Fugro

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Fugro N.V.
Type Naamloze vennootschap
Traded as Euronext: FUR
Industry Energy, geomatics, engineering
Founded 1962
Headquarters Leidschendam, Netherlands
Key people Mr. P. van Riel (Chairman of the Board of Management/CEO)
Mr. H.L.J. Noy (Chairman of the supervisory board)
Products Geotechnical, geomatics, surveying, subsea and geoscience services
Revenue €2.165 billion (2012)[1]
Operating income €308.3 million (2012)[1]
Total assets €4.170 billion (2012)[1]
Total equity €1.978 billion (2012)[1]
Employees 12,165 (end 2012)[1]
Website www.fugro.com
Fugro head office, Leidschendam, Netherlands

Fugro N.V. is a Dutch multinational company headquartered in Leidschendam with Mr. P. van Riel as Chairman of the Board of Management/CEO and H.L.J. Noy as Chairman of the Supervisory Board.[1]

Fugro provides geotechnical, survey and geoscience services to oil and gas, renewable energy, building and infrastructure, mining, and public sector industries. Fugro employs approximately 12,500 employees in over sixty countries.[2]

In 2012 Fugro’s revenues amounted to € 2.2 billion, it is listed on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam and is included in the AEX-Index.[1][3]

The Starfix and Skyfix DGNSS systems are operated by Fugro, and provide correction information to GPS and GLONASS navigation and survey systems. These systems are also called Seastar (for dynamic positioning) and Omnistar (for land).

History

Fugro was founded in 1962 under the name Ingenieursbureau voor Funderingstechniek en Grondmechanica FUGRO. In April 1992, Fugro was indexed on the Amsterdam Stock exchange. In 2003, Fugro bought Thales GeoSolutions for €147.5m.[4] In September 2012, CGGVeritas acquired Fugro’s Geoscience Division for €1.2 billion.[5]

Innovations

  • 1964 - Electric cone penetration[6][7][8]
  • 1976 - WISON/WIP XP cone penetration test[9]
  • 1986 - Starfix satellite positioning[10][11]
  • 2012 - Inclinocam[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Annual Report 2012" (PDF). Fugro N.V. 
  2. ↑ "Mission and Profile". Fugro. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Company profile – Fugro". NYSE Euronext. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012. 
  4. ↑ Fugro set to acquire Thales GeoSolutions?, Dredging News Online, 25 July 2003
  5. ↑ Transforming CGGVeritas into a Leading Integrated Geoscience Company, CGGVeritas.com, 24 September 2012
  6. ↑ Mayne, Paul (2007). Cone Penetration Testing. Transportation Research Board. p. 13. ISBN 9780309097840. 
  7. ↑ "Cone Penetrometer Comparison Testing". Wisconsin DOT. 
  8. ↑ Roy E, Hunt (2012). Geotechnical Investigation Methods. ISBN 9781420042740. 
  9. ↑ "WISON/WIP XP". 
  10. ↑ O'Boyle, Edward J. (1988). Personalist Economics: Moral Convictions, Economic Realities, and Social Actions. Springer US. p. 92. ISBN 0792381467. 
  11. ↑ "STARFIX: commercial satellite positioning". IEEE. 
  12. ↑ "CrossSECTION 23". 

External links

Netherlands AEX companies of the Netherlands
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