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Danish retail chain JYSK is building a new and state-of-the-art distribution center right next to the IJsselmeer in Lelystad. Willy Naessens Netherlands and Vrolijk have joined forces for the realization of the new building, which will be completed on July 20, 2026. The new 147,000 m2 distribution center will have two high-bay warehouses (high bays) with a total of 166,000 pallet locations and 21 cranes, which will soon allow the center to handle up to 8,000 containers per year. There will also be 32 inbound and 105 outbound loading docks for loading and unloading and a new headquarters.
Willy Naessens Netherlands and Vrolijk bring together what this project demands: two equal partners who strengthen each other. Combining knowledge and strengths will pave the way for a smooth realization, innovative future-oriented construction possibilities and complete project management at the highest level.
Willy Naessens Netherlands was awarded this project in 2024 after a tender in which in particular the high quality, plan of action, family business structure and price offer were decisive. “Moreover, JYSK was very charmed by the fact that we have twelve concrete plants in Belgium,” says Karim Weiss, general manager of Willy Naessens Netherlands. “Because we produce the concrete ourselves, we have maximum influence on the process. An essential quality in a project where concrete predominates. Immediately after the project award, we involved Vrolijk, recorded all demarcations and agreements in a scope split and developed the design from final design to execution design. We then energetically started execution in August 2024.”
Vrolijk realized the complete foundation, infrastructure work and concrete floors of the new building and is responsible for the finishing and installations. “For the foundation of the new distribution center, we drove about 13,000 piles into the ground,” says Bart Vissers, project manager at Vrolijk. “We then poured the concrete foundation beams on site. Willy Naessens Netherlands put its precast concrete and steel structure on top of that.” In total, this construction includes 52 million pounds of precast concrete, says Weiss, who cites some impressive figures. “In total, we processed 7,782 precast concrete elements, 3,494 concrete walls and 785 concrete columns. The heaviest beam weighed a whopping 60,000 pounds and heaviest column 40,000 pounds!” Vissers: “Once completed, we completed the structural work with the concrete floors, facades and roofing.” In total, Vrolijk completed approximately 140,000 m2 of poured-in-place first floor floors and nearly 40,000 m2 of hollow-core slab floors.
The new building will be fitted with insulated and uninsulated precast concrete walls by Willy Naessens Netherlands. And also the facade will be finished with insulated precast concrete walls, in combination with insulating (rock wool) sandwich panels and aluminum composite.
Ambition for this project was a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, which was upgraded to the very highest sustainability performance at the joint initiative of the parties involved: LEED Platinum. “To meet the LEED Platinum criteria, the new building will be built as energy efficient as possible, using as many sustainable materials as possible,” Vissers and Weiss explain. As an example, they mention the stone wool insulation in facades and roof, as well as the concrete. In addition, sustainability relates to the sustainable employability, health and well-being of employees. “We continuously measure the air quality in the building and, following the example of the offices, the logistics areas are also ventilated,” Vissers says. “The building will soon function all-electric. For example, heating and cooling will be controlled by electric heat pumps. The roof will be equipped with solar panels, generating 1 megawatt peak, and the site will have green spaces and open water for rainwater collection. A green rooftop garden on the office and green roofs on the lower building sections complete the picture.”
Three sub-offices will be set up in the logistics area, Vissers says. “In addition, a central office will be realized at the front of the building, for which we will provide the complete finishing. From metal stud interior walls and glass walls to oak wall finishes, stairs and floorboards We are also realizing all the floor coverings, and a professional galley and fitness will be furnished.” One challenge especially concerns the automation of the warehouse, he says. From conveyors to transport systems, high bay racking and cranes. “For the automation of the warehouse, we are working with three JYSK ancillary contractors, for whom we are coordinating. This started already at the design table and continues until after the building delivery. In order to ensure that the building facilitates perfect logistics processes, explicit attention is paid to the spar positions, the flatness of the floors as well as the accessibility of all building parts. For example, to guarantee a high turnover rate of all pallets.”
Both Vissers and Weiss are very satisfied with the cooperation in this project. Both with each other and with client JYSK and all other relevant stakeholders. “We really pull together in this project,” says Weiss. “For example, there is a monthly construction meeting that ends with a joint meal and in which all design issues are discussed openly. The next day we then have a monthly meeting, where all project issues are discussed with each other and directly relevant decisions are made. This ensures understanding and contributes to achieving the project goals. We are really putting our shoulders to the wheel together on this project!”
In September, JYSK will occupy the front of the building. The automation should be fully operational by March 2027.
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