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Heritage Istanbul 2022 – brings cultural heritage enthusiasts together
On May 11-13, the Heritage Istanbul Conference will be held for the 6th time. Bringing together conservation, restoration, archaeology, museum and industry professionals to exchange ideas and generate insightful discussions and collaborations. Preserve your cultural...
AAM – the largest museum conference in the United States
On May 19-22, the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting will open its doors to the museum world at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. AAM is the largest museum conference in the United States and has grown to over 5,000 participants. It’s the...
Bruynzeel helps with cultivation of vegetables in buildings in Paris
Panningen (NL), 16 March 2022 Bruynzeel helps with cultivation of vegetables in buildings in Paris Bruynzeel Storage Systems, the European market leader in space-saving storage systems, supplies the French company Champerché with mobile storage systems for the...
Bruynzeel Distributor Awards 2021
For the second year in a row Bruynzeel hosted the Bruynzeel Distributor Awards, during the Online Distributor Event 2021 on the 15th of December 2021. The Bruynzeel Distributor Awards is an annually recurring event, where Bruynzeel shows its gratitude to their...
Opening Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
With Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, a mecca for art and collection management is opening. A building of a new order. King Willem-Alexander opens the depot, after which the public can discover the treasure chamber of Rotterdam.The new depot of Museum Boijmans van...
The museum world meets at the Exponatec Cologne 2021
From 17 to 19 November 2021, the 10th edition of Exponatec Cologne will take place. Europe’s most important trade fair for museums, conservation and heritage opens its doors in Cologne, Germany. As a combination of trade fair and congress, Exponatec Cologne provides...
User review of the flexible furniture wall
A proof of concept of the flexible furniture wall, which is a joint innovation project between Bruynzeel Storage Systems, Tengbom and OBOS, was installed in one of OBOS' smallest apartments in Sweden.Read more about the flexible furniture wallThe test period During...
Bruynzeel Launches Control Master App for Storage System
Bruynzeel Storage Systems, a world renowned storage solutions producer, launches a Remote Control app for their electronically movable storage systems, Compactus® Dynamic II. The new Dynamic II Control Master app, available on IOS and Android, gives the users the...
Closing transaction with new majority shareholder
Today, Wednesday 25 August, we are very pleased to announce that this transaction has been concluded, after approval by the antitrust authorities.
Thesis Assignment – International Marketing Plan Thailand
Start date: September 2021 (or later) Are you looking for an International Thesis Internship where you will investigate the Thai market for an international company? And do you speak fluent Thai? Bruynzeel Storage Systems, from the Netherlands in Europe, is looking...
Gilde Equity Management new growth partner of Bruynzeel Storage Systems
P R E S S R E L E A S E Bruynzeel Storage Systems, the European market leader in mobile storage systems, has attracted Gilde Equity Management as new majority shareholder. With the new shareholder Bruynzeel will execute their growth strategy in various international...
The flexible furniture wall: an innovative urban living project
The collaboration The flexible furniture wall was initiated by the architect firm Tengbom and the Nordic housing developer OBOS, who were conducting a pre-study on flexible walls. They got in contact with Bruynzeel Storage Systems and asked if we would be interested...
Urban living: trend or necessity?
The World Economic Forum predicts that two billion new homes need to be built in the coming 80 years. This is a direct result from a rising population, an ageing population and an increase of one to two person households. The United Nations Human Rights Council...
Innovation at Bruynzeel
Bruynzeel’s objective is to be the best in what they do. To be the world’s best and the world’s most environment friendly provider of space saving storage solutions. They try to achieve this by, among other things, actively uphold an exceptional innovation...
Bruynzeel Storage Systems is climate neutral for its own operations per June 1st 2021!
With the ambition of becoming Net Zero by 2045, Bruynzeel Storage Systems has now reached a big milestone, which is to lead the industry of space saving storage systems and become climate-neutral for its own operations as from June 2021! By applying Bruynzeel’s space...
Thesis Assignment – International Marketing Plan Thailand/Indonesia – FILLED
Start date: ASAP/September 2021 Do you speak Thai or Bahasa Indonesian language? And are you looking for an international thesis internship where you will investigate one of these markets? Bruynzeel Storage Systems, located in Panningen, is looking for you! Thesis...
International Archives Week 2021
From Monday June 7 to Friday June 11 it is International Archive Week. This is organized for the third year by ICA, International Council on Archives. ICAs mission is to promote the preservation and use of archives around the world for the protection and enhancement...
Collections Center Netherlands: Challenges
The Collection Center Netherlands (CC NL) in Amersfoort houses the collections of four national institutions: the Rijksmuseum, the Dutch Open Air Museum, Palace Het Loo and the National Cultural Heritage Agency. The sustainable, energy-efficient depot is unique in the...
Is your archive future proof?
Ever since the dawn of humanity, people have collected and preserved items and information that are precious and valuable to them and future generations. Archives have always existed. However in the last couple of decades storage has changed a lot. Amongst others it...
Galvanized steel and its impact on the environment
When you are in the stage of choosing your storage solution for your documents and items, there are a lot of factors to keep in mind. Its hard to know all the advantages and disadvantages of all the choices you will be faced with. One of the choices you have to make,...
Bruynzeel opens sales office in Ohio, United States
Bruynzeel Storage Systems acquires American distributor of storage systems Acquisition of RDT Concepts with strong market position in American Mid-WestP R E S S R E L E A S E The European market leader in mobile storage systems, Bruynzeel Storage Systems with head...
Bruynzeel distributor awards 2020
On the 16th of December 2020 Bruynzeel hosted the first Bruynzeel Distributor Awards during their end-of-the-year online distributor event: '2020 and the future'. The Bruynzeel Distributor Awards is an annually recurring event, where Bruynzeel shows its gratitude to...
Bruynzeel Storage Systems is no stranger to setting up museum depots
Bruynzeel Storage Systems is no stranger to setting up museum depots. In many museums around the world, art collections are kept in our storage systems. Increasingly, the art collections of different museums are housed in one large depot. A good example is the...
Be prepared: Most intensive e-commerce period ahead
We are approaching one of the most intensive periods when it comes to shopping, starting with Black Friday, Cyber Monday and until Christmas. Social distancing rules or restrictions still in effect in many countries will continue to encourage online shopping as well...
New product release: Safety Master
According to the dictionary, safety means: being safe, bringing something to safety. This is very important to us at Bruynzeel Storage Systems. We feel responsible for protecting users and the items stored in our systems. That is why we developed our Safety Master. A...
Working in the new normal
This year has brought about many changes, one being the “new normal” and it’s making everyone review the way of working. To minimize contact governments around the world introduced the “1,5 meter or 6 feet society”. How do we work in this new normal? Bigger office...
Consumer behavior put pressure on omni-channel solutions
Since many countries worldwide has restricted social movement, customers has turned to online shopping. According to statista.com worldwide retail e-commerce sales amounted to 3.53 trillion US dollars in 2019, and are projected to grow to 6.54 trillion US dollars in...
A big thank you to all the heroes
During these difficult times we would like to take a moment to thank all the people that are working tirelessly to keep us as save as possible. I think everyone will agree that these people are true heroes! Health care heroes People in health care like doctors and...
Precautionary measures to contain the spreading of the COVID-19 corona virus
On sunday 15 march the Dutch government decided to sharpen the measures in containing the spreading of the corona virus. Therefore Bruynzeel Storage Systems follows this advise and takes precautionary measures to contain the spread. Ofcourse the health and safety of...
Bruynzeel donates ArteStore painting racks to Daelzicht
Social fairness Bruynzeel donates ArteStore painting racks to Daelzicht The Bruynzeel showroom in the Bruynzeel headquarters and production facility in Panningen, the Netherlands, has undergone a major revision. The ArteStore system that was in the showroom did not...
Welcoming The Community Into Your Museum
I want to share with you today how and why a local community can engage with their museum. It is about removing barriers from museums, turning them into places, is not just places people come to visit, but where you can interact actively, where you can connect with...
at Heritage Middle East Museum & Exhibition & Technologies Fair & Conference in Abu Dhabi 30th September – 2 October 2019
Last week we have visited our distributor in Indonesia and awarded them with the authorised distributor certificate. With the successful recruitment of a new sales employee, who will be completely focused on the business development for Bruynzeel products in the...
How LED Lighting can save you money and more
For any museum or archive facility saving money is a must, at Bruyzeel storage we have developed our LED lighting systems to help you save money and the environment. The LED light was developed back in 1962 by Nick Holonyak Jr and in the many years since it has many...
In a series of Top Questions asked about storage and what you need to know!
In a series of Top Questions asked about storage and what you need to know! Either implementing a brand new storage system or upgrading an existing one there can be many strategies and ways to get what you want, this can include cost, process, time, materials and over...
How To Open Up Your Museum Collections
With many museums and galleries holding up to 90% of their collections in storage we show you how to open them up.Bram Janssens is responsible for the Museum Aam de Stroom, storing and accessing objects from the store rooms. Our main challenge was to have a large part...
Advanced Primefact training Dubai
Bruynzeel Middle East organized an “Advanced PF Training “ to the PF users in the Middle East who are working for our authorized dealers there ( 9 attendees from different countries in the region ) , this toke a place in ahotel in Dubai city in UAE ( 4th & 5th )...
Philippines Ist Order
The first order for the Philippines has been shipped out and is currently being installed. We thank Prime Sales for this good start of our partnership and both parties are confident in strengthening our position in the Philippines market for the upcoming years.
Indonesia Dealer Visit
Last week we have visited our distributor in Indonesia and awarded them with the authorised distributor certificate. With the successful recruitment of a new sales employee, who will be completely focused on the business development for Bruynzeel products in the...
6 safety factors to consider when archiving documents and special collections
Whether you're looking for new premises or moving your archive, there's a lot to keep in mind regarding safety. Historically, fire and moisture have caused the most damage to archives. The building where you wish to place your archive should for example protect the...
Unoiled cold rolled steel: zero chemical waste
As a manufacturer of steel storage systems we use high grade steel every single day. Manufacturing over 2500 kilometer of steel products every year we can encircle the earth with the products we manufactured in the last 16 years. Let’s roll...
Bruynzeel organises master class for International Business students
Bruynzeel organises master class for International Business students from Zuyd University of Applied Sciences On 28 February 2018 Bruynzeel Storage Systems welcomed 70 students to their head office in Panningen. The third-year students from the Higher...
Editing History: Why Physical Archives are Essential in a Digital World
The preservation of information over time has always been a significant challenge for humanity, and despite our technological advancements we have yet to develop a truly permanent form of record. This article is written by Genevieve Adeline. Genevieve is Information...
Universities’ Smart Storage of the Future
With increased intake and greater competition for students, smart storage can give universities the edge when building or refurbishing their estate. Bruynzeel are a Dutch manufacturing company who design and install specialist storage systems – what we call smart...
Squaring the Circle in Archive Repositories
For many people, part of the attraction of visiting an archive is the chance to see real, physical historic documents – especially ones that have family meaning or significance. I visited an archive recently on business and during an informal discussion...
Can Archivists Avoid Working at Height?
Looking through my back issues of ARC magazine (December 2016 ‘New Professionals’) I was immediately drawn to the wonderful illustration on the cover by Peter Morphew from the University of Glasgow Archive, reproduced here. This article is written by Rob Dakin. Rob is...
Inspiration for a new type of museum store
The Friesland Collections Centre – or “Kolleksjesintrum Fryslân” – houses the collections of five regional museums under one roof: the Friesland Museum; Tresoar (Friesian History and Literature Centre); Friesland Museum of Natural History; Friesian Maritime Museum;...
Bruynzeel to exhibit at Business Archives Council Conference 2017
Bruynzeel Storage Systems is pleased to announce it will be attending this year’s Business Archives Council Conference 2017 in London on Tuesday 21 November. Entitled ‘Change the Record’, the conference will examine the changing nature of archive records and material,...
Visit us at Exponatec 2017
We believe there is a storage solution for each and every kind of collection. Whatever your requirements, we will find a suitable storage solution that guarantees safe, accessible storage for your unique collection. Visit our stand, have a cup of coffee and talk to us...
Liverpool Librarian Wins ‘Guess the Archive’ Competition at ARA Conference 2017
Bruynzeel is pleased to announce that Emily Parsons, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at Liverpool John Moores University has won its ‘Guess the Archive’ competition, which took place at this year’s ARA Conference. Emily receives a prize of a £50 Amazon...
Blueprint for a new kind of public library
The opening of The Word, the National Centre for the Written Word, was a welcome fillip to the UK public library sector after years of underinvestment. Is South Tyneside Council’s new cultural centre a sign of things to come? The Word opened to national acclaim in...
Bruynzeel Storage Systems’ Anna Skiba wins regional award
Bruynzeel Storage Systems’ Anna Skiba has won a regional award recognising the unsung heroes of local business. Technical designer Anna triumphed in the ‘Rising Star’ category at the BHBiz Awards, organised by the Burgess Hill Business Parks Association. Anna was...
National nuclear archive opens in Wick
A high-tech repository to hold the national archives of the civil nuclear industry has opened on the northern coast of Scotland. Designed by Edinburgh-based architects Reiach and Hall, the futuristic, shard-like building was constructed on the site of a former RAF...
Orgatec – new visions of work
ORGATEC, the leading international trade fair for modern work environments, opens its gates in Cologne, Germany, from 25-29 October. Over 50,000 visitors are expected to attend the biennial event. What can you expect? Explore what kind of office environments, work...
Special collections: engagement versus preservation
The CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group Conference 2017, held at the University of Sussex, had ‘Collections at Risk’ as its theme. Over the course of the three-day conference we heard a fascinating selection of talks from people working with rare books and...
Over 22km of Bruynzeel Electronic Mobile shelving installed at the new Military Archives, Cathal Brugha Barracks in Dublin
President Michael D. Higgins officially opened the new Military Archives, Cathal Brugha Barracks in Dublin, which is a flagship project for the 1916 Rising Commemorations programmed. This is one of seven capital projects which will act as permanent reminders of the...
Secure Your Free Museum Storage Consultation with a Bruynzeel Specialist at Museum and Heritage Show 18-19 May 2016
Complete the form above to book your free storage advice session with one of our specialist project managers at this year’s Museum and Heritage Show, which takes place 18-19 May at Olympia, London. Although you’re welcome to drop by the stand, we recommend booking in...
BIM deadline day
From 4 April 2016, any firm wanting to be considered for large scale public sector construction work in the UK will need to be BIM level 2 compliant. This means that all project and asset information, documentation and data must be held in electronic form. Back in...
What universities can teach us about academic library design
Planning a library refurbishment or new build is one of the most significant projects a librarian or LRC manager can face in their professional life. Getting the balance between cost, space management and future-proofing is no simple task. We asked two managers who...
Why rented suits are the perfect fit for circular economy
Dutch manufacturing company Bruynzeel Storage Systems has a stated ambition to introduce the circular economy throughout its own services, factory and processes by 2020. But such significant change cannot happen overnight. In the meantime, Bruynzeel has been courting...
Museum storage seminar at the British Museum
The Museums Association is hosting a one-day museum storage seminar at the British Museum, London, on 17 March. Off the Shelf: Making Storage Work for You will explore some of the new and emerging approaches to designing and utilising museum stores. During the...
MA Conference 2015: ethics, internationalism and how not to store boats
This year’s Museums Association Conference, which took place at the Birmingham ICC in November, is the largest get-together of its kind in the UK. With a firm focus on the domestic musuems sector, it is an essential event in the diary for those involved in the museum...
Prince William opens St John’s College Archive
The Duke of Cambridge has officially opened the new Archive Centre at St John’s College Cambridge on a return visit to the college. Prince William, who studied a 10-week course affiliated to St John’s last year, was invited back to tour the college’s new...
The border between architecture and design does not exist
A company’s workspace, just like its organisation and strategy, plays an essential role in creating its identity. Planning a working environment involves a series of choices that allows business and leisure to be combined in a space to better meets the needs of users,...
Thinking, doing and daring
Did you listen to what your mother told you?…. “Learn to think.” Your parents will have encouraged this in you from the day you were born. Learn from the world around you to solve the problems you face. And, after that, act. Take the necessary steps and finally,...
The seasonings for modern office design
You are sitting at your desk, staring at your computer screen. On the desk opposite a colleague is speaking on the phone with a customer. Next to you, close by, other colleagues are busy looking for a free desk space to work today. Concentration is almost impossible....
Young designers prepare for prize trip to Shanghai
Earlier this year, Bruynzeel Storage Systems staged an international competition to design the office storage system of the future. On Friday 3 July Roland van der Velden, Manager Innovation and Development at Bruynzeel Storage Systems, presented the prizes for the...
Bruynzeel Storage Systems chooses circular economy lighting from Philips
Panningen production facility saves up to 73% on lighting energy consumption through innovative lighting solution. Bruynzeel Storage Systems and Philips have teamed up for circular economy illumination in its nine-hall manufacturing facility in Panningen. This...
Three genius office storage ideas by exciting young talents
Three exciting new design concepts by young European designers have been chosen from a raft of entries in a global design competition hosted by Bruynzeel Storage Systems, to create the office storage system of the future. The winning entries – two Dutch and one...
New vs. refurbished archive: Top 5 questions to ask
When your existing library or archive space no longer meets the requirements of the information service, or fails to meet the recommended conditions as set out by PD 5454:2012, it may be time to research new options for storing your collections. One of the...
Stunning library at St Patrick’s College Dublin
A brand new library building opened this week at St Patrick’s College Dublin, in advance of a merger between two leading Irish colleges. St Patrick’s College Drumcondra, a teacher training college with strong ties to the Cathlolic Church dating back to 1875, had...
International Design Competition: Shaping The Office
What will the office of the future look like? Over the next three months, designers and architects will get the chance to answer that question by taking part in an innovative online design challenge: Shaping the Office. Bruynzeel Storage Systems has joined forces with...
Bruynzeel joins Deloitte best managed companies list
Bruynzeel Storage Systems has been recognised by Deloitte and ING as one of the best managed companies in the Netherlands for 2014. For the first time, Bruynzeel Storage Systems joined the list of approximately 75 Dutch companies selected as part of an annual Best...
Bruynzeel Office Hub wins top prize at Benelux Product Awards
On Thursday 9 October, the jury at the Benelux Office Awards chose Bruynzeel Office Hub as overall winner of the Benelux Office Products Awards 2014 in the category of Office Interior. The jury, comprised of dealers, end users, industry experts and trade press,...
A 25-year journey to the paperless office
This article is written by Igor La Vos, former employee Bruynzeel Storage Systems. When I joined Canon in 1986, the paperless office was already being discussed during sales training and was expected to become a reality sometime in the 90s. In 1986, the first laser...
Me Ltd
From Input to Output and Outcome It did not take long to write this down and I can already hear the CEO say: “We assess our people on their performance and not the hours they work”. And in accordance with the terms of every collective bargaining agreement: the number...
Trends in Lockers
Help, is anything still mine? In traditional offices, you have your own desk with your personal items, but in an office based on the New Way of Working, you have a locker for storing your personal items. The location of your locker depends largely on the...
Where does the modern office worker keep things?
You may claim one place where you can store your personal items under lock and key – your own locker. You can of course leave personal items at home. Everything else in the office belongs to the employer. Personal items that are physical in nature (coat, motorcycle...
Safe | Store | File | Retrieve
Keywords in modern storage Bricks or clicks In our digital world, we normally think of storage in terms of gigabytes or terabytes as opposed to a physical location. The Cloud has become today’s filing cabinet. It is a fact that modern offices need increasingly less...
M² – usage per office worker
Squeeze the footprint or choose from 10 workplaces Squeeze the footprint If office costs have to be cut in expensive cities in the US, facility managers are promptly instructed to squeeze the footprint. The result: another slice off the cubicle. A statement I once...
The home office
Glorified and reviled E-working? Teleworking? Working from home? Just like other areas of knowledge that are currently being explored, the science behind the New Way of Working contains several confusing definitions. E-working is something you can do anywhere; it is...
Clean Desk Policy
Doomed to failure in traditional offices; an essential requirement in the New Way of Working The luxury of a clean desk Montessori once said: “An untidy desk is a sign of an untidy mind”. Yes, but I can always find everything. Oh, and can your co-workers find the...
Your personal meeting place
An indispensable element in modern office communication – birds of a feather flock together Traffic jam flirting No, not flirting with co-workers behind the filing cabinet, but a moment of frivolous relaxation on the way to or home from the office. People used to have...
Change Management
Trends in modern office outfitting The initial outfitting concepts for the New Way of Working were based on carefully analysed processes that took place at clients’ business locations. These days, you often see these processes copied indiscriminately by companies so...
The New Way of Working
Hype, trend or social development? Fourteen years ago, KPN took the Kermit network (which later became Greenhopper) off the air. It had – in response to the expensive car telephone – become obsolete because you always had to take your telephone to a ‘Green Point’. Now...
Bruynzeel shows new developments and proven products at Exponatec in Cologne
At Exponatec, Europe’s foremost trade fair for the museum, conservation and restoration industry, we have presented our practical storage solutions and a special new product development. Mobile storage system with Dynamic Pro control If the available floorspace is...
Bruynzeel awarded during Orgatec
Bruynzeel Storage Systems presented a world first in the field of ‘flexible office surroundings’ during the Orgatec 2012 exhibition. We proposed a new perspective on the shape and functions of offices, by demonstrating a multifunctional and space-saving office unit....
