HESTOCON activities: **Design and calculation **Homologation **Company approval **Conformity of Production (CoP) **Vehicle registration in the Netherlands HESTOCON was established in 1981 as a drawing and consultancy office for approval of vehicles. At this time it was not customary to contract out work for obtaining approval of vehicles. However, this is a speciality requiring a great deal of knowledge of the legislation and its application! A great deal has changed in the meantime. - The European Union is expanding steadily. - Legislation is continually changing. - Export plays an increasingly more important role. HESTOCON keeps close track of these changes. More and more manufacturers are seeing the advantages of contracting out engineering to a specialized office. You are a manufacturer of vehicles. On the one hand this is a stimulating, many-sided and dynamic branch, but on the other hand it costs you a great deal of time and energy to stay up to date with all the new developments in the field of the accompanying legislation, while you would much rather devote your efforts to your core activities. The study and implementation of this legislation forms part of our daily activities. Why not consider contracting out the approval work to specialists?