News
Restoration of our precious “Monument”
As you can learn elsewhere on our website, our market hall is a classified monument; a blessing in disguise. Indeed, because this entails that Abattoir sa, as owner, is responsible for its preservation, with all costs involved. Fortunately, there is Read more...
Abatan 2020 Project: Agropark building-site started up
The first phase in the actual starting-up of our EFRO-project along the Chaussée de Mons has been started. Two delapidated rear houses (numbers 195 and 203) have been taken down for safety reasons (collapsing-danger). Moreover, in view of realizing Read more...
Culinary contest "Wijk van de Smaak": and the winner is...
"The District of Taste", such is the name of a culinary contest that was organized by some six Anderlecht districts, held in the brand-new culinary tower of the Elishout school. The winners prepared a tasteful "tajine" with chicory. Not really Read more...
"De Boeremet" (Farmers Market), Brussels' healthiest place-to-be, is to be found in Cureghem
For the best of market produce, there will only be one address from 1st September onwards: "De Boeremet", a recently taken new initiative from Abatan.If you are a true lover of fresh vegetables or special fruits, if you like fine cheese and prime Read more...
Come and have a taste of our vegetable garden's produce
The initiative to start up a vegetable garden on our site came from an architect students organization. It was their intention to make inhabitants, merchants and social organizations aware of the Slaughterhouses’ destiny.
Father Christmas joy for more than 800 children
Santa Claus, as he is called across the Atlantic, especially came down from up north to see us first, at the occasion of our Sunday market; a splendid opportunity to make countless children happy. We estimated them to be more than 800 to be spoilt Read more...
Happy New Year!
Management and personnel of Abatan s.a. ("Les Abattoirs et Marchés de Anderlecht" the "Caves de Cureghem" and the "Boeremet") send you their best wishes and hope to see you back next year as well, visiting their markets or taking part in other Read more...
Abatan takes part in the first of a series of publications on Cureghem
CUREGHEM PART I – THE HISTORICAL CONTEXTThe 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 Read more...
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 Read more...