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Abatan s.a. is the name of the company that owns what is officially named "The abattoirs and markets of Anderlecht". In Brussels and far beyond, people mainly call it “den abattoir” (the abattoir). This name, however, does not adequately reflect the full scale of activities organised at this remarkable site, where most of the buildings are listed.

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Help youngsters to find a job

Tomorrow, 14th February, in our cellars

The Discover Your Talent Day is a one day project to share workplace skills with about 100 young jobseekers whowill have a chance to work with teams of volunteers from five companies to learn about techniques such as how to draft a CV and how to behave in an interview. Discover Your Talent aims to develop skills that can be applied to all workplaces, including the office environment and manual jobs.

For more information call 02/520.78.46 or choose "Discover your talent".

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Free Internet access

Did you know that when walking around on our markets, you have free internet access, without having to use a password or any other limitation? So,if on a sunny market day you feel like taking a snapshot from yourself or the company you're in and send it through to the Facebookpage of a couple of your friends, peace of cake. Just log on to the free "Abatan" wifi, and off you go.

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Abatan invests in plastics recycling programme

Can you imagine what our modern society would be like without the use of plastic. For the production of all sorts of tools we use in our daily life, it replaces raw materials that have become rare, and therefore too expensive. Moreover, plastic has the advantage that it can be processed quite easily, that it can adopt practically any shape or form and be used in countless applications.

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New covered market ready by 2014 only

Delay due to soil decontamination works

The new indoor market hall planned to arise next to the "Abattoirs of Anderlecht" next year, will only be ready by 2014. Unforeseen difficulties have caused major planning problems. The new hall should bring the number of weekly market visitors far beyond the figure of one hundred thousand.

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Abatan takes part in the first of a series of publications on Cureghem

CUREGHEM PART I – THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT
The autor: Dirk De Caluwé 

Cureghem is quite a fascinating and seductive district, not in the least because of its versatility and its enormous richness. No material wealth though, because Cureghem holds no score in this respect, but  huge historical, social, cultural and ethnic riches.

This first brochure places Cureghem in its historical context, with special attention for district contracts, a couple of remarkable historical buildings, museums and protected heritage.

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