Our areas of expertise are diverse. From foundation techniques to a soil bank that contributes to a healthy environment. From crane rental to pontoon rental, both domestically and internationally… With each expertise, you can rely on our 60 years of experience. And you can also count on the practical experiences we proudly showcase. Therefore, we proudly present practical experiences that speak for themselves. So, go ahead and click on an area of expertise that interests you, and see how we have assisted other clients. If you feel there’s more to know or if the information leaves you with questions, feel free to give us a call. In fact, we welcome it. Who knows, we might soon be collaborating on a project that’s more than worthy of being showcased on this site.
Projects
You can say so much…
But actions speak louder than words… That’s why we would like to show you what we are capable of. And, let’s not beat around the bush, that’s no small feat. We’re more than happy to showcase examples from each of our areas of expertise, giving you a glimpse into the projects we have taken on together with our clients.
Successful operation
It was an operation that involved no surgeon or nurse: the release of as many as 143 cars trapped in the parking garage of the Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein. The driveways to the various floors had collapsed at the same time. The damage was enormous. All the parked cars were trapped like rats. After months of investigation, they were finally allowed to be removed from the building. But how? Without ramps? Pontoon specialist Van Schie from Mijdrecht and vehicle salvage company Modern from Utrecht put their heads together and solved the problem together.
Sunk deep
The City of Amsterdam has been cleaning up the canals for years. Discharges have been addressed, floating debris is regularly removed, and numerous bicycles, shopping carts and sunken rowboats are still being fished from the bottom every day using grabs and deck barges.
High voltage on the Maasvlakte
On the Second Maasvlakte near Amaliahaven, preparations are currently underway for the construction of a new 380 kV high-voltage substation, an important link in the transition to sustainable energy. This additional substation is badly needed because no more new connections are possible at the existing substation. Therefore, the electricity grid is now being adapted at an accelerated pace, also because of the rapidly increasing industries on the Maasvlakte. Additional offshore wind energy is indispensable for this. And that is precisely one of the aims of this new station: to form the connection between the wind farms in the North Sea and the national high-voltage grid.
The silent force at festivals
You don’t see them. You don’t hear them. The hundreds of hard workers who work for weeks to turn a barren plain into a fantastic party location: road plate layers, crane operators, tent builders, riggers and men on forklifts, aerial platforms and articulated mops. Below are the men from Van Schie. They hoist trusses to great heights, operate radio-controlled ride-on trucks and build bridges and pontoon formations at lightning speed. And when the party starts, they leave quietly and return just a few days later to tear everything down. Fascinating.
Van Schie à Paris
All the world enjoyed the Paris Olympics this summer. A much discussed part was the swimming in the Seine. Was the water clean enough? Were the participants not in danger? And could the competition go on? Only at the very last minute was the quality of the water approved and the long-distance swimmers and triathlon participants could dive into the flowing river. Van Schie’s pontoons played an important role in both swimming events.
By land, by sea is back again!
As if it never went away: the television program in which the whole of the Netherlands is laughing when the next contestant goes on the air with great self-confidence. It’s pure schadenfreude. The participants have sometimes spent a year tinkering with a cart that within ten seconds is already in the poop. It is a miracle that it always ends with a hiss.
The fight against seepage water
If the northern Lekdijk breaches at Lopik, the entire Green Heart would be flooded, plus part of the Randstad. That would be a disaster. We are working hard to prevent that from happening. Near the village of Jaarsveld a new technique is now being applied to control the ever-present seepage water and prevent so-called ‘piping’. Prepared vertical screens that go deep into the ground have been developed for this purpose. Van Schie was allowed to install them.
Always on the go
On land, on water and even high in the sky. Our people are always on the move and always on the road. With pontoon trucks, sand dumpers, low loaders, dumpers, shovels, aerial platforms, telecranes and tower cranes. You come across them everywhere. Day and night. At home and abroad. The heavy transport combination pictured – a five-axle Volvo tractor and four-axle Broshuis low loader – is on its way to Enschede with an 80-ton crawler crane for a long-term new construction project of hull houses. A crawler crane like this is mainly used on construction sites with uneven ground.
Crushing in deep water
The Westerkade in Rotterdam is located along the northern bank of the Nieuwe Maas River, close to the city center. Large seagoing ships used to dock here. As early as 1856, ferries left from here to Harwich for a daily service to England. They carried not only the necessary passengers but also goods and livestock.
Floating swing bridge
The Old Hague Bridge in the Ringvaart canal near Badhoevedorp was in need of replacement. The concrete bridge, which served mainly as a bus lane and bicycle connection, had to be completely demolished. A temporary solution was needed for cyclists. Buses could detour. For Van Schie this was a unique opportunity to use its very latest pontoon bridge, also because it is equipped with a detachable middle section. The latter was a requirement here because a lot of pleasure boats have to pass through during the season.
New Liebherr – LTM 1150-5.3
It can always be heavier and bigger, but this brand new 150-ton crane perfectly fills the ʻholeʼ between Van Schie Kraanverhuur’s 250, 200 and 130-ton cranes.
VSP – NEXT LEVEL
After the enormous success of the VSP770 pontoon, it was inevitable that there had to be a sequel. With enormous interest, the bigger brother of this unique product was presented on February 9: the VSP1250. This took place in Zwolle, in the production hall of Tosec, the manufacturer of both pontoons.
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