CoverageReading time: 2 minutesUpdated: 4 November 2026
DEHAAS works from Menaam in Friesland throughout the Netherlands, including Overijssel. Twente is one of the strongest manufacturing regions in the Netherlands, with machine building, high tech supply and equipment manufacturing around Hengelo, Enschede and Almelo. Around Zwolle and Deventer there is substantial steel construction and installation work.
Overijssel is about two hours from Menaam; visits here are usually planned per half day. Much of the work needs no site visit at all: a procedure review, an assessment of welder qualifications or a question to the Welding & Quality Assistant works perfectly well remotely.
1. Industry in Overijssel
Twente is one of the strongest manufacturing regions in the Netherlands, with machine building, high tech supply and equipment manufacturing around Hengelo, Enschede and Almelo. Around Zwolle and Deventer there is substantial steel construction and installation work. The working area within the province includes Zwolle, Enschede, Hengelo, Almelo and Deventer.
That industrial profile shapes the questions that arise here. Where a steel fabricator wrestles with execution classes and the FPC system, an equipment manufacturer deals with a notified body and a machine builder with distortion and dimensional stability. DEHAAS works for all three.
2. Which standards matter most here
In Twente machine building, ISO 3834 and justified quality levels to ISO 5817 dominate; in equipment manufacturing, the PED and EN 13445. Steel fabricators in the region work to EN 1090-2, usually in EXC2 or EXC3.
Whichever standard governs, the question is always the same: can you demonstrate the welding complies. That calls for a procedure matched to the work, a qualification record covering the range, welders working inside their qualification and examination reported on time. See all services.
3. What an assignment looks like
A common request in this region is reducing a proliferation of procedures to a set that genuinely covers the work package, and justifying quality levels so that level B is not applied unnecessarily.
A typical route starts with a half hour conversation about what is at stake, followed by a review of the existing documents. That produces a concrete plan: which qualifications are needed, which documents are missing and in what order that is resolved. Execution follows after that.
4. On site or remote
Overijssel is about two hours from Menaam; visits here are usually planned per half day. Inspection during production, witnessing a test coupon or attending an audit requires presence; document review, procedure writing and advice do not.
That combination keeps cost down: travel is limited to the moments where it genuinely adds something. See remote WPS and PQR review and our approach.
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Frequently asked questions
The questions we are asked most often.
Does DEHAAS travel to Overijssel?
Yes. Overijssel is about two hours from Menaam; visits here are usually planned per half day. For inspections, audits and witnessing test coupons we attend on site; document work and advice are handled remotely.
What does a welding inspector on site cost?
That depends on scope and duration. DEHAAS works per assignment with a proposal agreed in advance, so you know where you stand. Request a quotation with a short description of the work.
Can I have just my WPS reviewed?
Yes, that is one of the most requested services. You send the procedure and the underlying qualification record, we assess whether the range is correct, whether the variables are right and whether the document is usable by the welder. See remote WPS and PQR review.
Does DEHAAS work outside the Netherlands?
Yes, across Europe and on a project basis in North America. Reporting in Dutch or English. See vendor inspection abroad.
