VolkerWessels
Chairman of the supervisory board) | |
| Revenue | €5.714 billion (2017)[1] |
|---|---|
 €191 million) (2017)[1] | |
| €151 million (2017)[1] | |
| 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.
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
The company is the eponymous sponsor of the VolkerWessels Cycling Team.[5]
Major projects
Major projects undertaken by the company include the
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
- ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2017". VolkerWessels. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- ^ "Organisatiestructuur - VolkerWessels". www.volkerwessels.com.
- ^ a b c "Timeline Royal VolkerWessels - VolkerWessels". www.volkerwessels.com.
- ^ "Our companies - VolkerWessels". www.volkerwessels.com.
- ^ "VolkerWessels Cycling Team". UCI. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Deltawerken - Cooperation". www.deltawerken.com.
- ^ "Gateshead Millennium Bridge (Newcastle upon Tyne/Gateshead, 2001)". Structurae.
- ^ 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
- ^ "HS2 contracts worth £6.6bn awarded by UK government". the Guardian. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-13.