diff --git a/i/icc/icc-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb b/i/icc/icc-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..556b4668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i/icc/icc-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# IT4innovations 2018
+
+name = 'icc'
+version = '2017.7.259'
+
+homepage = 'http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-compilers/'
+description = "Intel C and C++ compilers"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'dummy', 'version': ''}
+
+sources = ['parallel_studio_xe_%(version_major)s_update%(version_minor)s_composer_edition_for_cpp.tgz']
+
+checksums = ['c1661dbc568d5c348294a09fa72aeadb']
+
+gccver = '6.3.0'
+binutilsver = '2.27'
+versionsuffix = '-GCC-%s-%s' % (gccver, binutilsver)
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('GCCcore', gccver),
+    ('binutils', binutilsver, '', ('GCCcore', gccver)),
+]
+
+# list of regex for components to install
+# full list of components can be obtained from pset/mediaconfig.xml in unpacked sources
+# cfr. https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-composer-xe-2015-silent-installation-guide
+components = ['intel-comp', 'intel-ccomp', 'intel-icc', 'intel-openmp', 'intel-ipsc?_', 'intel-gdb', 'intel-gdb(?!.*mic)']
+
+dontcreateinstalldir = 'True'
+
+license_file = '/apps/licenses/intel/license.lic'
+
+moduleclass = 'compiler'
diff --git a/i/iccifort/iccifort-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb b/i/iccifort/iccifort-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a955fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i/iccifort/iccifort-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+easyblock = 'Toolchain'
+
+name = 'iccifort'
+version = '2017.7.259'
+versionsuffix = '-GCC-6.3.0-2.27'
+
+homepage = 'http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-cluster-toolkit-compiler/'
+description = "Intel C, C++ & Fortran compilers"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'dummy', 'version': ''}
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('icc', version, versionsuffix),
+    ('ifort', version, versionsuffix),
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'toolchain'
diff --git a/i/ifort/ifort-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb b/i/ifort/ifort-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ae9ee48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i/ifort/ifort-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# IT4Innovations 2018
+
+name = 'ifort'
+version = '2017.7.259'
+
+homepage = 'http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-compilers/'
+description = "Intel Fortran compiler"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'dummy', 'version': ''}
+
+sources = ['parallel_studio_xe_%(version_major)s_update%(version_minor)s_composer_edition_for_fortran.tgz']
+
+checksums = ['87ec58f8e9b7a00d5ef3cedc901a369c']
+
+# remove dependency on intel-mpi-rt-mic
+patches = ['ifort_2017_no_mpi_mic_dependency.patch']
+
+gccver = '6.3.0'
+binutilsver = '2.27'
+versionsuffix = '-GCC-%s-%s' % (gccver, binutilsver)
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('GCCcore', gccver),
+    ('binutils', binutilsver, '', ('GCCcore', gccver)),
+]
+
+# list of regex for components to install
+# full list of components can be obtained from pset/mediaconfig.xml in unpacked sources
+# cfr. https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-composer-xe-2015-silent-installation-guide
+components = ['intel-comp', 'intel-fcomp', 'intel-ifort', 'intel-openmp', 'intel-ipsf?_', 'intel-gdb']
+
+dontcreateinstalldir = 'True'
+
+license_file = '/apps/licenses/intel/license.lic'
+
+moduleclass = 'compiler'
diff --git a/i/iimpi/iimpi-2017c.eb b/i/iimpi/iimpi-2017c.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..737f194b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i/iimpi/iimpi-2017c.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+easyblock = "Toolchain"
+
+name = 'iimpi'
+version = '2017c'
+
+homepage = 'http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-cluster-toolkit-compiler/'
+description = """Intel C/C++ and Fortran compilers, alongside Intel MPI."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'dummy', 'version': ''}
+
+compver = '2017.7.259'
+suff = '-GCC-6.3.0-2.27'
+dependencies = [
+    ('icc', compver, suff),
+    ('ifort', compver, suff),
+    ('impi', '2017.4.239', '', ('iccifort', '%s%s' % (compver, suff))),
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'toolchain'
diff --git a/i/imkl/imkl-2017.4.239-iimpi-2017c.eb b/i/imkl/imkl-2017.4.239-iimpi-2017c.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a0315a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i/imkl/imkl-2017.4.239-iimpi-2017c.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name = 'imkl'
+version = '2017.4.239'
+
+homepage = 'http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-mkl/'
+description = """Intel Math Kernel Library is a library of highly optimized,
+ extensively threaded math routines for science, engineering, and financial
+ applications that require maximum performance. Core math functions include
+ BLAS, LAPACK, ScaLAPACK, Sparse Solvers, Fast Fourier Transforms, Vector Math, and more."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'iimpi', 'version': '2017c'}
+
+sources = ['l_mkl_%(version)s.tgz']
+checksums = ['3066272dd0ad3da7961b3d782e1fab3b']
+
+dontcreateinstalldir = 'True'
+
+interfaces = True
+
+postinstallcmds = [
+    # extract the examples
+    'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_cluster_c.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
+    'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_cluster_f.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
+    'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_core_c.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
+    'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_core_f.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
+    'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_f95.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
+    'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_mic_f.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
+    'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_mic_c.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
+]
+
+modextravars = {
+    'MKL_EXAMPLES': '%(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'numlib'
diff --git a/i/impi/impi-2017.4.239-iccifort-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb b/i/impi/impi-2017.4.239-iccifort-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d1b4d34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i/impi/impi-2017.4.239-iccifort-2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name = 'impi'
+version = '2017.4.239'
+
+homepage = 'http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-mpi-library/'
+description = "Intel MPI Library, compatible with MPICH ABI"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'iccifort', 'version': '2017.7.259-GCC-6.3.0-2.27'}
+
+sources = ['l_mpi_%(version)s.tgz']
+
+checksums = ['460a9ef1b3599d60b4d696e3f0f2a14d']
+
+dontcreateinstalldir = 'True'
+
+components = ['intel-mpi', 'intel-psxe', 'intel-imb']
+
+# set up all the mpi commands to default to intel compilers
+set_mpi_wrappers_all = 'True'
+
+postinstallcmds = [
+    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpi.so  %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpich.so',
+    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpigc4.so  %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpichcxx.so',
+    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpigf.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libfmpich.so',
+    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpigf.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpichf90.so',
+    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpi.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpl.so',
+    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpi.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libopa.so'
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'mpi'
diff --git a/i/intel/intel-2017c.eb b/i/intel/intel-2017c.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f91bb2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i/intel/intel-2017c.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# IT4Innovations 2018
+
+easyblock = 'Toolchain'
+
+name = 'intel'
+version = '2017c'
+
+homepage = 'http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-cluster-toolkit-compiler/'
+description = "Compiler toolchain including Intel compilers, Intel MPI and Intel Math Kernel Library (MKL)."
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'dummy', 'version': ''}
+
+compver = '2017.7.259'
+gccver = '6.3.0'
+binutilsver = '2.27'
+gccsuff = '-GCC-%s-%s' % (gccver, binutilsver)
+dependencies = [
+    ('GCCcore', gccver),
+    ('binutils', binutilsver, '-GCCcore-%s' % gccver),
+    ('icc', compver, gccsuff),
+    ('ifort', compver, gccsuff),
+    ('impi', '2017.4.239', '', ('iccifort', '%s%s' % (compver, gccsuff))),
+    ('imkl', '2017.4.239', '', ('iimpi', version)),
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'toolchain'