{"id":2643,"date":"2026-07-06T17:14:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d-tacs.com\/d-tacs-featured-in-topic-nederland-independent-commissioning-reveals-hidden-defects\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:17:05","slug":"d-tacs-featured-in-topic-nederland-independent-commissioning-reveals-hidden-defects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d-tacs.com\/en\/d-tacs-featured-in-topic-nederland-independent-commissioning-reveals-hidden-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"D-TACS featured in Topic Nederland: &#8220;Independent commissioning reveals hidden defects&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our founder and managing director Marco Bakker was interviewed by Topic Nederland (Dutch) about the value of independent commissioning. 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