Automotive Industry

Opel engine plant in Tychy, Poland

Expansion and modernisation of an existing Opel engine plant in Poland. Enlargement of the production area including adjacent buildings. Construction of new transport and outdoor areas. New construction of the portal building. New installation of the entire electrical and media supply.

Client
General Motors Powertrain Poland
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS

General engineering design; construction supervision; health and safety coordination; assistance in environmental planning and application of environmental permits; obtaining the utilisation permit.

Extension of the Opel Szentgotthárd Ltd. production site, Hungary

Conversion and new construction to expand the production area (65,000 m²) for the new engine production.

Client
Opel Szentgottard Ltd., Ungarn
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS
General engineering design; construction supervision; technical building equipment; health and safety coordination.

Installation of a hot forming press

Installation of a hot forming press in the existing press shop. Dismantling of the existing systems and components. Preparation of a new substructure for press support and new construction and restauration of ceilings. Provision of the media and electrical supply.

Client
Opel Automobile GmbH
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS

Design; structural design; design for technical facilities; construction supervision; health and safety coordination.

Foundation for precision milling rigs

Dismantling of the existing systems, upgrading and partial replacement of the existing foundations and substructure for a CNC milling centre with very tight tolerances.

Client
Opel Automobile GmbH
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS
Design; structural design; design for technical facilities; construction supervision; health and safety coordination.

Glass Manufacturing Plants

Rehabilitation of glass production facilities in the Weser Uplands

Rehabilitation and conversion of a shop floor for container glass and new construction of a filter system. Renewal of the facade, construction of bored pile walls, media ducts, floor slabs, foundations and supports for production facilities. Foundations for filters, exhaust pipes and chimney. Structural strengthening measures on the existing building.

Client
Ardagh Glass GmbH
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS

Design; structural design; construction supervision.

Conversion of glass melting furnace, Germersheim

Construction of a deep pit to accommodate the regenerative chamber for the glass melting furnace. Conversion of machine cellar and batch house. Design of the foundation for the new flue gas cleaning plant, including open spaces.

Client
Ardagh Glass GmbH
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS
Preliminary study; design; structural design; health and safety coordination.

Mechanical Engineering

New construction of finishing plant, Andernach

New construction of a steel hall (L / W / H = approx. 300 / 35 / up to 30 m) with crane operations (6 cranes up to 35 tons) for a tinplate finishing plant for the packaging industry, including several connecting structures. Construction of a media trough to house the production technology and of a switching house for the power supply, both in solid construction. New construction of the outdoor traffic areas.

Client
thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS

Structural design; BIM-orientated 3D design.

Construction Materials Industry

Conversion of KANN concrete plant, Haßfurt

Conversion of the existing terrace slab production into a production facility for paving stones. Dismantling of the existing old production machinery and construction of the new production plant. Structural adaptations to existing facilities and planning of outdoor storage areas. Revision of the land use- and development plan. Obtainment of building applications with particular authorization to build in the drinking water protection area.

Client
Kann Baustoffwerke GmbH, Bendorf
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS

General engineering design for buildings, outdoor facilities, structural design and technical facilities; construction supervision.

Concrete construction in the materials industry

Conversion and upgrading of production facilities in the building materials industry. Foundations for stone manufacturing plants, new construction of bulk goods storage facilities and foundations for additional production facilities.

Client
Kann Baustoffwerke GmbH, Bendorf
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS
Structural design; construction supervision.

Paper and Chemical Industry

Neue Produktionshalle Druckhaus

Reconstruction of the “Rhein-Zeitung” printing plant

Reconstruction of the production buildings and postal logistics of the newspaper printing house Rhein-Zeitung. Reconstruction of the office and social rooms. Total area approx. 25,000 m².

Client
Mittelrhein-Verlag GmbH
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS

Design and construction supervision.

Construction of a new production plant for the chemical industry, Cologne

Construction of a new production building in steel and solid construction. Construction of tank foundations in reinforced concrete retention basins and of various pipe bridges in steel construction.

Client
SpiraTec Engineering GmbH
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS
Support in drawing up specifications; structural design; formwork and reinforcement plans; steel construction overviews.

Energy Sector

New 380 kV switchgear system, Obermooweiler

Replacement construction of the 380 kV switchgear using alternative gas technology and installation of a 380 kV compensating reactor. New construction of GIS building, reactor foundations, portal foundations, individual foundations, traffic areas, outdoor facilities.

Client
ABB AG, Mannheim
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS

Design; structural design; design of outdoor facilities and traffic areas; application for water permit; BIM-orientated 3D design.

German LNG Terminal, Brunsbüttel

Construction of a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal in Brunsbüttel. Preparation of the authorisation documents for the building structures in accordance with state building regulations. Preparation of the preliminary structural analysis for the dimensioning of the building structures. Preparation of a drainage concept.

Client
Tractebel Engineering / Plant Engineering
Services KOCKS ENGINEERS
Overall design and structural design.