Find circular demolition salvage in Breda

In Breda, you can follow a circular demolition that saved concrete, steel, and bricks from a 23,000 square metre hall at Prinsenhil. The parts came off the old building in a way that lets a new hall, a path, or a home renovation use them again.

What you can do in Breda

• Read how the hall at Prinsenhil was taken apart, then ask a builder to copy those steps (WDP circular demolition story)
• Look for salvaged beams, roof panels, insulation, clinker, and steel from this kind of job
• Ask for the old concrete floor to stay on site as a new base or a site road
• Ask the city to write selective taking-apart into the next demolition tender
• If you renovate, ask for used parts before you order new ones

How to join

This is a company practice, not an open workshop. WDP and the demolition firm Gubbels described the job in February 2023. The first phase was about 90 percent done. A new building on that part was expected by the end of that year. A second taking-apart was due in early 2024, with a new building later that year. Each taking-apart was expected to last eight to nine weeks. Do not walk onto a live site. Check the WDP page for what the firms say now about salvage sales.

Why it matters in Breda

A neighbour who renovates can use a beam or a brick that already exists. On this job the concrete floor stayed on the ground as a base and as a road, so it did not have to leave by truck. Stone was planned for green noise walls along walking and training paths, which gives plants and birds a place beside the path. Find more community projects in Breda.

Good to know

• What is circular demolition in Breda? Crews unscrew and sort the hall so materials stay useful. The old habit was to smash everything. This way takes more time, and a crew sometimes needs to learn the new steps.
• Can I buy the old parts? Gubbels sold most parts to people who renovate. Regular buyers saw the list first. Leftovers were offered on Marktplaats.

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Source: WDP: circular demolition in Breda.
Details checked: 2026-09-24.