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Laying the foundation stone of the above-ground parking building for UZ Gent
Not the foundation stone, but a metal column 😀. And so there will be a whole series, as the parking tower has eight storeys. By...
Team project leaders in the spotlight
With 1 foot on site & 1 foot in the office -> our project managers fill their diaries with an exciting variety of tasks and...
Official opening of Ledeberg sports hall
Fancy exercise, that’s what we get from this! The new sports hall in Ledeberg is ready to welcome you and your ’24 sports resolutions. Wyckaert...
Winter training rotary telescopic handler
The rotary telescopic handler was the subject of our winter training earlier this week. A chunk of theory and some practical exercises as a refresher....
LEAN meeting at yard Saffrou Oudenaarde
The finishing and techniques phase is started on the Saffrou yard in Oudenaarde, hand in hand with LEAN planning. All subcontractors are actively involved in...
Official opening of the Sports Hall In Zulte
This weekend saw the official opening of the renovated sports hall in Zulte. The crowning glory of a beautiful renovation project! Commissioned by the...
Electromechanical technician wanted!
As an electrician at Wyckaert, you will work from our warehouse, equipped with the best equipment. You will repair and maintain electrical machines, check construction...
Scaffolding removed at the Stropkaai yard
A big milestone at our Stropkaai construction site in Ghent! Last week the scaffolding along the street side was removed so that the facade of...
High visit!
A well-filled work boot at Wyckaert House today!
Because there were some big colleagues there again 🙂
Team BIM in the spotlight
Meet Jens, Olaf and Wietse, our 2 BIM coordinators and brand new BIM modeler! In addition to their passion for Building Information Modeling, these colleagues...
Three new battery packs in our yards
Wyckaert continues to invest in sustainability! This week, we installed a new battery pack on 3 of our sites (Bloei Gent, Scheldekop Oudenaarde and Parking...
A sustainable site hut at the Bloei yard
At our Bloei yard in Ghent, we invested in a brand new, sustainable yard hut. This Nearly Energy Neutral (BEN) 2-story container village includes: –...
Will you build with us?
Working at Wyckaert, is building a compelling story together with 150 enthusiastic colleagues! In our company, people are central. Through a sustainable HR policy, we...
A month full of student activities
October was another month full of student activities. We organised a site visit at Voortman Ghent for the Industrial Engineering students of KU Leuven...
TAJO ‘Talent Workshops for Young People’
Together with TAJO vzw, we introduced about 30 children to construction last weekend. In several interactive workshops, we gave them a taste of woodworking, digitisation,...
Smart working with BIM
Building Information Modeling (BIM) offers many benefits throughout the construction process. It helps us gain early technical insights needed for efficient execution and shorter construction...
New tower crane
A new addition to our machine park: the Wolffkran 7534-16 tower crane! With a boom length of 75 meters and a maximum lifting weight of...
Retirement celebration of 5 colleagues
Last week we celebrated 5 colleagues retiring after many years of loyal service at Wyckaert! Congratulations Hendrik, Frank, Fabian, Tony and Johan! Thank you for...
First residents at Lieve Park Ghent!
A big milestone for our Lieve Park project in Ghent: the first residents of the park homes moved in last week! In addition to 16...
Team HR in the spotlight
Team HR in the spotlight Meet Evelien and Elisabet! Two spontaneous, good-humoured bon vivants who can always be found ready for a party or a...
Weekly LEAN meeting
Satisfied customers. That’s what we go for every day at Wyckaert. That’s why we apply LEAN principles. We continuously improve our processes to eliminate waste...
Summer barbecue at the waterfront
Smiling faces, pleasant chats and a view of the water by a setting sun…. It couldn’t get more idyllic at our Summer barbecue this weekend...
Climbing for Life in the Italian Dolomites
Climbing for Life in the Italian Dolomites, it was 3 days of biking, walking and hiking with a group of enthusiastic colleagues in a breathtaking...
CO2 Performance Ladder
At Wyckaert, we have been committed to CO2 reduction and reducing our carbon footprint for years. For example, in recent years we have invested in...
First tree planted at Bloom yard
This week at our Bloom yard at The Loop in Ghent, it wasn’t the first stone being laid, but the symbolic first tree was planted....
FOCUS day 2023
“A day full of surprises and fun to create unforgettable memories together.” So our long-awaited annual FOCUS Day was announced. And they became unforgettable memories!...
Completion Residentie W64
In Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, we recently delivered the project Residentie W64. Commissioned by Odebrecht Project Development, we built 43 apartments, 2 office spaces and underground parking. The...
New project: parking building UZ Gent
For UZ Gent, we are starting the construction of a parking building with a capacity of 1,794 spaces. This Design & Build contract includes shell...
We recruit
Fancy working at the nicest construction company in Ghent and surrounding areas? We are looking for: – site managers – a prevention advisor – project...
Back after a good holiday
After a virtuous leave of absence, we are again ready for you with full enthusiasm! (Yes, even the man in the front left of the...
Annual safety day
Traditionally, our annual Safety Day took place on Friday, the last day before construction leave. There, our employees were treated to engaging workshops on quality,...
Construction leave
During construction leave from July 15th to August 6th, we will be closed and enjoying a restful vacation! (Although our teams at Volvo Trucks and...
Completion of the sports hall at Zulte elementary school
In less than 3 months, we transformed the sports hall at De Vijf Wegen Elementary School in Zulte into a beautiful new hall. The wooden...
Team Warehouse in the spotlight!
Meet our Team Warehouse! Eight tough guys who like to play a game of pool at noon, and have latecomers treated to pastries! This team...
‘Celebrating the May’ at the Stropkaai yard in Ghent
At our Stropkaai yard in Ghent, we reached the highest point this week and traditionally celebrated it with ‘The May’. All those involved, site employees...
We continue to invest in our machinery
These 2 vehicles are now driving around our yards: A Manitou 4×4 forklift truck type MC25-4, purchased from KEY-TEC BV An articulated loader Bobcat L85,...
‘Zuidkaai’ yard from the sky
In Aalst, we are building the Zuidkaai residential project, consisting of 2 buildings housing 50 apartments. All apartments are BEN (Nearly Energy Neutral) and a...
Well-earned retirement after 14 years of service
After 14 years of service, our tower crane operator Johan is going into well-deserved retirement. So, a good reason to overcome our fear of heights...
Team SHEQ in the spotlight!
Meet Kurt and Maarten, two bon vivants who enjoy cycling and good food. This cheerful duo are involved in Safety, Health, Environment & Quality at...
We are receiving the Voka Charter for Sustainable Business for the 6th time!
Proud to receive the Voka Charter Sustainable Business for the sixth year in a row! With this charter, Voka rewards companies that anchor sustainability in...
Completion Vallei Houtkauter
In the Dendervallei in Liedekerke, we recently completed the residential project Vallei Houtkauter. We built 37 apartments spread over 3 buildings and an underground car...
Sporting for charity!
This weekend we walked and cycled for charity! For example, we supported Hope for Duchenne, an organisation that raises money for research into Duchenne disease,...
Visit to our Voortman yard in Ghent
Yesterday, we received the students of the second secondary STEM of Tectura Groenkouter for a visit to our yard Voortman in Ghent. On the program:...
Completion of Menslievendheid
The social housing Menslievendheid in Brussels has been completed. In this Design & Build assignment for the Brussels Regional Housing Company, we realised 15 social...
Knowledge sharing session on waterproofing
At our yard Voortman in Ghent, we recently organised a knowledge-sharing session on the topic of waterproofing for a group of interested colleagues. On the...
New project Vossenbos in Ghent
In August we will start construction of the Vossenbos project on The Loop in Ghent on behalf of 3D Real Estate NV. This new building...
Satisfied customer Vivendo
After delivering a new construction project in Zwevezele for social housing company Vivendo CVBA in October 2022 (photo 1), we will soon start a new...
Completion of Heerweg-Zuid Zwijnaarde
Completion of apartments Zwijnaarde Heerweg Zuid In Zwijnaarde, we built 28 apartments spread over 2 buildings, and an underground parking lot. Each building has a...
Progress at the Stropkaai yard!
And it’s moving forward!
Beautiful images of our yard Stropkaai in Ghent from the air!
Wyckaert vs Colour Obstacle Rush
Colourful images from the Colour Obstacle Rush in Wachtebeke this weekend!
Congratulations to the colleagues who participated!
Edugo Glorieux Oostakker on site visit
Yesterday, fifth and sixth grade industrial science students from Edugo Glorieux Oostakker, came to visit our Ghent Voortman and Ledeberg Sports Hall sites. They were...
World Safety and Health Day
Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Themes that are high on the agenda throughout the year at Wyckaert. We are strongly...
Completion of Floreal Holidays in Blankenberge
After completing the first phase in May of last year, we also recently finished the second phase of the Floreal Holidays renovation project in Blankenberge....
Employee of the Day
Today was “Employee Of The Day” and we celebrated it this morning with breakfast, both in our yards and in the office! In this way,...
Sporty weeks at Wyckaert
The past few weeks have been athletic weeks at Wyckaert! During a session of spinning or yoga, both intense and calm athletes got their money’s...
Team Aftercare in the spotlight!
Meet Arthur and Frederik, two young fathers who not only share their passion for chess , but together also ensure 100% customer experience at Wyckaert!...
Discover our new website!
Our new website is here! And we are extremely proud of that! Because it reflects exactly what we stand for: A solid construction company with...
High visit at our yard in Zulte!
The kindergarteners at GBS Zulte Elementary School “De Vijf Wegen” already came to take a look at their new classrooms. Our site workers’ day couldn’t...
Floor slab cast at Lieve Park in Ghent
The floor slab has meanwhile been cast at Lieve Park in Ghent. In addition to the 16 park homes that already exist here, the greenest...
Drilling of BTES commenced in Zulte
We are currently drilling a BTES system with Geotechnix at De Vijf Wegen primary school in Zulte. BTES stands for Borehole Thermal Energy Storage. Thanks...
Congratulations to our celebrants!
We would like to put our celebrants in the spotlight once again! From 15 to 45 years’ service for Wyckaert, what an achievement. Congratulations, colleagues!...
New band saw for our joinery
Our joinery was already well-equipped, but it is now totally state-of-the-art with this brand new band saw. Our in-house joinery has now been in existence...
Internal knowledge-sharing at Saffrou site in Oudenaarde
In the context of our core value of Development, our first internal knowledge-sharing event of the year took place at the Saffrou site in Oudenaarde...
Find us at these job events!
We will be attending different job events at universities and universities of applied science again in the coming weeks to enthuse students about a job...
We support #iktrekhetmijaan
We also turned the heating down a few degrees last week for Dikketruiendag. But because caring about the climate goes further than just putting on...
Let’s toast the New Year together!
Despite it already being February, we toasted and danced the New Year in last Friday! Because we will continue to put our shoulder to the...
Assembly of tower crane at Lieve Park
Yesterday, the tower crane was assembled for the construction of the apartments at Lieve Park in Ghent, a residential new build development by Wycreate, our...
‘Working at height’ winter training
The ‘Working at height’ workshop took place yesterday as part of our winter training. Our employees learnt to work with and on scaffolding safely and...
The benefits of battery packs for our tower cranes
Did you know… we use battery packs instead of diesel generators as a power supply for our tower cranes as much as possible? This has...
A bioswale alongside our carpark
Did you know… we installed a bioswale alongside our carpark to manage the water levels in relation to the surroundings? A bioswale is a storage...
Work Planning team in the spotlight
Meet Filip, Elke, Pieter and Kris (not pictured here), Wyckaert’s work planners! An indispensable team of enthusiastic employees that create a pleasant atmosphere and conceive...
We were awarded the ‘Sportbedrijf’ hallmark
Yesterday, we were awarded the ‘Sportbedrijf’ hallmark by Sport Vlaanderen. A wonderful recognition of our efforts to encourage our employees to play sports and exercise,...
A visit from Santa
Yes indeed, the good man and his helper ‘Pete’, visited our office and our building sites too… And? It turned out no colleagues were naughty...
Wyckaert is growing!
We welcomed a load of new employees this summer. Great to have you on board, colleagues! Want to join our team? View our vacancies at...
The benefits of a green roof
Did you know… there is a green roof on our office building? In line with our sustainability policy, a green roof offers many benefits in...
Customer Support Team in the spotlight
Meet Margo, Sven and Leen, our creative livewires and customer support team at Wyckaert. You can find them in one of the most vibrant offices...
Laying of foundation stone at Bord’Eau in Oudenaarde
The laying of the foundation stone at the Bord’Eau project in Oudenaarde is now complete. The symbolic laying of the foundation stone took place on...
Visit from Odisee Aalst students
As usual, we hosted the second-year Bachelor’s Construction students from Odisee Aalst for a visit to one of our sites last week. This time, the...
Well-earned retirement after 36 years’ service
Last week, we held a retirement party for Henk, our project manager, who is starting a new phase of his life at the age of...
NZEB container villages at our sites
Did you know… we have ‘Nearly Zero Energy-Neutral’ or NZEB container villages at our sites? These container villages have extra insulation, double glazing and automatic...
Job Satisfaction Week
This week is ‘Job Satisfaction Week’. A theme to which we attach great importance at Wyckaert. Because job satisfaction pays! In the first place, for...
Socialising and activities at our annual Family Sports Day
Kayaking, paddling, golf, mountain biking, walking and swimming… That does not faze us in the slightest at Wyckaert! We enjoyed our annual family sports day...
Calculations Team in the spotlight
We can count on our colleagues Ludwig, Aphrodite, Stijn, Kathleen, Michiel, Karin and Frederik for the acquisition of new projects. Or: our calculations department! This...
We are participating in the Open House Day
Curious to find out what goes on behind our ceramic facade? Then come and visit us on Open House Day on 2 October! Our visitor...
Proud of our participants in the Mister T. Triathlon in Ghent!
Wyckaert put in a sterling effort last week with 5 teams at the Mister T. Triathlon in Ghent. The weather was perfect, the efforts fierce...
Hug Your Boss Day
Today is Hug Your Boss Day!
And we could not let that go by without giving Johan Franceus, our Managing Director, a jolly good hug!
Our site in Aalst as seen from the air
We are working on 2 apartment blocks there in the new Zuidkaai development, which will be NZEB (Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings) and heated CO2-neutrally. You can...
Safety first
As always, we held our annual Safety Day on Friday shortly before the construction industry holidays. All colleagues were immersed in an exciting array of...
Free sunscreen for all our employees
Did you know that not only is skin cancer the most common form of cancer, but also the type that is rising most rapidly? And...
From intern to assistant site manager
This 21-year old Construction student from Odisee Aalst started his internship at our Zwijnaarde site in September and has just signed his permanent employment contract!...
We are awarded the Voka Charter for Sustainable Entrepreneurship for the 5th time!
We were awarded the Voka Charter for Sustainable Entrepreneurship for the 5th time last night! Kurt, our Prevention and Environmental Advisor, accepted the charter on...
We have extended our ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 certificates
And we are proud of that because achieving the ISO standards is something that concerns all employees. It requires the commitment of everyone to work...
World Environment Day
Today is World Environment Day. A day that was established by the United Nations in 1974 to make governments and individuals aware of their impact...
Procurement Team in the spotlight
Meet Tom, Evy and Pieter, Wyckaert’s procurement heroes! You can usually find them on our second floor (the most sociable according to them), sometimes they...
Wycreate Project Development turns 20
Let’s celebrate! Wycreate Project Development has been in existence for 20 years! Last year, we replaced the original name of Seminpark, then created for the...