VolkerWessels

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Koninklijke VolkerWessels N.V.
Company type Public ( Naamloze vennootschap )
VOLKERWESSELS
Industry Construction, civil engineering
Founded1854
Headquarters Amersfoort, Netherlands
Key people
Jan de Ruiter (CEO), J.H.M. (Jan) Hommen (Chairman of the supervisory board)
Revenue€5.714 billion (2017) [1]
Increase2.svg €191 million) (2017) [1]
Increase2.svg €151 million (2017) [1]
OwnerWessels family through Reggeborgh Holding B.V.
Number of employees
16,179 (2017) [1]
Website www.volkerwessels.com

Koninklijke VolkerWessels N.V. is a major European construction services business with Dutch-based headquarters. It is owned by the Wessels Family [2] through Reggeborgh Holding.

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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]

The company is the eponymous sponsor of the VolkerWessels Cycling Team. [5]

Major projects

Major projects undertaken by the company include the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier completed in 1986, [6] the Gateshead Millennium Bridge completed in 2001 [7] and the Euroborg soccer stadium for FC Groningen in Groningen completed in 2006. [8]

VolkerWessels is also involved in HS2 lot C1, working as part of joint venture, due to complete in 2031. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Annual Report 2017". VolkerWessels. Retrieved 2018-04-19.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Organisatiestructuur - VolkerWessels". www.volkerwessels.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Timeline Royal VolkerWessels - VolkerWessels". www.volkerwessels.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. ↑ "Our companies - VolkerWessels". www.volkerwessels.com.
  5. ↑ "VolkerWessels Cycling Team". UCI . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Deltawerken - Cooperation". www.deltawerken.com.
  7. ↑ "Gateshead Millennium Bridge (Newcastle upon Tyne/Gateshead, 2001)". Structurae.
  8. ↑ 10 million euro orders for Olympic Stadium in Berlin and Euroborg Stadium in Groningen Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine Imtech, 8 April 2004
  9. ↑ "HS2 contracts worth £6.6bn awarded by UK government". the Guardian. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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