Author: Pelecon

Geplaatst op: 30 September 2021

Jysk is a Danish retail chain that sells household products such as mattresses, furniture and interior items. Jysk is the largest internationally operating Danish retailer, with 3,000 Jysk stores in 52 countries, including the Netherlands for 15 years.

Because Jysk’s share in the Dutch market is growing, they are going to build a large distribution center in The Nederlands. Pelecon joins a compact team of specialists who are preparing and executing this step with Jysk. Both in the run-up to the project, during the choice of location and during the preparation of the construction itself, we advise Jysk on all constructive issues.

We are proud to welcome Jysk as a new client and look forward to an inspiring design and construction process.

Geplaatst op: 13 September 2021

Did you know that our colleague André Verschoor writes a column for every issue of the professional magazine Bouwen met Staal? The latest column, number 4, is about a straight back in difficult choices about safety. Curious? Read the column here.

The magazine is full of good articles about building with steel. Buy the magazine or become a member!

Geplaatst op: 10 September 2021

Since 2018 we have been involved in the renovation of hotel/restaurant Van der Valk in Gorinchem. Our client wanted to repurpose and renovate the building. The existing building with the characteristic tent roofs consisted of a restaurant on the ground floor with kitchens and rooms for large groups on the first floor.

The demolition of the characteristic roof construction and clever calculations by our engineering office made it possible to install two new floors on the first floor. Light, prefabricated units were chosen that could be installed complete with interior in one go. By making use of the reserve bearing capacity of the foundation, this was possible without additional piles! Because the dimensions of the hotel rooms were different from the column structure on the ground floor, a steel frame was placed on the first floor. Now we are preparing another extension of the hotel. This will be completely new, but with the same prefabricated units.

Geplaatst op: 10 September 2021

PLOEGER LOGISTICS EXTENDS ITS WAREHOUSE IN HARDERWIJK FURTHER WITH ANOTHER 11,220 M² GFA. ON THE BELLSTRAAT, THE LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDER HAS TO BUILD THESE EXTRA SQUARE METERS TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FROM ITS EXISTING AND NEW CLIENTS. AS THE MAIN CONSTRUCTOR, PELECON WORKS ON THIS ASSIGNMENT FROM DESIGN TO EXECUTION.

When construction is finished at the end of 2021, Ploeger will have a hypermodern warehouse. This brings the total capacity at two locations in Harderwijk to more than 55,000 pallet places. Just like the existing warehouses of Ploeger Logistics, this new warehouse is energy neutral. Something that completely fits their mission and vision. This extension therefore meets high BREEAM requirements. The entire warehouse will even be the most sustainable in the region!

SUSTAINABILITY AMBITION
Our constructive design naturally takes Ploeger’s sustainability ambitions into account. The roofs are able to support a large number of solar panels and the very economical construction ensures minimal use of materials.

OUR CHALLENGE
A unique challenge for Pelecon was the question of how the foundation could be optimized and how the total logistics building could be built in three phases. The construction of phase 1 was already prepared for the expansions. Looking back on the advice, we are satisfied with the result. We will remain involved in the controlling role until the end of 2021, we strive for an equally satisfied view of the end result.

Geplaatst op: 30 July 2021

It has been a month since we signed the merger contract. This first month was one in which our colleagues from Amersfoort and Gouda got to know each other better, in which we worked together for the first time. And not without success! A number of new assignments have already been started. According to plan, because we have a growth ambition. In people, expertise and assignments! National and international.

We have challenging work planned for the coming six months with an immense number of square meters in both the Netherlands and abroad. But….. we are now going to enjoy a well-deserved holiday from Monday August 2 to Friday August 13.

We are limited available these weeks. Do you still need our advice? Feel free to contact us via info@pelecon.nl.

Have a nice summer vacation for now.

More chicken nuggets in less time

Geplaatst op: 15 July 2021

THE KIPNUGGETS FACTORY OF TYSON FOODS IN OOSTERWOLDE EXPANDS A TOTAL OF 4,500 M². THE INVESTMENT FROM BRAZIL PROVIDES A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACTORY. THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF THIS: TYSON WILL PRODUCE MORE CHICKEN NUGGETS IN LESS TIME BECAUSE OF THE MORE MODERN PRODUCTION LINE!

Producing food safe is very important to Tyson Foods customers. This also places demands on the construction. The large amount of air treatment requires heavy cabinets on the construction. Freezer halls like this are a real specialty of Pelecon Amersfoort. If it is within -25 degrees, this places specific demands on the constructive structure.

Pelecon will be involved in this project as main constructor up to delivery.

Inspection; an important moment during construction

Geplaatst op: 15 July 2021

We paid another visit to the BMW MINI Renova construction site in Tilburg. We are currently working hard to make the showroom, workshop and offices wind- and watertight. Only the ground floor has yet to be poured. The work here can only be completed once we have approved this ground floor.

Click here for an earlier news item about this project.

Pelecon structural engineers stronger after merger with Reijneveld Engineering

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!

We have a new colleague!

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!”

Villa fully posted in “the work”

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.