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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 leaders– a calculator–...

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...

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 yard Stropkaai Ghent

At our yard Stropkaai 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,...

Yard ‘Zuidkaai’ from the sky

In Aalst, we are building the Zuidkaai residential project, consisting of 2 buildings housing 50 apartments. All apartments are Nearly Energy Neutral and a carbon-neutral...

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 parking...

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 yard Voortman 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. Op het...

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 yard Stropkaai!

Wyckaert vs Colour Obstacle Rush

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 quiet 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 he 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 newbuild development by Wycreate, our project...

‘Working at height’ winter training

The ‘Working at height’ workshop took place yesterday as part of our winter training. Our employees learned 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

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...