VAN VOORDEN CROWNED The celebration of the 100th anni-
predicate. A special title, which is
of the Van Voorden Group handed
To be eligible for this predicate a
versary of Van Voorden had a festive
only reserved for a select group of
over the first copy of the book on
company in the Netherlands must
and royal element. On September
Dutch companies. Van Voorden will
Van Voorden's rich history to its
occupy a leading position, preferably
13th the mayor of Zaltbommel,
proudly include the 'Royal' addition
new owner, Tom van Rijn. The
of international dimension.
Albert van den Bosch, announced
as a crown in its logo.
following days Zaltbommel was still
Management must be beyond
in a festive mood. On September
reproach. The company, the board
in front of 500 guests that Her Majesty the Queen has authorised
After the 'royal ceremony' parting
14th there was a big party for all of
members and the supervisory
Van Voorden to use the Royal
managing director Jac Meeuwissen
the personnel and on September
board must attest to unimpeachable
15th approx. 1,000 people visited
conduct and the company must have
the open house.
existed for at least a hundred years.
THE PRIDE OF ZALTBOMMEL The mayor of Zaltbommel is unprecedentedly clear in his wording: he is remarkably proud of the presence of Van Voorden within his municipality's boundaries. But the mayor takes it up a notch. The 'civil service' is also proud of the company. "There are absolutely no newspaper articles about companies pinned on the wall in the municipal office. Except one: an article about Van Voorden from the Brabants Dagblad." What makes this bond so strong? Albert van den Bosch: "Hardly
for a walk on their former factory
is left behind due to the move of
a day goes by without thinking
area that is now abandoned and
Van Voorden to the De Wildeman
about Van Voorden. I take my dog
I gratefully enjoy the space that
business park. Oh well, you can >>
van voorden maritime •
van voorden c astings •
R I J N D I J K Constru c tion •
P&K R AIL •
L E N G K E E K S TA A L B O U W •
iss p ro j e c ts •
H S M S tee l S tru c tures •
HSM OFFSHORE •
G O U D A V U U R VA S T S E R V I C E S •
G O U D A V U U R VA S T B E L G I U M •
GOUDA REFR AC TORIES •
G O U D A F E U E R F E S T ( D euts c h l and ) •
FIB INDUSTRIES •
ANDUS GROUP SERVING THE INDUSTRY
volume 2 | no. 2 | September 2012
>> consider it as a personal thing
or even abroad. But the company
interact and cooperate. The account
the educational responsibility
and a relativization of something
decided to maintain the ties with
management of our Realisation
which Van Voorden never evaded.
that was once a big problem. When
Zaltbommel and, after years of
and Management department has
Extremely well connected with
I was newly appointed as mayor
struggle, Van Voorden and the
the motto: 'never say no'. What is
regional training establishments,
I got the 'Van Voorden' file on
authorities reached an agreement.
impossible is off limits of course,
apprenticeships, tours and what
my desk. A beautiful company
The company was relocated to the
but we are actively looking for the
have you. Yes, I am truly proud
that had touched upon the limits
De Wildeman business park which
best suitable solution. Because
of the fact that Van Voorden is
of its site at the time. Pressure
was developed mainly due to its
business in our municipality is
based here. Especially because
was being exerted by the local
chosen location. And I dare say
essential and starts with a solution-
they make such a great product.
residents and the relationship with
that, thanks to Van Voorden, this
oriented approach."
Pure Dutch craftsmanship. In
the municipality was under great
industrial zone is now a big success.
pressure. The company had to
We even have won prizes with it!
A great product
lost so much 'heavy' manufactu-
be relocated and the director, Jac
Not only the safest industrial estate,
"That's why Zaltbommel has to
ring. What a waste! This is why I
Meeuwissen, put up a tremendous
but also the most social one, thanks
be very grateful to Van Voorden.
think it is great that Van Voorden
fight. Always like a gentleman
in part to pioneer Jac Meeuwissen
The company, with its global
can now call itself the Royal Van
though."
and his boundless energy. He has
allure, has placed Zaltbommel
Voorden. A tremendous and deserved acknowledgement."
the Netherlands, we have already
brought the park management to
on the international map. And
Do it together
the level it’s at today. This is where
you must also not forget that Van
"At that time Van Voorden could
municipality and Van Voorden see
Voorden has provided generations
have easily decided to move the
eye to eye these days: we realise
of citizens of Zaltbommel with
business to another Dutch city
that we must do it together, need to
employment. Not to mention
Tunnel Kiln Construction is good to go! We are perhaps disrespectfully jumping to conclusion when we say: Gouda Refractories produces refractory bricks. These bricks are baked in a tunnel kiln: a long kiln in which cars with bricks stacked on them are passing through the firing process. At this moment, Gouda has two kilns. The third one is on its way with the purpose to serve our customers even better. It is hard to imagine what the impact is of the construction of such production facility. An impression of the preparations …
The highest demands
and a half the construction permit,
Next, the permit process started.
environmental permit and Water
On the one hand the construction
Board approval have been received.
permit and on the other hand the
In the meantime the earthworks have
environmental permit. A really
been completed. The first pile will be
complicated and exhausting process
driven in the ground in week 41.
because one cannot simply build a tunnel kiln in a bare field. It rather
Getting started
requires a large production hall.
When the new production hall is
And then you do not just deal with
completed, it will take approximately
the Planning Authority and other
another six to eight months before
relevant authorities such as the
the new tunnel kiln can be taken
Fire Brigade. And rightfully so! Yet
into operation. In the meantime,
it turned out that this was a more
we cannot sit and wait because the
complicated process. It is also a
whole infrastructure on site will
rather unique situation: the produc-
also have to be adapted: sixty per
tion process at Gouda takes place
cent more production capacity also
The first step towards production
at least if it could be proven that
under temperatures that are higher
means a greater supply of raw mate-
expansion was taken about two
there would be no disruption of
than can be reached with an open
rials, improved internal logistics,
years ago. The adjacent industrial
the existing flora and fauna and as
fire. Also, the environmental permit
a larger storage capacity of ‘fini-
land area was procured from the
long as plans for ecological compen-
has been a time consuming process.
shed products’, increased loading
‘neighbor’: a nice, mostly empty
sation would be implemented.
The new kiln increases Gouda’s
facilities, more truck movements
piece of land with two ditches.
Investigations took place and plans
production capacity by 60%! So
and so on. In short: the construc-
And that’s where the story begins.
were developed for the rehabilitation
the environmental parameters
tion and commissioning of a new
Building a tunnel kiln on top of
of the site in which a part was given
corresponding with such increased
tunnel kiln at Gouda Refractories
a ditch is obviously not an option.
back to nature to compensate for the
production capacity were verified
means a complete restructuring of
Authorization had to be requested
ditches to be filled.
against the strictest Dutch and
the production process and site. A
from the Water Board to fill the
European guide lines and legislation.
process of about three years …
ditches. That was no problem,
With success: after more than a year
We are ready to build!
FIB FULL SPEED AHEAD Over the last 65 years FIB Industries has grown into an important player in the market of process and pressure containing equipment. All over the world FIB delivers and installs customised products made of stainless steel and alloyed materials as vital part of technological high-quality installations. And although FIB already has become a true world player it is still a question of pushing the limit. The equipment becomes more complex, bigger and heavier. Actually FIB's process equip-
into the production. There you
about. A colossus of 60 meters
Working flat out
ment will only give a good
will see what the production of
in length is emerging, more than
In the area of beer systems
feeling when you are walking
for instance a 'paper drum' is all
half a football pitch long. The
many successes have also been
diameter is 5 meters, say about
achieved. Not only was Bavaria
two living rooms interconnected
brought in as a new customer,
and the weight exceeds 300 tons:
but also beer delivery vehicles
roughly 250 cars! But size alone
and tankers were delivered to
does not matter. When you are
the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
looking into this ‘tunnel’ you will
Switzerland, Portugal and Chili.
see a real feat of sophisticated
In addition, FIB has recently
welding. Over 11,000 kilos of
received a contract to deliver
welding filler material is used to
cellar beer installations to
fabricate this construction, where
Mexico. No reason for surprise
extreme welding demands are
therefore that FIB is bustling. A
imposed and the latest welding
lot is being asked from the staff,
techniques must be applied.
but there is also plenty of reason
However, this is not the only gem
to be proud.
that is lying in the production. Additionally, we are working f lat out for a so-called scrubber for Belco Technologies Corporation. Length: 68 meters, diameter 6.1 meters and a total weight of 220 tons. Final destination: Houston USA. It characterises the strength of FIB; only a few suppliers in the world can manufacture such a product.
NEW NORTH SEA CONTRACT FOR HSM Andustry news is actually always fuelled by contributions of co-workers. They proudly tell about their job and their projects. And yet a sober look at things prevails. This time it's no different. Chris Vandooren of HSM provides the input for this article about a new order of Gaz de France. Another marvellous order, but Chris is all common sense. “Yes, of course I am proud that we
and the jacket weighs 1,000
quarter’, we receive only sixty
are making such a phenomenal
tons. Within the year they will
days prior to mechanical comple-
high-quality product here. But
be shipped from our quay to the
tion. We therefore need to leave
well … It is simply our job and we
Dutch part of the North Sea.
the structure open so we can lift
are good at that. We do not dwell
Well, if you look at it that way…
these modules in. Afterwards the
on it every day. We just make very
Rather impressive, isn't it? From
modules need to be hooked-up in
nice platforms.”
absolutely nothing to three huge
merely two months. “Yes, this is
monsters, ready for use and
definitely a challenge if you look
Sound planning
fitted with the most sophisticated
at it and it requires all our creati-
“Recently, Gaz de France has
equipment. Again, this will be
vity and experience”, he concludes
given us another order to deliver
the biggest challenge. We must
with a smile on his face. Maybe
two topsides and one jacket. Very
continue building at high pace.
not so sober after all.
similar to previous orders. The
Some crucial parts, such as the
topsides weigh 1,240 tons each
‘power module and the living
GREAT PARTY Once every five years Andus
Scheepvaartmuseum' by canal
Group organises a smashing
boat. There the Amsterdam party
party for all employees. Everyone
really got started with a little
(employees and their partners)
help from the Shanty Choir, the
of all subsidiaries are collected
good live band and various artists
by coach and brought to the
including Danny de Munk. It was
party venue. This year was yet
another night to remember!
another party year: on June 30th the coaches left for Amsterdam and everyone was brought to 'Het
ANDUS GROUP MAIN SPONSOR NATIONAL STEEL CONSTRUCTION DAY 2012 The National Steel Construction Day ('Nationale Staalbouwdag') takes place on 4 October 2012 on the former military airfield Valkenburg near Katwijk aan Zee. This year the theme is 'Steel will make it happen!'. Andus Group is main sponsor of this day. Naturally, the Steel Construction
On the move
participants in fast race cars will
track. This footage is transmitted
Day offers yet again an interesting
Apart from various formal
race each other: ladies and gent-
using large TV screens while
conference program. During the
meeting occasions, the key players
lemen from the (steel) construction
the lap times are recorded at the
conference, professionals from the
in the construction market can
industry, industrial building sector,
Andus Group stand. The partici-
Dutch construction society will
also challenge each other in a
industry, residential development,
pant with the fastest lap time may
present the latest important deve-
more relaxed way. A unique race
infrastructure, government, real
look forward to a unique ‘steel
lopments in the field of designing
event is organised with which
estate, banking community, etc.
price’ on behalf of Andus Group.
and building with steel.
Andus Group has associated its
The art and flying display is
name. On the landing and taxi-
recorded using onboard cameras
ways of the former airfield fifty
combined with cameras off the
SISTERS COHABIT Andus Group knows several
Andus Group director Wiebe van
subsidiaries, each with its own
den Elshout loves it: “Here at
specialism. Wherever possible
headquarters, we were pleasantly
each other's expertise is being
surprised by this way of collabo-
used. But 'sisters' also find them-
ration. Two subsidiaries that sit
selves in other ways. On the site
together to brainstorm and come
of Shell Pernis, two subsidiaries
to such a clever solution: awfully
(Lengkeek Staalbouw and Gouda
efficient of course to use each
Vuurvast Services) share 'business
other's facilities. A fine initiative!”
premises' together at the same location.
Andustry news IS a n A NDUS G R O U P p u b l i c a t io n Andustry news appears several times a y e a r. T h e p u b l i c a t i o n a i m s a t k e e p i n g employees, clients and suppliers informed of developments within Andus Group.
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