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Arcadis NV is a global
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company based in the
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. It currently operates in excess of 350 offices across 40 countries. The company is a member of the Next 150 index. Arcadis was founded as the
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specialist Nederlandsche Heidemaatschappij in 1888. Over the following decades, the firm became involved in various development projects, initially with a rural focus. As a consequence of a restructuring in 1972 that divided the company, it became ''Heidemij''. During 1993, the firm merged with the
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n business Geraghty & Miller, resulting in its listing on the
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index. During 1997, the company adopted its current name, Arcadis;
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were similarly rebranded. Since 1990, the company has largely expanded itself via a series of acquisitions and mergers, which have allowed it to both expand its presence in existing markets as well as to enter new ones. It performs design and consultancy services on a wide variety of undertakings. Arcadis (either directly or via subsidiaries) has been involved in several high profile construction projects, including
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and the A2 motorway.


History


19th century: foundation

The company has its origins in the ''Nederlandsche Heidemaatschappij'' (English: ''Association for Wasteland Redevelopment''), a
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company founded in the
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in 1888. As such, its original business focus was on the encouragement of agricultural development in the Dutch heather lands.


20th century: domestic, US and Brazil expansion

In the early 20th century the Heidemaatschappij was involved in all aspects of rural development including irrigation and forestry. In 1972, it was decided to heavily restructure the company, resulting in its division into two separate entities, the ''Association'' (or ''KNHM''), which continued the company's traditional activities, and ''Heidemij'', which became the commercial arm. In 1993, the company merged with ''Geraghty & Miller'', granting the new Arcadis a presence in the
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n market and an initial listing on the
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index. Geraghty and Miller, headquartered in
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, was subsequently rebranded as ''Arcadis North America''. Two years later, Heidemij became a listed company on the Next 150 index. During October 1997, the company opted to rebrand itself, changing its name to ''Arcadis''. Two years later, it established a presence in the
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ian market via the firm's acquisition of ''Logos Engenharia''.


2000s: UK expansion

In June 2005, ''Axtell Yates Hallett'' was acquired and became a subsidiary of Arcadis NV, being rebranded as ''Arcadis UK''. AYH was a British
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firm, founded by Stanley Axtell and his colleagues Messrs Yates and Hallett in the
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in 1946. Since 1946, Axtell Yates Hallett firm grew steadily and broadened both its service base to include firstly
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and subsequently
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and facilities consultancy and its area of operation with the opening of regional and overseas offices in the United Kingdom. Following a period of retrenchment during the economic recession of the beginning of the 1990s, the firm was incorporated as the AYH Partnership in February 1994. One of the firm's last projects was Arsenal F.C.'s
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. In April 2006, Arcadis acquired ''Summerfield Robb Clark'', a practice in
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. Four months later, it also bought ''Berkeley Consulting'', a practice specialising in infrastructure work. Arcadis UK merged with
EC Harris EC Harris is an international built asset consultancy firm headquartered in the United Kingdom. It is a key part of Arcadis NV, following the companies' merger in October 2011. History Founded in 1911 by Edward Charles Harris, EC Harris began a ...
on 2 November 2011, after a vote of EC Harris' 183 partners on 31 October 2011. In April 2012, the company acquired
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, an international construction consultancy company.


2010s–2020s: EU and North American expansion

In October 2011, Arcadis acquired
EC Harris EC Harris is an international built asset consultancy firm headquartered in the United Kingdom. It is a key part of Arcadis NV, following the companies' merger in October 2011. History Founded in 1911 by Edward Charles Harris, EC Harris began a ...
, an international built asset consultancy firm headquartered in the United Kingdom. In 2012, Arcadis purchased ''Langdon & Seah'', an Asia-based cost and project management consultancy. In October 2013,
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visited Aracdis as part of the celebrations for its 125th anniversary. In 2014, Arcadis purchased
Hyder Consulting Hyder Consulting was a multi-national advisory and design consultancy with particular specialisation in the transport, property, utilities and environmental sectors. The firm employed approximately 4,200 people across the UK, Europe, Germany, Midd ...
, a multi-national advisory and design consultancy specializing in the transport, property, utilities and environmental sectors. In October 2014, the company acquired
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for £296 million. Hyder Consulting, now an integrated component of Arcadis can trace its roots back to as early as 1739. In 2014, Arcadis purchased Callison, an international architecture firm based in
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. In October 2015, a new subsidiary,
CallisonRTKL CallisonRTKL is a global architecture, planning and design firm formed from the October 2015 merger of Callison and RTKL Associates, both of which were subsidiaries of Arcadis NV. Chief Executive Officers (Effective Date) * Kim Heartwell ( ...
, was formed through the merger of two existing Arcadis subisiaries, Callison and
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. In March 2017, Arcadis announced that its Supervisory Board has nominated Peter Oosterveer as CEO and Chairman of the Arcadis Executive Board. In 2020, Arcadis acquired ''Over Morgen'', a Dutch development and energy transition consulting firm. In 2020, Arcadis acquired ''EAMS Group'', a provider of enterprise asset management systems. In July 2022, Arcadis announced it was acquiring
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, a global architectural and engineering services company based in Canada, to be effective in September 2022. In October 2022, Arcadis announced CEO Peter Oosterveer’s retirement, and that current Chief Operating Officer Alan Brookes would be nominated as his successor in 2023. In December 2022, Arcadis acquired ''DPS Group'', an Ireland-based international construction consultancy specializing in life sciences and semiconductor facilities.


Projects

Projects in which Arcadis was involved include: *
London City Airport London City Airport is a regional airport in London, England. It is located in the Royal Docks in the Borough of Newham, approximately east of the City of London and east of Canary Wharf. These are the twin centres of London's financial ...
, completed in 1987 *
Millau Viaduct The Millau Viaduct (french: Viaduc de Millau, ) is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the gorge valley of the Tarn near (west of) Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie Region, in Southern France. The design t ...
, France, completed in 2004 * Tietê River Project, Brazil, completed in 2015 * Skip Spann Connector Bridge, Georgia, completed in 2016 * Tunnel section of A2 motorway, Netherlands, completed in 2019 * Ten stations on the Doha Metro Gold Line, completed in 2019 *
Long Beach International Gateway The Long Beach International Gateway is a cable-stayed bridge that carries six lanes of Interstate 710 and a bicycle/pedestrian path in Long Beach, California, west across the Back Channel to Terminal Island. The bridge replaced the Gerald Desmond ...
, California, completed in 2020 * Port of Calais Breakwater, France, completed in 2020 * Six stations on the
Sydney Metro City & Southwest Sydney Metro City & Southwest is a rapid transit project currently under-construction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The project will extend the Metro North West Line from on the North Shore, to in the city's south-west via the Sydn ...
, Australia, due to be completed in 2024 * Rail systems for
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, due to be completed in 2032


Publications


The Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2022

2022 Global Construction Disputes Report

International Construction Costs 2022


References

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