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The Service Providers
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In February 2000 the service providers in the NICOLE network formed their own subgroup, the Service Providers subGroup (SPG). This subgroup consists of members active as consultants, contractors and technology suppliers in contaminated land management, Europe-wide.
The NICOLE SPG is steadily growing with new. All SPG members together form a large "body of knowledge". In the open atmosphere of the NICOLE network this knowledge is disseminated.
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From left to right: Bertil Grundfelt (former chairman SPG, vice-chairman NICOLE Steering Group), Laurent Bakker (chairman SPG) and Olivier Maurer (vice-chairman SPG) - October 2008
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The SPG meets in conjunction with the NICOLE workshops held twice annually and in technical meetings between the NICOLE workshops.
These technical meetings typically consist of a visit to a technical facility in the morning and a meeting of the SPG in the afternoon.
The most recent meeting was held in Milan, Italy on redevelopment of the Santa Giulia site. More information on this meeting can be found
at the SPG documents http://www.nicole.org/documents/stream.aspx?o=2&fn=NICOLE_Docs_209.pdf
The chairman of SPG is currently Laurent Bakker (Tauw, the Netherlands) and vice-chairman is Olivier Maurer (CH2MHill, France).
Secretary of the group is Elze-Lia Visser-Westerweele.
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The SPG mission statement is:
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The Service Providers sub-group of
The Service Providers sub-group of NICOLE is a network for open communication of knowledge and information on the practical implementation of innovative ideas and technologies, for the management of industrially contaminated land. The SPG provides the opportunity for Europe-wide collaboration and cooperation, to ensure synergy in the delivery of cost-effective, quality assured and sustainable solutions.
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