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Groot Handelsgebouw keeps you posted
16 April 2019
Pop-up performance Good Friday
Good Friday will be extra special this year with a pop-up performance in the central hall.
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10 April 2019
VINN: when dreams come true
Vicent van Drunen was a tax consultant at DVR Accountants & Adviseurs when he decided that it was time to make the dream that he had put on hold come true.
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05 April 2019
Operadagen Rotterdam Livingroom Concert XL
As a warm-up for the festival 'Operadagen Rotterdam' we organize a living room concert XL.
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26 March 2019
Festival Motel Mozaïque is back
Festival Motel Mozaïque will be back in the Groot Handelsgebouw. Are you visiting a concert? This year you can stay overnight!
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22 March 2019
Workout with a discount
Do you work in the Groot Handelsgebouw? Get a discount on your gym subscription.
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11 March 2019
Operadagen Rotterdam: innovating and connecting
Opera does not directly come to mind when thinking about Rotterdam. Operadagen Rotterdam is here to change that.
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07 March 2019
The PokéBox opens in the Groot Handelsgebouw!
Is this your new favorite place for lunch?
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22 February 2019
RCD lunch concert: most crowded edition ever
Where you there? The Groot Handelsgebouw hosted the monthly RCD lunch concert. It was the most crowded edition ever!
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14 January 2019
Exhibition Kunsthal prolonged!
The exhibition 'I belong here. 65 years of the Groot Handelsgebouw' in Kunsthal Rotterdam will be prolonged.
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20 December 2018
Looking back at the 65th anniversary of the Groot Handelsgebouw
We celebrated our 65 th anniversary with the city of Rotterdam! Are you wondering what that looked like? Watch our video.
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12 December 2018
vanStijl: cooperative freedom
Erik Huizinga and Ralf Emmerich together comprise vanStijl, a full-service communications agency.
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07 December 2018
Enjoy our holiday lighting!
December 6th we had a spectacular finish to our 65th anniversary when deputy mayor Bert Wijbenga ignited our holiday lighting.
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28 November 2018
Come and see the ignition of our holiday lighting
Deputy-mayour Bert Wijbenga will ignite our holiday lighting Thursday December 6. We hope to see you there!
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23 November 2018
Day Care Het Steigertje: a world of its own in a multi-tenant business building
Het Steigertje is a day care that found a spot in the Groot Handelsgebouw over eighteen years ago and now seems to be part of its fabric.
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16 November 2018
Short movie: 24 hours Groot Handelsgebouw
Have you ever thought about spending 24 hours in the Groot Handelsgebouw? Pastrami Film Company made a short movie about this.
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30 October 2018
Dave Zwaan: a love of bicycles
Dave Zwaan actually knew from a young age what he wanted to do: run his parents' bike shops.
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17 October 2018
Opening exhibition Kunsthal
Saturday October 13 the exhibition 'I belong here. 65 years of the Groot Handelsgebouw' was opened.
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01 October 2018
Groot Handelsgebouw in the Kunsthal Rotterdam
Kunsthal Rotterdam celebrates 65 years of the Groot Handelsgebouw with an exhibition in their auditorium.
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24 September 2018
Closure: a startup in the funeral industry
Graciëlla van Hamersveld and Chantal van der Velde are the founders of Closure; a startup in the funeral industry.
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16 September 2018
Rotterdam Running Crew in the Groot Handelsgebouw
Hundreds of runners visited the Groot Handelsgebouw for the Rotterdam Running Crew event Wednesday September 12.
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29 August 2018
Larissa Verbeek: better collaboration through disruption
Larissa Verbeek has a flex desk in Kleinhandel. She supervises transition processes within companies and authorities such as Rijkswaterstaat.
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10 August 2018
Birgitta Padberg has been appointed as the Managing Director of the Groot Handelsgebouw
On 1 September 2018 Birgitta Padberg will start in her new function at the Groot Handelsgebouw. Get to know more about her work experience and ambitions.
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06 August 2018
Ton Jansen: the beauty of village, city and country
The Stichting Dorp, Stad en Land (Village, City and Country Institute) has had an office in the Groot Handelsgebouw for over 25 years.
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26 July 2018
Marius Meurs looks back on 12 years at the Groot Handelsgebouw
On July 27, 2018, Marius Meurs says farewell to the Groot Handelsgebouw. He looks back on being a director for 12 years.
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25 July 2018
Photo's farewell reception Marius Meurs
After 12 years our director Marius Meurs will leave the Groot Handelsgebouw. We hosted a farewell reception on his birthday.
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16 July 2018
Jaoualia Ouazizi: familiarising new Dutch residents with the labour market
Jaoualia Ouazizi is the branch manager at the Werkclub. They prepare new Dutch residents for the labour market.
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06 July 2018
#InstaMeetGHG: photographers captured
The second #InstaMeetGHG was once again a succes. We received over 70 applicants in just one day. Only a select few were invited to join.
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04 July 2018
Babette Labeij opens singing school in the Groot Handelsgebouw
In September 2018, singing coach Babette Labeij will open a second location of her singing school.
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26 June 2018
Very little sun, but a lot of fun at our SummerBBQ
Every year we host a SummerBBQ for our tenants. Thursday 21 June we enjoyed not only the food, but also amazing views from our roof terraces.
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20 June 2018
Andries Laane: the human aspect of architecture
Andries Laane just finished a game of foosball. He has been a Kleinhandel tenant from the start and feels completely at home here.
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07 June 2018
Groot Handelsgebouw celebrates 65th birthday with family brunch
3 June was the 65th birthday of Groot Handelsgebouw. We celebrated our birthday with friends, family and lots of cake.
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07 June 2018
Roland van der Heijden: keep on moving
Roland van der Heijden has been a lessee in the Groot Handelsgebouw for 23 years. Behind his front door on the 7th floor, you will not find an office,...
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01 May 2018
Bram Breukers: from start-up to international business
Over the course of three years, Bram Breukers grew his company from a start-up to an international business with its own unit in the new Kleinhandel section.
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30 March 2018
Woonbron head office moves to the Groot Handelsgebouw
Also located in the new head office will be the ‘Woonbron living room’; a central meeting place for all employees of the housing corporation.
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20 March 2018
Arjen van Riel: everything starts with an idea
Arjen van Riel is the owner of carenza* and co-founder of the well-known Gers! magazine.
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05 March 2018
Auke Ferwerda: entrepreneurship with a prototyping mind-set
Reasoning, fairness and collaboration are important elements of the fast growing company WEAREREASONABLEPEOPLE.
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22 January 2018
NKT: applying a global mind-set to put together a succesful team
Ulf Anderson (Manager) and Leo van der Pols (Business & sales development) both work for NKT; a world-wide supplier of power cables.
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