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Imtech (technical services provider in Europe) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Exactly 150 years ago, Jan Jacob van Rietschoten put behind him his career as sea captain in the long-haul shipping trade and in 1860 started working as an independent stevedore in Rotterdam. He was one of the first in Europe to use steam power for loading and unloading ships. This formed the start of Van Rietschoten & Houwens, an innovative Dutch technological company that established its name as pioneer and innovator during the industrial revolution, and this, in turn, then formed the basis of Imtech today. Radio Holland Group is part of Imtech since May 2006. Ren van der Bruggen, CEO of Imtech: 'In 2010, Imtech is celebrating its 150th anniversary. We can look back with pride on a rich history with technology consistently as its core activity. From the first electric railway (1888), the first basic automation on board ships (1930), the invention of energy-saving cogeneration stations and decentralised power plants (1935), the broad application of central heating and air conditioning (around 1960) through to present-day 2010 with our 'green' buildings, 'green' data centres and high-tech power plants. Like its forerunners Imtech continues to play in the 'premier league' of the world of technology.' In 1860 the Dutchman Jan Jacob van Rietschoten laid the foundations in Rotterdam for the Imtech of today. From 1872 onwards the company, now under the name Van Rietschoten & Houwens (R&H), was always at the forefront of all of the latest technical advances produced by the industrial revolution. In 1888 the combination of electrical and mechanical solutions was applied for the first time. This still forms the basis of the success of the Imtech of today. R&H was involved in countless technical innovations. Examples include the first electric public lighting (1888), the first telephone exchange (1901) and the first analogue computers for use in Dutch universities (1963). In 1967 Internatio acquired R&H.