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Gielissen receives prestigious award for Ferrari World Theme Park

9 major criteria 

IPMA-NL is the Dutch branch of IPMA International, a renowned organization dedicated to
enhancing the quality and professionalism of project management and promoting
knowledge of project management within as many sectors as possible. Naturally, IPMA-NL focuses on projects executed by Dutch companies and organizations. To qualify for the award, the project in question has to fulfill 9 major criteria, including project leadership, project organization, innovation, customer satisfaction and result. The award has a significant exemplary function.

2 ½ day audit 
The award is not given lightly, and that is reflected in the thorough and extensive
audit by a team of four auditors. They
spent two and a half days verifying all aspects of the aforementioned criteria
at Gielissen Eindhoven. Their
findings were compiled into the jury report, which showed that the value
engineering, project organization and coordination, teamwork and final result,
in particular, scored high.

1,500 projects every year

Jury chairman Adri Duivesteijn (in day-to-day life a councilor for the municipality
of Almere) presented the Excellence Award to Bart Wigman, Gielissen’s CEO. In
his speech of thanks, he said he was honored by this special trophy but that
the management of the Ferrari World Theme Park did not differ in quality from all
the other 1,500 large and small projects the company executes every year. “The
quality we are being awarded for here is our standard,” said Wigman.

Ferrari F1 project

The Ferrari World Theme Park, an attraction park based primarily on Formula 1 racing,
is located in Abu Dhabi, near the F1 Grand Prix circuit opened in 2009. This spectacular complex (an area of 250,000 m², of
which 120,000 m² is covered) comprises 26 high-tech attractions. Gielissen built two of the attractions in the covered
area: the Ferrari Factory Experience and
the Ferrari History Ride. The
total area of the project was 7,000m².

Note to the editor

Over almost 75 years, Gielissen Interiors & Exhibitions has evolved into the market leader in the Netherlands and one of the top five market players in Europe. Gielissen
designs and executes full service solutions worldwide for interior projects,
spatial presentations, events and congresses. Each day almost
four hundred professionals are deployed in executing the highly diverse
projects, designing and building three-dimensional projects in all shapes and sizes. The
international client portfolio includes BMW Museum Munich, Canon Europe,
Coca-Cola, Continental, Heineken, Holland Heineken House, Philips Healthcare,
Volkswagen AutoStadt Wolfsburg and World Expo Shanghai. Gielissen also
works for a large number of small and medium-sized businesses in the
Netherlands and internationally. Gielissen has branches in Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Helmond & Wanssum, Lier, Hannover, Stuttgart, Abu Dhabi, Atlanta and Denver.

If you would like more information on the award-winning project or on the company
itself, please contact Saskia van Kasteren.

Ph.
+31 (0) 402 353 637

Cell:
+31 (0) 6 1296 6169

Email: saskia.van.kasteren@gielissen.nl

Website: www.gielissen.com