Activities (1,3 MB) - Colruyt Group

custom-made and supervised by Intrion. To this end, the
engineering company is working together with external partners.
The new distribution centre has a capacity of 15.000 pallets and
will be completed in the fall of 2014. A traditional distribution
centre and a return centre will be built on the same site.
In order to support the growth of OKay, the formula will have its
own separate distribution centre that will be housed in one of
the group’s existing logistic buildings.
1.7. Technics and real estate
As a true one-stop-shop Technics and Real Estate (T&I) manages
all technical aspects of buildings, the machinery, vehicles, the
environment, etc. The energy specialists pioneer with a newly
purchased truck on CNG, the production of green hydrogen and
other forms of sustainable energy.
The 1200 employees of T&I, including technicians, architects
and engineers offer a complete service: from research, design,
purchase, construction and installation to maintenance and
repair.
T&I is active throughout Belgium and Luxembourg and also
serves the DreamLand stores in France.
Developments
T&I built two low-energy stores in the past financial year: OKay
Welle and Colruyt Wépion. Only sustainable technology and
materials were copied from the Bio-Planet store in Leuven, the
first low-energy store in the country that was opened at the
end of 2010. T&I applies stricter standards than stipulated in the
future laws for the construction of the new stores. The stores
have a high performance cooling and ventilation system and
high insulation values.
T&I also implements energy efficient measures in existing stores.
Movement-sensitive led lighting was installed at the emergency
exits. Experiments were conducted with energy-saving led spots
for the lighting of the store fronts. The butcher shops in the
Colruyt stores in Kuurne and Zele were equipped with a new
cooling system.
T&I built an ecological office building in Haasrode according
to an innovative concept. Modern landscape offices with light
colours create a feeling of space.
T&I is also building a new data centre in Halle, which will be
taken into use by the end of 2012.
In order to monitor consumption, T&I has drawn up an inventory
of the water, gas, electricity and compressed air consumption at
the group’s production sites.
The group has been carrying out in-depth research into the buffer
capacity of hydrogen for the storage of excess green electricity
since January 2012. The production of wind and solar energy
fluctuates strongly. The ‘smart’ buffer ensures that the energy
supply is geared to the demand. The electricity consumption is
optimised in two directions. Hydrogen is therefore an important
factor in the long term to arrive at a ‘smart grid’.
1.200
employees provide total
service
2
new low-energy
stores
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