Friday evening in the AKOR-canteen you could imagine yourself to be in a piece of Scotland... The renowned whisky teacher Henri Goossen shared his knowledge about this special drink with the...
Just another day at AKOR Real Estate Management: unusual situations, almost normal for us! - On Friday night at 03:30 hours, the centre of Apeldoorn was startled by an explosive robbery which...
Beautiful specials made in our own joinery factory for a private home in Lochem: so-called 'brokers'! These are facade elements made of mahogany, in two different roof slopes.
In the exciting 4th edition of the AKOR Dart Tournament, after a great evening in the canteen, Bart van Losser emerged as the winner! He can therefore call himself the AKOR Dart Champion for a year....
It was very valuable to reflect on the reasons why people specifically want to work for your company and how you are going to communicate that to the outside world. Arjan, Bart, Richard, Gerinda,...
Today Dinant Nijland was employed by AKOR for 25 years! We are happy with his craftsmanship and commitment as a carpenter (now at AKOR Vastgoedbeheer) and with his always cheerful mood. That's...
AKOR is proud to be the sponsor of the Special Olympics Twente, which will be held from 10 to 12 June! This is the biggest sports event for people with a mental disability in the Netherlands: 25...
A beautiful opening this morning of the new store of Albert Heijn Vos on the Schipholweg in Haarlem! Our AKOR-AH team is proud to have carried out this construction once again and congratulates Paul...
In Rosmalen, we have started with the topping out of the 3rd pavilion that we are realising for Domein Zuiderbosch; we are building an extra layer on top of it!
One of our colleagues suddenly got inspired and baked this beautiful AKOR-cake and shared it with her colleagues. Chapeau for this creative idea & that it may be repeated! :-)
Always fascinating, a timelapse of a large construction project! This time of shopping centre Marlo in Beverwijk. Client: Dreef Beheer B.V. With the redevelopment of Marlo Beverwijk,...
At the moment, we are working on the last work on the outer facade of our Dépôt Zuid project, such as fitting the natural stone cladding around the plinth of the building. Inside, we...
Yesterday everyone was able to collect their Christmas present at AKOR B.V., and draw lots for the raffle of the Christmas presents that came in. (Unfortunately, this time we did not have the usual...
Nice video by Dreef Beheer about the new Marlo Beverwijk shopping centre, starring our own Martin van Gent, Serge Ferraro (Beverwijk alderman) and Jeroen Quist (Dreef Beheer development...
The first contours are becoming visible! The construction of the new swimming pool De Koerbelt, which we are building together in the construction combination AKOR-Draisma, is in full...
At the one and only AKOR-Pokerstournament there was a lot of aiming & missing and drinking & clinking going on in the canteen of AKOR Rijssen on Friday evening. In the end Hans Reuvekamp...
With multiple offices it is important to keep each other informed! Therefore Ingrid Keestra went out again for interviews and photography for 'KOERS', together with photographer Henk van der...
Friday there was an official sign-moment to mark the construction of the new swimming pool in Rijssen de Koerbelt! The construction sign was unveiled when the following people pulled the ropes: Jan...
For De Hoge Wal shopping centre in Rijssen, new MDF columns are currently being made in our workshop. By using beech wood, the appearance of the shopping centre becomes more customer-friendly and...
Recently, 120 children visited the construction site of our Zuylenstede residential care home project in Utrecht! In 4 groups they were shown around by Jan-Mark Timmerman, Jan ten Hove and Hans van...
The first meeting about the sponsorship of the Assist Verzuim Rijsserbergloop on 10 June 2022 has already taken place. Leon Sanderman of Atletiekvereniging Rijssen, Karen Krukkert of Vastbouw Groep...
On 24 September our McDonald's team delivered the branch in Hardenberg: once again we had a pleasant working relationship with Reinier Hiddink, Marcel Dijkstra, Esther Schreurs and Thijs...
Our Jonny Fokke reports that another AKOR project for McDonald's has been completed! This time it concerns the branch in Beuningen. There we have, in 2,5 weeks time, extended booth 2 with a...
These photos show the installation of the new window frames and dormers at our project in Abcoude. These were made in our own carpentry factory.
Today Rudy Notkamp and Herman Krabbenbos were handed a beautiful and bulky book by Martijn Scholten: the Book Of Inspiration! It is a limited edition, no. 239 of 750 copies. Cladding Point has...
At Zuylenstede residential care centre in Utrecht, the first element has been installed by RC Panels: Monday will see the installation of the facade! A great step for this renovation project...
Once again, we would like to draw your attention to our own joinery factory: we produce craftsmanship here, such as beautiful dormers, windows and frames for our project in Abcoude!
Hey, how beautiful! The MManhattan project, or Hondsrugtoren in Emmen, which we built for Peter van Dijk Projects & Investments based on a design by Attika Architects, has been nominated for the...
The contract has been signed for a great project by AKOR in collaboration with developer DVP: it involves the 'topping up' of existing real estate on the A.J. Ernststraat in Amsterdam! On top...
Today we took photos for AKOR Vastgoedbeheer, because this fast-growing division is getting its own brochure! With the cooperation of excellent models from our own company, Henk-Jan ten Hove and...
A special job today: in Enter, we are installing a church tower including a fan to ensure good ventilation in the church of the reformed community. (Photos via our service engineer Martijn...
There was a great deal of interest in the kitchen building at Groot Schuylenburg in Apeldoorn during the Dutch Heritage Days. Of course AKOR was happy to participate as the executing construction...
These special pictures from above we got from the crane driver of Brink Staalbow (thanks for that!). They show that last week we started with the assembly of the steel construction at the Albert...
An article about our project Up Mountain in Amstelveen was published on Archidat Bouwformatie! This digital platform has more than 60,000 registered members and reaches more than 200,000...
Just before the summer holidays, the paper newsletter KOERS arrived on the mat for all AKOR employees! As many as 20 pages with interviews, news about colleagues and projects. And, of course, there...
At AKOR we aim for long-term relationships, both with our clients and with our suppliers. A good example of this is our 'house photographer' Henk van der Stouw: he has been taking powerful...
Gerard Haase from Pouw handed over the keys to Tim Dijkstra and Richard Achterkamp from procurement. One of the buses was delivered including fittings for AKOR Vastgoedbeheer, which means that it...
What an atmosphere, but also tension at AKOR ... Football fever ran high during the EK, especially due to the football-poule, organised by Gerwin ten Bolscher and Richard Achterkamp. Today the winner...
This week the children of Rijssen are busy carpentering in the Houtdorp Rijssen. They also do all kinds of activities like baking bread and the water basin, but the best part is of course...
This Flemish barn in Tilburg was built between 1881 and 1885 and used to serve as a coach house. In 2019, we started to reinforce the barn because it was about to collapse. In early 2021, the...
Today no less than five jubilees who have been working for AKOR for 12.5 years! As bearers of the AKOR-culture, they were all addressed personally by Edwin Postma. From left to right in the photo:...
Yesterday, an asbestos recognition course was given by Gertjan van den Hoeven of SGS Search on location 'de Oosterhof' in Rijssen. Gert-Jan Voortman found it useful: "It is good that we...
Yesterday it was time for training again: part of our professionals was initiated in the planning software programme Asta Powerproject. The training to get an optimal grip on our projects was given...
In Almere, the topping out of the two floors of the first block of the Station Offices project is complete! After the construction holidays we will start with the topping out of the second...
The AKOR men and women ran their legs off at the Rijsserbergloop on Friday evening: congratulations on this sportive performance colleagues! It was another successful event, despite the fact that...
Today we focus on the work of our surveyor Andries de Wilde: he takes measurements on land where construction work will take place. These pictures are from the measuring of the luxurious detached new...
From Haarlem to Maastricht... AKOR Vastgoedbeheer's response times are short, partly due to our efficient planning!
We regularly remodel McDonald's throughout the Netherlands, but this was a special one: located at Schiphol North, the whole look of this restaurant is tailored to the airport! It was working...
Corporate Social Responsibility has become increasingly important within AKOR in recent years. In addition to the 780 solar panels on our workshop and our circular canteen, more and more AKOR...
In Rosmalen, we have already built 2 sustainable pavilions at Domein Zuiderbosch. Now we are building a 3rd and for this we made this beautiful red cedar panel. Proud of our own joinery factory!
The front desk has undergone a metamorphosis as well: hasn't it turned out beautifully? This is part of our internal renovation, designed by Harmeling Interieurs.
Shopping centre Brusselse Poort in Maastricht has been completed. In partnership with Vastbouw Group we realised this renovation and modernisation! We are proud to have carried out this beautiful...
A playful start of the construction of the Albert Heijn shop for Paul Vos at the Schipholweg in Haarlem! This new building project will be a modern supermarket on the ground floor, with a parking...
Shopping centre De Koperwiek in Capelle aan den IJssel got a brand new fresh street. What our foreman Gerben Koppelman especially liked about this project? The satisfied shopkeepers: thanks to good...
Green cars deserve a bit more attention! That's why our completely electric new Volkswagen ID.3's will have a nice AKOR-design, including a striking plug!
Maarten van Ooijen (alderman of the municipality of Utrecht), Paul van Wingaarden (chairman of Vecht and IJssel) and Teus Oskam (Estea) unveiled the construction sign. AKOR will work here...
Because our organisation is growing, another internal AKOR renovation is already in progress: on the ground floor, new, stylish offices have been created with high/low desks and the reception area is...
Today is National Colleague Day, meant to put a colleague in the spotlight. But at AKOR we just do them all at the same time! :-) (The photo is from the AKOR day in 2019, hopefully we can...
Last night, there was an information evening at the Windmolenbroek shopping centre in Almelo for the shopping centre's retailers (6 p.m.) as well as for local residents and interested parties...
At McDonald's Holten, we tackled the McDrive: new paving stones were laid, we placed digital menu boards, made an extension for window 3 and an adjustment for the beverage cell. Now we are...
IKBINDRBIE and get involved! Because at AKOR we cherish craftsmanship! Today Richard Fransen signed and with that we became a member of IKBINDR A membership of IKBINDR by Twents Fonds voor...
The renovation of the McDonald's at Schiphol Airport is going according to plan! The foundations have been laid, so that everything will be ready on 24 June, as agreed.
In Haarlem, we have now started the realisation of the Albert Heijn project at Schipholweg, for our client Paul Vos!
In Rosmalen, we have already built 2 pavilions by order of the Van Deursen Group. Now the foundation masonry for Pavilion 3 is ready! (With thanks to Hans van Dijk for the pictures).
Mayor Aboutaleb of Rotterdam was recently a guest at our Pleinweg construction site. Involved as he is in the developments in the neighbourhood, he came to see how beautiful the Nettomarkt shopping...
In phase 2 of this project (an extension of the existing part) for our client Dreef Beheer, we are now building 6 retail units, a petrol station and a parking deck for 150 cars. The construction...
Today was the opening of the 3rd Primark shop in Rotterdam, on the Coolsingel! With 7,500 m2 of shop floor, 68 fitting rooms and 58 cash registers, this is the 2nd flagship store in the...
Early this morning, the AKOR chain was placed for the renovation of yet another McDonald's, this time at Schiphol Noord. We are going to put in a new facade entirely in the new style....
Stopping traffic for a moment, photographer Henk van der Stouw high up on the stairs: a photo shoot for AKOR Vastgoedbeheer! The cars in a row, service people in front of them. This resulted in a...
Today we are launching our new website to more quickly attract good professionals to work at AKOR: www.werkenbijakor.nl. Take a look and feel free to share it!
Extensive article about the important construction project Coldstore Haarlem in the trade journal Industriebouw from April 2021. "On the premises of medicine producer MSD in Haarlem, the...
Our service man Tobin van de Kuil was on the road with his AKOR bus and took this beautiful photo, with the accompanying text: "We are working with... ".
We received a beautiful cake from Estea Capital Utrecht to celebrate that the environmental permit for project Zuylenstede is granted!
The construction sign of the Diamantplein project in Leiden was unveiled by alderman Yvonne van Delft of the municipality of Leiden, together with Auke Geurts of client Topmunt B.V. The...
Nice article in Tubantia about Shopping centre De Gors in Almelo, with our Martin van Gent & alderman Jan Martin van Rees!
How well we are all doing in these complicated Corona times! (Today is National Compliments-Day, give the other person a heartfelt compliment!).
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 &...
Snow clearance at the Dirk van den Broek store in Raalte.
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...
Even under a white blanket, our construction sites in Rotterdam and Emmen provide beautiful images!
Henk van der Stouw photographed all kinds of AKOR employees. You will see them soon...
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...
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...
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!
From now on, AKOR employees will work with an official AKOR mask where necessary, all for safety!
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...
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...
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...
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!
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
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...
