Month: February 2022

Geplaatst op: 21 February 2022

THE MODERN PRODUCTION HALL AND THE EXPANDED OFFICE AREA OF QUMEY METAALINDUSTRIE HAVE BEEN PUT INTO USE. THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY MIES ARCHITECTURE AND IS COMPLETELY TAILORED TO THE WISHES OF THE STEEL PROCESSOR FROM MAARSSEN. PELECON MADE THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN FOR THIS SPLENDID BUILDING, AND QUMEY PRODUCED AND ASSEMBLED THE STEEL THEMSELVES.

The office section is constructively separated from the hall construction for reasons of fire resistance and sound transmission between the building sections. The new building is positioned next to an existing production hall of Qumey, for which a neighbouring building was purchased. In the production hall, provisions were made for nine overhead cranes over three crane tracks, one half-gantry crane and four wall cranes.

A CONTRIBUTION OF ITS OWN
There is, however, one comment to be made. When designing the new building, the architect issued a calling card in materialisation which reflects what metal industry Qumey stands for. This is exactly why they are also putting the finishing touches to their own building. The steel canopy, which will characterise the building, will be produced and installed in March. Of course, by Qumey itself.

Photography: Gerard Saarberg

Geplaatst op: 3 February 2022

In the January edition of the trade journal Industriebouw, an extensive article appeared on the development of the new headquarters of the Nederlandse Coöperatieve Vereniging van Makelaars en Taxateurs in onroerende goederen (NVM) at the Papendorp business park in Utrecht. A development in which Pelecon was involved as the main structural engineer.

We are proud to share this article, written by Astrid Berkhout on behalf of Industriebouw.

Geplaatst op: 3 February 2022

THE FIRST PILE HAS BEEN DRIVEN INTO THE GROUND FOR THE NEW BUILDING OF THE M&G GROUP IN ASSEN. M&G GROUP IS ACTIVE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF FLUE GAS EXHAUST AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS. IT IS BUILDING A NEW FACTORY AND LOGISTICS HALL OF AROUND 39,000 SQUARE METRES FOR THE EUROPEAN MARKET AT A VISIBLE LOCATION ALONG THE A28 MOTORWAY IN THE BUSINESS PARK SOUTH. M&G CURRENTLY OPERATES FROM ELEVEN LOCATIONS, ALL IN THE NORTH OF THE NETHERLANDS. AFTER COMPLETION, ALL THESE LOCATIONS WILL MOVE TO THE NEW BUILDING IN ASSEN.

The new building will have various functions. Logistics and production with crane gantries will have a place in the hall, which makes it anything but a standard logistics hall. This is also the challenge for Pelecon; M&G would like to have the option of converting this production area into a logistics hall/storage facility in the future. To this end, the necessary provisions have been made, such as the preparation of dock positions, column positions and the internal heights are attuned to a logistics hall. In addition, the limited eaves height of twelve metres creates a challenge to develop a three-storey, high-quality office. This has been solved by applying the thinnest possible floor in combination with integrated floor layers.

For this project, Pelecon is working together with developer Borghese Logistics and architect Mies Architectuur. Pleijsier Bouw is responsible for the realisation of the project, with Linneman Bouw en Advies monitoring the BREEAM score.