Tebodin establishes new office in Ukraine

(Press release Tebodin:) The Hague, 30 September, 2008 - Tebodin Consultants & Engineers has set up a new office in Kharkiv, East Ukraine. Kharkiv is Tebodin's third Ukraine office; previous offices were established in Kiev (1993) and Lviv (2006). With over 150 employees, fast-growing Tebodin Ukraine CFI works on diverse projects for international and local clients in various markets.

Tebodin chooses to be near the client and thereby offer added value. The Kharkiv office has started with ten employees and is currently executing two large projects: a due diligence project for a twelve hectare shopping center and the design of a logistics center for Kuehne+Nagel.

With much expertise, including in the cement industry, Tebodin Ukraine CFI executes several projects for major cement producers CRH and Lafarge, ranging from transforming gas-fired to coal-fired installations to designing complete new cement factories. Tebodin also works for these clients in other countries. For example, current projects include a shopping center for Multi Development and a series of bank subsidiaries for ING Retail.

Tebodin has seen a rapid growth in Central and Eastern Europe over the last years. With over 1,200 employees and 25 offices, Tebodin is active in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Rumania, Serbia, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine.

Tebodin B.V. in The Hague (the Netherlands) is an independent, multidisciplinary consultancy and engineering firm with a turnover of 219 million Euro (2007). Tebodin offers her clients worldwide the knowledge and experience of over 3,000 experts in industry, health & nutrition, oil & gas, (petrol) chemicals, infrastructure, real estate, and energy & environment. The company has a network of around fifty offices in West, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Tebodin is a subsidiary of Royal BAM Group NV in Bunnik, the Netherlands.

For further information: Brigit Stokman, Director of Public Relations, Tebodin; Telephone +31 (0)70 348 07 19.