Abbott Laboratories
Zwolle
Modern office for international company

To expand an entire production line, Abbott needed not only a new utility building, but also a complete pipe bridge over the existing production site in Zwolle. And this while production could also continue as usual. For the contractor, this meant that during a clean-up period he had a week to make piles in the existing building and leave everything clean again. The next period, the roof could then be opened for heavy, steel columns. Then the bridge sections with pipes already in them were lifted into place. Besides the pipe bridge, there were also various extensions of floors, silos and transport facilities.

Naam: Mark van der Meijden
Functie: Constructeur

Pelecon advised Abbott on structures, starting with an extensive study of the existing pieces. Of all buildings where something changed, Pelecon created a so-called 'digital twin'; everything in 3D in the archive. This not only advised Abbott today, but also prepared it for future expansions.

From Pelecon, Mark van der Meijden was responsible for the structural consultancy for this project in Zwolle.