Wärtsilä expands services offering in the Net...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 9 April 2009

Wärtsilä expands its services capacity in the Netherlands with new,
larger premises and a modern training centre. Today, Wärtsilä
inaugurates a new Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy training centre at
Waalwijk in the Netherlands. With this large-scale training
establishment, Wärtsilä is able to offer its customers, its own
employees and educational institutions, a broad package of technical
training programmes. In addition, Wärtsilä inaugurated new and larger
services premises in Ijmuiden last week.


International training centre in Waalwijk

The Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy at Waalwijk covers an area of 2000
square metres, and contains nine schooling rooms, four conference
rooms, and a large workshop. The new centre is one of ten Wärtsilä
training centres worldwide.

"In 2009, we expect to welcome some 800 to 1000 students to Waalwijk.
We are very pleased to have the Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy here,
where we can provide, among others, training programs for propulsion,
automation and engine products," says Job van der Burgt, Vice
President Services, Wärtsilä in the Netherlands.

The Wärtsilä Land & Sea facility offers product-specific training
programmes in the area of diesel engines and propulsion systems, as
well as customised training. The training centre has the latest
teaching tools, such as simulators for operating systems, and smart
boards to explain the technology. To support the theoretical
programmes, the workshop has a large number of engines and propellers
for hands-on practical work.

The training team consists of eleven people, all with years of
practical engineering experience. The entire team is IMO 6.09
certified (training for teachers in the maritime field).

"Over the years, we have developed and opened several Wärtsilä Land &
Sea Academies around the world. The various training locations
co-operate closely to develop the programmes, and use each other's
teachers when specific knowledge is required. We aim at optimum
synergy so that our customers and employees can enjoy the best
possible service," says Jari Ullakonoja, Director Training Services,
Wärtsilä Services.


New facilities in Ijmuiden

Last week, Wärtsilä inaugurated new modern services premises in
Ijmuiden, also in the Netherlands, which cover an area of 3000 square
metres. The new premises include office space, an in-house schooling
room, and an impressive workshop. The new larger workshop enables the
company to deliver a broad range of services. The workshop has
state-of-the-art machines and portable tools to carry out repairs and
maintenance work, both in the workshop itself and on board the
vessels.

"Compared to the previous premises of 560 square metres, we have made
a huge improvement in space. This means that, from this service
location, we can offer so much more support to our customers," says
Job van der Burgt.

The Ijmuiden location maintains and overhauls marine engines and
propulsion systems. The expanded workshop gives the company the
ability to work on larger engines and propulsion systems.

The Ijmuiden service location delivers spare parts, service support,
and technical expertise primarily to vessels working in dredging,
fishing and inland shipping applications.

The location enables Wärtsilä to be well placed to serve its
customers in the Netherlands, and to provide quick response to demand
for services. Because of its favourable location, Ijmuiden is a
well-established base of operations for shipping between Amsterdam
and the North Sea, and for vessels returning from sea.


Link to pictures
Caption 1: The new Wärtsilä premises in Ijmuiden.
Caption 2: Job van der Burgt, Vice President Services, Wärtsilä in
the Netherlands and Pim Ligthart, Branch Office Manager, officially
open the Wärtsilä premises in Ijmuiden last week.


Media contact:
Ms Marit Holmlund-Sund
Senior Manager, PR and Marketing Communications
Wärtsilä Corporation
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Internet: www.wartsila.com


Wärtsilä in brief:
Wärtsilä enhances the business of its customers by providing them
with complete lifecycle power solutions. When creating better and
environmentally compatible technologies, Wärtsilä focuses on the
marine and energy markets with products and solutions as well as
services. Through innovative products and services, Wärtsilä sets out
to be the most valued business partner of all its customers. This is
achieved by the dedication of close to 19,000 professionals manning
160 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki in Finland.
www.wartsila.com


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