Festive Groundbreaking Ceremony at UZ Gent

On Thursday, September 4, the groundbreaking ceremony took place on the UZ Gent campus for the new core hospital with underground parking (joint venture Blaton-Wyckaert-Cordeel), as well as the new Radiotherapy Park, Energy Building and emergency psychiatry facility (STRABAG Belgium). Five UZ Gent employees took a seat in an excavator and symbolically carried out the groundbreaking together  — a major milestone for the future of the university hospital campus and for us as a consctruction partner!

The following speakers took the floor during the ceremony: Prof. Dr. Frank Vermassen (Managing Director of Ghent University Hospital), Simon Ossieur (Sweco), Glenn De Letter (STRABAG Belgium), Johan Franceus (joint venture Blaton-Wyckaert-Cordeel) and Petra Demoor (Project Manager of the new build projects of Ghent University Hospital).

Glenn De Letter, Administrative and Financial Director STRABAG Belgium Region South/West, stated: "Our project may be the little brother of the main project, but technically it is at least as challenging: deep construction pits, limited site space in the heart of the hospital campus, the construction of radiation bunkers in heavyweight concrete and a tight delivery deadline. With our extensive and highly experienced project team, we are fully prepared to execute this project successfully!"