Case Study: Vanheede Environment Group achieves a secure, AI‑enabled unified IT/OT network with HPE Aruba Networking

Vanheede Environment Group tech’s up the charge towards a circular economy

Vanheede Environment Group, a family‑owned Belgian waste‑management leader operating across Europe, is driving a circular‑economy vision by digitizing its operations with IoT and AI. To scale smarter recycling and customer‑centric services while cutting costs, the company needed always‑on, high‑quality connectivity and a unified, security‑first network that could be standardized across dozens of sites and support both IT and OT environments.

Partnering with Inetum‑Realdolmen, Vanheede deployed an HPE Aruba Networking architecture—CX switches, Wi‑Fi 6 access points, Dynamic Segmentation, Aruba Central and ClearPass—that unifies wired and wireless infrastructure under a Zero Trust model. The cloud‑native, AI‑enabled solution delivers centralized visibility, automated device onboarding and faster remote rollouts, improves security and operational efficiency, enables OT on the same physical network (saving costs) and creates headroom for future innovations like private 5G.

Vanheede Environment Group

Ken Richings

ICT Operations Team Lead