Caspar asked me for some photos he can use for his new site : https://drenthinspectieservices.nl/ It had to have a few tubes, barrels and other inspectable stuff on it … So I dived into my archive. and found a few examples … . . old school tools much more can be found in my ThermphosContinue reading “https://drenthinspectieservices.nl/”
Category Archives: industry
The Westerschelde
Yesterday I walked the dog again in Vlissingen-Oost, looking out over the Westerschelde.
Westerschelde
The Westerschelde on a rainy day, DOW-Terneuzen as seen from Vlissingen-East.
Cycling in Vlissingen-Oost
Today I cycled a bit through the industrial area of Vlissingen. A lot has changed. And before new installations can be built, the old one must first be safely demolished. EPZ’s coal-fired power plant has been out of operation for years and its chimney is now being demolished. Of all Thermphos buildings, only the skeletonContinue reading “Cycling in Vlissingen-Oost”
It is done!
My work at Petrogas is over … The project has been successfully completed. Fortunately, everything has been carried out without major accidents … Of course, much remains to be cleaned up and residual material to be removed, but our task to process all free phosphorus into phosphoric acid has been completed. Because of the COVID-19Continue reading “It is done!”
dismantling is almost done
Wim
He had the same first name as me: Wim.I have worked with him for about 7 months and since this weekend he will leave the team to go back to his old familiar workplace in Eindhoven.At the last minute, I was able to take a few photos in which he is in a position thatContinue reading “Wim”
headshot
“Lex de Meester will take a portrait of you on a dyke close to the factory“, said Frank Balkenende.At first, I was not enthusiastic about the idea of seeing my old head on the front page of the newspaper, because I just got out of bed after the night shift.But when I heard that LexContinue reading “headshot”
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The factory was a nice subject to photograph …
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Did you know there’s a live cam ? https://sanerendoejesamen.nl/livecam and a vlog ? https://sanerendoejesamen.nl/vlog
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The nicest and most honest video about the atmosphere in the furnace house at Thermphos that I know … it has been compiled by Dave Groeneveld aka Dave Feijenoord … all credit goes to him …
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Only 7 years ago there was still hope for a restart …
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the buildings of Thermphos, like every inhabitant of Zeeland knows them …
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A factory consists of machines; A company consists of people.
