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Contact
Hüseyin Selvi
Address Industrieweg Noord 1161
3660 Opglabbeek, Belgium
Website
Mathieu Gijbels is active in company and office building and is the biggest
company in the Gijbels Group. Its strategy is focused on building a lifelong
relationship with customers. By offering the full package of structural
services, it can help customers with all their building issues, from
new
build and renovation to service & maintenance
. Mathieu Gijbels is
based in Opglabbeek (Belgium), has a turnover of 77 million Euros and
employs around 315 people. As a construction group Mathieu Gijbels can
manage the complete process itself; including the engineering, foundation
work, assembly, finishing and also building maintenance.
Owner
Quick Restaurants SA/NV
Architect
Lahon & Partners
General Contractor
Mathieu Gijbels nv
Engineering Office
Mathieu Gijbels nv
Construction Period 02/2012 - 06/2012
In collaboration with architecture firm Lahon & Partners as part of an
expert building team, Mathieu Gijbels developed the Qubic-concept for the
fast food chain Quick, supporting Quick’s expansion plans. This included
the use of the SCIA Engineer package to calculate stability.
The Qubic-concept is a design concept in steel that can be used
throughout Belgium for all new Quick sites. It makes allowances for all
different weather conditions (including wind and snow), whatever the
region. During the design of the Qubic-concept, functionality and cost
efficiency were a key focus.
SCIA Engineer was crucial to the construction of this project. It enabled us
to calculate the internal forces in elements, to assess the lateral stability
of the building and to calculate the horizontal and vertical deflection of the
structure, in particular for the overhang. The software also enabled us to
quickly incorporate changes proposed by the architect, see how changes
would impact our design and analyze different solutions to find the most
economical. Five Quick Qubic sites have been built so far already.
Quick Qubic - Flémalle, Belgium
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Mathieu Gijbels NV
