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March 2012 – On Wednesday, 28 March 2012, the mayor of Heerhugowaard, Han ter Heegde, and the chairman of the Metaalunie, Michaël van Straalen, handed out Corporate Social Responsibility certificates to Verzinkerij Heerhugowaard, Verzinkerij Kampen, Verzinkerij Wolvega and Poedercoating Hoogeveen. A demonstration of the fact that the ROTO surface treatment companies incorporate corporate social responsibility in their business policies.
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March 2012 – An increase in the number of day procedures at the Gelderse Vallei hospital in Ede meant that there was a shortage of parking spaces. So the existing car park was rebuilt to include a third floor, increasing the number of places from 950 to 1350. The steel structure and the steel fencing for this extra floor were hot-dip galvanised by Verzinkerij Kampen.
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February 2012 – The Deltion College is a Regional Training Centre (ROC) supplying a wide range of training options for the Zwolle area. To safeguard the safety of students and teachers, the buildings have been furnished with escape routes using steel spiral staircases. The staircases are fenced off and access is through a steel door. Verzinkerij Kampen hot-dip galvanised the fencing and the doors.
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December 2011 – The municipality of Beilen launched the Coulissen project in 2004: this consisted of redesigning the centre, giving it a completely new look, including new durable and vandal-proof street furniture in an “urban design”. Verzinkerij Kampen has hot-dip galvanised this furniture.
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November 2011 – In early November, the new site for the storage and transfer of motor fuels went into operation in the Zuiderzee Harbour in Kampen. Verzinkerij Kampen hot-dip galvanised the steel structure and the emergency stairs for the site. The steel plates in various buildings were treated with the Duplex Route: they were first hot-dip galvanised by Verzinkerij Heerhugowaard and then powder coated by Poedercoating Heerhugowaard.
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October 2011 – To make sure that unsupported brick aprons don't collapse, supports are put into the cavity. These supports consist of a steel strut (a hollow profile) welded to a steel plate that is anchored to the floor. Verzinkerij Kampen galvanises various batches of apron supports every week.
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September 2011 – Once the sailing season has finished, boats are taken out of the water and put into winter storage. Many marinas use boat cradles. The boats are placed on the cradles and then taken to the storage location on a trailer, keeping them high and dry, and making maintenance and repairs easier. To prevent corrosion, Verzinkerij Kampen hot-dip galvanises the cradles.
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August 2011 – This spring saw the presentation of a unique steel lorry/trailer combination: a trailer for extra-long, very heavy goods vehicles. These trailers are unique due to the low chassis base combined with tail-lift, special retractable gooseneck bars and leading rear axles; they meet high requirements in terms of quality and were hot-dip galvanized by Verzinkerij Kampen.
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July 2011 – The Netherlands not only has many horse riders, but also farms which buy and sell horses, breed and train them. These businesses use stalls which are both safe and spacious, important for both horse and groom. To make the stalls more durable in one particular case, the steel parts of the stalls, shutters, sliding doors and washing station were hot-dip galvanized by Verzinkerij Kampen. Part of the equipment was then powder coated by Poedercoating Hoogeveen.
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May 2011 – The Bike Apple, a bike shelter in the form of an apple, is the eye-catcher at the railway station in Alphen aan den Rijn. This unique steel construction is nominated for the BTTV Trophy 2011 in the Infra & Mobility category. This trophy will be presented during the Day of Hot-dip galvanising. The Bike Apple has different floors which are reached via straight and spiral steel staircases for which Staco has supplied the hot-dip galvanised perfo treads and pressed gratings. The bike racks are hot-dip galvanised by Verzinkerij Kampen and the handles of the bike racks are powder coated by Poedercoating Hoogeveen.
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steel & steel processing