Wintertime is usually a period of time of black market around from one malfunction to another for kettle mechanics . This twelvemonth is no exception , although the ' summertime - similar winter ' does decrease the amount of malfunction and makes more way for regular upkeep , articulate Erwin van der Mark of kettle maintenance firm Van der Mark Ketelonderhoud from their brand young company build in De Lier ( the Netherlands ) .
The new building
The week before Christmas was the time for the big move . Well in onward motion this week was block . The old building was traded for a bighearted one . " After 25 years , the move was much needed , because we start too full-grown for the honest-to-god construction " , says Erwin , who together with his pal Hans owns this 51 year old kinsfolk business .
Stock better maintainedIn the new edifice , there is more office place , the forge comfort has received an upgrade with the most modern climate control technique and , important for a steam boiler maintenance clientele , the manufactory anteroom and storage warehouse are almost twice as big . " Because of our bigger warehouse , we can maintain the stock better and add spare parts more easily . "
Boilers high and dryIn the industry hallway particularly the overhead Stephen Crane brook out , for those who are interested in that sort of thing . " We on a regular basis maintain boilers from soil fumigation companies . In this big hall , the boilers can well be fetch in . Our mechanics do n’t have to do the maintenance outside any longer and with the aid of the overhead crane the maintenance can be done tight and safely . "
What also helps , is that there ’s more room for supernumerary staff in the bigger hall as well . " More people can work on a kettle at the same time , so the work rate increment . In the honest-to-goodness building we had literally and figuratively gain the roof . Here we even have room for extra people . "
More regular maintenance in winterThe grease monkey are mostly busy with malfunctions in wintertime , in greenhouse horticulture , which the troupe started with , but also in the industrial sector . Over the class , Van der Mark has started more maintenance in that sector as well .
" This twelvemonth , we see few malfunctions due to the fond weather condition and a trivial more regular maintenance . Because it has n’t been very cold yet , a grower can easy shut off the steam boiler for service or repair . "
Erwin with the 1914 boiler last summer , which was then still being repaired , to afterwards on get a prominent place in the atrium of the new construction .
ShowpieceThe piece de resistance of the new building is an industrial steam boiler from 1914 . " We moved this kettle to the new construction even before we moved ourselves . It ’s in the atrium between our offices and the industry hall .
For more informationVan der Mark Ketelonderhoudwww.vandermark.nl[email protect ]
