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Gotheborg AI botanical greenhouse design 12-09-2024

3,216 m2 Botanical glasshouse (SE)

For the famous Botanical Garden in Gothenburg, Sweden, we are going to build a new visitor centre and associated botanical greenhouses with a total surface area of ​​3,216 m2. This project will be built in two phases. Together with main contractor Peab, we will start the first phase of construction in autumn 2024.

Rooftop glasshouse construction 18-07-2024

Versatile and valuable rooftop glasshouses

You see it more and more often, a rooftop greenhouse with a vegetable garden in it or a restaurant. Interest in rooftop glasshouses is growing rapidly, partly due to lack of space, demand for special bright spaces with the feel of the outdoors and the popularity of local food production in densely populated areas.

Smiemans 2018 Dec 77 01-07-2024

Job alert: Project Manager Engineering

Are you working in glass construction and looking for more challenge? Would you like to work in a close and friendly team with short lines of communication? At Smiemans Projecten B.V., we realise special international projects that challenge you to think further. From sale to completion, you are in charge. Are you the person who answers 'yes' to these questions? Then apply immediately!

LongAcres expansion garden centre Bagshot 24-06-2024

Expansion garden centre LongAcres (UK)

At the beginning of 2025, Smiemans Projecten will expand the popular Longacres garden centre at Bagshot, England, with a larger cold sales area and a more spacious restaurant.

Horti Science WUR entrance building 06-06-2024

Design reception building for WUR

Smiemans has been commissioned to work with the Bom Group (as main contractor) on the final design of the new reception building to be built for Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in Bleiswijk. Once this phase has been completed, the design will be implemented.

 

Opening climate proof garden centre Reyjavik 15-04-2024

Iceland's largest garden centre opened

Last Friday, Gardheimar's new garden centre was officially opened. With temperatures around freezing, it was warm inside in terms of atmosphere and temperature. We are grateful for the opportunity to build this beautiful building. Glad to see it all comes together, now it's up and running.

Refurbishment garden centre RHS Harlow Carr 05-03-2024

Refurbishment garden centre RHS Garden Harlow Carr

On behalf of the RHS, we recently renovated the garden centre we built in 2004. This greenhouse for selling plants is located in the beautiful botanical garden 'RHS Garden Harlow Carr' in Harrogate (UK). The renovation was carried out in early 2024 by our local partner Ebtech Glasshouse Systems Ltd.

Dakfoto Noordkade Veghel 01-02-2024

Realisation rooftop glasshouse for restaurant

A rooftop glasshouse will be built by us at the CHV Noordkade in Veghel (NL), a 1915 factory site that has become a vibrant centre for art, culture, food and leisure. This insulated structure will house a scenic restaurant. Completion is scheduled for early 2024.

Extend your season with Roll Air Retail3 09-01-2024

Integration of Roll-Air Retail in Turn-Key Projects

After a number of successful turnkey garden centres, Smiemans and Rovero are teaming up to offer even more complete innovative garden centre projects! With the Roll-Air Retail integrated, the season for outdoor sales is extended and space is optimised for plants, customers and staff.

Rooftop glasshouse Agrotopia Roeselare EdenParks 18-09-2023

Another award for rooftop greenhouse Agrotopia, this time the BTTV

Once again Agrotopia has won a prestigious award. This time the first prize of the Benelux Trophy for Hot-dip Galvanisation in the Aesthetic Galvanisation category. Since its opening, the roof greenhouse has won several design awards, such as the WAF and the Belgian Construction Award.

Roof renovation 04-07-2023

Renovation garden centre Dvorak

In Czechia we have started with the renovation of garden centre Dvorak. The 1,400 m2 wide span structure was built by us in 2008. The roof, screens and ventilation windows will be replaced in order to better monitor and control the indoor climate in the garden centre.  This will result in further energy savings.

Plantorama Amager restaurant garden centre Smiemans 3 22-06-2023

Completion first phase Plantorama Amager

The first phase for Plantorama Amager, building the new restaurant, has been completed. Now we have to wait before we can start with the second phase: the construction of the 5,000 m2 garden centre. The old garden centre will be demolished to make way for the new, larger and more sustainable building. The restaurant will then be connected to this new garden centre.

Inside garden centre construction Gardheimar 03-04-2023

Progress new garden centre in Iceland

In Reykjavik the finishing touches are currently being made to close the construction wind- and watertight. 99% of the doors and window frames have been placed.

Plantorama Amager restaurant new 2 12-01-2023

New restaurant & garden centre for Plantorama

The Danish chain Plantorama has once again commissioned us to rebuild the existing garden centre in Amager. First of all, a new restaurant is being built. After completion, the old garden centre will be demolished and the sustainable garden centre of 5,000 m2 will be realized.

garden centre UK renovation expansion 2 31-10-2022

Expansion Tenterden garden centre

In collaboration with our partner Ebtech Glasshouse Systems, we are realizing the expansion of the Tenterden garden centre of the GrovesWell garden centres chain. The new entrance and an extra glass construction for sales will be realized at the beginning of 2023.

Gardheimar special developed gutters 2 26-09-2022

Specially developed insulated wide rain gutters

These wide insulated rain gutters have been specially developed for the new garden centre Gardheimar. They have extra-large capacity to prevent nuisance during extreme rainfall or snow. Together with the extra thick sandwich panels, no less than 200 mm thick, this will ensure even better insulation and therefore an energy saving of more than 40%.

Gardheimar building garden centre Smiemans 24-08-2022

Construction progress of 7,250 m2 garden center in Iceland

In Iceland, a large part of the steel construction for the new garden center of Gardheimar is now in place. On a site of 20,000 m2, a total of the 7,250 m2 construction with a mezzanine floor will be built. The 1,100m2 warehouse has also been built.

Oplevering Natuur en gezondheidscentrum Maarssen 05-07-2022

Completion in sight for Nature and Health Center Maarssen (NL)

The wide span construction for Nature and Health Center in Maarssen has taken shape in a short period of time. The future-proof construction is heated and cooled without a gas connection. The materials used create an intimate, climate-proof complex in which sustainability is an important factor.

Abbings Buitenhof Nieuwbouw 14-06-2022

Congress IGCA of 2022 in the Netherlands

After two years of absence, entrepreneurs in the garden industry can finally meet again at the IGCA 2022 Congress in Amsterdam. Nearly 200 garden center owners have already registered to participate in the conference, which starts on Sunday 28 August and ends on Friday evening 2 September.

Collage Round Table Event 19-05-2022

Another successful Round Table Event, this time on location

The Round Table Event 2022 took place on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 May. From 7 different countries, 12 major players from the garden center industry came together. Two full days of interaction, inspiring tours and entertainment. 

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