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VBMS: EXCELLENT PROSPECTS FOR THE COMING YEARS

Offshore cable-laying company VBMS became a 100% subsidiary of Boskalis in July 2016. In a short space of time the company evolved to become a leader in the European offshore cable market. Based on the credo ‘We do what we promise’ VBMS has built an excellent track record in recent years on projects in the areas of offshore wind energy and the installation and maintenance of interconnectors for the oil and gas market. In 2016 VBMS posted an 80% rise in revenue.

“In the space of a few years we have grown to become a leading contractor of offshore cable-laying projects,” said managing director Arno van Poppel. “Our strength lies in safe working practices and listening carefully to our clients. Our 300 employees take pride in contributing to the development of wind energy.” VBMS deploys three state-of-the-art cable-laying vessels and innovative equipment developed in-house, such as the BSS-I and II burial tools and the Trenchformer, a specialized unmanned vehicle developed to lay and bury long interconnector and export cables in a single run. “By investing a lot of time in engineering and simulations we deliver all projects on time and within budget. We owe our success to the fact that we do what we promise,” said Van Poppel.