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Company type | Private ( Besloten vennootschap) |
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Industry | Construction, civil engineering |
Founded | 1854 |
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] |
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Owner | Wessels family through Reggeborgh Holding B.V. |
Number of employees | 16,179 (2017) [1] |
Website | www.volkerwessels.com |
Koninklijke VolkerWessels B.V. is a major European construction services business with Dutch-based headquarters. It is owned by the Wessels Family [2] through Reggeborgh Holding.
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]
The company is organised into the following divisions: [4]
The company is the eponymous sponsor of the VolkerWessels Cycling Team. [5]
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]
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Company type | Private ( Besloten vennootschap) |
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Industry | Construction, civil engineering |
Founded | 1854 |
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] |
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Owner | Wessels family through Reggeborgh Holding B.V. |
Number of employees | 16,179 (2017) [1] |
Website | www.volkerwessels.com |
Koninklijke VolkerWessels B.V. is a major European construction services business with Dutch-based headquarters. It is owned by the Wessels Family [2] through Reggeborgh Holding.
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]
The company is organised into the following divisions: [4]
The company is the eponymous sponsor of the VolkerWessels Cycling Team. [5]
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]