Pages with Tag:Netherlands
The MusicSpace in Utrecht opened its third and largest location to date, with no less than eighteen different studios. The success of these types of sound studios is largely determined by the quality of their sound insulation.
When Derk sets his mind to something, he makes it happen—not only for himself but, most importantly, for his team. The 35 year old is team leader at the Europe’s largest CSU plant, de Hazelaar located in Koningsbosch in the Netherlands, where he leads a dedicated team of eleven people. For him,
Last year, our Silka plant in Hillegom, the Netherlands, introduced an innovative circularity process to minimize waste and reduce raw material consumption. By reintegrating crushed residues into production, the plant has already made significant ecological and economic strides.
With Silka Construct, Xella offers a groundbreaking approach that provides contractors with peace of mind from start to finish. This all-in-one service handles everything from calculation, planning, project preparation, materials and logistics to construction and finishing, making it a valuable asse
What do our products have to do with the arts? Four stories that showcase the aesthetic and functional properties of our versatile materials in very different ways. Find out how they are used in museums as more than just a simple building material.
Together with the construction company Van Wijnen, Xella gives its building materials a second life by dismantling the Hebel walls of a building in Almelo, the Netherlands in need of renovation in order to reuse them in other projects.
On the edge of the picturesque city center of Monnickendam, construction is underway on an apartment complex with 41 residential units for rental. The shell construction is special and demonstrates innovative insight and is taken care of by Xella Netherlands with Silka Construct.
Elly Van Overmeire has been driving innovation at Ytong and Xella for almost 30 years. She's worth listening to.
Wiedya Debipersad joined Xella Netherlands in 2021 and now works as the Director of HR Northwest Europe. Learn more about her passion for diversity, transparency and why she is also a Philanthropist in her private life
After almost two decades at Xella, Annet Wielders feels right at home in the sales back office. However, she had already learned how to never lose her friendly behavior in a completely different job.
To work as a logistics coordinator is not Anne-Marie Burgers first job at Xella, but she enjoys the opportunity to use her strengths to act as a problem solver or liaison between various parties.
After a fire in a vacation park in the Netherlands, the destroyed main building had to be rebuilt. A fireproof and sustainable solution was needed.
To drastically reduce CO2 emissions, Xella relies on several different measures. To produce in a significantly more energy-efficient manner, the installation and use of photovoltaic systems at Xella plants plays an important role. One such project is currently being rolled out in the Netherlands.
For decades, the Heilig Hartkerk in Breda, the Netherlands, stood empty. But with
the help of Silka sand-lime bricks, twenty luxury flats are now being built in the
national monument.
Xella's investment in a new autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) cutter at its factory in Vuren, Netherlands, not only improves the products that are made there. The investment also pays dividends toward the company's sustainability goals.
With its move to the former Christus Koningkerk church in Heerlen, the Limburg Historical Center (HCL) gets a new and fire-proof home thanks to Hebel wall panels.
Works of art gathering dust in dark storage rooms? The Boijmans van Beuningen depot breaks with this tradition. In Rotterdam's latest architectural masterpiece, the entire art collection is open to the public. The use of Silka products helped realizing this ambitious project.
Our De Hazelaar calcium silicate plant in Koningsbosch in the Netherlands, is fully committed to
robotization and digitalization. Plant manager Richard Parren explains
how this traditional plant is preparing for the future.
Compact, light and ready to go to the construction site; Xella's Ytong CascoSystem is the answer to today's building challenges.
In densely built-up areas, it can quickly happen that higher parts of buildings "steal" sunlight from others. A creative and innovative solution was found for this problem in Groningen, Netherlands.