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                <title><![CDATA[Croon Elektrotechniek has closed 2012 with good trading results.]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	At the end of 2012 the order book was filled with 466 million euro and the operating results amounted to 8.5 million euro.    	A record turnover of 386 million euro was reached. The return on the capital and reserves is approximately 12.9%. Solvability improved last year, it went up from 38% in 2011 to 41% in 2012. The number of permanent employees decreased with 1% to 1,962 at the end of 2012.  	  	The year 2012 was strongly influenced by macro-economic developments. The industrial sector showed a small decline; ship building showed an overall more positive image. New projects in commercial and industrial buildings, especially in the private ...]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[“Create added value for the customer”]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Peter Cortie (49) started as manager of the business group Marine &amp; Offshore of Croon Elektrotechniek on February 1, 2013. Cortie has acquired the necessary international experience working for different employers in this line of business. His task for Croon is to further develop their Marine &amp; Offshore sector.  ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Croon builds control cabins for the topsides lift system of Pieter Schelte]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Rotterdam-based Croon Marine &amp; Offshore will build the complete control cabins for the topsides lift system of the world’s largest offshore construction vessel, Allseas’ Pieter Schelte. In December, Allseas and Croon signed an agreement to this end ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Croon and HVL intend to join forces]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Two successful companies, both part of TBI Holdings B.V., intend to join forces starting January 2013. Croon Elektrotechniek B.V. and HVL B.V. will combine their respective strengths and become the largest electrical engineering company in the Netherlands. The new combination will have approximately 3000 employees and has a national network of branches.   	The merger between these electrotechnical installation companies is a win/win situation for all parties concerned. Both companies are well established and successful, and this merger means a powerful step towards more innovation and new opportunities.   	The advantages of sharing resources are obvious, for instance ...]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Combination Croon-BAM-Mobilis wins tender]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	N.V. Westerscheldetunnel awarded the maintenance of the tunnel and its infrastructure for the period of 2013-2033 to the combination Croon-BAM-Mobilis. This is the outcome of a restricted European tendering. The contract is effective as of 14 March 2013, precisely 10 years after the offical opening of theWesterscheldetunnel.   	As the current maintenance contract ends in 2013 the N.V. Westerscheldetunnel has tendered a new contract with a term of 20 years, coinciding with the end of the operation period. The tender was an intensive period of time, lasting more than a year. The quality/cost ratio for the tender was 70%/30%. This way, N.V. Westerscheldetunnel feels, safety and ...]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Delft University of Technology and Croon bring returners back to engineering and technology]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Croon Elektrotechniek, together with Delft TopTech, the School of Executive Education of the Delft University of Technology, will begin training engineers no longer working in engineering and technology to return them to bachelor/master engineering positions with Croon. Just like many other companies in this sector, Croon cannot find enough skilled applicants to fill their vacancies. By training returners Croon hopes to meet its need for higher qualified technicians. The collaboration agreement for this training program was signed on 21 November 2012. ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Croon among top 10 best employers]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	On Tuesday 9 October the announcement of the 'Best Employers of 2012' was made. Croon Elektrotechniek is among the ten best employers in the Netherlands. This emerges from a survey carried out jointly by Effectory and VNU Media (Intermediair). Croon occupies sixth place in the rankings. Croon owes this position to its unceasing endeavour to be a good employer. This can also be seen from the overall employee satisfaction figure, which rose this year from 7.7 to 8.1. ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Croon Survey and Inspection receives accreditation]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Croon Survey and Inspection (CSI) received formal accreditation to carry out electrotechnical safety inspections on 1 October 2012. ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) outsourced its technical and constructional maintenance to TBI-companies named Croon, Wolter & Dros, and J.P. van Eesteren]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	On the 24th of July, the TBI-companies Croon, Wolter &amp; Dros, and J.P. van Eesteren put their signature on the contract regarding technical maintenance of the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) These contracts of maintenance expire by October 1 in 2012, so the DNB started the European tender &quot;Technical maintenance”. With this tender the DNB aims to achieve a clustered contract for both constructional and electrical engineering maintenance. This performance contract will be effective from 1 October 2012, and will end in 2018.  	Currently, the TBI parties already have a maintenance contract with DNB which has been converted into this performance ...]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Croon nominated for Best Employer 2012]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	The Best Employers-election of Effectory serves as an objective standard for good employment. This year Effectory presents in collaboration with VNU Media the list of nominees for the first time ever. This election is well-known for being the largest and most reliable research in the Netherlands. The 9th of October 2012 the Best Employers will be announced.  	  	For more information about the Best Employers in 2012, or to see all nominees, please visit: www.beste-werkgevers.nl ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Operating results of Croon Elektrotechniek 29.5% up.]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Croon Elektrotechniek, part of TBI Holding, has had a very fine year.  	  	At the end of 2011 the order book was filled with 538 million euro and the operating results increased to 9.2 million, which is 29.5% higher than the year before. (In 2010 it was 7.1 million.) ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Croon recruiting students in Poland]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Electro Croon Polska (Croon Elektrotechniek) is present today, 29 February, on the Gdansk Technical&nbsp;University&nbsp;Job Fair.  ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Construction on the road stretches to Sluiskil tunnel begun.]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Terneuzen, 20 February 2012. Construction on the new road stretch of the N62, west of the Kanaal van Gent to Terneuzen and part of the Sluiskil Tunnel Project, was officially started today. The TNO perception investigation showed the design to be safe, and road work can now be begin. ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[A flexible and sustainable Rabo headoffice by Croon Elektrotechniek]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	10 000V cabling right into the heart of the building.   	Source: Stedenbouw, Magazine for urban development and architecture. ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
                <guid>http://www.croon.nl/en/news/news/newsitems/120/a-flexible-and-sustainable-rabo-headoffice-by-croon-elektrotechniek</guid>
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                <title><![CDATA[Retiring General Manager of Croon Elektrotechniek B.V. Poland, Janusz Chelminski, knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Janusz Chelminski, the retiring General Manager of Croon Elektrotechniek B.V. Poland, has been named Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau. The distinction was awarded by Mayor Waaijer of Zoetermeer in Hofstede Meerzicht in Zoetermeer, on 24 November last.  ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
                <guid>http://www.croon.nl/en/news/news/newsitems/106/retiring-general-manager-of-croon-elektrotechniek-b-v-poland-janusz-chelminski-knighted-in-the-order-of-orange-nassau</guid>
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                <title><![CDATA[Croon helps companies and industries through the winter with heat tracing]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	MeteoConsult has predicted one of the coldest winters we have had in a long time. With temperatures down to minus 23oC it is wise to take measures to avoid freezing installations or coagulation of industrial products like caustics and fats. Parking garages and loading platforms can be kept free of snow and ice using heat tracing. Schiphol, Naturalis and Unilver have been using heat tracing by Croon for many years now. ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Croon inspects wind turbines in the United States]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Croon's specialised department Survey &amp; Inspection conducted inspections of three wind farms located in Illinois, Indiana and Oklahoma. They looked at more than one hundred and fifty wind turbines.  ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Croon contributes to the design of eighty wind mills in the German Bight.]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Eighty wind mills are being erected in the German Bight, the area of the North Sea bounded by Germany and Denmark. Every wind mill h as a maximum power output of 5MW. Together they will generate 33 000Volt. ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Croon closes the fiscal year with a historically well-filled order portfolio.]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Despite the disappointing economical climate Croon Elektrotechniek ended 2010 with fine results. The operating result decreased by 5% and was 7.1 million euro (2009: 7.5 million). The rate of return on own funds was approximately 15%.  ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
                <guid>http://www.croon.nl/en/news/news/newsitems/70/croon-closes-the-fiscal-year-with-a-historically-well-filled-order-portfolio</guid>
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                <title><![CDATA[Croon signs maintenance contract for activities at DuPont Dordrecht]]></title>
                <description><![CDATA[ 	Croon signed a three-year maintenance contract with DuPont de Nemours in Dordrecht on Thursday the 27th of January. DuPont is a science-based production and services company which creates sustainable solutions essential to make life better, safer and healthier for people everywhere. By signing this contract Croon is continuing the long-lasting business relation with DuPont Dordrecht.  ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
                <category>Nieuws</category>
                <guid>http://www.croon.nl/en/news/news/newsitems/62/croon-signs-maintenance-contract-for-activities-at-dupont-dordrecht</guid>
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