Felbermayr employee apartment block

Up-to-date information about the construction progress at a glance

At the start of November in the north of Wels, building work began on a 1,300 square metre plot of land to construct an apartment block for the company's non-resident employees. The project is being financed entirely by the company's own construction business unit and is being realised with the significant involvement of apprentices from the building construction and civil engineering divisions. Specifically, the project will include apprenticeships in building construction, civil engineering and concrete construction, office management, construction technology assistance and surveying technology. Plans were drawn up for a building containing 73 attractive and high-quality individual apartments.

The temporary accommodation with living spaces ranging from 19 to 29 square metres will encompass three floors with a total floor area of 800 square metres. A communal room with a sheltered terrace, green spaces and parking areas, as well as a green façade will further enhance living comfort.

Situated in the immediate vicinity of the B1 main road and the A8 motorway, the location in Eferdingerstraße offers outstanding transport connections and countless shopping facilities.

Completion is planned for autumn 2024.

Final push

December 2024 | With the outfit of the interior, the company’s in-house construction project is entering the final straight. 76 modern single rooms will be ready to occupy from the start of the coming year. They will offer a high level of comfort: this includes televisions, fridges, wi-fi and a private bathroom with shower and toilet. To maintain the quality in the long term, a professional cleaning company has been appointed to keep the rooms clean and tidy continuously. Each room that is occupied permanently will be cleaned once per week. In addition to long-term use, the accommodation is also intended for those Felbermayr employees who travel from a great distance.

Bmstr. Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Hielle, MBA, presented the new employee accommodation and invited people for a viewing.

A spacious lounge with a kitchen, vending machines and enough seats invites conversations.

Elisabeth Felbermayr-Schierl, MBA from Felbermayr property development, Felbermayr-CEO DI Horst Felbermayr and senior manager, Gisela Felbermayr are also looking forward to the impending completion.

Nominated for the State Prize for Training Organisations

November 2024 | In addition to the completion of the shell construction, the project managers and apprentices celebrated another success. Felbermayr's commitment also impressed the jury of the Austrian State Prize for Training Organisations, which nominated the practical training programme for the construction of the employee residence out of 168 companies and 200 projects. Felbermayr was among the top three in the category “Good Practice Examples in Training Companies with over 50 Apprentices” and was invited to the award ceremony in Vienna on 17 October.

Representing the entire team: From left to right: Astrid Reischl, BSc., Hannah Holzinger, MA, Max Seidl, Christine Wimmer, Tobias Sinzinger, Medina Huremovic, Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. (FH) Bernhard Strasser, Ing. Robert Grundner

Topping-out ceremony

May 2024 | On 13 May, exactly six months to the day after the ground-breaking ceremony, the general management and the apprentices involved in the project were delighted to celebrate the ceremonial completion of the shell construction.

CEO Horst Felbermayr was particularly proud of the company's achievements and thanked all the employees involved.

For the patron of the project, Stefan Hielle, the employee residence is a signpost for the future of the company.

As part of the celebrations, the two long-serving employees Smajo Huseinovic and Muhamed Sabic also celebrated their retirement. The foreman and the bricklayer had been with the company since 2007. From left to right: Bmstr. DI Stefan Hielle, Ing. Robert Grundner, Smajo Huseinovic, Jasmin Zulkic, Muhamed Sabic, DI Horst Felbermayr, Bmstr. DI (FH) Andreas Pupeter.

On behalf of the apprentices involved in the project, aspiring office administrator Dennis Achleitner recited a poem as a blessing for the joint work.

The staff residence will house a total of 73 individual flats with high-quality furnishings.

Final push for shell construction

April 2024 | The shell construction is eagerly awaiting completion this month with the final work to finish the second floor. The formwork elements for the walls were first erected by crane at the beginning of April. Once the reinforcement and formwork had been completed, the first section of the ceiling was also concreted in April. The second section of the ceiling, including the parapet, will be completed at the end of April. This means that the expansion work can begin as soon as the beginning of May.

The formwork elements for the outer walls of the second floor were first positioned on one side using a crane and secured using supports.

Reinforcement as well as spacers were installed between the formwork elements prior to concreting using a concrete pump.

Wooden recesses were made for the windows.

The shell construction of the employee centre is eagerly awaiting completion at the end of April.

LAUNCH OF THE "APPRENTICE WORKSHOP"

March 2024 | Shuttering, reinforcing, concreting, bricklaying, surveying: The apprentices started the practical phase of the "Apprentice Workshop" training programme at the beginning of February. The trainees had the opportunity to gain valuable experience in two groups. Following the complete concreting of the ceiling sections above the ground floor, the insulated cavity walls on the first floor were repositioned and the brick walls completed. The shuttering work for the first ceiling section above the first floor was commenced last.

The first floor is finished: the brick walls were completed together with the apprentices.

Currently, work is being undertaken on the first ceiling section above the 1st floor.

All floors will be fitted with underfloor heating.

Watch and try for yourself.

Learning together as a team.

Tailor-made work.

Placing reinforcements.

9 apprentices are involved in the project in total.

Concrete construction for basement and ground floor

February 2024 | After completing the basement outer and inner walls, the concreting for the basement ceiling and the floor slab for the ground floor was able to be completed shortly before the turn of the year. Furthermore, the insulated cavity walls on the ground floor and the cavity walls for the lift were put up and filled with concrete. At the start of the new year, we were able to start the formwork and concrete works for the in-situ walls on the ground floor.

Final insulation work for the basement outer walls was completed.

The ceiling in the basement was concreted using a concrete pump.

The Felbermayr structural and civil engineering is in action. They will pass their knowledge on to the apprentices starting in February. The aim is to provide an apprenticeship with the best possible practical relevance.

The first part of the ceiling was formed. Due to a process known as concrete core activation, its production takes longer than normal ceilings. The benefit: Laying heating lines enables the ceiling to be heated or cooled later.

The wall work enables the first layout to be recognised on the ground floor. In February, the apprentices in the structural engineering, civil engineering and concrete construction, construction technology assistance and surveying technology job groups will join the team. Their tasks include laying brick walls, along with learning formwork, reinforcement and concrete works.

GROUNDING-BREAKING AND THE START OF CONSTRUCTION

November 2023 | On 13 November, Felbermayr’s apprentices celebrated the official ground-breaking ceremony for their practical project together with Mayor Dr Andreas Rabl, the management and employees responsible for the project. Working under the guidance of experienced colleagues, they are performing the planning and calculation works, and building the apartment block.

At the start of November, work began on setting up the construction site, including erecting containers, providing electricity and water and installing the site fence. Once the construction pit for the partial basement had been excavated, the waste water duct was connected to the connection duct. A lift pit and shaft for the lifting system were constructed for the work on the floor slab in the basement. The floor slab with an area of around 300 square metres was then concreted in a single stage.

Concreting the interior and exterior basement walls is set to follow by the end of November. The formwork for the ceiling and the exterior basement walls will be simultaneously sealed against moisture using bitumen sheets, insulated and backfilled as soon as possible. This will be followed by the excavation work for the strip foundations on the ground floor.

The project is being realised with the significant involvement of apprentices from the building construction and civil engineering divisions.

How the staff apartment block will look: Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, it will offer plenty of green spaces and areas for parking.

The temporary accommodation with living spaces ranging from 19 to 29 square metres will encompass three floors with a total floor area of 800 square metres.