Mobilising a mechanical, electrical or commissioning crew for Project One at Lillo? Tell us your dates, headcount and vehicle needs and we will source long-stay housing across Zandvliet, Stabroek and north Antwerp.
Project One is INEOS's ethane cracker in the Lillo industrial area of the Port of Antwerp, designed for 1.45 million tonnes of ethylene a year. INEOS first announced €4bn, and recent coverage puts the project at around €5bn. Site works began in December 2022. By July 2026 civil works were complete, the final modules were arriving, and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation work and staged commissioning were under way, with about 2,500 workers from around 80 contractors on site. INEOS targets mechanical completion in summer 2027 and startup in the second half of 2027.
The project's environmental permits are contested in court, a 2023 permit annulment paused works for a period, and further rulings were pending in August and September 2026, so the programme carries legal risk. Lillo itself has only a few dozen residents and the Berendrecht, Zandvliet and Lillo district about 10,000. One heavy lift contractor bought and renovated a hotel in Zandvliet and rented apartments and bungalows to house its people, a sign of how thin local supply is.
We source long-stay accommodation for teams with confirmed work at Lillo, matched to the port access route rather than a generic Antwerp city search.
We assess practical locations across Zandvliet, Stabroek and north Antwerp based on your actual site access, commute, crew size, parking and accommodation standards rather than a generic city search.
We can source for specialist rotations, staggered arrivals, multi-month assignments and extensions as packages move through the programme, subject to live availability.
We look for accommodation with kitchens, laundry, reliable WiFi, parking and suitable bedroom configurations for sustained assignments.
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| Accommodation type | Team of 5: est. cost/week | Team of 8: est. cost/week |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate housing / serviced apartments (multi-week booking) | €1,550–€2,200 | €2,400–€3,300 |
| Hotel rooms (standard rate, no long-stay discount) | €2,600–€3,600 | €4,000–€5,500 |
