Forward-looking investment in the largest regional logistics centre for the roof windows specialist

The project was implemented at the largest Central European logistics and distribution centre of a multinational group of companies manufacturing roof windows. The newly completed 6,133 square metre warehouse and the two-storey, 85 square metre service building were constructed by WHB Group. work began in June 2023.

The WHB contributes to several elements of the overall development series

As reported in our previous articles, the WHB is playing a leading role in a number of projects in partnership with the VELUX. Also at the Infeld headquarters, earlier this year it won the reconstruction work and redevelopment of the 26-year-old L5 building to match the change of function. In the same project, the connection of the production hall P3 with a new building section at the production site in Fertőd was also carried out.

WHB is also working with VELUX Magyarország Kft on a further project: the Hungarian building construction company is also carrying out the general construction work for the VELUX Infőszentmiklós GP4 hall. Among other things, a 14,000 square metre hall building and a two-storey head building with a floor area of approximately 500 square metres will be built. The project will also include the creation of a reservoir pond with a park in its surroundings.

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He who builds, looks to the future

At the inauguration of the LB5 hall on Friday, E Eszter Szakács, Managing Director of VELUX Magyarország Kft. thanked all the professionals working on the construction of the hall, and emphasized that a new building is always a symbol of thinking ahead and trusting in the future. He added that the newly completed warehouse is an important element of the perspective and strategy that has been developed for the VELUX woodworking plant and which is being implemented step by step. The Managing Director said:

The new building has fulfilled all their visions and further strengthened the mutually respectful partnership between WHB and Velux.

On behalf of the contractor WHB, László Menyhárt, Regional Director, welcomed the participants of the ceremony, who has been involved in the construction works of VELUX for thirty years. In his speech, he expressed his pride in having once again succeeded in creating a building in which the staff of VELUX will feel at home. He congratulated all those who contributed in any way to the project, which was built in a very difficult market situation.

The hall building was completed in 207 working days

"When you look at a building like this from afar, you might think that it's not difficult to build, that it can be done in no time. Then, when you get into the details, you realise that it's not."

- said Tibor Rences, Regional Facilities Management Director, in his speech, he pointed out that the design and construction team, like interconnected cogs in a precision mechanism, helped the project to be completed.

During the ceremony, the participants toured the new facility, where Agnes Boros, project manager, gave a presentation with interesting facts about the construction, saying that the new hall was completed in 207 working days, with an average of 60 people working on it every day. During the construction, 6748 m³ of earth was excavated, 16 tonnes of steel and 198 mixer trucks of concrete were used for the foundations.