Wondering what true circular building looks like?

Build, reuse and monetize your steel structure

Reijrink Staalconstructie B.V. has built an excellent reputation in green steel construction, sustainable use of materials and environmentally friendly preservation. The company is committed to reducing its ecological footprint through continuous innovation and improvements. Among other things, this has resulted in the lowest environmental cost indicator (MKI) score, allowing Reijrink to call itself the greenest steel builder in the Netherlands. But the company goes further. For example, under the name Reijrink Skellet B.V., it has entered into a partnership with Skellet N.V. of Genk (BE), which stands out with its 100% reusable steel construction system. Together, the companies aim to further accelerate the development of circular solutions within the steel sector.

Reijrink Skellet B.V. is synonymous with pioneering circular construction. "In short, Skellet comprises a globally patented steel building system with endless possibilities," says Technical Director Frank Reijrink. "With Skellet you build circular industrial halls, sheds, warehouse racks, mezzanine floors, homes, offices, units, vertical farms, refrigeration and freezer cells, support structures for solar panels and much more. Every time. This makes Skellet an ideal complement to Reijrink's mission. Our collaboration gives an enormous boost to the development and implementation of circular technologies and processes within the steel sector. Technologies and processes from which everyone in the chain can reap the sustainable benefits and which will unquestionably push the boundaries in steel construction." Ivo Swenters, Developer/Owner of Skellet, adds, "We too are extremely excited about the partnership. Reijrink is a wonderful Dutch family business that shares the same vision towards a circular future. As a specialized business combination, we can guide partners and customers even better towards the new construction world. We actively develop and share our know-how for new Skellet applications. Skellet NV provides the profiles and offers with its 'Skellet SAFE' a revolutionary payback model that motivates end customers to build circularly.

Fast, modular and 100% dimensionally stable

Those who choose Skellet choose low weight and significant cost savings. But Skellet offers many other advantages, emphasizes Operations Manager Alwin Verdult. For example, building with Skellet is fast, modular and 100% dimensionally stable. "With the Skellet steel building system, you can save 40-60% steel for similar strengths and spans. And saving weight is also saving cost. Our worldwide patented cross profile is the basis of our steel building system. Thanks to the recessed surfaces, the strong box section can be easily coupled and fastened with other Skellet profiles, with self-centering blind rivets ensuring 100% dimensional stability." Reijrink: "The pre-punched 25 mm grid of the Skellet profiles ensures error-free design, assembly and mounting. This allows for even faster and more precise construction in all subsequent phases of a project. Time savings of up to 50% are no exception. In addition, processors can work with simple durable tools. A blind rivet gun and a saw machine are enough to get started." 

Thriving second-hand market

A steel structure with Skellet is easy to assemble, expand, modify, disassemble and rebuild. "This makes Skellet ideally suited for Design & Build and modular projects," Verdult said. "Our Skellet profiles are in stock and are design-independent." Thanks to the uniformity of the system, the steel profiles can be easily reused in new applications after disassembly. "This is necessary to create a thriving used market in the future."

Technically and economically reusable

Skellet is the only structural building product in the world that guarantees not only technical but also economic reusability. "When dismantling Skellet structures, basically only the blind rivets are lost," Reijrink explains. "All profiles and connecting pieces remain intact and can be immediately reused. Because this reuse is cheaper than purchasing new profiles and connecting pieces, economic reusability is also guaranteed."

Skellet SAFE Guarantee

Because of the 100% reusability and uniformity of the Skellet steel building system, the profiles retain their value. "In fact, our confidence in this is so high that we (Skellet NV) are proud to offer a Skellet SAFE guarantee," Verdult says. "With the groundbreaking Skellet SAFE, we even guarantee a refund of up to 130% of the purchase price of the profiles after the 15^e years." Each Skellet profile is branded and digitally recorded for this purpose. "This allows partners and customers to trade their used profiles in the future when the structure is dismantled. The main ambition here is to create a living second-hand market for our circular Skellet profiles. Only in this way will we create a sustainable construction industry."