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How well we are all doing in these complicated Corona times! (Today is National Compliments-Day, give the other person a heartfelt compliment!).

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On Saturday, it fell on our mat: the AKOR version of a Tony Chocolonely bar, as a gift to all AKOR employees to celebrate together that the beautiful large projects Zuylenstede in Utrecht & Stationoffices Almere have been commissioned! We will be working on these projects...

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Snow clearance at the Dirk van den Broek store in Raalte. 

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We have started our project 'Stationoffices Almere' commissioned by Kroonenberg Group. Both station offices will be transformed into flats and raised by two layers. Everything must be wind and watertight by the end of 2021, so that the municipality can redesign the...

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Even under a white blanket, our construction sites in Rotterdam and Emmen provide beautiful images!

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Henk van der Stouw photographed all kinds of AKOR employees. You will see them soon...

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AKOR Real Estate Management has grown so much that new office space has been created. This week the internal move is a fact. In 2019 they handled about 2,000 work orders, in 2020 already more than 3,000 and it keeps on growing... Team AKOR Real Estate Management consists of...

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Today is Sit-less Work day! The challenge today is to spend 25% of your work time standing. Will you join us? At AKOR, quite a few colleagues are already working at a sit-stand desk, which helps with healthy working!

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In our building project shopping centre Het Stroink in Enschede the ALDI office is ready. This essential shop is over 1,500 m2 in size and has opened its doors today!

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From now on, AKOR employees will work with an official AKOR mask where necessary, all for safety!  

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Today our Berend Baan (director and founder of the AKOR DNA) was employed by AKOR for 40 years! He was addressed by Edwin Postma, thanked for his phenomenal dedication and praised for his qualities of honesty and reliability, which ensure that the schedule is always met. There...

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From someone from the municipality of Groningen we received the following message: "Un be lie va ble... How wonderful! What a wonderful thing you have made of this! On behalf of all monument lovers in the Netherlands, THANKS! This is about the reconstruction of the two...

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7 teams of 2 people from AKOR recently set out in the Netherlands to make 20 Primark corona-proof stores. Our people installed Plexiglas screens and adapted the areas around the cash registers to ensure enough distance. As a result, the stores will soon be able to safely receive...

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Sometimes the preparation for the start of a job is so big that it has to be done the day before, even if it is King's Day!

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Let's keep looking out for each other! The care workers in Rijssen of CarintReggeland, ZorgAccent, Zorggroep Sirjon, Baalderborg Groep, Stichting Philadelphia Zorg and the general practitioners received a beautiful hanging plant as a gift for their efforts in these Corona...

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In Amsterdam, together with Draisma, we are building the Dépôt Zuid project: spacious lofts and townhouses in the Museum Quarter. For those who are interested we made a beautiful showroom: welcome! 

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A nice project! Last Friday was the opening of Puik Bieren in Apeldoorn. The team of AKOR was invited and present! Colleague Jan Slagman (in the middle of the picture) was thanked for the pleasant cooperation, but of course that goes for the whole team!

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Leon Verkerk finished his internship for MBO level 4 last week with a nice 8 points as a final grade. At MSD Haarlem he made himself very useful as an assistant project leader and he was able to complete 5 exams. Also on behalf of internship supervisor Peter Bottelier we wish...

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Dart-King Rolf Wolterink (on the right) prolonged his title at the AKOR darts tournament 2020! Ron Kling (on the left) was a good runner up: congratulations gentlemen! It was another nice evening with a good attendance of 44 people.

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This morning our graduate Stijn Beldman scored an A! He researched the consequences of the Quality Assurance Act for building by AKOR. Johan Ligtenberg was his supervisor in this process. Stijn completed the first part of his graduation period of HBO Bouwtechnische Bedrijfskunde...

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The floor of our Coldstore project for MSD in Haarlem: 22 people, 12 hours of concrete pouring and 11 hours of finishing, 2,100 m2 with flatness class 1, 80 freights and 90,000 kilos of rebar!

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Yesterday at 11.00 am was the official start of the renovation and expansion of the Stroink Shopping Centre in Enschede. The building billboard was unveiled and for AKOR Edwin Postma was present.

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Friday night it was Poker Time again at AKOR! Sharp play with good bluffs resulted in a new AKOR Poker King: congratulations to Johnny ter Harmsel! With on number 2 and 3: Stijn Beldman and Ramon Prins. Thank you all for the fun & our Activities Committee for the...

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With our project MSD Haarlem the momentum is good! The excavation for the sunken floor is in full swing. Successively, the outstanding piles are being cut at height. After that, the sand bed will be levelled and we will start with the insulation next week. 

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Together for KIKA, Children Cancer Free! From the Coldstore project of MSD in Haarlem, AKOR B.V., VOORTMAN STAALBOUW B.V., Jones Engineering Group and John Sisk & Son Ltd have made a joint Christmas donation of € 10.000,00 for Stichting Kinderen Kankervrij...

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Because we at AKOR think it is important for young people to become acquainted with the various professions in construction, our calculator Gert-Jan Voortman yesterday received the annual delegation of students from CSG Reggesteyn again. He gave them a presentation about...

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The first very exclusive apartments of our project Up Mountain in Amstelveen are beginning to take shape! The building itself is already ready, including all the balconies. The facades are now equipped with aluminum frames and triple glazing. At the moment, the balconies on the...

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A first: the first LEGO store in Utrecht (Hoog Catharijne) was opened today! The people at AKOR have made everything casco, floors, walls, the steel construction and the shop front.

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These students of Windesheim Zwolle, including the daughter of our contractor Jan Beverdam, Tessa, were visiting our project of 72 houses on the Schoolstraat iin Almelo today. They are doing research into the sustainability of homes. We are curious about the results of their...

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Every year on the 3rd of October Leiden celebrates 'Leidens ontzet': the liberation from the Spanish siege, the end of the 80-year war. This time the people of AKOR who are working there on the construction project on the Stille Rijn could also enjoy the parade!

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It's a magnificent birds eye view of the sustainable AKOR in Rijssen: on the left the office building, and on the right the workshop with now 780 solar pannels on it, these pannels enable us to be self-sufficient in terms of electricity! (Our thanks to Voskamp Groep en...

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On the 19th of July at our Summer Holiday Party no less than 42 jubilees were honoured for their years of dedication to AKOR. They received beautiful flowers and a dinner voucher. We are very happy with these people who have helped to build our company! (And okay, it might not...

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What a beautiful group: the people of AKOR! See here our new group photo of all AKOR employees. Henk van der Stouw, the 'house photographer' who also photographs our projects, made it on the AKOR Day the 21st of June.  

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With this scorching sun you have to be careful with the people on the construction site! That's why the people at AKOR were given sunscreen with a factor of 30 in order to be able to rub themselves well. Also on a handy carabiner, you can click on your belt in no time!

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The Primark store on Rue Neuve has doubled in square metres. We built two elevator shafts and two new escalators in the existing store, while it has always been open to customers. Thanks to the guys from the AKOR building team!  

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Our graduates Stefan Jansen and Arnoud Loohuis graduated with an 8! Today they gave the final presentation of their graduation assignment for HBO-Bouwkunde (Windesheim Zwolle). Richard Achterkamp was the supervisor of their research, in which they mapped out the AKOR procurement...

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AKOR and Vastbouw together built the footbridge for the Assist Verzuim Rijsserbergloop. On 14 June, many AKOR employees participated in the 5 and 10 km races. And the next day we also had 3 teams that participated in the Pouw Triathlon. And one team won the first...

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Surprised by the high turnout: 510 people came to take a look in the kitchen at the AKOR building site in Apeldoorn on Construction Day! Thank you for your cooperation with Bouwend Nederland and the municipality of Apeldoorn.

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They did it! The children of our deceased employee Henk Baan and current employee Elly Baan: Daniëlle, Annerieke and Rutger) have conquered the Alpe D'HuZes on June 6! A fantastic achievement with which they have now raised almost Euro 30,000 for further research into...

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For the AKOR Reference Book that we are developing, Marten Baan and Osman Yaz were photographed by our photographer Henk van der Stouw. Later he also went to Jan Beverdam at the building site in Almelo. As a person, they represent the various phases that are dealt with:...

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On Wednesday 8 May 2019 the new Primark store in Utrecht was festively opened! It attracted a lot of people. The people of AKOR are proud of the work they have done here!  

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On May 1st 2 x 25 AKOR-colleagues participated in 2 spinning lessons with the aim to sponsor Team Baan (the children of our deceased employee Henk Baan) for their Alpe d'HuZes-tour: the proceeds were no less than Euro 1.800! Fantastic that the people of AKOR do this for...

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Not only give flowers to the secretaries on Secretary's day, but to all the ladies from AKOR as well!  They were very pleased with this good idea from the management. (Unfortunately half of the ladies in Rijssen are absent from the picture). 

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The new Primark in Brussels (Chaussée d'Ixelles) will open on Monday 15 April! The people at AKOR, Vastbouw and many subcontractors have worked hard to get everything ready on time. Such an opening party is the crowning glory of it all.  

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Happy drivers, because no less than 13 new Mercedes buses were delivered for AKOR and Van den Berg! Very good, because at this garage, Mercedes Baan in Rijssen, we are also working on a construction project. 

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Stefan Jansen and Arnoud Loohuis have been working at AKOR B.V. since the end of January for their graduation project for Building Engineering (Windesheim Zwolle). Richard Achterkamp is the supervisor of their research that maps out and optimises the purchasing...

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This morning Louis Banning of Architectenadviseurs INTEX gave an inspiration session for the people of AKOR to exchange ideas for the renovation of the office in Rijssen. We were inspired with images, were explained about 'zoning' and our wishes were noted. On to the...

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Rolf Wolterink is the new AKOR Dart Champion 2019 ! After a long, exciting evening with sometimes blood-curdling matches he turned out to be the best. Good 2nd was Bart van Losser.  New this year was the ladies pool in which the women of AKOR threw their arrows.

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Recently we have a new narrow casting TV circuit at AKOR B.V. with two TV's: one in the hall and one in the canteen. Here you can see a selection of our projects, vacancies, news and videos. So you don't have to be bored if you have to wait there! Hans van der Stouw and...

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In Almelo, the people of AKOR have delivered their third sustainability project to housing corporation Beter Wonen. This involves 48 homes, all of which have had their facade frames and cladding replaced. The cavity, first floor floor and roof were also insulated, central...

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Last Saturday we participated with a couple of men of AKOR in the Raab Karcher MTB tour, set out by the TourClub Rijssen. The weather was grey and drizzly, but that didn't stop these fanatical cyclists from participating. With two distances, 30 km and 50 km, we...

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"Very nice, very decent" was the reaction of one of the elderly people who saw football club Heracles Almelo win 4-1 in the skybox! The elderly were there at the invitation of AKOR together with Gils Bouw, Voskamp Bouw, Bikkel Groep, Visymo Universal Search Group,...

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This morning Gert-Jan Voortman received 27 pupils from havo/vwo 3 of CSG Reggesteyn. They listened to a presentation about AKOR and learned which professions are possible within a construction company. We think it's important to inform young people about the...

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In magazine Stedenbouw there is a nice article about the redevelopment of the Keyserstroom Shopping Centre in Meppel. In the former V&D building of 10,000 m2, in addition to new shops, there will now also be a terrace and a cinema! The client of this project is Kroonenberg...

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We think it's important to talk to people who are looking for work and to inspire them. That is why we participated in the National Work Visiting Day. Ingrid Keestra held network discussions with Renate Mensink and Miranda Molendijk. Renate received all kinds of answers...

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A special project in Zwolle: together with Vastbouw the people of AKOR are building apartments on the spot where the Sint-Michaëlskerk stood and the tower is integrated in the new plan! Click here to read the article (in Dutch).    

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In Leiden, beer used to be made from water from the Rhine. Because the AKOR team broke down 7 old buildings in the centre, archaeologists can now examine the remains of the old city brewery Click here and look from 12 minutes on at the item about this...

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Last Saturday morning the AKOR cyclists participated again in the Pultrum MTB-Tour Rijssen. These tough 14 men cycled 30 or 50 km! Jan Schulenburg told us that there was an routingh arrow missing, therefore extra effort had to be made and that's why the beer &...

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How do you enlarge a supermarket with the A8 motorway as the roof? Watch the video (in Dutch) made by Albert Heijn Vos, in which our foreman Henry Scheppink also speaks. The redevelopment of the Albert Heijn in Koog aan de Zaan is progressing well: a new car park has...

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25 September is World Dream Day. The  AKOR team would like to realize your dream building for you. They dream of contributing to an environment where people enjoy buildings! Because behind every building is a story. A story of people. People who live, work and shop...

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The people of AKOR contribute to sustainability in the Netherlands. In this project in Almelo we have already made the first 16 houses sustainable from label G to B. The houses were insulated and the residents got a new kitchen, bathroom, toilet, window frames and electricity....

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The AKOR team has returned from their holidays and start working for you fit and ready again, with lots of pleasure and dedication!  

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The new Stiho Magazine, with our Jan ten Hove on the front page, discusses the construction by AKOR of the Hudson's Bay in Amstelveen. John van Spanje and Jan ten Hove were interviewed about this. They told about how much involvement and sometimes blood, sweat and tears it...

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Our BIM coordinator Lisa-Daimy Werter was interviewed by the BouwPensioenFonds about her pension scheme and she now is on the cover of the magazine as well!    

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This afternoon was the festive opening of the Bloemenkiosk in Hilversum. The kiosk was fully prepared in 3D using BIM (Building Information Modeling). The client was very satisfied with this beautiful result!  

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After a sizzling final, the AKOR team won 2nd prize last Friday at the Rijssen Business Football 2018!  

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A wonderful AKOR-day with almost 200 people today! We drove in buggy’s and beetles, learned how to skid, climbed out of a tilting simulator, needed our brains in the escape room, had lunch, drinks and BBQ. Everything in a very relaxed atmosphere and together with our...

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Team AKOR has again shown itself as a good, sporting team at the Rijsserbergloop 2018! This is the 5 km team: Jan Nijkamp, Martin van Gent, Erik Dangremond and Jarno Voortman. The team with Frank Baan, Daan Oude Vrielink, Richard Fransen and Harmen Vosgezang ran also very...

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It was a good day today for our Christian Baan: a brand new AKOR van was delivered for him. A Crafter from Volkswagen of 5,5 m. length with the layout the way Christian wishes. And what about that cable there? That's a transformer, in...

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On the 30th of April the new Primark ‘flagship store’ in Antwerp was opened! With more than 5,900 m2 shopping surface, 80 fitting rooms, 67 cash registers, 5 escalators and 8 elevators this is the largest Primark...

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At King's Day in Rijssen an Oldtimer event took place, where our Gert-Jan Voortman did a lot of work to help! AKOR sponsored it and presented itself with the our new slogan: 'The AKOR team makes it happen!', here on a crush barrier, with Lisa Postma in front of it....

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Last Monday eleven people of AKOR took the course 'Moving loads'. Everyone passed the test cum laude. Two people scored 9 out of 10 points and nine employees even 10 out of 10! Congratulations to all, we are proud of you! The picture shows what was...

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Because of Secretary's Day the Board of Directors surprised our ladies who perform secretary tasks. Arja, Anita and Petra were happy with this sign of appreciation!  

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Today the new website is online and was presented to all people of AKOR! The advantages of this website are: responsive, quick & focus on pictures more personal: the People of AKOR and their connection with the projects and news...

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As from today Martin van Gent is our Deputy Commercial Director. He has a lot of experience in connecting people and will strengthen our company with his personal motto: 'Don't be afraid to fall, be afraid not to try'.     

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Today PRIMARK opened its store in Metz! The AKOR team has worked hard for more than 6 months in order to satisfy the high building requirements from PRIMARK. AKOR worked with more than 40 subcontractors in disciplines like electrical, flooring, stairs, cash registers, signing,...

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Green light! Following the Commision de Sécurité’s thorough inspection of the Primark Metz construction, both the documents and the store have received approval! There’s nothing standing in the way of the grand opening of this French Primark location...

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An enthusiastic article about Het Warenhuis was featured in this morning’s edition of the dutch newspaper Tubantia. We developed this apartment complex in the centre of Almelo together with Beter Wonen housing corporation. Click here for more information on...

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On 13 January, this athletic group enjoyed their first cycling tour in the new AKOR uniforms. Reportedly, the shirts and cycling shorts were comfortable and really sped things up :-) (Thanks go to Raab Karcher for the invitation to the Bloemendal Fietsplus-ATB-tour).  

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No less than three brand new vans have been added to the AKOR fleet! Each van features lettering in the signature red and anthracite AKOR colours - sure to stand out on the way to the job site. We took the feedback of our teams into careful consideration when equipping these...