Part of the technical staff of Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC is temporarily deployed at the Maritime Systems Service (AMS) of the Dutch Defense Materiel Organisation (DMO). During and short after to the COVID-19 pandemic, IHC had overcapacity in several departments. Temporary relocation allowed the company’s employees to continue using their knowledge. For DMO, the extra capacity was used advantageously on various maritime projects – a ‘win-win’ situation.
The group of 20 IHC employees is the first real exchange between the Dutch Defence and a commercial party within the framework of the Total Force. This collaboration was in line with the government’s policy to make every effort to support companies in difficult times.
“For IHC, participation in the MCA – and the secondment of our colleagues – is a great step towards our ambition to intensify cooperation with the Dutch Ministry of Defence,” adds Royal IHC Director of Defence Louwrens op de Beek. “We are pleased that we can temporarily offer colleagues a different working environment in which they can share their knowledge and, at the same time, broaden their own horizons. When the situation is reversed in the future, we would look forward to welcoming colleagues from the DMO.”
See website and article of Royal IHC about the project: Royal IHC
