(VAN SPLUNDLER LTD., CONTRACTORS)
REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
QUAY WALLS
REVETMENTS
PILE-DRIVING
ROAD-BUILDING
RAISING ROADS
BRIDGE-BUILDING
VIADUCTS
Construction of amphibian railway in the
Kruiningerpolder
Raising of concrete roads by compressed air
Repairs to polder roads
Repairs to buildings of the Netherlands Railways
Repairs to railway lines
PHOTOS:
1 Steel dolphin for De Bataafsche Petroleum
Maatschappij (Royal Dutch/Shell) at Rot
terdam- Per nis.
2 Interior of an artificial fertilizer shed.
3 Building of Pakhuismeester en"
Rotterdam, huilt in 1947.
4 Pile-driving, construction of railways,
groundwork, concrete structures, sheds,
offices, etc. carried out in 1938/1940 and
in 1946/1950 for theTransport andTrading
Company, Antwerp.
5 Oil-tank and storage installations built in
i933/I953 for Messrs. Pakhuismeester en
Ltd., Rotter dam-Per nis.
6 Concrete quay huilt in 1953 for De
Bataaf sche Petroleum Maatschappij (Royal
Dutch/Shell)at Rotter dam-Pernis.
We carried out the amphibian railway project in the Kruiningerpolder
Up to August 1953 the train travelled through this inland sea at low tide
a number of hours per day. The service had to be suspended during high
tide as the water would come half-way up the trucks
