Hendrik Veder Group - Experts & Thought Leaders

To support its 2025 aims, Hendrik Veder Group UK has appointed two key positions in strategic locations across the UK. Ahead of the new year, Hendrik Veder Group UK’s management team has explored options to strengthen its position within critical growth markets nationally and become an all-in-one service provider encompassing lifting, rigging, and towing. Through these two new appointments, the firm will optimise the support it provides its clientele in each service line while bolstering its position in markets such as marine, industrial, construction, and utilities. Advantage of marine markets At the same time, Travis Halliday joins its Aberdeen team as North East Sales Manager Representing Hendrik Veder Group UK in England, Jack Harris has been appointed Business Development Manager. At the same time, Travis Halliday joins its Aberdeen team as North East Sales Manager. Experienced in each of the industries that Hendrik Veder Group UK is looking to target, Jack will utilise his background to help his new employer take advantage of England’s marine and industry markets, providing greater access to the nation’s large network of ports. Alongside the terminals it supports in Scotland, Hendrik Veder Group UK is looking to deliver its lifting, rigging, and towing expertise to a wider variety of ports throughout the country. Additional appointments in Hendrik Veder Group’s sales team Jack’s appointment aligns with the English market's preference to work with local service providers. He will be responsible for expanding Hendrik Veder Group’s sales team in England via additional appointments in the new year. As a city local, Travis will integrate into the Group’s established Aberdeen sales team to champion and service its portfolio of oil and gas clients in Scotland and the North Sea. Travis will help Hendrik Veder Group UK on several key industry contract wins commencing in the new year to supply lifting and rigging products, steel wire rope, fibre ropes and slings to energy projects throughout the region. Industry challenges Jack’s appointment aligns with the English market's preference to work with local service providers Discussing how the appointments will fit into Hendrik Veder Group UK’s 2025 objectives, Managing Director Bertwin Zonneveld commented: “Jack and Travis bring unique perspectives and skill sets to support the industries we are targeting." "We have established ourselves as a pioneering provider of steel wire and fibre rope to the country’s oil and gas market, and this is something we are looking to maintain despite industry challenges out of our control. Travis will be integral to supporting our oil and gas clientele, which includes some of the industry’s biggest names." New avenues of growth Zonneveld added: "To complement our oil and gas output while achieving new avenues of growth, Jack’s expertise and background will provide us with exciting opportunities to target marine ports across England alongside the construction and utilities industries. England’s marine market is significantly larger than Scotland’s, and while we plan to continue supporting those north of the border, the potential that the English market has for our services is immense." "Jack will be at the heart of our continued expansion in England, working with our network of local suppliers and distributors. With these two appointments and the potential to grow our England and Scotland sales teams in the new year, we are adopting a multifaceted approach to our UK position.”

In a strategic move to become a complete service provider while enhancing the level of support delivered to the crane, marine, and offshore industries, lifting solutions specialist - Hendrik Veder Group UK has announced a new cooperation with an England-based load test expert.  New regional service This new agreement will see the Scottish branch of Hendrik Veder Group UK diversify its output by offering a new regional service for the longstanding firm, via the distribution and leasing of test weights. These test weights will be supplied by engineering solutions provider Test and Lift Engineering Services (Test and Lift).  Load testing offering Hendrik Veder Group UK will be able to lease out more bespoke, smaller test weights for a greater variation As the Scottish agent for Test and Lift, Hendrik Veder Group UK will strengthen its load testing offering via the distribution of a greater portfolio of test weights. Utilising the yard space and in-house machinery at its Aberdeen facilities, Hendrik Veder Group UK will be able to lease out more bespoke, smaller test weights for a greater variation of project needs and opening the door to new opportunities.  Test and Lifts’ test weights Established as a modular solution, Test and Lifts’ test weights – developed via longstanding manufacturing expertise – were designed to be integrated depending on project requirements. These weights also address and subsequently overcome, many of the health and safety risks commonly associated with their provision, such as difficulty in handling, arranging, and securing.  Cost-effective route This latest development follows a strengthened relationship between the two businesses and will support key aims on both sides.  Together, both companies will be able to deliver tailormade test weight solutions with short delivery times Via Hendrik Veder Group UK’s network of established operators and varied connections, Test and Lift will have a more accessible and cost-effective route to distribute solutions across Scotland. Together, both companies will be able to deliver tailormade test weight solutions with short delivery times.  Industry standards and practices Bertwin Zonneveld, Managing Director of Hendrik Veder Group UK, commented, "This collaboration is the natural next step in the relationship between both companies. Throughout our collaborative history with Test and Lift, we have sought mutually beneficial ways to aid key targets on both sides. This new agreement will evolve our services while opening new regional opportunities for Test and Lift." Bertwin Zonneveld adds, "There has always been a great synergy between both leadership teams, and we have often seen the benefits of working together. Collaboration is critical to improving industry standards and practices. We are proud to drive this from our side."  Wider choice of test weights Andy Clark, Director at Test and Lift Engineering Services, commented, "We are incredibly excited to embark on a new journey in Scotland with Hendrik Veder Group UK. Key to our growth plans, Scotland has always embraced the solutions we provide." Andy Clark adds, "With Hendrik Veder Group UK's support and connections, we can increase our scope of support in the industry by strengthening the distribution of our solutions. Operators will have greater access to a wider choice of test weights to support unique projects. This partnership aligns with aims on both sides and presents exciting growth opportunities."