Immo J. Eckelmans is a large-scale project developer and student housing project manager. Among its portfolio, the company manages 420 student studios in Leuven. It recently decided to renovate the kitchens in these studios. “Among other things, we replace the old cookers,” said Koen Eckelmans, a partner at Immo J. Eckelmans. “Originally, many of these cookers had four hotplates on the top. So they were large appliances that we had to replace completely even if just one hotplate was broken. Now we will be using two hobs with two hotplates each, so that we only have to replace half of the appliance if one hotplate breaks. That seems like a minor change, but across 420 studios, it will have a significant impact.”
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The contractors will need to dispose of a huge number of old cookers and other kitchen appliances. Moreover, they will be working to a strict schedule: they will start work on a kitchen in the morning and need to be finished by 4pm. That way the students don’t have to move to other accommodation and then move back again. Logistically speaking, however, it’s a tough task. Or is it?
Koen Eckelmans: “Recupel Pick-up is perfect for our project. The Recupel staff make the arrangements directly with our sub-contractors. We're glad they are there to take the stress off our hands because a renovation project like this is a very complex operation in itself. Now we also have a guarantee that the appliances will be processed properly, which is very important for us. We absolutely intend to avoid containers full of refrigerators being shipped off and dumped somewhere abroad. It also helps that it’s free: when you’re dealing with 420 studios, that saves us alot of money.”
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