Whats in the box?
The colossal wooden crates on our quay in Harelbeke are causing quite a bit of speculation, so allow us to dispel a few rumors and unveil the truth. Here’s what you won’t find in these boxes: A grand piano: let’s just say our forte lies in engineering, not making music. Artwork: the only masterpieces coming […]
Exploring the Mana Ito Journey!
For this project, we engineered and constructed 3 bullets with a diameter of 8m and a length of 45m, each weighing 360 tons. Once the tanks were fully finished, they made a 42-day sea voyage from Europe to Hitia’a, Tahiti. From the lagoon to a smaller boat, delicately transferred ashore on SPMTs, and maneuvered along […]
Laying the foundations for the industry of the future
Every day, we commit to facilitating a greener industry. Just look at the new beer well at our EPC project with Alco Energy in Rotterdam, which we are building with sustainable building methods. Our civil works contractor BAM uses an electric foundation machine, replacing heavy diesel equipment. This and other measures with which we drastically […]
Optimizing the heat network in Utrecht
In our latest energy transition project, smart engineering is being blended with architectural beauty through the installation of 4 heat buffer units for the Utrecht and Nieuwegein heat network (serving no less than 55.000 households). At time of writing, we have successfully completed the engineering phase and construction is already underway at 4 locations in […]
We’re going for gold!
At Geldof, we are truly committed to support the circular economy.In our latest project, we’re helping our client Aurubis build a state-of-the-art anode sludge processing installation in Beerse, Belgium. Anode sludge is a valuable intermediate product of electrolytic copper refining produced at the Aurubis recycling sites in both Belgium and Germany. The new process will […]
Gas ducts the size of a train tunnel!
Geldof started a very exciting sustainability project for the biggest steel manufacturer of The Netherlands, Tata Steel Ijmuiden. The factory, regarded by the industry as one of the most modern in Europe, is taking a big step in the implementation of their Roadmap Plus improvement program. In the coming years, this program will help them […]
Geldof is bringing sustainable warmth to Paris!
Hot news coming from La Défense Paris: the brand new pellets storage and handling installation that will heat the business district is now ready for operations! By replacing the old fossil heating installation with a new sustainable version that runs entirely on biodegradable waste, the city is actively reducing its CO2 emissions in the district […]
Agropolychim’s 20.000 m3 ammonia tank up and running!
Good news coming from Bulgaria! The second refrigerated ammonia tank we built for our client Agropolychim is up and running! Over the past few months, we’ve seamlessly completed a number of crucial tasks: the mechanical finishing the water and pressure testing the painting works All were carried out smoothly by our team of professionals on-site, […]
Successfully anchored together in Vlaardingen!
Neste, KH Engineering and Geldof: successfully anchored together in Vlaardingen! Remember the spectacular transport of 15 biofuel storage tanks to the Neste terminal in Vlaardingen? Well, we are happy to report that all the tanks, with volumes varying from 1300 m3 to nearly 5000 m3, were successfully anchored on-site, painted, fully insulated and dressed with […]
What’s this, shining on our quay like a mirror?
It’s a massive converter, the new heart of our customers’ sulphuric acid facility. Its body is made from solid stainless steel and fully isolated with mineral wool, covered by an – indeed brilliant – outside layer of aluminium. This complex item was designed in-house, carefully constructed in our workshops and now moved from our production […]