Acquires newly-built site from property firm Ghelamco European colocation firm Penta Infra has acquired a data center in Belgium The company and its lead investor Photon Capital this week announced the acquisition of the newly-built Nexus data center campus in Brussels from international real estate investor and developer Ghelamco Opened last month in the Green Energy Park in Zellik the 10,000 sqm (107,639 sq ft) nine-story data center offers 7.2 MW of IT load based on a 12.5 MVA renewable power feed “We are delighted to add this brand new ultra-sustainable facility to our portfolio as Penta Infra BRU01,“said Bob Sprengers “Brussels is at the heart of both Europe and the data-intensive FLAP hubs and this beautifully-designed facility is the perfect flexible platform for digital growth Its exceptional sustainability credentials also make it a perfect fit for our low impact The facility includes a photovoltaic facade generating up to 0.5MW and heat reuse based on a thermal smart grid The company said the site offers “plenty of room” for future development The facility was designed with the collaboration of anchor tenants the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Free University of Brussels) and the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussels (Brussels University Hospital) The site will house the VSC Flemish Supercomputer Ghelamco is an international real estate investor and developer “We are very proud of what we have achieved in developing this facility along with our partners," said Michael Gheysens we are confident it provides a valuable blueprint for next generation sustainable data center design For Ghelamco this is the first of many data centers we will develop internationally and we feel it is a perfect match for an experienced and environmentally-responsible colocation provider like Penta Infra." 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[email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia By 2023-01-26T14:43:00+00:00 Bakker Belgium has announced that for the first time an e-truck will transport fresh fruit and vegetables to retailer Delhaize the new Volvo truck will deliver around 18m kg of fruit and vegetables to the retailer’s distribution centre in Zellik every year As a result Bakker Belgium will save 58 tonnes of CO2-emissions annually The group said that the commissioning of the truck had been enabled thanks to the ”unique integrated and long-term collaboration” between both companies reflected in a shared ambition to reduce CO2-emissions in the fruit and vegetable supply chain we want to lead by example within our category; gain more experience and share our knowledge about e-transport with the rest of our supply chain partners,” said Adrie Bakker we will need every link in the fruit and vegetable supply chain to achieve our sustainability goals “Sustainability is an important pillar in our closely aligned strategies,” Bakker continued ”Fruit and vegetables already are the most sustainable food category around ”Making our own operations and transport more sustainable is part of a multi-year plan to reduce emissions from our operations Today we reach a milestone with our first e-truck carrying fruit and vegetables from our site to Delhaize’s DC in Zellik We expect that the new truck will cover almost 90,000km annually That’s as much as around the world and back again,” Bakker added Site powered by Webvision Cloud Bike Europe is a part of VMNmedia. The following rules apply to the use of this site: Terms of Use and Privacy / Cookie Statement | Privacy settings Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks Today is the first time that an e-truck will transport fresh fruit and vegetables from Bakker Belgium The new Volvo truck will deliver around 18,000,000 kilograms of fruit and vegetables to the retailer’s distribution centre in Zellik With this important step towards a sustainable fleet Bakker Belgium will save 58 tonnes of CO2-emissions annually The commissioning of the truck has been enabled thanks to the unique integrated and long-term collaboration between both companies Investing in a more sustainable supply chainDriven by the clear ambition to continuously reduce their environmental footprint both Bakker Belgium and Delhaize identified a significant upside in the 60 km route between Bakker Belgium’s distribution center in Boom and that of Delhaize in Zellik A route that lends itself to the introduction of the first all-electric truck to further reduce CO2-emissions from its own operations At both locations investments have been made in charging infrastructure this infrastructure is connected to 2,500 solar panels on the 15,000m² roof of the warehouse This guarantees a steady supply of green energy which is also used for the electric cooling of trailers on site we want to lead by example within our category; gain more experience and share our knowledge about e-transport with the rest of our supply chain partners we will need every link in the fruit and vegetable supply chain to achieve our sustainability goals.” said Adrie Bakker Sustainability as a key factor in a strategic long-term partnership CO2-reduction is an inherent part of both Greenyard’s Bakker Belgium's and Delhaize’s sustainability strategy for a better planet Greenyard’s sustainability ambitions are captured in the Group’s sustainability roadmap and cover amongst others climate change and reducing the company’s carbon footprint The group will reduce its direct CO2-emissions with 50% by 2025 Moving towards more sustainable ways of transport is a driver of these ambitions The investment in this first electric truck directly contributes to them and offers a perfect solution for this specific trajectory "Sustainability is an important pillar in our closely aligned strategies Fruit and vegetables already are the most sustainable food category around Making our own operations and transport more sustainable is part of a multi-year plan to reduce emissions from our operations Today we reach a milestone with our first e-truck carrying fruit and vegetables from our site to Delhaize's DC in Zellik We expect that the new truck will cover almost 90,000 kilometers annually That’s as much as around the world and back again," continued Adrie Bakker the Belgian retailer and their strategic partner Bakker Belgium work intensively together to reduce their CO2-emissions together with all the fruit and vegetable supply chain partners This should result in a reduction of Delhaize’s indirect emissions (scope 3) in the supply chain with 40% by 2030 “Doing the best we can for our planet every day is a top priority for Delhaize We are convinced that good cooperation between the various parties that are part of the supply chain Not only do we impose strict standards on ourselves we are also high-demanding towards our suppliers and partners We ask each of them to present us their carbon footprint and a reduction plan We are therefore very pleased with the efforts and investments that Bakker Belgium is making to drastically reduce their CO2-emissions and to achieve their objectives We are absolutely proud of our collaboration," says Johan Ideler Senior VP Logistics & Supply Chain at Delhaize Minister for Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters as much as 40% of the total CO2-emissions of the transport and mobility sector Making this sector greener is therefore a major challenge and fortunately there has been progress in this area in recent years Major technological steps are being taken towards zero-emission transport we are looking at how we can further facilitate the roll-out of e-trucks and the necessary charging infrastructure in the future I applaud Bakker Belgium and Delhaize for making this investment and thus taking a pioneering role in making logistics more sustainable." For more information:Janneke GoudswaardBakkerTel: +31 180 69 59 11Email: [email protected]  Cedric PauwelsGreenyardTel: +32 15 32 42 00Email: [email protected]  FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com Honda is restructuring its Western European organisation the most important consequence of which is that the Belgian import and distribution of cars motorcycles and power equipment will be operated from France mainly the ones in direct contact with the dealers The logistic centres in Ghent and Aalst are not involved in the reorganisation – for now The change will be effective by the end of the year Honda Belgium stated that for their customers and dealers nothing much would change in the coming months As most of the staff of Honda Belgium is made redundant following the closure of the Renault factory in Vilvoorde near Brussels and provides in certain procedures that have to be followed in terms of communication WIKIFLEET is a free collaborative encyclopaedia providing knowledge about car fleet management all over the world Wikifleet The Global Fleet MARKETPLACE is the ONE guide to find fleet & mobility providers worldwide Marketplace directories and magazines in our knowledge center Knowledge Center Want to capture the attention of the International Fleet and Mobility leaders Contact us and become our partner! Contact us Police and the judicial authorities are seeking the help of the public at large in an attempt to track down a man who has been touching up women and girls on public transport Labelled the ‘Check Man’ due to his attire he claimed a last victim in November: a girl travelling on the bus from Zellik (Flemish Brabant) to Brussels He is believed to have made up to 15 victims in all Police say the girl was assaulted on a De Lijn bus The suspect stepped onto the bus in Zellik and sat next to the girl He rubbed his leg against her thigh and with his coat on his lap hiding his hand touched up the girl between her legs The girl moved place and the suspect got off the bus The suspect is thought to have been involved in 15 similar incidents using the same MO since 2018 He finds his victims on public transport in Brussels or on the way to the capital Police are seeking information and would also like any other victims to contact them European leaders are gathering in Brussels today as part of their regular summits Farmers unhappy with new green restrictions have pledged to paralyse the roads' network in and around Brussels in protest Our drone footage (top) illustrates the scale of the protest Farmers protests of recent days should culminate in Brussels on Thursday as they target the gathering of EU leaders in the Belgian and Flemish capital A thousand tractors have already arrived here Farmers are disrupting traffic on the Brussels orbital with only one lane open to traffic at Zellik There are long tailbacks on the E40 on the approach to the ring starting at Ternat Problems are also reported on the orbital at Huizingen and Ittre In Brussels farmers are using the Leuvensesteenweg to get their tractors to Madou where they plan to move onto the inner-city orbital “Kleine Ring” There are tailbacks on the ring from Koekelberg In the Ghent area tractors are causing disruption on the city ring R40 and on the N60 Police say 412 tractors have converged on the city ring road The E40 is blocked at Oostduinkerke near the French border There is a blockade on the express road between Bruges and Zeebrugge By lunchtime 1,400 lorries travelling via the port had been stopped in their tracks Police and the city of Bruges authorities have opened an emergency number for stranded truck drivers Drivers in need of food or water can call 050 44 80 80 By early evening the situation in Zeebrugge had become so dire that Governor Decaluwé decided to trigger the provincial disaster plan to allow him to co-ordinate aid efforts to help stricken truck drivers In Limburg problems are focused on the Lummen intersection In Brussels local transport company MIVB is urging the travelling public to use the metro and premetro and is providing updates on which services are disrupted Around noon police ordered the closure of the Park metro station in the vicinity of the federal parliament In Brussels PM Alexander De Croo (Flemish liberal) has warned farmers could lose the support of the public at large but in Ghent chippy "Frituur" is only too glad to serve protesting farmers