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by RUTH SMITH, Senior Design Manager We’ve all been there. Spent weeks looking at process lines in tedious detail and discussed at length whether the situation is adequately mitigated. Being tripped up by HAZOPS and sent back to the drawing board (a few times!) is a design manager’s nightmare. Surely it doesn’t need to be […]

By Michał Zając, BIM Manager Construction of large-footprint buildings dates back to the first industrial revolution. Since its onset in the 18th century the world has been seeing the emergence of more and more innovative solutions designed to facilitate the process of manufacturing and storage of goods. Broadly speaking, industrial buildings are structures, large in […]

By Ruth Smith, Senior Design Manager Blue Projects   Tariff increases, reduced municipal capacity and tighter legislation are forcing those of us involved in food processing, brewing, and distilling, to integrate or retrofit efficient wastewater treatment processes into our own operations. Companies sending their wastewater to municipal treatment facilities face stiff tariff increases based on […]

by Ruth Smith – Senior Design Manager Before we spend money on any project, we turn the decision over in our mind to confirm that we will be getting the best value for money. There are many substitutes for money, but none for water. Surely our water usage decisions need more attention. The World Health […]

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted at the 15th EuropaProperty SEE Real Estate Awards in 2 categories: Architectural Firm of the Year and Project Management Firm of the Year. The online gala will take place on May 21.

Blue Projects has recently established a new utilities engineering operation in Johannesburg, South Africa. The focus of our new office is to deliver unique, customized and highly specialized utilities and refrigeration engineering solutions. Alistair Fisher, Lead Director Utilities, introduces the team and talks about the recently completed projects and latest trends in the utilities sector. […]

To our clients and partners Considering the ongoing situation all of us are facing, we assure our commitment to continue serving you as best as always. Business as usual despite the circumstances We have reduced face to face meetings and moved onto online meetings. Although all our 17 global offices are open and operational; many […]

A sale of business transaction has recently been concluded whereby the existing WSP Industrial Utilities team based in Johannesburg, will transfer to Blue Projects to be based in our new Johannesburg office. With the official date of the transaction being 01-April-2020, both Blue Projects and WSP are fully committed to concluding the transition with as […]

Blue Projects is delighted to announce the appointment of Pierre Ridel as Country Leader for France, where we have recently opened a new office in Nantes. The new location allows Blue Projects to leverage its strong position in the industrial sector and demonstrates its commitment to maintain and expand its competences and expertise to address […]

Blue Projects has been shortlisted for Project Management Company of the Year at the 3rd annual EuropaProperty CRE Awards, recognizing the best buildings, companies, real estate deals and industry professionals in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Balkans region. The EuropaProperty CRE Awards will held on January 30 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Budapest, where […]

  Every year in December Blue Projects teams around the world put forth their resources and effort to help the less fortunate. Either through financial donations or volunteering, our teams have been involved in various charitable actions. Blue Projects Romania In Romania, the Bucharest and Cluj offices partnered with the NGO Little People to purchase […]

Kellogg’s has officially started construction on a new manufacturing line at their Pringles factory in Kutno, Poland, with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Dave Lawlor – President Kellogg Europe, Bruce Edwards – Vice President EMEA Snacks Supply Chain, and city officials. Together with Kellogg’s, Blue Projects have delivered the existing three Pringles lines in Kutno […]

Blue Projects has assisted Carlsberg in moving the Holsten brewery from Hamburg’s Altona borough to Hausbruch district, by providing construction management and vendor management services. The project began in January 2018 and it has been completed in July 2019. “In recent years, it has become clear that the Altona site is no longer up-to-date for […]

Blue Projects is one of the nominees for Best Project Management Company in Romania at the 2019 CIJ Awards Gala, which will be held in Bucharest on December 5. This is the longest-running commercial property awards event in Romania, having been established in 2007. To find more info about the CIJ Awards Gala, click here. […]

Poland dominated the CEE investment market in the first half of 2019, with nearly 50% of the transactions from a total of €5.47 billion, according to a research study conducted by JLL. Poland The office sector was the clear frontrunner, both in terms of volume and number of transactions, followed by the retail, industrial, hotel […]

Blue Projects is sponsoring the Rose Festival in Kutno, Poland, held between September 6-8, at the city’s community center – Kutnowski Dom Kultury. We chose to take part in this event due to our strong connection to Kutno, where we have been present since 2012, working for a large FMCG company. Now in its 45th […]

Blue Projects is excited to announce the opening of an office in Iasi, its third in Romania. After establishing strong teams in Bucharest and Cluj, we are confident that this is going to be another success story for us. The opening of the Iasi office comes after a year of significant growth for Blue Projects, […]

The commissioning process of Carlsberg’s new factory near Hamburg has started, with the first beer bottles rolling out earlier today. The video, made by one of our team members on site, shows the first batch of bottles ready for packaging. Blue Projects was appointed in 2017 to provide project management, construction management and commissioning support […]

We are proud to announce that Blue Projects was nominated by Emerging Europe Leaders’ Meeting and Awards for Global Champion of the Year award. A total of 120 companies and organizations from 23 countries in Central and Eastern Europe have been nominated across 12 categories, out of 949 applications. Blue Projects is the only Romanian […]

Since February 2018, Blue Projects has been working for stonewool manufacturer ROCKWOOL, providing tender support and project and construction management for their new factory in Romania. With an initial investment of 50 million euro, the factory has a built area of 13,000 sqm, on a 30 ha plot located in Aricestii Rahtivani, near Ploiesti. It […]

Blue Projects Russian team was invited to attend the opening event of the Knauf Noviy Dom plant in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast. This is the first Knauf plant to produce modular housing systems. The event took place on May 15, in the presence of KNAUF’s chief executives and specialists, the company’s partners, as well as the […]

We are thrilled to partner with CIJ Romania for the upcoming CEDER Real Estate Conference on May 29. Due to take place at Bucharest Radisson Blu Hotel, the conference will involve the participation of hundreds of key property professionals and will feature presentations on the upcoming year market evolution, current innovative retail projects currently and […]

This weekend Blue Projects team participated in the Bucharest Half Marathon, a two-day event that included several races for all age groups. Our 25 colleagues ran in the half marathon (21 km), 10 km and popular races. Our participation in the Bucharest Half Marathon supported the work of Little People Association, which for the past […]

Our team working on the Expo Business Park office development in Bucharest achieved an important project milestone: the façades of all 3 buildings were finalized by the GC Bog’art in mid-April. Blue Projects was contracted by Portland Trust in May 2017 to provide project and cost management, tendering and health & safety management for their […]

A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights how changes in working practices, demographics, technology and the environment are creating new occupational health and safety concerns such as stress, circulatory and respiratory diseases and psychosocial risks. A major driving force behind these changes is the introduction of new technology (robotics and nanotech), due […]

We are delighted to announce that we have recently expanded our client portfolio in Russia. Blue Projects Russia has started a collaboration with the global brewing company, ABInBev, on multiple factories across the country. The projects’ scope covers engineering support and project management services for various brownfield projects. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (ABInBev) is the largest […]

Every year, Blue Projects teams up with the NGO Little People Romania for the Bandana Days cancer awareness campaign. Organized between 4-15 February as part of World Cancer Day initiatives, the campaign encourages people to wear bandanas as a gesture of solidarity with cancer patients. Teams in all Blue Projects offices take part in this […]

Blue Projects has recently opened its newest office in Moscow, located in the Federation Tower skyscraper. We are thrilled about this new location, which offers spectacular views of the city skyline and places us right in the center of its commercial and financial activity. “Having the complete enthusiasm to open our new office in one […]

Christmas is a time for family and celebration, but also an opportunity to remember those less fortunate, for whom presents and Christmas trees do not represent a possibility. To that end, Blue Projects teams in Romania, Belgium, Poland, Russia and Canada took part in various charity activities, meant to highlight what the holiday season should […]

Blue Projects continues its growth with the opening of a new office in Tula, our third in Russia, after those from Moscow and Novomoskovsk. “We are very proud to share this news with everyone. We went from having one office to three in the 4 years since launching operations in Russia,” said Country Leader Gercek […]

On November 19th -22nd, Blue Projects top management, country leads and department heads were present in Cluj-Napoca at the company’s Strategy Conference, which showcased the positive financial results for 2018 and the long-term strategy. In 2018, Blue Project’s global revenue and number of clients almost doubled, compared to 2017. Our worldwide presence has extended, as […]

Blue Projects teams were involved in several CSR events in the last two months, showing their commitment to improving and developing the local communities. In Romania, our teams in Bucharest and Cluj took part in two races: the Bucharest Marathon has transformed over the last 11 years into a prestigious international race that attracts world-class […]

Blue Projects has recently been assigned by the German cleaning technology manufacturer Kärcher to provide design review, tender support and project management services at its factory in Curtea de Arges, Romania. The project involves refurbishing the 17,000 m2 production, warehouse and administration building, and is scheduled for completion in Q2 2019. With global operations and […]

Every year, Blue Projects attends the Cluj Global job fair – Targul de cariere TdC – to present the career opportunities we can offer in the construction sector. This year, our colleagues from the HR and technical departments spent 2 days interacting with visitors and providing information about the company’s international experience and important projects. […]

Blue Projects is expanding its geographical reach with a new retail development in Moldova’s capital, Chisinau. Over the next 10 months we will be providing design review and project management services for one of Europe’s largest food retailers, with more than 1,200 stores in 7 countries. “We are honored and excited to be part of […]

The annual Terry Fox Run fundraising event was a tremendous occasion for Blue Projects to get involved and embrace an amazing cause. For millions of people worldwide, Terry Fox Foundation stands for the hope of a better life, by raising money for cancer research, in support of Terry’s dream to finding a cure for cancer. […]

We’re very happy to announce that, thanks to our successful ongoing collaboration with companies such as Ecolab and Molson Coors in North America we have been awarded a new project in Mexico. This project is a first step towards what we hope will be further expansion into Latin America and a strong and successful presence […]

Blue Projects is pleased to announce its appointment as provider of engineering and project support services by a major pharmaceutical company in Belgium. Based in Mechelen, Blue Projects is uniquely positioned to carry out this project, which will not only reinforce our market presence but also generate new strategic partnerships. Services to be provided include […]

With presence in 22 countries at the moment, one of the globally fastest growing engineering and project management company, Blue Projects appointed Mr. Kris Van Hoeymissen as Country Leader for Belgium. Previously holding various senior posts in engineering divisions of P&G and Kellogg’s over the past 16 years, Mr. Van Hoeymissen will be in charge of […]

Blue Projects is pleased to announce the successful completion of a challenging project, carried out throughout the last 8 months. In November 2017,  Blue Projects was assigned to support one of its blue-chip Clients in extending its Western European manufacturing facilities, by offering turn-key relocation services. For this purpose, Blue Projects performed all the activities […]

Blue Projects, a world-wide leading design and project management company, announces the appointment of Mr. Gercek Karaboga as Country Leader for Russia. With nearly 15 years of industry experience, Mr. Karaboga will be responsible for overseeing all of the company’s business operations in Russia & CIS, where Blue Projects has been active over the last […]

Blue Projects was selected by ROCKWOOL to deliver Project Management and Construction Management for its new manufacturing facility located in Aricestii-Rahtivani, Prahova County, Romania. The property is represented by a 30 ha plot and the factory will be spread over 13,000 sqm. The plant will represent the first stone wool factory of ROCKWOOL in Romania […]

Blue Projects was assigned by Portland Trust, one of the main office developer on the Romanian market, as Project Manager for Expo Business Park, the new office project located in Bucharest, Expozitiei area, District 1. The 70,600m² GBA development comprises three separate and self-contained office buildings set over a shared two-level basement parking structure. Blue […]

On the 10th anniversary occasion, Neal Barber, one of the two managing partners of Blue Projects, had the pleasure of sharing an interview with the CIJ Europe Magazine. Behind what Blue Projects has become today, lies a lot of hard work and dedication. Much has changed in the Romanian constructon sector since the company was […]

Blue Projects is very proud to have sponsored the latest Drinks Before Home edition in 2017. The event took place on 26th October at the Flavours in The Gardens – Clubul Diplomatic and celebrated a significant moment in the history of Blue Projects – the tenth anniversary of our company. Blue Projects would like to […]

A new client from the brewery industry, Nemteana, has joined our projects portfolio! Nemteana Romania is planning to extend the plant capacity of their factory located in Roman, Neamt County, Romania. With experience in this sector locally and abroad, Blue Projects has been contracted to provide top design services for the above-mentioned scope. Blue Projects […]

It was a huge weekend of races for Bucharest runners. The 10th edition of Bucharest Marathon Raiffeisen Bank 2017 took place last weekend and we are proud we participated once again this year. On this edition, Blue Projects team was stronger, bigger and more determined to get to the finish line and win the medal. […]

2017 is a special year for Blue Projects as we are celebrating 10 years of business in the challenging construction arena. We are deeply appreciative of the support we have received throughout this period from our customers and team members. On this occasion, last week, we hosted a cocktail party on the 6th floor terrace […]

Kutno represents a special city for Blue Projects, being amongst the most important project-locations in which we have not only built factories, but have become a part of the community, as well. This is why Blue Projects has chosen to be one of the Kutno Rose Festival sponsors, which took place on 8-10 September 2017, […]

  On 27th of June, Blue Projects celebrated the National Day of South Africa and Oliver Tambo’s centenary, organized by the South African Embassy in Bucharest. The event gathered high officials from important public institutions and diplomatic missions, as well as representatives of well-known companies from various industries. Relevant speeches were delivered on this occasion […]

Our Cluj-Napoca team participated last weekend in The Kick Cancer Footgolf Tour 2017, a competition organised by the Little People Association, which enabled us to show children suffering from cancer that there are also many people outside the hospital who truly believe in their victory against this disease. FootGolf is a combination of golf and […]

Blue Projects was delighted to be one of the sponsors of last night’s Queen’s Birthday Party held by the British Embassy Bucharest. On 22nd of June, the British Embassy in Romania celebrated her Majesty, Queen Elisabeth II, with the occasion of her 91-years’ birthday. This very special event was held at Arenele BNR as a […]

  Last weekend, our Bucharest Office was involved, for the fifth time in a row, in the fundraising event organized by the Little People Association, “Charity Pub Crawl”. More than 30 participants gathered at the event and made donations, which provided them access to a boat trip on Herastrau Lake and beverages within the 10 […]

Last weekend, our Bucharest team participated for the fourth year in a row in the Bucharest Half-Marathon. Our members ran to support Little People’s mission to improve the quality of life for children and young people with cancer, by offering psychological support both during the hospitalization period and afterwards. We greatly appreciate our colleagues’ involvement […]

P3 Romania, the Pan-European logistics property investor-developer, celebrated the start of new warehouse construction in its Bucharest Industrial park last week, with a special “first-column” ceremony. The 13,900 m2 logistics facility will include 400 m2 of offices. Find more about the company here. We would like to congratulate them for this event which marks the commencement […]

In today’s digital world, information and advanced technologies are shaping the way businesses are developing. Blue Projects sustains its projects by seamlessly integrating engineering disciplines and bringing sustainable prospects for its clients. With modern tools such as Cadmatic, we have succeeded in ensuring quality and improving our services. We recently appeared in Cadmatic Magazine, in […]

  Through the strategic partnership established with Technical University Cluj-Napoca, Blue Projects encourages students to embrace and discover the engineering work environment. This week our team from Cluj-Napoca Office had the chance to present our core services, technologies, latest projects and career opportunities, as well as share their work experiences and knowledge. We believe that […]

  On 23rd of March, Blue Projects held a grand opening party for its new Polish Office. Business partners, stakeholders and media representatives from various industries joined us in officially celebrating our company’s expansion. The event included a formal launching ceremony, appetizers and a guest contest. The winner will be announced this week and will receive […]

Designing and building form a complex process that involves an incredible amount of hard work, collaboration and dedication. Important projects managed by Blue Projects for several of the world’s leading blue chip companies couldn’t have been successfully carried out without using a powerful and modern tool – BIM. Among the advanced technologies that Blue Projects […]

BUSINESS Magazin was interested in finding out about Blue Projects’ success story which began 10 years ago. Discover how everything started and what our future plans are. This news is a translation of the Business Magazine article published on January 17th. Almost a decade ago, a Turkish and a South African set up an engineering […]

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Starting a business involves not only planning and making key financial decisions. It requires passion, patience and perseverance. Umut Demircan and Neal Barber are talking to Ziarul Financiar about the company’s evolution. Find out below how everything started and what are our future plans. * This news is a translation of the  Ziarul Financiar Corporate […]

Blue Projects’ evolution has been triggered by the many changes occurred in the projects delivered, in compliance with the clients’ demands. The excellent results registered throughout the latest years could not have been achieved without the invaluable support of our qualified and skilled teams, who have enabled us to meet and even exceed clients’ expectations. […]

Every year, as the holidays approach, Blue Projects management turns its attention to people in need and supports charitable associations, in order to offer moments of joy to poor families and sick people. This Christmas, the company chose to show its kindness in all countries where it operates. With the help of Red Cross, Little […]

We believe in strategic partnerships and treasure doing business on the long-term. After 5 years of successful collaboration, Kellogg’s Europe has once again chosen Blue Projects to deliver Design services for their Office Building project in Poland. We are proud of extending our portfolio with one more project and eager to continue our endeavours of […]

Last week, Blue Projects celebrated the inauguration of the prestigious Astoria Premium Offices, our new official location in Warsaw – Poland, situated in the heart of the city and surrounded by important buildings. The opening event was a great opportunity for the company to network with local businesses and form new partnerships. Our new office […]

Blue Projects believes that developing a great company happens from inside out. Aiming to increase our teams with people who use every talent they possess, in addition to imagination, determination and a drive to accomplish the extraordinary, we are actively participating in events, in order to stay close and attract new talents. To that extent, […]

Blue Projects is proud to have supported once again the Little People Romania at the 9th edition of Bucharest International Marathon 2016! On 9th October 2016, Blue Projects members ran in the 3.6-km, 10-km and 21-km races to support Little People’s mission to improve the quality of the life for children and young people with […]

Blue Projects was partner at the Property Forum 2016, on 26th-27th September at Sheraton Warsaw Hotel. The event is one of the largest meetings concerning the future of the commercial property market and this year hosted over 1,000 participants and 120 speakers. Magdalena Gutowska, Blue Projects Country Manager in Poland, was also been invited to […]

Thanks to the succesful ongoing collaboration, Blue Projects is proud to announce it has been contracted by Kellogg’s for another project within Kutno plant, Poland. Blue Projects will deliver Engineering and Construction Management (ECM) Services, being responsible for the Brownfield Upgrade. Kellogg’s is an American multinational food manufacturing company known for cereal and convenience foods, […]

We are very happy to announce that Blue Projects has been selected by Molson Coors to provide Utilities Engineering Services for one of their brewing facilities in Canada. The Molson Coors Brewing Company is a North American brewing company, formed in 2005 by the merger of Molson of Canada, and Coors of the United States. […]

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Nicols Poland has a continuous plan  to improve and develop their production facility located in Trawniki, Lublin County, Poland. Blue Projects has been selected to conduct conceptual engineering studies and deliver SPACE (Scope, Planning and Cost Estimate) Reports for 4 projects that Nicols is planning to implement in 2016-2017 in the factory. Nicols is a […]

We would like to thank to all visitors present at the Blue Projects Open Days Event which took place Saturday, 21 May at our office in Cluj-Napoca. We feel really honoured to have had the opportunity to present to you who we are and what we do. We hope that we will continue to make […]

Blue Project Bucharest team took part at this year Bucharest International Half-Marathon on 15th of May, supporting the Little People Association. Little People’s mission is to improve the quality of life for children and young people with cancer, by offering psychosocial support both during the hospitalization period and after, thus increasing the survival rate of […]

We are happy to announce that a new partnership has been established between Blue Projects and the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce. Starting with March 2016, Blue Projects Cluj office will be hosting the premises of BRCC. The ribbon cutting opening reception took place in the presence of HMA Paul Brummell, the British Ambassador to […]

We are excited to be awarded the opportunity to extend our geographical reach with Procter & Gamble into the Czech Republic. The scope includes providing Construction Management and Health & Safety management to the Rakona plant. Rakona manufacturing plant belongs to the top ten biggest sites out of 140 P&G plants worldwide, currently is the […]

It is a great pleasure for us to inform you that Blue Projects Russia has been launched following a new order from Procter & Gamble Russia for Construction Management services at the Novomoskovsk plant. Operating in Russia since 1991, P&G Russia is now one of the fastest developing subsidiaries of the Procter & Gamble Company. […]

An inspiring event meant to bring recognition to the social involvement, innovative and responsible initiatives of the Romanian young people, organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award.

Urban dictionary defines the pub crawl as a place ‘where a group of people will try to visit as many pubs as possible in one night, having a set number of alcoholic beverages in each’.

On the occasion of the International Mandela Day, the Romanian South African Business Association led by Neal Barber, initiated various events meant to promote community service and reminding people the true values of life.