On-site soil remediation in North Brabant

Published January 27, 2026

In the past, the site mainly produced chemical products, powders, and metal wire. These served as semi-finished products for lamps, fluorescent tubes, and picture tubes.

Contamination situation

Soil testing shows that both the soil and groundwater are contaminated with metals, including molybdenum, cadmium, and zinc. The contamination is mainly found in the top half meter of the soil, with peaks of up to 6 meters below ground level.

From request and quotation to implementation

The work basically involves excavating and transporting approximately 16,900 m³ / 27,000 tons of contaminated soil to the cleaner, in combination with the necessary wellpoint drainage and purification. A significant part of the financial risk lies in the disposal of the soil. In order to obtain more certainty and to better identify the risks, the client carried out additional soil investigations during the tendering process.

As a result, the tendering process took quite some time. The client put the request out to tender privately on multiple occasions. Ultimately, Verhoeve emerged as the best bidder and the agreement was signed on October 30.

The implementation

Work commenced fairly quickly after the agreement was signed. During the execution of the work, the client also carried out additional soil investigations. This resulted in smaller excavation contours than originally planned, meaning that less contaminated soil had to be transported to the cleaner. This resulted in considerable savings for the client.

Sewer system

There are various sewers on site that need to be removed. This includes part of the sewer that contains asbestos, which we have removed in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Planning

In the first week of December, the drainage system was installed and the groundwater purification system was delivered and mobilized. The work will be completed in January.