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Discover Benelux | Business | Siterem
Grounds for action TEXT: MArTIN PILKINGTON | PHOTO: COUrTESY OF SITErEM
Polluted soil can be a negative legacy of our industrial past – and present. Siterem SA of Louvain-la-Neuve has been at the forefront of solving such problems in Belgium for more than 20 years. “When we started in 1993 the legislative framework wasn’t really there in our area, so we were pioneers,” says company head Vincent Vanderheyden: “Now things are much more established, as our various accreditations show – we’re ISO2001-1998 certified, and recognised as a category-2 soil management expert for Wallonia, and as ‘soil pollution expert’ for the Brussels-Capital region.” The most famous elements of Belgium’s industrial heritage – coal and steel – are naturally significant to the company, with
major names like Duferco, and NLMK on their client list. But their work takes in less obvious areas like former petrol stations and accidental pollution sites.
developing clean-up techniques, and regularly host doctoral students doing fieldresearch – they learn from us, and hopefully we from them,” he says.
Vincent and his associate Stéphane Schadeck run the company: “The team comprises 12 engineers – one of our trump cards is that customers have an engineer dedicated to their case, as contact and project manager, avoiding delays and misunderstandings.” Their expertise ranges across site studies, liaison with clients about any legal ramifications, preparation of remediation plans, and even supervision of remediation activities. He’s proud of the difference the company has made in its sector, and the expertise it has built up and is happy to share with fellow professionals: “We work with various research bodies and universities in
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