Down-to-Earth and Up-to-Date

Description:

Fugro was established in 1962 as a Engineering Company for foundation technology and soil mechanics. In 1967 the Geodesy department was established. In 1968 Cone penetration testing (CPT) was performed and boring at sea from fixed platforms. 1974 establishment of Fugro-Cesco International 1989 establishment of Integrity Monitoring Services, Hong Kong.1990 purchase of own ships.1992 listing on the Amsterdam stock exchange and entry on Chinese market.1999 establishment of Fugro Airborne Survey. The book contains a time-line interwoven with the text of world events in particular years. Contains an index in the back.

subjects: Engineering,  soil mechanics,  piling,  soil drilling,  oil platforms,  offshore exploration,  CPT,  monitoring,  electric cone penetration testing,  sonic integrity testing

People: Gert-Jan Kramer,  Kees Joustra,  Herman Zuidberg,  Jaap de Ruiter,  Ton Scheepmaker,  Willem van Ree

Places: Rotterdam,  Leidschendam,  The Hague

Times: 1962-2002