VolkerWessels
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| Company type | Naamloze vennootschap |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction, civil engineering |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Headquarters | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Key people | Gerard van de Aast (CEO), A. Baan (Chairman of the supervisory board) |
| Revenue | €4.419 billion (2009)[1] |
 €117 million) (2009)[1] | |
| €91 million (2009)[1] | |
Number of employees | 16,599 (2009)[1] |
| Website | www.volkerwessels.com |
Royal VolkerWessels Stevin N.V. is a major European construction services business with Dutch-based headquarters. It is privately owned by the Wessels Family (42.5%), CVC Capital Partners (42.5%) and management (15%).[2]
History
The company was founded by Adriaan Volker in Sliedrecht in 1854.[3] It merged with Stevin Groep to form Volker Stevin in 1978 and with Kondor Wessels in 1997 to form Volker Wessels Stevin.[3] It was rebranded VolkerWessels in 2002.[3]
Operations
The company is organised into the following divisions:[4]
- Building and property development
- Infrastructure
- VolkerWessels UK
- VolkerWessels Canada
- Energy, infrastructure technology and telecoms
- Supplies and marine services
Major projects
Major projects undertaken by the company include the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier completed in 1986,[5] the Gateshead Millennium Bridge completed in 2001[6] and the Euroborg soccer stadium for FC Groningen in Groningen completed in 2006.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2009". VolkerWessels. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ VolkerWessels: organisation
- ^ a b c VolkerWessels: history
- ^ VolkerWessels: Companies
- ^ Deltawerken Cooperation
- ^ Structurae database
- ^ 10 million euro orders for Olympic Stadium in Berlin and Euroborg Stadium in Groningen Imtech, 8 April 2004