Ghelamco

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Ghelamco
Company typePrivate
Industry Real estate development
Founded1985;39 years ago (1985) in Belgium
Founder Paul Gheysens  [ nl ]
Headquarters
Ypres
,
Belgium
Area served
 Belgium, Poland, United Kingdom, France, Cyprus
Key people
Marie-Julie Gheysens
Michael Gheysens
Jarosław Zagórski [1]
OwnerPaul Gheysens
Website ghelamco.com

Ghelamco is a Belgian real estate developer founded in 1985. Based in Ypres, the company currently carries out investments in Belgium, Poland, the United Kingdom, France and Cyprus. [2]

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Ghelamco is one of the largest developers of office properties in Central and Eastern Europe. [3]

History

Ghelamco was established in Belgium in 1985 by Paul Gheysens, who is still the CEO and majority shareholder. [4]

Ghelamco initially worked as a general contractor in the construction of industrial plants. The company's activities were later expanded to include small office and residential projects in Belgium. The group developed several residential complexes with single and multi-family buildings as well as commercial units in Brussels, De Panne, Knokke-Heist and Leuven. Further facilities were built in Oostduinkerke, Ghent and Wavre. In 2013, the naming rights to the stadium in Ghent were sold to the Ghelamco Group. Since then, the sports facility has been called the Ghelamco Arena. [3]

In 1991, the group started investments in Poland, conducting activities in Warsaw, Katowice, Wrocław, Kraków and Łódź. The country has been the one with most activities by Ghelamco. The company has primarily been developing office properties through its Polish property development company Ghelamco Invest and the construction company Ghelamco Poland. [2] Ghelamco further expanded to France in 2015, the United Kingdom in 2020, and Cyprus in 2023. [5]

Awards and Recognition

Ghelamco has received numerous awards for its contributions to real estate development. These include the MIPIM Awards and European Property Awards, recognizing the company's commitment to architectural excellence and sustainable development [6] [7]

Projects


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