Radio Holland ready for expected S-VDR boom

Radio Holland Group (Rotterdam) and Danelec Marine (Denmark) have entered into a Global Distribution and Service agreement for the Danelec Marine S-VDR and VDR products. The contract was signed officially on February 19th , 2007. All Radio Holland branches worldwide (54 at the moment) will be able to sell, install and service the Danelec products to the worldwide shipping customers. Immediately following the closing of the contract, Radio Holland’s Global Service House, in cooperation with Danelec Marine , started organizing global trainings in Europe, Asia, Americas and Middle East for its commercial and technical personnel worldwide. Ship owners will benefit from the global and on-the-spot presence of skilled and trained Radio Holland engineers for installations, after-sales support and annual surveys.

Dé Slager, CEO of the Radio Holland Group, states: "We are very happy to have Danelec Marine as a strategic, long term partner. We can proactively support our customers worldwide to comply to the safety regulations with an attractive solution. We expect a high demand for S-VDR products between 2007 and 2010. All RH branches can add this easy to install quality product to their portfolio. This was made possible as we bundled our global efforts to conclude this agreement. Danelec Marine is a very experienced partner in VDR equipment, which means that we can offer the right product and the right service to our global customers. Danelec Marine is a well suited addition to our multicard product portfolio. Next to this global VDR agreement we work with a number of preferred suppliers such as Furuno on a regional and local level too."

"It is extremely important for us to have signed up with Radio Holland Group, who is a recognized market leader and has one of the strongest sales and service networks available. There is no doubt that this will establish Danelec Marine as one of the leaders in the S-VDR/VDR market" said Anders B. Rasmussen, Managing Director of Danelec Marine.

The Danelec Marine S-VDR is among the most compact and lightweight systems on the market, and has been designed to be a cost-effective, installation and service friendly solution fulfilling the IMO requirements for retrofit installations on vessels above 3000 gross tonnage operating in international waters.

About Radio Holland Group

Founded in 1916, Radio Holland Group is a product and supplier-independent international maritime specialist in the field of satellite and radio communications, automation, observation and navigation systems. Other activities include onboard IT networks and airtime for satellite communication. Radio Holland Group has an excellent position in the service and aftersales market owing to its worldwide service network. Since May 2006, Radio Holland Group is part of Imtech N. V., renowned international technical service provider in the field of information & communication technology and electrical & mechanical engineering. The head office of Radio Holland Group is located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The company has a network of 54 offices along all important global shipping routes. This network ensures global coverage and is the added value of Radio Holland Group. Service is provided quickly and efficiently where and when the customer demands it.

About Danelec Marine

Danelec Marine, founded in 1982, is a Danish company with its headquarters located just north of Copenhagen. The company specializes in design, development and production of electronic products and systems for the maritime market, especially with focus on S-VDR and VDR products. Danelec Marine is owned partly by a group of financial investors, as well as the management of Danelec Marine. For more than a decade Danelec Marine has been working closely with the Royal Danish Navy (RDN) as both a supplier of Navy VDR’s, various computer systems, as well as partner in several larger computer based simulation projects. In parallel to that Danelec Marine has gained many years experience and know-how in the maritime industry in partnerships with major marine electronic suppliers world wide for the commercial fleet industry.