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Team Van Oord is first to install Hillblock system in UK

Working on behalf of the Environment Agency, Team Van Oord has successfully completed an innovative scheme to provide improved protection from flooding to households, infrastructure, agricultural land...
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Hillblock & Ecology

In August a new type of Hillblocks are placed on the dikes around Burghsluis to promote ecology. The blocks have a coarser structure that can hold the water in and around the concrete column for a longer period...
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Hillblock in magazine Dutch Water Sector

The Dutch Water Sector - magazine is a worldwide consulted publication (circulation of 15,000) for the promotion of the Dutch water sector. In a clear survey this English reference-book presents leading...
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Hillblock wins voucher Climate-KIC Business Competition 2014

The Climate-KIC Business Competition in Water was part of Deltares' SME innovation event. During the event six entrepreneurs pitched their idea for business development, knowing that only three could be awarded a voucher, worth €25...
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Hillblock™ the new standard in coastal protection

The Dutch are world leaders in flood prevention and water management. And they need to, since a large part of the Netherlands is below sea-level and the country being home to the expansive river deltas of the Rhine and the Maas...
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English website online

The English website is online. We hope you'll find all the information you need via the buttons Organization, Qualities, Sustainability and Projects. Photo's, Video's and Publications can be found under the menu title Media...
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