Showtruck WAGO visits Hengelo branch
The WAGO show truck recently visited Powerspex in Hengelo. All employees were invited to the show truck to learn about WAGO services and products. There was enough enthusiasm: in three groups, the employees were explained about WAGO, which is a supplier of control cabinet components for Powerspex. There was interest in technical issues such as terminals that [...]
Looking back: 25 years of Powerspex celebrated big with anniversary weekend
It is with great pleasure that we look back on Powerspex's anniversary weekend. The Beekse Bergen was overrun by a host of "Powerspexers" last weekend. Not only employees, but also their loved ones and children were invited to celebrate Powerspex's 25th anniversary. The result: 220 Powerspexers traveled from Hengelo and Veenendaal to Hilvarenbeek to [...]
25 years of Powerspex celebrated with anniversary weekend in Beekse Bergen
To celebrate Powerspex's 25th anniversary, the anniversary weekend is coming up. About 250 guests are going to enjoy a weekend of a fully catered package at safari park the Beekse Bergen. Actually, the anniversary weekend was supposed to be celebrated last year but due to corona rules it was extremely uncertain whether it could all go ahead. When [...]
Powerspex engineers brewery (and brews its own beer)
Graduate student Evy and intern Hans are working at Powerspex on a special assignment: engineering a real beer brewery, of compact size. They are going to brew real beer with it. The brewery happened to come across the Powerspex path when last year's Christmas party could not take place because of corona. "Instead, here was a beer tasting from the Warehouse [...].
At the controls: Wim Noltes
Third edition of website column "At the Buttons. Today, Wim Noltes (Powerspex's oldest employee) pushes the buttons on the switchboard and answers the questions that appear. Name: Wim Noltes Age: 78 Place of residence: Hengelo Marital status: married to Jeanette, father of Kiki, Pepijn and Pelle, grandfather of Rao, Anne-Roos, Leonne and Ella. Function at [...]
Renovation location Veenendaal: building made more sustainable, workplaces added
Powerspex's Veenendaal location is being remodeled into an energy-efficient facility. Work started at the end of January. Powerspex Veenendaal is temporarily housed at another location during the construction work. The building on Wildeman 2 will be made more sustainable in its entirety. It will be insulated according to the latest guidelines and the roof will be renewed. In the workshop area, [...]
Powerspex welcomes new colleagues
Powerspex has gained new colleagues since the new year. Two of them introduce themselves: Naomi Koller and Niels Rouwenhorst, working at the Hengelo location. Mechanic E&I Niels Rouwenhorst Niels Rouwenhorst (28 from Hengelo) has been working in Hengelo as a mechanic E&I since January 1. "Through my previous employer, I had already met people from [...]
First PsxCad certificates awarded
Powerspex now has official certification for Advanced Training PsxCad. The first certificates were handed out by trainer Zeb Olden of Powerspex on Tuesday, February 14. From now on, all students who successfully complete the advanced training will receive this certificate. Mark Rijntalder and Jim Quik of Pondera from Arnhem followed the Advanced Training PsxCad on location [...].
E-Wood biomass boiler in Belgium: largest Powerspex project to date
Work is currently underway on the E-Wood project in Doel (B), where Powerspex is working on its largest project to date. E-Wood is being built on the Indaver site in Doel (between Antwerp and Zeeland), just across the border in Belgium. It will be an innovative waste-to-energy plant that converts wood waste into energy. E-Wood can generate about 150 [...] annually.
Open day ROC Hengelo & Almelo: Powerspex present at both locations
The ROC van Twente is holding open house today (Friday, January 27) at the Hengelo and Almelo locations. Powerspex is present at both locations with a booth. Alen Ajkunic and Michael Snoek are at the open day in Almelo, Robin ten Damme and Soraya Joosten in Hengelo. "We tell future ROC students about working in the [...]