VHK is a Netherlands-based private consultancy firm for industrial product design and development, technical policy research of energy efficiency and passenger logistics, serving an international client base.

Office
Delftech Park
Elektronicaweg 14
NL-2628 XG Delft
The Netherlands
T : +31 15 2755 755
F : +31 15 2755 788

Facility
Avenue Albert 126
B-1190 Brussel
Belgium
T : +32 2 345 9275
F : +32 2 346 0230

Highlights

European Commission

January 2012 — VHK concludes two major studies for the European Commission:
the 2nd Ecodesign Working Plan (DG Enterprise and Industry, contract SI2.574204) and the Methodology study for preparatory studies in the context of the Ecodesign of Energy-related Products (MEErP, TREN/R1/350-2008 Lot 3, contract No. SI2.581529).

Final reports can be downloaded at www.ecodesign-wp2.eu and www.MEErP.eu respectively.

European Commission

October 2011 — VHK is part of two consortia that have launched successful bids for European Commission Framework Contracts on technical assistance in the
field of energy and environment.

Consortium leaders are COWI (for the DG
ENER bid) and VITO (for the DG ENTR bid). The actual workload will depend on
the outcome of follow-up restricted tenders for subcontracts between the winning consortia.

VHK update

March 2013 — Karin Brakkee joins VHK as research engineer.

May 2012 — Jappe Zijlstra (VHK) wins the Frysian Elfsteden Marathon setting a record time.

October 2011 — Martijn van Elburg is the new policy research director at VHK. In this capacity he will succeed René Kemna who will dedicate more time to VHK's design activities. René Kemna will continue as special advisor to the policy research team.