Mr. Duncan Aldwin Vogel

• Global leader in commodity sampling and inspection with 25 years of experience.
• Innovator in IoT-enhanced sampling services, with patented solutions.
• Key player in ISO standards for iron ore and copper sampling.

Mr. Duncan Aldwin Vogel is a global expert in weighing, sampling and testing of traded commodities.

Already during his study in business management at the International School of Economics, Rotterdam, Aldwin started building his pedigree in the renowned family inspection business Hoff & Co. Services BV that became part of Bureau Veritas in 2010. From 2011 to 2013 Aldwin was based in Houston, USA for BV as acting Director, Steel and Energy Products. From 2013 to 2022 he was responsible for BV Commodities Global Service Line as Director Technical Governance. In 2022 Aldwin changed from the large corporate multinational to return to an agile family-owned organization, to earning trust and keeping his international client focus as Regional General Manager Europe for Alfred H. Knight. Most recently in 2023 launching a TOS compliant SamplingHub for circular commodity: Incinerator Bottom Ashes.

His expertise covers all aspects of inspection, sampling and analysis starting from green field prospect requirements to fully implemented turn-key projects. Embracing the Theory of Sampling (TOS) to the fullest, augmented inspection services through IoT and smart communication, Aldwin recently also came out as inventor and patent holder of several novel inspection solutions. He is highly experienced at all aspects of testing for Transportable Moisture Limit and was leader of the TML workgroup of the TIC Council. He is a delegate of the Netherlands on ISO Technical Committee 102 (Iron ore and direct reduced iron) and TC183 (Copper, lead, zinc and nickel ores and concentrates) where his focus is on sampling, sample preparation, moisture determination and TML.