Holmatro To Open Innovative Premises
Coming Friday 11 September Holmatro will celebrate the official opening of its new business premises of Holmatro, alongside the A27 motorway in Raamsdonksveer, the Netherlands. The divisions Marine and Industrial Equipment as well as the Holding will be residing at the new premises. Due to enormous growth over the past years, the new location at the Lissenveld was added, thus freeing up additional space at the Zalmweg for the Rescue Equipment division to grow even further.
The new building is modern and innovative, designed by architects De Bont. The characteristic design compliments the philosophy of Holmatro. General Director Jaap Meijer, “This new building represents quality and innovation. Exactly the characteristics Holmatro stands for”. From the outside, the premises have a high-tech appearance. The most eye-catching feature is the 30m high climate façade. In addition to excellent sound insulation, the façade repels heat in the summer and cold in the winter, making the design extremely energy efficient.
In order to minimize energy use, the new premises are heated using geo-thermal heat, in combination with heat exchangers. Heating and cooling takes place by using groundwater that, at a depth of 60 m, has an almost constant temperature of 10 – 12 °C. Heat is extracted from the water during the winter, and used to cool the building during the summer. Known as ‘concrete core activation’; it is not the air that is heated or cooled, but the building itself.
A ‘moat’ has been placed around the premises and, in addition to acting like a natural barrier, it also accentuates Holmatro’s relationship with water. Holmatro was founded in 1967 and started as a home-based trading business that specialized in hydraulic equipment. Initially with a focus on the marine industry, later on servicing other industrial markets. Over forty years later Holmatro is a successful manufacturer that employs 310 people worldwide in the Netherlands, the United States, Poland and China.