| 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] |
| Operating income | €117 million) (2009)[1] |
| Profit | €91 million (2009)[1] |
| Employees | 16,599 (2009)[1] |
| Website | www.volkerwessels.com |
VolkerWessels 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]
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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]
Major projects undertaken by the company include the Oosterscheldekering between Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland 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]