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Customised solutions for conveyors

December 2011 – De Boer Snijbedrijf supplies tailored cut steel and stainless steel discs that are mounted on the sides of drums for conveyors. These drums are used to drive conveyors.

Europort 2011 succesful for De Boer Snijbedrijf

November 2011 – This year for the first time, De Boer Staal, De Boer Buizen and De Boer Snijbedrijf attended Europort 2011. Many interested potential clients and relations came to visit the stand. While enjoying a drink and a snack new contacts were established and existing contacts were renewed. The companies look back on a succesful event.

Cutting for landmark bridge

August 2011 – The old Dolderbrug bridge between Steenwijk and Tuk was no longer 'fit for purpose'. It was not built with today's traffic capacity in mind. The characteristic bascule bridge was thus replaced with a stylish new bridge. The new Dolderbrug is wider and has two modern steel bridge portals that cast the mind back to the portals of the old vertical-lift bridge. De Boer Snijbedrijf cut 32 tons of steel to size for the two bridge portals.

Cutting work for gantry crane with full-length wall girder with jib

July 2011 – Gantry cranes are ideal for moving heavy loads within a restricted area. Simple electronic controls can be used to lift and move heavy loads all over the working area. Gantry cranes are first and foremost used outside on open industrial sites. The steel plate for the full-length wall beam of this gantry crane was cut to size by De Boer Snijbedrijf.

Cutting work for plate heat exchangers

March 2011 – Plate heat exchangers are used to heat up cold liquids and to cool off warm liquids without the two liquids coming into contact. Plate heat exchangers are used to cool buildings or diesel engines on large seagoing vessels, but also to heat up the pitches at football clubs like AZ Alkmaar, Real Madrid and Manchester United. The steel start and end plates in these heat exchangers are cut to size by De Boer Snijbedrijf.

Rokin Station digs deep

December 2010 – The 9.7 kilometre North-South underground line in Amsterdam will have eight stations once it is completed. Rokin Station, in the heart of the city, will be 26.5 m below ground level. More than 50,000 passengers will use the station every day, making it one of the busiest stations on the line. De Boer Buizen supplied steel tubes for the supports for this project and De Boer Snijbedrijf cut a range of components to size.

Hermitage in Zaandam

December 2010 – The Hermitage, the new construction project in the area around Zaandam railway station, includes a total of 105 homes, 11,000 m2 of shops, an underground car park and a cinema. The end plates for the steel profile components were cut to size by De Boer Snijbedrijf. All the steel that comes into contact with the air, including the steel in the cavity walls, was galvanised by Verzinkerij Heerhugowaard and given a twin layer of powder coating by Poedercoating Heerhugowaard.

Primary school for Krimwijk II

November 2010 – To live in the Krimwijk II development in Voorschoten is to live in a green environment by the water. This newbuild development envisages about 660 dwellings, a multi-functional block of flats and a primary school with gymnasium. For the steel frame of the building, De Boer Snijbedrijf cut the joist bearing strips to the precise size.

Steel and cutting work for a rush job

November 2010 – In the aftermath of a collision in the North Sea between a container vessel and a tanker, the tanker was severely damaged and had to be repaired immediately. De Boer Staal supplied 20 mm EH36 shipbuilding sheet steel for this rush job. For the repair to the bow of the tanker, De Boer Snijbedrijf cut the steel to size (including the fusion edges) and certified in accordance with 3.2 Lloyds Register.

New offices and 4,000 m2 cutting workshop opened

October 2010 – On Friday, 8 October De Boer Snijbedrijf celebrated the opening of its new offices and state-of-the-art 4,000 m2 cutting workshop. During a spectacular opening act, the 'Iron Man' switched on a laser show to reveal the new logos of De Boer Staal, De Boer Buizen, and De Boer Snijbedrijf.


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