Dutch shipbuilder Damen has selected Heinen & Hopman to supply the climate and filtration systems for the four new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates being built for the Netherlands and Belgium.
The scope of the contract includes a complete Heating, Ventilation, Air conditioning, Refrigeration system (HVAC-R).
The company specialises in marine applications that can continue to function in the most challenging conditions. In addition, Heinen & Hopman will also supply a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear filtration system (CBRN) to protect the ship and especially the crew from chemical, biological or nuclear attacks.
Following Thales and RH Marine, Heinen & Hopman is the third ‘home-grown’ supplier to be linked to the project.
“With this contract, we are fulfilling our promise to involve as many Dutch suppliers as possible in this project,” explained Roland Briene , Managing Director of Damen Naval.
“By doing so, we ensure that we share the knowledge we accumulate on this frigate project with as large a part of the Dutch shipbuilding industry as possible. Like Damen, Heinen & Hopman is a family business and because of their quality systems and their hands-on and flexible way of working, they are the perfect fit with Damen Naval.”
Damen Naval and Heinen & Hopman have already collaborated on several projects. The company also supplied the HVAC-R systems for joint support ship HNLMS Karel Doorman, the combat support ship Den Helder currently under construction and SIGMA frigates for Indonesia, Morocco, and Mexico.