Sales launch for Hexaport in Ghent-Zeehaven

In the 1970s, asbestos products were made on the Balmatt site. “The entire factory building of that time was of course also built with asbestos products,” says Jelle Vandendriessche, CEO of Hexagon, in an article in Het Laatste Nieuws. “We will have to demolish that building, but the other buildings were added to the site later by a soil processing company, and we can renovate and reuse them.” Full soil remediation is not needed on the site, but the factory will be demolished in line with the legal rules for asbestos-containing materials.

In concrete terms, we are developing a total of 27,000 m² of industrial buildings for storage, logistics and production. The new section, some 10,000 square metres, lies right next to the offices of the Shipping Police and the Honda car park. The city of Ghent is enthusiastic too, as the new site will create extra jobs close to the city.

Renovation work has already started and, barring setbacks, all work should be completed by mid-2021. Sales of the business units have now also officially started.