Solving M/Y Ilona's pre-installation testing predicament

How can you perform pre-installation testing on a yacht mast installed in 2003? M/Y Ilona faced this challenge after a new yacht code was set in motion by the Red Ensign Group (REG). Fortunately, Solico Engineering provided an alternative solution so that M/Y Ilona would not have to perform expensive, time-consuming and unnecessary tests.

Customer: M/Y Ilona

The tale behind the runaway metro saving ‘Whale Tails’ sculpture

At 12:30 A.M. on 2 November, a runaway Dutch metro was saved by a whale tail sculpture. The metro had burst through the buffer stop while approaching the end of the line in Spijkenisse, the Netherlands. Solico engineered the sculpture which caught the runaway train, preventing a total catastrophe. 

The composite engineering of a unique sport boat: meet the Flynt 956 Nova!

Sport boat fanatics from all over the world will soon rejoice over a new brand entering the high-end market as we speak. We are referring to Flynt: high-end, high-performance powerboats, hand-built in the Netherlands and masterpieces of elegance and contemporary design and luxury. Solico was closely involved during the process of the creation of this unique boat.

Customer: Flynt