Van den Berg is in this area very flexible. A.P van den Berg supplies proven technology and is well-known for its innovative strength. Van den Berg has delivered more than 200 Track-Trucks, wheel drive and track drive vehicles and numerous of ROSON and WISON-APB soil investigation systems worldwide.

Large infrastructure and civil works set high demands to the reliability and accuracy of the information about the subsoil. This information is fundamental for a successful project. Cone Penetration Test (CPT) is a scientifically proven soil testing method (conform the ISO 22476-1) that provides accurate soil data.
A Cone Penetration Test is usually performed using a specially outfitted truck. If necessary, this CPT Truck can be fitted with tracks to reduce the wheel load by 60 to 70% in order to move in soft and hilly terrain without getting stuck. Then the by A.P. van den Berg invented Track-Truck is created. At sites where the maximum allowed height is limited, the CPT Crawler can be used.
A CPT penetrometer in the truck cabin is used to push a CPT cone into the ground, with the aid of steel CPT rods. This is done with a constant speed of 2,0 cm/sec. Inside the cabin a CPT data logger is placed near a computer on which the obtained data is recorded. It combines the depth information with the CPT data and provides power to the Icone. A CPT software package on the CPT data acquisition system allows for recording, realtime showing and storing the data.
A CPT rig often weighs between 10 and 25 tonnes. This weight is necessary as reactive force. Reactive force can also be obtained by using ground anchors, which is often done in places that are difficult to reach. In that case a compact CPT system without cabin is used. Examples are: the most compact & lightest self-propelled unit the Mini CPT Crawler, the compact and manoeuvrable Midi CPT Crawler with a minimum power of 20 tons, the low-budget 20 tons CPT Trailer, the versatile, low-budget and easy-to-transport CPT SKID and the light & compact HYSON 100 kN-LW (Light Weight) CPT penetrometer.
Ever since 1968, the engineers of A.P. van den Berg have been making CPT rigs available for onshore soil investigation. In the early 1960s the Goudse Machinefabriek (GMF) put a machine into production that was entirely the brainchild of mechanical engineer A.P. van den Berg, founder of the engineering bureau A.P. van den Berg. It was the first hydraulic 10-tonnes soil testing system in the world.

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1. Van den Berg Holding B.V. Is located in Heerenveen, FRIESLAND, Netherlands and is part of the Management of Companies & Enterprises Industry. Van den Berg Holding B.V. Has 45 total employees across all of its locations and generates $8.01 million in sales (USD). There are 6 companies in the A.P. Van den Berg Holding B.V. Corporate family.
2. A.P van den Berg from Heerenveen (The Netherlands) has a new Board of Directors. Read more about A.P. Van den Berg appoints new management Filed Under: Appointment, International News Tagged With: A.P. Van den Berg, CPT industry.

A.P van den Berg from Heerenveen (The Netherlands) has a new Board of Directors.

New management (from left to right): Niels de Jong (Technical Director) and Mark Woollard (Managing Director)

As of August 1, the company has appointed Mark Woollard as the new Managing Director. He is assisted by Technical Director Niels de Jong.

Woollard has succeeded Managing Director Loek Keizer, who has been leading the company for 18 years. Both Woollard and De Jong were already employed by A.P. van den Berg and have been prepared intensively for their new job during the past year.

Van Den Berg A Different Existence

Woollard joined A.P. van den Berg in 2010 as Commercial Director.

Niels de Jong was recruited in 2017 as Head of Electrical Engineering and later he also acted as Interim Production Manager.

A.P. van den Berg is specialized in the development, production and delivery of high-quality solutions for the CPT industry, the originally Dutch technology to perform soil investigation for foundations.