Wim Harwig

Categorie: industry

  • 11 days left

    11 days left

    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 …

  • 13 days left

    13 days left

    Only 7 years ago there was still hope for a restart …

  • 14 days left

    14 days left

    the buildings of Thermphos, like every inhabitant of Zeeland knows them …

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    15 days left

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    16 days left

    A factory consists of machines; A company consists of people.

  • 17 days left

    17 days left

    I have many good and few bad memories of the 32 years that I spent on the Hoechst site and later Thermphos. It was especially colourful, even at night. It was always pleasant to take photos there, especially for someone who thinks mainly in images.

  • 18 days left

    18 days left

    The genesis of Hoechst in Vlissingen-Oost in newspaper reports.

  • 19 days left

    19 days left

    “The Furnace House is a nice story” is said in this video (5:10) and “blowing up the Furnace House with explosives is a milestone at Thermphos” That may apply to a demolition worker, but it is an insult to people who have worked there all their lives.It’s like when the executioner watches with great pleasure…

  • 20 days left

    20 days left

    There are 20 days left … and then the Furnace House will be blown up with explosives. Every effort is made to make this as safe as possible. All phosphorus has been removed from the Furnace House, as well as all other hazardous substances. The high part of the building will crash onto the pan…

  • I had the night shift during the New Year

    I had the night shift during the New Year

    Traditionally I will stand on the roof (which is about 50 meters high) of the factory at 24:00h.But there was a thick fog over Walcheren, so there was nothing to be seen of the fireworks in the cities. So I made some photos of my colleague Tim and went back to work … I wish…

  • Ten years ago, thermPhos.

    Ten years ago, thermPhos.

    On 15 May 2009, two of my colleagues died in a fatal accident at work. It happened just after midnight during the night shift. Fortunately, the carved stone (which portrays the deceased colleagues among the entire team) is placed in an accessible spot where you can commemorate for a moment … It is unfortunate that…

  • Thomas von der Dunk

    Thomas von der Dunk

    Sometimes Marjan likes a column in the newspaper that much, she hangs it on the wall for me to notice … And she was right. This made my day !

  • Progressive International

    Progressive International

    It’s time for progressives of the world to unite ! The time has come for progressives to form a grassroots movement for global justice: to mobilize workers, women and the disenfranchised all around the world behind a shared vision of democracy, prosperity, sustainability, and solidarity. Our Progressive International will reach out to communities in every…

  • my old commuter cycling route once again …

    my old commuter cycling route once again …

             

  • Thermphos B/W

    Thermphos B/W

    “Follow the Money” is now investigating everything about the bankruptcy of the company. And what happened next …  I have extracted a few pictures of former colleagues from my archives … As I now read how economic crows try to get as much money out of the dead body of Thermphos as possible …. ,…