About us

Kerkstoel 2000+ forms part of the Kerkstoel Group. Since we were founded we have grown into a renowned company in the field of wide slabs and double walls. What’s the secret of our success? Our many years of experience, know-how, continual innovation and investment. But also – most of all – our 165 employees, who are the foundation of our company.

Today Kerkstoel 2000+ is one of the European market leaders in precast concrete. Our site in Grobbendonk – which is moreover ISO 9001 certificated - specialises in the production of wide slabs, double walls and Activ® floors.

It should be clear that we take quality very seriously. Kerkstoel 2000+ guarantees you top quality. Partly because of the BENOR certificate and the KOMO certificate for our floor panels and precast cavity walls.

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Our company

Kerkstoel 2000+ specialises in precast concrete floor slabs, (insulated) twin wall panels and solid walls, and forms part of the Kerkstoel Group.

Since we were founded we have grown into a renowned company in the area of precast components. At our 5-hectare site in Grobbendonk, our four business units produce twin walls, floor panels and reinforcements. The foundation of our successful company? Our 160 employees.

Kerkstoel 2000+ delivers extremely fast in the Benelux, Northern France, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Our company is easily accessible: it is located along the E313 motorway in Grobbendonk, close to the entrances and exits of Herentals-West.

Vision, Mission, Values

VISION

Within the global vision of building, the Kerkstoel Group creates progressive solutions. We achieve this thanks to partnerships with professionals who, together with us, make the difference. Partnerships in which specialised and innovative solutions are central.
In this way, together we proactively contribute to the realisation of social progress on a daily basis.

MISSION

Kerkstoel Group makes an essential contribution to the creation of a sustainable, safe and comfortable living and working environment. Our construction products make the difference thanks to our people, our know-how and our passion. As a family business, we are also reliable, committed and accessible to our partners.

We create, we differentiate & we care

VALUES

Our 165 employees are the foundation of our company. Unique and with their own personality, but they all subscribe to these 3 Kerkstoel - values;

INVOLVEMENT ACCESSIBILITY RELIABILITY

Quality

Kerkstoel 2000+ is convinced that quality is the best form of advertising and the foremost guarantee of survival of a family business in a rapidly evolving market. Continuous improvement must be our goal at all times.

Kerkstoel 2000+ therefore guarantees you top quality. Partly thanks to our ISO 9001-certificate, our BENOR certificate for floor slabs, twin walls and solid walls and our KOMO certificate for floor slabs and twin walls. In addition, for the French market, we have an 'avis technique' for twin walls and insulated twin walls (or comfort walls).

Our entire company is determined to utilise its employees, structures and technological resources to reinforce the quality image of Kerkstoel 2000+. You are after all entitled to have high expectations from your supplier of precast concrete components.

Safety

We at Kerkstoel 2000+ consider safety to be paramount.

For the sake of our employees, because they are crucial to the success of our business. This is why Kerkstoel 2000+ obtained the OHSAS 18001 certificate in 2006. "OHSAS" stands for "Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series": OHSAS 18001 is the first safety management standard to be accepted internationally and supported by major certification organisations. In 2021, this OHSAS 18001 certificate was converted into an ISO 45001 certificate.
Of course, we also believe it’s important that you can work safely with our products at your site. For this reason we have, for example, compiled these assembly manuals and instruction sheets.

Montagehandleiding Dubbele wanden

Montagehandleiding Breedplaten

Instructiefiche WO1

Environment and Sustainability

Kerkstoel 2000+ wishes to be as environmentally friendly as possible. We are therefore careful with natural resources, we restrict our energy consumption and keep waste to a minimum.

We make reinforcement mesh to order. This way we avoid wasting steel.
The edge formwork consists of more than 95% aluminium, which is 100% recyclable.
We completely separate and recycle concrete waste.
The water we use throughout the production process is captured in settling basins and later reused at our concrete works.

We also make an extra effort as regards transportation:

Our production materials can be delivered by ship thanks to our location on the Albertkanaal. We have raw materials such as sand and gravel delivered by cargo ship. After all, one ship can handle 100 times a lorry on the road.
We transport a lot of our finished products at night in containers. This is more environmentally friendly and saves time and expense. We also avoid traffic jams and traffic problems.

Download certificate ISO14001

History

Today Kerkstoel 2000+ is one of the European market leaders in precast concrete. This is thanks to our many years of experience, know-how, continual innovation and investment. Let’s take a trip down memory lane…

Leonard Kerkstoel starts his own business near the station in Heist-op-den-Berg. He distributes construction materials and performs building contracts under the Kerkstoel name.

1900

His son Florent takes over the business from his father and concentrates more on the distribution of construction materials from that time. In the meanwhile the industry grows and evolves at lightning speed.

1930

Kerkstoel moves to a bigger place. Partly at the instigation of his son Michel, Florent Kerkstoel builds one of the first concrete works in Belgium along the Albert Canal in Grobbendonk, which produces ready-mix concrete and concrete blocks.

In the late 1960s, Kerkstoel starts to make floor panels and invests heavily in quality assurance. Kerkstoel was already a pioneer, even in those days. Kerkstoel obtains an exclusive right to distribute Omnia floor panels in the Province of Antwerp.

1965

The first mixing plant started operations in 1987. Concrete quality improves when concrete is mixed better.

1987

Since the start of the 1990s, Kerkstoel Group’s activities have been housed in two companies:

N.V. Kerkstoel 2000+ specialises in precast floor panels and cavity walls.
N.V. Kerkstoel Beton specialises in ready-mix concrete, screeds, stabilised sand and masonry mortar.

1992

Kerkstoel receives the ISO certificate from the BCCA (Belgian Construction Certification Association).

1996

An ultramodern production unit for double walls and base slabs is taken into use.

1997

Steel construction factory with high-tech welding machines is taken into use.

1999

Kerkstoel invests in an ultramodern concrete plant.

2003

The new loading quay is designed for optimal raw materials management.

2005

The Kerkstoel group obtains an OHSAS 18001 certificate in addition to ISO 9001.

2006

The Kerkstoel group makes history and is awarded an ISO 14001 label in addition to ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 certificates. A milestone in the Belgian construction industry.

2007

Kerkstoel 2000 brings the Kerkstoel Comfort wall on the Belgian market. These walls offer outstanding thermal and acoustic comfort in one prefab unit.

2008

Kerkstoel 2000 once again launches a new product on the market. The Kerkstoel ACTIV floor has piping for concrete core activation. This process makes the building mass help in creating a pleasant interior climate, resulting in considerable energy savings.

2011

Kerkstoel builds a brand new and hypermodern production facility for concrete wall elements. This should allow for further specialisation.

2018

Kerkstoel 2000 manufactures the first solid concrete walls.