Construction Van Raam in Varsseveld

Construction Van Raam in Varsseveld 2019

Because of Van Raam’s continuous growth of the past years, Van Raam had become too big for its premises at the Aaltenseweg 56 in Varsseveld. That's why we now have a new and modern premises with a modern factory, offices and showroom. In January 2019 we've moved and we can be found at the Guldenweg 23 in Varsseveld. On this special 'construction-page' you can read more about the new building and the move.

The end result: the new Van Raam industrial building

Dronevideo June 2019, Van Raam cycling test track and new Van Raam company film.

Time line

• 2020: New air humidification system of B&B Humidification

• October 10th, 2019: Festive opening

• April 2019: Van Raam logo decorates the front of the new bicycle factory in Varsseveld. Signage on the outside of the building mounted.  ​​

• December 2018 / January 2019: moved to the new business premises at the Guldenweg 23 in Varsseveld.

• October 2018: start of the paving, beginning with the completion

• September 2018: underfloor heating, brick walls,installation work, loading docks

• August 2018: construction of production hall, 2nd floor, starting with pouring the concrete

• July 2018: support beams roof paint shop, walls and floors of the offices, wall cladding and roof panel of the warehouse, construction paint shop and assembly hall

• June 2018: pit for blasting cabinet, concrete poles put into place, electricians at work

• May 2018: reduction paint shop and pouring concrete

• April 2018: first shovel into the ground, picket poles into the ground, start digging, well point system installed, construction sheds into place, mold made, preparations for pouring concrete

• March 2018: official license granted, trees cut down, first provisions made (electricity, water), announcement contractor (KlaassenGroep)

• December 2017: 2,5 hectares purchased at hofskamp

• April 2017: announcement relocation 

Fun facts

• The new premises has been built 1 kilometer away on Guldenweg 23. (car: 2 minutes, bikes: 3 minutes, On foot: 12 minutes)

• The new premises has 3 addresses

Guldenweg 23, 7051 HT Varsseeld (main entrance)

Kronenweg 3, 7051 HX Varsseveld (service/logistics)

Euroweg 29, 7051 EB Varsseveld (production/staff)

• The new premises is twice as large as Van Raam’s old premises. The building is almost 13,500 m2 and the entire lot 25,000 m2; an area large enough to park 3,263 Volkswagen Golf cars of which 1,631 on the ground floor.

• Relocations and big renovations Van Raam:

1900: Van Raam opened its doors in Amsterdam

1972: Van Raam relocated to Aalten

​2004: Relocation to Varsseveld (Aaltenseweg 56)

2012: Expansion premises Aaltenseweg 56

2019: Relocation to Hofskamp in Varsseveld (Guldenweg 23) 

2022: Commissioning of the new building (Euroweg) 

• The new building has about 30 km of floor heating

• A sustainable business premises: the new premises will have 1,600 solar panels and geothermal heat pumps will also provice a good EPC (Energy Performance Certificate: rating scheme to summarise the energy efficiency.) In addition, there is a vertical ventilation system, which means that we extract air that rises upwards. 70% of this will be returned to the building, naturally conditioned and supplemented with fresh air. This way we keep the indoor climate optimal.