Rudolf Hörmann GmbH & Co. KG

Customised bulk materials and recycling halls with PV roofs

Rudolf Hörmann GmbH & Co. KG is a company specialising in hall construction, offering customised solutions for bulk materials and recycling materials. The portfolio includes a wide range from pent roof and gable roof halls to standardised lightweight halls. A special feature of HÖRMANN is the powerful combination of hall and energy technology. The entire planning, construction and production of the halls takes place at HÖRMANN’s headquarters in Buchloe in the Allgäu region. The traditional hall builder also has 20 years of experience in photovoltaic system construction. PV experts plan and install the system tailor-made for the building and according to individual requirements, so that a powerful combination of hall and photovoltaics is created. By integrating the photovoltaic system into the building concept, HÖRMANN halls achieve maximum energy efficiency and minimise energy consumption. This protects the environment, saves costs and at the same time ensures a stable energy supply.

1 Reference project: Transshipment hall for recycling in the Rhine port of Karlsruhe – Exterior view
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1 Reference project: Transshipment hall for recycling in the Rhine port of Karlsruhe – Exterior view

Other factors are also decisive for an ideal recycling and disposal hall. These include a well thought-out height profile, suitable tipping and working heights, customised supporting structures, large unsupported spans and a hall volume that meets the needs of the warehouse. In addition, the bulk walls should be matched to the respective stored goods. All these requirements demand many years of experience and sound know-how in hall construction.

2 Reference project: Transshipment hall for recycling in the Rhine port of Karlsruhe – Interior view – Glulam construction
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2 Reference project: Transshipment hall for recycling in the Rhine port of Karlsruhe – Interior view – Glulam construction

At HÖRMANN, there is also a very personal requirement, explains Stefan Müller, Head of the Bulk Materials & Waste Disposal Division: “With our halls and roofing, we create space for the professional storage of a wide range of materials from the waste disposal and recycling sector. We attach great importance to planning halls according to customer requirements and implementing a suitable solution. A customised hall solution requires a thorough understanding of the customer’s local conditions and processes. Only on this basis can a well thought-out hall concept be developed.

An example of this is the transshipment hall for recycling in the port of Karlsruhe, which clearly stands out from other halls. The hall already impresses from the outside with its imposing ratio of 13.76 m eaves height and 160 m length. Inside the 7264 m² hall, handling excavators and everything else required for the process in a handling hall find sufficient space. Another feature of the hall is its special orientation towards three transport routes: road, rail and ship. In addition to the optimisation of labour efficiency, the hall also scores visually. A look inside the hall immediately catches the eye with the steel/glulam construction, which is rarely found in transshipment halls. The self-supporting glulam construction is one of the specialities of Rudolf Hörmann GmbH & Co. KG.

In this hall, mineral waste such as soil, building rubble, road debris and track ballast as well as bulk materials such as sand, gravel and crushed stone are temporarily stored and transhipped for loading onto lorries, trains and ships. The materials are sorted, processed and then transported out again. This process requires not only sufficient space and height, but also boxes without supports and bulk walls made of steel.

Stand H 270