New Cash Centre for DNB Next Year

De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) is moving its gold vault and banknote activities from its head office in Amsterdam to Camp New Amsterdam in Zeist, and is making good progress on the project, which is due to complete next year.

The chosen location, in the centre of the country, is an old air force base and logistical centre for the army, which is owned by the Ministry of Defence. It is also the centre of operations for the Royal Netherlands Marechausse, the country’s civilian and military police force, so the new cash centre will be part of an integrated security campus.

The former cash centre was located at DNB’s headquarters in Amsterdam, which are currently being renovated. The location was problematic on a number of fronts – not least of which were sub-optimum facilities for loading and unloading CIT vehicles, and the city centre location. Also, the headquarters are being refurbished to offer an open plan environment, which is not conducive for security operations.