Travel & airport comfort
Challenge
Project ONE XS is needed to increase passenger comfort while travelling and during their stay at the airport, as well as to increase efficiency, while enabling continued compliance with European legislation in future. Imarco installed the 50,000 m2 of ceramic tile flooring in the new ONE XS departure hall.
Despite the size of the job, the tiling was not the main issue. The challenge had more to do with the special circumstances working at an international airport involves.
In the first place, the work took place both in the secure zone and outside it. Passenger processing also had to continue during the renovation work. This had consequences for such things as reaching the work location and the entire project logistics. In addition, security measures were very strict. Of course, all of the Imarco employees involved had to be screened by the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD). Luckily, Imarco has experience in working in secure areas, so the required paperwork was not a problem.
Despite the size of the job, the tiling was not the main issue. The challenge had more to do with the special circumstances working at an international airport involves.
In the first place, the work took place both in the secure zone and outside it. Passenger processing also had to continue during the renovation work. This had consequences for such things as reaching the work location and the entire project logistics. In addition, security measures were very strict. Of course, all of the Imarco employees involved had to be screened by the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD). Luckily, Imarco has experience in working in secure areas, so the required paperwork was not a problem.
Tight time frame
The logistics aspect
The logistics aspect of the job was at least as complicated as work for the tiling teams was. Construction materials can only be delivered at Schiphol according to a very tight time frame. This usually occurred at night or in the very early morning. Imarco's planning department solved this problem by having the tiling teams also work at those times (and during the weekend). Any other suppliers also had to deal with the Schiphol time frame.
'Such jobs require close cooperation between all parties involved', Imarco's project manager says looking back. 'In this case, besides Schiphol, these were the construction companies VolkerWessels, Strukton, Ballast Nedam and BAM. The tiles themselves were commissioned and supplied by the client, since Schiphol is having a bespoke tile collection made in collaboration with Imarco. In this case, it concerned a special ceramic tile measuring 120x20 cm with a woodgrain pattern. That made the final result very special.' The project was divided into four sub-projects.
'Such jobs require close cooperation between all parties involved', Imarco's project manager says looking back. 'In this case, besides Schiphol, these were the construction companies VolkerWessels, Strukton, Ballast Nedam and BAM. The tiles themselves were commissioned and supplied by the client, since Schiphol is having a bespoke tile collection made in collaboration with Imarco. In this case, it concerned a special ceramic tile measuring 120x20 cm with a woodgrain pattern. That made the final result very special.' The project was divided into four sub-projects.