// THINKING STEEL
Panama City· 2016Felippe Motta Warehouse
20,000 m² warehouse and high-end office complex engineered as one integrated steel build.
Making the impossible possible with steel
WE ARE THINKING STEEL
45+ years of European steel construction and 30+ years of international experience — engineered, produced, shipped and assembled from the Netherlands to sites worldwide.
About Thinking Steel
Second-generation
European steel,
built with you.
Established in 1978 in Gilze, the Netherlands — now in its second generation of leadership.
Engineering, production, shipping and on-site assembly all live under one roof. One number to call, one team accountable for the structure that ends up standing on your site.
We build with our partners, not just for them — personal attention from the first sketch to the day the doors open.
The NetherlandsKim van Dongen-Willemse
CEO · Thinking Steel
“We don't hand off — we stay with the project until the last bolt is turned.”
The NetherlandsBjorn van Ballegooij
COO · Thinking Steel
“Engineered in Gilze, built worldwide. Same crew, same standard.”
Scale, at a glance
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Why Thinking Steel
The
Strengths
Strengths
Three ways one in-house chain — engineering, production, shipping, assembly — lifts the bar on every build.
01
Faster construction
The frame goes up in days, not weeks — every piece is factory-prepared, assembled like a kit. Bolted, not welded.
02
Modular & expandable
Designed so an extra bay can be bolted on later as the operation grows. The building scales with your business — no demolition, no down-time.
03
Built to last
Built once, used for generations. Top-grade European steel, manufactured to last decades with minimal maintenance.
build → expand → endure
Worldwide projects
Dutch craftsmanship,
spread over the world.
Engineered, produced and assembled from The Netherlands — shipped to wherever the project lives.
16countries
and counting
and counting
Project portfolio · steel only
Five buildings.
One line through them all.
// THINKING STEEL
Panama City· 2016Felippe Motta Warehouse
20,000 m² warehouse and high-end office complex engineered as one integrated steel build.
// THINKING STEEL
Panama City· 2016Prefabricated Staircase Package
Supply and installation of prefabricated staircases, balustrades and complete handrail systems.
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Viacha· 2020INTI Logistics Campus
Warehouse and office facilities arranged around the logistics flow for efficient daily operations.
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Willemstad· 2020Luxury Resort Cabanas
Light steel cabana structures delivered for a high-end resort hospitality setting.
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Colón· 2024RDC 2 Warehouse
Warehouse with porter’s lodge completed in just six months for fast operational start-up.
// THINKING STEEL
Panama City· 2016Felippe Motta Warehouse
20,000 m² warehouse and high-end office complex engineered as one integrated steel build.
// THINKING STEEL
Panama City· 2016Prefabricated Staircase Package
Supply and installation of prefabricated staircases, balustrades and complete handrail systems.
// THINKING STEEL
Viacha· 2020INTI Logistics Campus
Warehouse and office facilities arranged around the logistics flow for efficient daily operations.
// THINKING STEEL
Willemstad· 2020Luxury Resort Cabanas
Light steel cabana structures delivered for a high-end resort hospitality setting.
// THINKING STEEL
Colón· 2024RDC 2 Warehouse
Warehouse with porter’s lodge completed in just six months for fast operational start-up.
The journey
The Netherlands → your site.
Three months. One flow.
Designed and engineered with you, fabricated in the Netherlands, containerised, shipped, then assembled on your site — and standing for generations. One delivery, one team.
3 months based on a 5,000 m² building.
01Design & Engineering
Engineered to the last bolt.
In-house Dutch engineering turns the idea into a build-ready model — every connection, every load case, decided before steel is cut.
BIM coordinationStructural calcLocal norms reviewExpansion-ready
// ENGINEERING
02Production NL
Every piece, fabricated in-house.
Drilled, milled, marked and sawn on the Thinking Steel line in the Netherlands — bolt-ready before it ever sees a container.
NEN-EN 1090 EXC3DrillMillMarkSaw
// DRILL · MILL · MARK · SAW LINE
03Shipped
Into the container, across the ocean.
Containerised, labelled, sealed. Transport arranged from the Dutch workshop to the project's port, then by road to site.
LoadedPackedShippedDelivered
// SHIPPING
04Assembly
Built on site.
Bolted assembly on location, with Dutch fitters supporting the on-site crew — one quality mark, no hand-off gaps.
Bolted assemblyDutch fitters on siteTurnkey envelope
// ASSEMBLY
05In Use
Standing, working, expanding with you.
Top-grade European steel means decades of low maintenance — and you can bolt on an extra bay later without demolition or down-time.
Generational lifespanExpansion-readyLow maintenance
// IN USE
More projects · steel only
Five more buildings.
Same line of thinking.
// THINKING STEEL
Aruba· 2026Margarita Plaza
A leisure destination with restaurants and bars shaped around expressive custom steel geometry.
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Aruba· 2025Drive-through ATM Facility
Compact drive-through banking facility defined by a distinctive curved steel roof.
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Rotterdam· 2018KMar Office Building
Office building with parking deck for the Koninklijke Marechaussee, built as a standout steel project.
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Cartagena· 2018Contecar Logistics Facility
Logistics facility in Cartagena featuring a 70-metre clear span for uninterrupted operations.
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Etten-Leur· 2020Sports Centre with Retractable Roof
750,000 kg steel sports complex crowned by a 12-metre retractable roof that opens or closes in just four minutes.
// THINKING STEEL
Aruba· 2026Margarita Plaza
A leisure destination with restaurants and bars shaped around expressive custom steel geometry.
// THINKING STEEL
Aruba· 2025Drive-through ATM Facility
Compact drive-through banking facility defined by a distinctive curved steel roof.
// THINKING STEEL
Rotterdam· 2018KMar Office Building
Office building with parking deck for the Koninklijke Marechaussee, built as a standout steel project.
// THINKING STEEL
Cartagena· 2018Contecar Logistics Facility
Logistics facility in Cartagena featuring a 70-metre clear span for uninterrupted operations.
// THINKING STEEL
Etten-Leur· 2020Sports Centre with Retractable Roof
750,000 kg steel sports complex crowned by a 12-metre retractable roof that opens or closes in just four minutes.
Why Thinking Steel
Four reasons. One outcome.
— 01
one point of contact.
Thinking Steel delivers the whole project. Full control, one chain.
— 02
Lower O&M Costs
Dutch engineering, built to last for generations.
— 03
Faster construction
Bolted system, fully shipped in containers.
— 04
Expand as you grow
Modular design, future-proofed.
the sum of all of it
=certainty.
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Worldwide · since 1978