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    Trust is the basis

    The adjustment of losses is customized work, each and every loss is a new challenge. A delicate blend of specialist
    knowledge, flexible procedures and clear communications. Our clients have to be able to trust our integrity.
    At Arntz | van Helden bv Expertisebureau we make every effort to gain that trust and retain it. 24 hours a day,
    7 days a week and throughout the world. And we have succeeded in doing this for more than 100 years.

    Arntz | van Helden, which is a subsidiary of the Van Ameyde group and established in Rotterdam, is the pre-eminent specialist
    for investigations into marine, technical and constructional claims. Every claim, however complex its nature, is a challenge
    for the Arntz | van Helden professionals. Worldwide we handle over 2000 surveys, technical investigations and risk inspections,
    by order of insurers, brokers, government agencies and industrial clients.

    Arntz | van Helden employs 15 professionals who are active worldwide in the following six technical disciplines:

    • Hull and Machinery (seagoing vessels, inland vessels, pleasure craft)
    • Marine New building & Guarantee
    • Land-based equipment
    • CAR / Property All Risks
    • Machinery breakdown
    • Electronics / Computers

    Expert and independent professionals as we are, with many years of experience in a wide range of technical disciplines,
    we have a nononsense approach. Technical expertise, clear communications and customized services:
    that is Arntz | van Helden’s forte. For us this is something obvious, because our aim is to have a long-term relationship with
    our clients.

    Our activities include:

    • Survey / Claim adjustment
    • Technical liability investigation
    • Inspection / condition assessment
    • Preconstructional survey of adjoining properties
    • Valuation
    • Technical investigation in case of disputes
    • Court expert activities
    • Arbitration
    • Risk inventory

    In short:


    • High degree of specialization within the various technical disciplines
    • Clear and objective reports
    • Optimum price-quality relation and cost efficiency
    • Short lines and clear communications
    • Personal approach and an extensive network
    • Wide international experience
    • Within reach and available 24 hours a day, both home and abroad
    • High standard of computerization and a pro-active back office
    • Highly skilled professionals,most of whom are a member of NIVRE (registered surveyor)
    • NEN-EN-ISO 9001 certified