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Reflecting Boijmans

Uur van de Wolf (Hour of the wolf): Depot – Reflecting Boijmans In recently, some great shows have been made about projects Sorba has worked on. One of these projects is Depot Boijmans van Beuningen:

The making of Booking Campus

The making of Booking Campus In recently, some great shows have been made about projects Sorba has worked on. EOne of these projects is Booking’s Campus in Amsterdam. Below is the film made about the entire construction, from start to completion. A nice look behind the scenes of a large construction project. Sorba collaborated on…

100% Winterswijk promotion trophy for Sorba

100% Winterswijk promotion trophy for Sorba On Friday 3 March, general director Patrick Weijers of Sorba Projects in Winterswijk was presented with the 100% Winterswijk promotion trophy. This trophy is awarded every year to a company, institution or person who puts Winterswijk on the map, both nationally and internationally. The jury consists of members delegated…

Seasons greetings 2022

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Opening hours festive season

Opening hours festive season We are closed from Monday 26 December 2022, we will be back in the office on Thursday 5 January 2023. We wish everyone merry Christmas and a happy new year! Wij zijn gesloten vanaf maandag 26 december 2022, donderdag 5 januari 2023 zijn wij weer aanwezig. We wensen iedereen fijne feestdagen!…

Opening Elizabeth Line London

Opening Elizabeth Line London On May 24,  2022 the Elizabeth Line in London has been opened, at 06:30 BST , the first train left Abbey Wood, destined for Paddington. Stations were built new and other were refurbished. Sorba has worked on several of them: Bond Street Station, Farringdon Station, Woolwich Station, Whitechapel. We are proud…

Opening hours Easter

Opening hours Easter We wish everyone a happy and sunny Easter Weekend 15-04-2022 Good Friday Opened 8.00-16.30 uur 16-04-2022 Saturday Closed 17-04-2022 Easter Sunday Closed 18-04-2022 Easter Monday Closed 19-04-2022 Tuesday Opened 8.00-16.30 uur

Seasons Greetings

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Sorba achieves full CAS accreditation

Sorba achieves full CAS accreditation We are pleased to announce that Sorba has achieved full CAS (Common Assessment Standard ) accreditation! The common assessment scheme was completed and excepted through our CHAS affiliation a well-recognized SSIP within the construction sector.   Click on image to see full size

Thames Tideway tunnel project | London

Thames Tideway | London Update Thames Tideway The first column is in place! As you can read here, this is part of the new sewer system in London. And apart from its practical function as a ventilation shaft, it is also a work of art. The use of bronze made it a special job for…

Safety culture ladder

Safety ladder certification SAFETY LADDER UPDATE We are proud to announce that we have achieved Step 2 of the Safety Ladder! As you can read below, from 1 January 2022, ViA will be an obligation in construction. To meet this, we have chosen the Safety Culture Ladder tool to meet this objective. The certification audit…

Winner!

Depot Boijmans van Beuningen winner of Glasaward 2021 On 16 September, the time had come to present the Glas Award 2021...... During an online live event, all nominees were extensively introduced. After the presentation of the innovation award and the talent award, the announcement of the Glaw Award 2021 was finally made. Depot Boijmans Van…

Nominated!

Nominated! Together with MVRDV, ABT, Bam Bouw en Techniek, we have been nominated for the Glass Award 2021 for the Boijmans van Beuningen Depot project in Rotterdam. In total there were 24 submissions in which glass played a central role : Submissions Glass Award This project is one of the 5 nominees from which the…

Sorba gets “douze points”!

This is custom heading element Sorba Projects has build a part of the new façade of Ahoy Rotterdam, the venue for the Eurovision Song Contest from 18 May onwards. Our expertise in the field of façade engineering made us the obvious party to carry out this project. By using 7-metre long black panels, the façade…

Update refurbishment University Campus | Luton

Update refurbishment Luton Following the fire in a residential tower block a few years ago, fire safety regulations in the UK have been significantly changed and tightened. As you will have read in the January 2021 newsletter, Sorba UK has been commissioned to renovate three towers on the University of Bedfordshire campus in Luton. Safety…

Farrington Station in Rail Construction News

Farringdon Station Redevelopment This month Rail construction News has a nice feature on Farringdon Station, part of the Elizabeth Line . In the attached link below you will find a 4 page article on this project. More information on the projects of the Elizabeth Line projects you can find here.

Interview with Architect Winy Maas about spherical mirror façade

Interview with Architect Winy Maas about spherical mirror façade In this interview Winy Maas, architect of the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, talks about his vision for the spherical mirror façade and the way Sorba has implemented his idea. Maas speaks about the cooperation between Sorba and MVRDV architects, which has resulted in the magnificent façade…

Silver Opening Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen

Silver Opening Depot Boijmans Van BeuningenThe new icon of the Rotterdam skyline through its unique mirror façade engineered and executed by Sorba The silver opening of Art Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen adds a new icon to the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The unique design by architect Winy Maas, MVRDV, included the spherical mirror façade.…

Measures Corona Virus

Measures Corona Virus The coronavirus and the measures of the government to fight it, continue to have an impact on society. At Sorba we also put the necessary measurements in place and we want to keep our stakeholders informed about the potential consequences for our projects. We keep a close look on the developments regarding…

Unique doors for the spherical mirror façade

Unique doors for the spherical mirror façade The façade of the Art Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is almost finished. Most of the insulation glass for the windows has been installed and it is now time to install the doors. The doors are cladded with the same reflective glass panels and will disappear in the façade…

Video: Spherical Mirror Façade in Rotterdam

Spherical Mirror Façade in Rotterdam The façade of the new Art Depot of museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam should blend in with its surroundings. That is the initial vision of architect Winy Maas of MVRDV. This spherical mirror façade will reflect the buildings surrounding the Art Depot. Sorba has the envelope package for the…

Sorba UK Limited gains CHAS Health & Safety Standard

Sorba UK Limited gains CHAS Health & Safety Standard As of May 22nd, Sorba UK Limited is compliant with the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS). CHAS was created to ensure health and safety standards across the United Kingdom. With the CHAS Certificate Sorba UK is now a SSIP registered (Safety Scheme in Procurement) company.…

Elizabeth line stations Central London

Elizabeth line stations Central London Sorba is in the final stage of completing many of the stations fit-out contracts awarded to them by the client “CRL” and its contractual partners. It has been a privilege to work on so many schemes at once and using many different types of bespoke materials, all designed and supplied…

Sorba installs 800 solar panels on warehouse

Sorba installs 800 extra solar panels on warehouse Sustainability and renewable energy are a hot topic in the construction industry. Sorba is looking at new ways to make our projects more sustainable, but also looks at ways to decrease the environmental impact of our own office and production facility in Winterswijk. Last year we took…

Sorba has a new company video!

Sorba has a new company video! In the past few years Sorba has grown and worked on magnificent projects. Therefore we thought a new company video was well deserved! With this video we want to give you a quick overview of what we do and how we do it. You also see the renowned Dutch…

International open BIM Award 2018 for Pontsteiger Amsterdam

International open BIM Award 2018 for Pontsteiger Amsterdam The Pontsteiger Project in Amsterdam has won the building Smart International Award in the category Construction. This award was given to the Pontsteiger project because all the partners involved have developed the building completely according to BIM-standards. Sorba has partaken in the Pontsteiger project with the development…

New Trade Fair Hall Messe Frankfurt

New Trade Fair Hall Messe Frankfurt After two years of construction the new trade fair hall 12 of the Messe Frankfurt is completed. The new hall is 248 metres long, 118 metres wide and 30 metres high, which gives it a gigantic façade. The design from Kadawittfeldarchitektur asked for a complex diamond pattern. Sorba has…

Innovative solar design Solarix launched at Kuijpers building

Innovative solar design Solarix launched at Kuijpers building Beauty and brains combined in world premiere of Dutch solar design façade Today the innovative, energy-producing design façade of Dutch team Studio Solarix has been launched at the Kuijpers building in the Eindhoven region. The sustainable design demonstrates a seamless blend of solar energy, interactivity and design.…

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