Geplaatst op: 29 June 2021
Pelecon structural engineers and Reijneveld Engineering; stronger together. The merger will be official from June 29, 2021. Ambitions are merged, creating one team, led by an enthusiastic management. André Verschoor, Mack Stolwijk and Henk van Vliet bundle their consultancy firms for structural constructions and continue together with the name: Pelecon structural engineers. With branches in Gouda and Amersfoort.
The desire to grow in people, expertise and assignments has existed at both companies for a long time. Just like the desire to give the team the opportunity to develop. To learn from new colleagues and to carry out other challenging assignments in the Netherlands and abroad. Pelecon Gouda and Pelecon Amersfoort, as the locations are called, will remain the same in terms of team composition. “In that respect, our regular customers will still feel welcome at our office after the merger. Our challenge is to continue to surprise with an ever-growing expertise,” says Henk van Vliet.
Stronger together!
Mack continues: “We are going to share the best of both companies. The biggest advantage of this is that we can serve our potential and existing customers even better because of the larger capacity. We can also innovate more easily as one Pelecon than before. For example for 3D-BIM and parametric design. We want to take big steps together with the integration of our calculation and modeling work to be able to design even more sharply. Sustainability is an important aspect; we will be working with our clients throughout Pelecon to drastically reduce the negative environmental impact of the structures we have designed.”
A merger offers opportunities in new business
André Verschoor explains that the merger creates many opportunities: “We are already very strong in logistics real estate, industry and stacked housing. As a larger agency, we can and want to participate in European tenders in the future, for example for schools, town halls or museums. For example, we are available for quick scans, design sketches and second opinions.”
In short: the three gentlemen are eagerly looking forward to the future, in which entrepreneurship will hopefully yield good results. The team is on edge, ready to take on the new challenge!
Geplaatst op: 25 June 2021
THIS MONTH, KLAUDIA WOJTASIK STARTED AT PELECON AS A PROJECT ENGINEER. HER FATHER – OWNER OF A SMALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY – INSPIRED KLAUDIA ALL YOUNG. SO SHE MADE THE CHOICE TO STUDY AT THE FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AT THE CZESTOCHOWA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN POLAND!
Klaudia has been living in the Netherlands since 2015, together with her boyfriend. She says that the language barrier meant that she wanted to learn Dutch as quickly as possible so that she could actually put her knowledge into practice. Klaudia: “During the first year that I lived in the Netherlands, I worked at a small renovation agency in Amsterdam. By speaking a lot of Dutch here, I was soon able to sit down with clients and provide them with my architectural advice. After that year I wanted to learn more after which I worked for a geotechnical consultancy for three years. It was there that I first came into contact with civil engineering. Because I wanted to learn more about designing buildings, I switched to an engineering firm. I worked there until the vacancy for Project Constructor at Pelecon came up.”
CHALLENGE
We are proud that Klaudia will join our team, her knowledge and experience help us realize our ambitions. Klaudia adds: “What I have learned during my studies and in previous work experience will help in the challenge we face as a team at Pelecon!”
Geplaatst op: 23 June 2021
LAST SATURDAY, ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES TOOK A BOAT TRIP OVER THE NIEUWKOOPSE PLASSEN. HE ENTERS A MODERN VILLA HOUSE; A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT FOR A PRIVATE TARGET GROUP ON WHICH PELECON PARTICIPATED. THESE ARE FUN QUESTIONS TO RESOLVE FOR PELECON, NEXT TO LARGE OFFICE BUILDINGS AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS.
Unique to this villa is that the load-bearing skeleton consists entirely of cast-in-place concrete. This means that the work of pouring the walls, storey and roof floor took place entirely on the construction site. The hanging balcony/platform has also been cast in place and hangs completely around the house from an isokorf thermal bridge interruption system. Due to large floor spans and floor cantilevers, the formwork for the pour is sufficiently pre-arched and raised to obtain a horizontal floor construction in the final situation.
Pelecon worked closely with contractor Aannemingsbedrijf Van der Vlist and was responsible for constructive advice for this villa on the Zuidhoek residential location.
Geplaatst op: 16 June 2021
THE PARTLY TRANSPARENT FIRE STATION FITS THE FIRE FIGHTERS LIKE A JACKET. FURTHERMORE, FROM THE CIRCULAR CONCRETE FOUNDATION TO THE ROOF, THE PROPERTY IS SUSTAINABLE AND BUILT.
Together with architect RoosRos Architecten and contractor BMN De Klerk, we formed the construction team for the new fire station in Papendrecht. An intensive period of design resulted in the start of construction at the end of August 2020. The building is located on the same site, right next to the municipal yard, which we also developed.
SUSTAINABLE
The municipality of Papendrecht and the architect wanted to build the new fire station as sustainably as possible. This has been interpreted in various ways. For example by using ‘Freement’, this is a circular concrete mortar. Made from recycled cement from concrete rubble, which contributes to lower CO2 emissions. The construction is also circular. This can be completely dismantled and reused at the end of the building’s lifespan. Other sustainable applications include solar panels, all-electric installations, charging stations for electric bicycles and cars and a wadi.
STEEL, SANDWICH PANELS AND GLASS
With the driving of the first pile, construction of the fire station officially started on 27 August 2020. By applying smart detailing and multiple design proposals, where the construction team could switch quickly, we as Pelecon were able to make a difference.
Photocredits: Lucas van der Wee
Last month, the building permit was applied for for the Foodcourt in Nieuwegein. A striking building, visible from the highway, with a distinctive 40m high advertising tower. After completion, KFC, De Beren, Happy Italy and McDonald’s will settle in this building.
We congratulate Trovis Architects on the beautiful design.
