVIRONMENT Antea Group

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Van 15 tot en met 17 maart vindt u Eijkelkamp Soil & Water op de Aqua Nederland Vakbeurs 2016 in stand 206. De focus van Eijkelkamp Soil & Water ligt tijdens de vakbeurs op smart sensoring, waterkwaliteit en -kwantiteit meten en monitoren.

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From explorations to closure, MAREC offers a variety of advisory services throughout the whole mine life cycle. MAREC is a consortium shaped around three internationally operating consultancies active in the mining sector; Royal Eijkelkamp IHC Mining Witteveen+Bos. As MAREC consortium partners we align our research and development agendas, co-invest in system innovations and together provide tailor-made solutions for your business. Our expertise covers the full spectrum of required capacities for safe, responsible and sustainable mining and tailings management - from (re-)exploration and design to operations and closure.

Visit the MAREC website and take a look at the MAREC project overview.

After the annual audit Eijkelkamp Soil & Water's ISO-9001 certificate is again renewed. The quality system employed by Eijkelkamp Soil & Water and its implementation satisfy NEN-EN-ISO 9001:2008 for the following areas of application:

• The development, production, purchase and sale of equipment for the analysis of soil, water, plants, climate, residual substances and surveying equipment.
• Providing training courses in the field of environmental studies, land development and water management.

Eijkelkamp Soil & Water received the certification for the first time in 1996 and has always managed to keep it since then.

See a preview of the video of Eijkelkamp SonicSampDrill's latest delivered rig to Russia. This rig and service trailer are, among others, equipped with;

• Hydraulic liftable arctic tent
• 50K LargeRotoSonic with dual rod handling (rods and casing)
• Heater (working till -60C)
• Mudpuppy water recycling unit
• Triple clamps

This machine is going to the far east for 6x8 and 8x 10 sampling applications for minerals.

Eijkelkamp Soil & Water joins the Nutrient Platform. The Nutrient Platform is a cross-sectoral network of Dutch organizations that believe in a pragmatic approach towards nutrient scarcity. Frontrunners from the water sector, agriculture, waste sector and chemical industry have joined forces to close nutrient cycles. Together with the government, knowledge institutes and NGOs we accelerate the transition towards sustainable nutrient management by creating a market for recycled nutrients. Above all, the Nutrient Platform aims to turn the surplus of phosphorus in the Netherlands into an opportunity. This surplus, mainly the result of our intensive livestock system, causes environmental problems. By recovering phosphorus from our ‘waste’ streams and turning it into valuable new products, not only the environment is improved but also the phosphorus cycle is closed.

More about Nutrient Platform and Eijkelkamp Soil & Water.

The situation

In Benin, West Africa, approximately 45% of the population is exposed to unsafe water from sources such as rivers, ponds and wells, often at large distances. Contaminated water is one of the biggest threats to human health and especially for young children. With the Water Entrepreneur project we aim to serve almost 100.000 inhabitants of the rural Benin province Alibori with sustainable access to safe drinking water.

What is required

In total €1.7 million is needed to:

• Develop a 4-week Water Entrepreneur training course (technical, commercial)
• Salary sponsorship until the Water Entrepreneurs themselves attain a certain income
• Finance 40 hand drill sets and 40 water quality and quantity sets
• Provide transportation for all Water Entrepreneurs
• 20 complete water well systems per Water Entrepreneur, 800 in total
• The support, control and communications setup in Benin
• Establish a good, secure and controllable Investment Fund structure (there are 2 local partners: Stichting Le Pont (www.lepont.nl) and Institut National de l’Eau.

Project financing

• Subsidy (60%) from the Sustainable Water Fund (FDW) (Dutch government)
• Discounts on delivery of hardware by suppliers
• In-kind contributions from organisations, companies and individuals
• One-off contributions
• Regular donations

How can you help us making a difference?

Go to www.eijkelkampfoundation.com or transfer your donation to the special Water Entrepreneur account of the Eijkelkamp Foundation: NL13 RABO 0187 6795 92

Sunday 20th July our Managing Director Frank Tillmann was interviewed about Royal Eijkelkamp for RTL7 television programme Business Channel on Water.

For those who missed, watch Business Channel on Water.

We are proud to present you the new Royal Eijkelkamp website.

By dividing the worldwide solutions we offer into six themes (Land degradation, Food security, Natural resources, Pollution, Land development and Urbanisation), we are now able to provide a beautiful overview of Royal Eijkelkamp projects. From water management on Cyprus to nickel sampling the sonic way in Indonesia. It is all at the tip of your fingers.

Mobile proof, direct access and insight in how Royal Eijkelkamp’s solutions help to make the difference!

Royal Eijkelkamp has joined the Dutch water traineeship in 2012. Several water institutes of the Netherlands participate in this traineeship. All the institutes can send in their water professionals to gain more knowledge about, “the working community” and community of other participants. Since June of 2012 our employee Leon van Hamersveld is participating in this traineeship.

During this traineeship participants can provide a project were several people can work in. These projects are mainly done at Water boards. In the upcoming months the trainee group will be working for Royal Eijkelkamp. During this period they will investigate the future of our groundwater validation tool and how too extent this validation tool.

More information - www.nationaalwatertraineeship.nl