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Eurofins is a global leader in Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) and provides a comprehensive range of analytical services. For example, Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Netherlands in Leiden is engaged in the testing of pharmaceutical raw materials, intermediate and finished products. To facilitate future growth and serve customers even more efficiently, the two sites in Leiden will be brought together under one roof in 2026. Broekbakema designed a new company building of 11,600 square meters for this purpose at the Leiden Bio Science Park; the largest life science campus in the Netherlands. Aan de Stegge Twello is responsible for the construction, while Barth Installatietechniek is realizing all technical installations in the laboratory building. By making use of SolidSKID's prefab services in this, the technical heart of the building is ready at an early stage.
The new building of Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Netherlands provides space over six floors for various laboratories, supporting functions, offices and a parking garage. The electrical, mechanical and sanitary installations for these areas are being commissioned by Aan de Stegge Twello to be engineered and realized by Barth Installatietechniek, which like SolidSKID is part of Barth Installation Group. In addition, Barth Installatietechniek is responsible for the additional laboratory installations, such as those for technical gases and demineralized water. “In three quarters of a year we created the design for the technical installations, working as one team with Aan de Stegge Twello, client and consultants,” says Karel Barth, Director of Barth Installatietechniek. “Moreover, from day one, SolidSKID has been involved for the various prefab work within these installations. SolidSKID is a supplier of prefab technical rooms and skids for the installation market, with the aim of completely unburdening the installer.”
The heart of all installation technology are the technical rooms, which were prefabricated under excellent working and climate conditions in SolidSKID's workshop in ’s-Gravendeel. Subsequently, all prefabricated components are fully tested, ready for operation and delivered to the construction site in Leiden in good time, where they are connected easily, quickly and by only a few mechanics. With this, SolidSKID gives a solid answer to current construction challenges, such as the shortage of technical professionals, short construction lead times and tight inner-city locations, says Roald Kamp, Project Leader Skidbouw & Prefab at SolidSKID. “In addition, the quality of the installations can be better assured. Thanks to the compact units, only minimal transport movements are required, which benefits sustainability. Also, the units are easily interchangeable in the future.” Following Barth Installatietechniek, other installers can also benefit from these unique advantages.
“Thanks to skids, installation can be started as early as the structural phase,” Barth emphasizes. “This was also chosen in Leiden. In the preliminary phase, we coordinated the dimensions and weights of the skids together with the contractor. The same applies to the best hoisting moments. After all, the skids were already placed during the structural phase. This ensures peace of mind in the execution.” Prior to delivery, the skids were fully sealed so that they are optimally protected against weather and wind.
“In total, we delivered eleven skids, in various sizes and compositions,” says Kamp. “The three largest skids have dimensions of up to ten by three meters, an empty weight of up to 7,000 kilograms and are intended for the generation and distribution of heat and cold. The units are suitable for a combined capacity of 2,500 kW.” SolidSKID fully engineered the steel structure and lifting points for these skids in-house and modeled them in 3D/Revit, based on the principle diagrams of Barth Installatietechniek. “Here, possible optimizations were explicitly considered. All skids were delivered including control technology and insulation. Moreover, all piping up to DN 150 has already been flanged, pressed and flushed by us, relieving the installer from A to Z.”
Following on from the three large skids, SolidSKID also built small(er) skids, Kamp said. “For example, for the pump groups, temperature sensors, mixing valves and valves of the air handling units. This also incorporates redundancy, in the form of dual pumps and other components that take over the systems in case of failure.”
Following the skids, the pipe shafts were also prefabricated. In addition, 336 connection sets for the room-level delivery systems were standardized and completely equipped with fittings such as (in)control valves, ball valves and other components. “All this is to relieve the on-site technicians as much as possible,” concludes Kamp. “After all, the various components can be connected even faster.”
