Prefabricated walls – textures

Among the features of the three-layer walls is a wide range of finishing options for facade surfaces. The use of architectural concrete, innovative solutions for durable mounting connections, and a high standard of interior surface finish that eliminates the need for additional gypsum plasters or renders, coupled with the absence of modular restrictions, allow for individual and flexible solutions.

Designers deliberately expose the structures both externally and internally, giving them decorative qualities. The industrial style, based on the rawness of building materials, takes various forms, adapting to proportions, the selection of structural elements, and finishing materials. Concrete, combined with glass and steel, creates fascinating, contrasting compositions where the rough texture of concrete emphasizes the smoothness of other materials. The variety of shades, degrees of smoothness, and sizes of pores that prefabricated walls exhibit result from precisely tailored components of the concrete mix.

Buildings

Buildings constructed by Pekabex are characterized by high quality, user comfort, fire resistance, acoustic insulation, and thermal insulation. The use of architectural concrete allows meeting the highest aesthetic requirements of clients while enabling creative surface shaping. Prefabricated reinforced concrete elements, though freely shaped, are significantly higher in quality than those made on-site. Additionally, it is possible to give elements textures or patterns, enhancing the visual attractiveness of the building. Collaboration with RECKLI, a world leader in the production of patterned concrete molds, allows for over 250 patterns, adding decorative elements to projects.

Pekabex projects

In an interview with us, Andrzej Wójcik, a technical advisor at RECKLI, explained that the molds are made from rubber, which is difficult to compress, making them durable. Their flexibility allows each casting to be identical. The high repeatability of prefabricated elements enables the automation of production, which translates into cost reduction. Pekabex, in collaboration with the supplier, offers various prefab structures, such as wave patterns, adding dynamism and uniqueness to projects like Hyllie Boulevard 40 in Malmö.

Production automation supports architectural flexibility in projects, enabling the creation of durable, aesthetic buildings. The molds used for concrete often have a purely decorative character. Among the most commonly implemented are natural textures of wood and stone, but more abstract geometric forms also have their supporters. Prefabricated walls with decorations were also used in the Wyspa Solna residential project in Kołobrzeg.

As a pioneer in modern construction technologies, Pekabex demonstrates the potential of prefabricated walls in combination with other materials. In the case of the Träförrådet – Varvskajen project in Malmö, the focus was on the architect’s vision, utilizing a combination of brick facades with vertical stripes.

Architectural forms using molds are not limited to prefabricated walls. Decorative elements include various structural components. For example, columns at the Olivia Business Centre in Gdańsk. The architects chose a glass facade, and inside the building, they used architectural concrete. The building features extraordinary columns that, thanks to the use of molds, resemble the texture of wood.

Additionally, in the building’s parking lot, load-bearing columns are decorated with typical Kashubian floral patterns. The columns in the garage were cast from high-strength C70/85 concrete. The flexible textured mold imprinted delicate lines and flowers in the concrete with remarkable detail. For the wood-like columns, class 50/60 concrete was used.

The variety of possible combinations, combining prefabricated elements with other materials, illustrates the potential offered by Pekabex. The company not only creates durable, resilient, and high-quality structures but also provides aesthetically pleasing and visually satisfying buildings. By creating and executing projects utilizing prefabricated elements, Pekabex demonstrates unlimited potential, bringing an innovative approach to contemporary architecture.

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OPEN COMMUNICATION – this is one of our values, as part of which we invited our employees to participate in the Pekabex satisfaction and commitment survey. 

This is another survey that is carried out among our employees. Building an ever higher level of commitment and satisfaction of our employees is one of the priorities of our company.

On this basis, we can draw conclusions and carry out further activities thanks to which our employees work even better.

Our HR Department conducts this survey among our employees together with the external company Ostendi, thanks to which employees feel comfortable that our survey is anonymous.

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In 2022, we accepted 22 students for internships, and 20 high school students did school internships with us. The greatest success is that as many as 14 students (i.e. as much as 64%) stayed with us after their internships and joined the team of Pekabex employees. We are glad that we both support the professional development of young people and that we have the opportunity to learn from them ourselves.

Soon we are opening the door for more groups of interns and apprentices, and in the future our new colleagues.

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During conferences, business meetings and presentations, EXPO REAL touches on the entire cycle of real estate development, from concept and development, through financing and implementation, to marketing, operation and use.

Robert Jędrzejowski, President of the Management Board of Pekabex S.A., participated in the “Sustainable Logistics” panel as a spekaer, during which opportunities and trends in the pursuit of co-creation of sustainable logistics were discussed.

– Pekabex exhibits at the largest European real estate fair EXPO REAL in Munich to present our offer in the field of sustainable modular construction, general contracting and development projects, both on the Polish and German markets. Thanks to our presence at the fair, we establish relations with the largest players on European real estate markets. This is one of the means to the goal, which for Pekabex is to become an organization with a European range – says President Jędrzejowski.

Thanks to the fair, we learn about the latest international trends and preferences of investors and local communities. There are also plenty of interesting innovations – in housing, logistics, ecology and many others.

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The Company’s offer includes flats, houses and holiday apartments in five Polish cities.

Here are short presentations of each of our investments.

#Pekabex Development presents:

JA_SIELSKA

An intimate housing estate with an underground garage in Poznań, designed for people who want to live consciously. A lot of space in the estate, apartments with gardens, a playground for different age groups bicycle infrastructure – this is an ideal proposition for people who focus on micro mobility and value ecological solutions.

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OsiedleJasielska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasielska.pekabex/

CASA FIORE

An estate of terraced houses full of flowers and greenery in the Wawer district in Warsaw. The houses have been designed taking into account the needs of remote work. You can spend your free time on the estate in your own garden or in specially designed zones: play, integration,sports and family.

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/casafiore.pekabex
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casafiore.pekabex/

CASA BAIA

Premium class holiday apartments located in the very center of Hel, only 250 m from the beach. A perfect place for a holiday and at the same time a reliable source of rental income. When buying an apartment, you benefit from water sports, beautiful beaches and numerous bicycle paths. And when leaving, you can hand it over to an experienced, checked by us operator to generate profits from the rental.

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/casabaia.pekabex
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casabaia.pekabex/

NEONOWE ESTATE

A modern residential investment in Częstochowa, which will make the Częstochowa Old Town regain its former splendor and prestige. It is a project that requires respect for the neighboring buildings, and at the same time gives elegance and introduces a new quality to downtown architecture.

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083183379788

ORIGIN APARTMENTS

Holiday apartments in Mechelinki, the construction of which will start soon. Located on a picturesque hill overlooking the sea, in the Kosakowo commune, they will allow future residents to have a blissful rest.

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065646993068

In addition, the nearest investment plans of Pekabex Development include two further projects. One in Dziwnówek, popular among tourists, in Western Pomerania, and the other in the mountain resort of Krynica-Zdrój. Details coming soon!

We will be happy to answer any questions related to the current offer: tel. +48 695 180 853.

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The cool idea* of the Pekabex team from Gdańsk was joined by amateurs of cycling competition from the branches in Mszczonów, and then from Poznań and Bielsko. Will colleagues from our German FTO plant also join?

Since representatives of all our Polish branches have already joined the competition for the best group and individual results, we decided to start from Monday, June 13 with regular measurements of results: group, individual, distance and elevation gain. The best at the end will be able to count on prizes!

Together with the leaders from each of our cities, we set a total goal for everyone to drive from June, 13 to August, 28 at: 100,000 km.

However, something else important happened: when the Management Board of the Pekabex Group found out about it, a decision was made to reward our efforts.

And if we succeed, the Board will allocate PLN 50,000 for the operation of little Filip Wejman.

We invite all Employees to join your local #TeamPkx. Just turn on the Strava.com app every time you cycle and join the club:

• Bielsko-Biała: https://www.strava.com/clubs/PekabexBB
• Gdańsk: https://www.strava.com/clubs/PekabexGD-KK
• Mszczonów/ Warszawa/ Łódź: https://www.strava.com/clubs/PekabexMszWa
• Poznań: https://www.strava.com/clubs/PekabexPO

* Sports activity is fun, an opportunity to take care of your physical condition, as well as to integrate when you go together with your friends.

Remember about helmets. Your heads are precious to us.

Joining the app is free

• More about Filip: https://test.pekabex.com/en/about-company/news/a-brave-little-patient-needs-your-help/
• Link to the collection and donations: https://www.siepomaga.pl/filip-wejman

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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Pekabex, we invite you to the series of events of the “Open Day at the Plant”

During the prefab factory tour:

• you will learn how huge structural elements of such facilities as: stadiums, tunnels, office buildings, housing estates or logistics halls are made,
• you will learn modern construction technologies and get to know our team of great specialists,
• we invite the youngest to have fun in the animation zone!

The charity event is dedicated to Filip, the son of our employees Emilia and Adrian, who needs urgent heart surgery to live. We need to raise PLN 1 million for the operation by the end this year. The funds collected during the Open Days will be donated in full for this purpose. There will be collection boxes at each attraction.

DATES:

POZNAŃ: Saturday, June 25, 2022, 10:00-15:00

GDAŃSK – UL. BUDOWLANYCH: Sunday, July 10, 2022, 10:00-15:00

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

This year, the Poznań company Pekabex celebrates its 50th anniversary. We have contributed to the construction of facilities important for Polish local societies, such as: the National Stadium in Warsaw, the LNG Terminal in Świnoujście or the Tunnel under the Martwa Wisla river in Gdańsk. We also contributed to the construction of stadiums for EURO 2012, housing estates, urban and tram infrastructure, hospitals, office buildings, tunnels and railway stations. We promote domestic construction on the international arena, building housing estates in Sweden and Germany, prefabricated elements produced by Pekabex were also ordered by other countries. We give employment to specialists – in total we employ over 2,500 people.

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When and how did you meet?

Emilia: Here, in Pekabex, it was 2014. I worked in quality control, in the production hall, and Adrian in the design office.

Adrian: I was responsible for the Swedish investment at the time.

Emilia: As everyone knows, Adrian is a workaholic, we worked in two shifts at the time and he was always willing to help, you could call him with any problem. And so – from word to word, from one precast wall to another, from problem to problem, it all began. Adrian was still jogging then and he encouraged me to do the same, so we ran together to the Citadel Park.

And before you met in Pekabex, where did you study?

Emilia: I studied at the Białystok University of Technology, because I come from Podlasie, but I was already finishing my master’s degree in Poznań, while working here at the same time.

Adrian: I come from Konin, I studied at the Poznań University of Technology, I have been working at Pekabex since 2012, and I am celebrating my 10th anniversary in a month.

You mentioned that you worked together on Swedish projects/ investmensts.

Adrian: It was, among others, project Gudingen, which was probably the first project we implemented in Sweden. I remember that we had the documentation entrusted to us and we had to explain what it actually means.

Emilia: We had to work together, because without it it would be difficult to decipher the guidelines. It was Sweden that brought us closer together.

Adrian: We haven’t had a chance to go there together yet, I was in Sweden for work. To be honest, most of the projects I see, actually make me happy, but the visit to the hospital in Gothenburg made the biggest impression on me. Together with my colleague from the design department, Tomek, we were responsible for the design of this hospital. The project was difficult because I had to go there when our older son Franek was six months old. There were a lot of difficult situations to solve during this project, but I will never forget the moment when I saw the building already put into use, because the little patients were waving at us from the windows, it was hard to pass by indifferently.

Tell us something more about your sons.

Emilia: Franek is older, he will soon turn six. We know that every parent claims that their child is smart and intelligent, but he is just smart.

Adrian: We have to be very careful what we say, because Franek asks more and more difficult questions. At this point, when we started the collection of money for operation of his brother, we talk about it only after he goes to sleep. Adults often find it difficult to understand such situations, let alone a toddler.

Emilia: Our younger son Filip will be four years old in September. The first due date was Adrian’s birthday, and we had a little laugh about it, wondering if he’d have two kids before he turned thirty. As it turned out later, Filip was born four days later. The boys have completely different personalities. Franek is calmer, arranged, warm, and Filip is a hurricane – he is everywhere. He has been dealing with hospitals from the very beginning, so he has already learned to deal with it, but he is also more stubborn and if he does not like something, he is not afraid to stomp his feet.

Adrian: And in the hospital, he only likes ladies who don’t have a needle. If you don’t have a needle, you can go in. “Will there be a vaccine?” this is the first question he asks everyone who enters.

Why does Filip’s surgery have to be performed within a year?

Adrian: The situation of the heart at the moment is such that the defect has started to progress quite strongly. According to the cardiologist, we have about a year to perform the operation in relatively safe conditions. If our son’s health continues to deteriorate at this rate, the risk of failure increases.

Emilia: The trouble, however, is what Filip has already been through. He’s after two treatments and one operation. The first operation was complex and technically difficult. It was quite a rare operation and hardly anyone can perform it. The question arose who would perform that operation on a one-year-old child. The doctors postponed that surgery because they wanted the heart to be bigger and the child stronger, but the moment came when time began to work against us and we had to act. We learned that Filip will be taken care of by a cardiac surgeon who will fly from Geneva. It was before the pandemic, in November 2019. Filip was 14 months old then.

Adrian: The heart surgeon from Geneva who operated on our son at that time is of Georgian origin. The hospital tried to collect the most difficult cases so that they could be operated on at the same time. Filip was in a group of five children who were operated on then. It was an amazing mobilization of the hospital, the entire surgical ward and the ICU were reserved only for these children, no other operations were performed. This is a huge challenge for the staff and the hospital. It turned out that it was the last visit of this cardiac surgeon in Poland.

Why can’t this next operation be performed in Poland?

Emilia: Polish doctors would undertake it, but only as a last resort, when the situation is on the brink. The previous operation had many complications, the procedure went well technically, but already when leaving the operating block there was a problem with stabilizing vital functions, Filip had to be connected to the heart-lung machine again. We were then told that it was a critical condition and we had to prepare for the worst. Filip was in the ICU for another two weeks later, and he’s just now immediately seen as a high-risk patient. Each successive operation is more difficult than the first, and he has already had two surgeries and one operation. This is another one that isn’t the easiest either, because there aren’t any valves that small for children, so he has to get the smallest of the adult ones. And we also don’t know how the body will react to it, which is why doctors postpone it. After consulting cardiologists, we know that now Filip’s condition will deteriorate. And since he, being in good shape, reacted hard, we are afraid to wait until the last moment. We also consulted the matter with that surgeon, because there is a rule that whoever started an operation should finish it best. Knowing this, we consulted it with a Geneva specialist. He saw this heart, his judgment was very important to us. He is one, if not the only doctor who sincerely believes in the success of this operation.

Adrian: He said that he would undertake the operation, but he made it clear that this operation must be done urgently, within a few months, because now Filip’s health will deteriorate faster than before. All Polish doctors we consulted want to wait until the last minute. And the last moment means that he will have trouble eating, walking and will be very blue. And we don’t want to do that to him or to ourselves. Because even at this moment, when he has so much strength, this operation is very risky. Filip is being rehabilitated all the time and since the ladies working with him found out about the operation, there has been a large intensification of exercises. So that the regression associated with hospital stay is as small as possible. Even adults can stop walking after such an operation. That’s why Filip needs to be rehabilitated all the time.

What is your son’s dream?

Emilia: He’s almost four-year-old, so his dreams change very quickly. He dreams of cookies for breakfast, strawberries in the winter, but he has been passionate about cars for a long time. T-shirts are with cars, hats are with cars, cartoons have to be about cars too. Our entire library is filled with books about cars. He has simple, childish dreams. He can count the cars in the parking lot and recognize them by their stamps. Recently, he stated that in the future he will become a commander and will have a lot of police cars.

How can we help?

Adrian: The main path for us is the siepomaga.pl portal, the fundraiser was set up there by our parent foundation, which has been helping us from the beginning. The neighbor from the desk, Marcin, is the person who encouraged us to do so, and it was thanks to him that we decided to let our son join the foundation’s charges. At first, we thought we could manage on our own, but now we see that this help is invaluable. The funding that is being determined from Geneva at the moment is the valuation of the operation. There are questions whether we can donate directly, so that there is no commission for siepomaga.pl – we don’t want it, because it is illegal and difficult for us. Thanks to the Children’s Heart Foundation, we can conduct rehabilitation without worrying about medical equipment or the purchase of necessary medicines. The Foundation is the organizer of the collection because it is ready to take care of all the formalities related to transfers and everything related to it.

Emilia: If someone does not want to support us through siepomaga.pl, then on the website of the Dina Radziwiłł’s Children’s Heart Foundation, one can donate directly to Filip’s sub-account. However, the main part of the collection is directed to siepomaga.pl. When about 90% of the collection goal is reached, the Geneva Hospital will set the date of the operation, which is why it is so important that this money appears there. We have also set up an auction group on Facebook, where people post items, handicrafts and services. You can submit such an item for auction to us or put it up yourself. This is a nice option, because for such groups, these things fetch higher amounts than if they were simply put up for sale. In fact, we are only just figuring out what we can do to ensure that everything is properly organized legally. It is very important for us to share the fundraiser in the media, we will definitely work with leaflets or posters. We receive a lot of ideas and help, for all of which we are very grateful.

• Link to the main collection: https://www.siepomaga.pl/filip-wejman
• Link to fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/Filip-Wejman-102240262515796
• Link to the auction group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/licytacjedlafilipa
• Link to Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bede_komendantem/

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