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Company

**Foundation for growth**

	TANK CONSTRUCTION Lanarkshire-based engineering contractor Motherwell Bridge has seen operating profit rise five-fold in the past two years following a string of high-profile overseas contracts

**Planning ahead**

	ROAD New ideas for the design of transport units and containers continue to generate debate at the meetings of WP15. The last session of 2012 agreed some last-minute changes to the 2013 texts and started work on the amendments due to enter into force in 2015

**Ancillary essentials**

	EQUIPMENT Producers of tank components and related equipment are raising their profiles in the market ever higher with new products and continued expansion

**Show time**

	PREVIEW StocExpo returns to Antwerp this year for what promises to be a record-breaking show. HCB spoke to some exhibitors about what’s in store

**On track for a billion**

	RESULTS The global economy may still be stuck in a rut but that has not stopped Vopak chalking up another set of figures with double-digit growth all over them

**DSV's got it covered**

	ROAD TRANSPORT Able to transport a wide range of regulated products, from chemicals and pharmaceuticals to military supplies, DSV Road prides itself on taking the stress out of dealing with sensitive cargo

**Crude boys**

	RAIL US shale formation energy production continues to drive rail, terminal and storage infrastructure growth at staggering levels

**Customer service announcement**

	PORTS Amsterdam and Rotterdam are not resting on their laurels as some of the foremost fuels storage hubs in Europe, and are beefing up efficiency and services for customers

**Living in interesting times**

	EXPANSION While the world economy could arguably be in better shape, Azelis is one chemical distributor anything but downbeat about the potential opportunities that lie ahead

**The big league**

	TERMINALS VTTI’s terminal network is expanding with ambition, but its drastic improvements made to process safety, preventing spills and enhancing customer satisfaction shows that no attention to detail has been lost in during its growth spurt

**African adventure**

	EXPANSION Netherlands-headquartered IMCD has significantly bolstered its presence in Africa through the acquisition of a key local player and the signing of a new distribution deal. It has also further strengthened its pharmaceutical business with a buyout in India

**Wine and grind**

	TANK REPAIR Robogrind is to hold its fourth networking event in Antwerp next month. Bob de Bos explains why and how the venue came to choose itself

**To protect and to serve**

	ASSOCIATION Last month’s issue included a review of Fecc’s 2013 Business Plan, outlining the tasks faced by its numerous working committees. Here director general Uta Jensen-Korte explains what that means in practice for the Association and its members – and the chemical industry at large

**R&D & more**

	STRATEGY Univar has broadened both its service capabilities and product portfolio while also appointing a new vice-president and CFO

**Box clever**

	MARITIME A one-day event held to discuss the IMDG/ADR interface developed into something of a face-off between shippers and carriers over container weighing. At least it was productive!