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DEME N.V. (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering)

The Belgian dredging and hydraulic engineering group DEME NV has won a prominent position on the world market in a number of highly specialized and complex hydraulic disciplines. The company fosters a strong innovative approach and has indeed been a trend-setter and a pioneer in technical innovation throughout its history. The Group can look back on nearly 150 years of experience in its core dredging and land reclamation activities and hydraulic engineering. The company has executed major works of marine engineering infrastructure such as new ports, waterways, airports, artificial islands, residential and recreational areas, industrial areas, roads, bridges etc on all continents. In support of DEME's dredging activities, and to enable them to offer their clients total solutions for their port and waterway developments and large-scale land reclamation projects, the Group offers an impressive range of services in the environmental field, sea aggregate winning, complex marine construction such as foundation and installation of offshore windfarms, offshore heavy-lifting, maritime infrastructure and general maritime services. The DEME Group has developed new techniques so as to dredge in an environmentally friendly way, treat and clean contaminated sludge and polluted soil, construct landfills and dumping areas for industrial and domestic waste. DEME has created a network of branch offices and agencies on all continents. Today, the company is active in over 90 different countries and has a permanent workforce of 4,200 dedicated people. DEME companies can rely on a dredging fleet consisting of 90 main vessels backed by a broad range of auxiliary equipment. The current investment programme until 2013 involves the construction of 17 major dredgers and hydraulic engineering vessels. In 2011 at Group level a turnover amounting to 1.766 billion EUR was generated.

DEME faces the future of world-wide development with confidence based on an innovative approach, with care for the environment and dedication to sustainable development. "Creating land for the future" is our contribution to a better living world for future generations.