Koninklijke VolkerWessels B.V. is a major European construction services business with
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-based headquarters. It is owned by the Wessels Family through Reggeborgh Holding.
History
The company was founded by Adriaan Volker in
Sliedrecht
Sliedrecht () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is covered by water.
Sliedrecht is known for the many large dredging companies (including Bosk ...
in 1854.
It merged with Stevin Groep to form ''Volker Stevin'' in 1978 and with Kondor Wessels in 1997 to form ''Volker Wessels Stevin''.
[ It was rebranded ''VolkerWessels'' in 2002.][
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Operations
The company is organised into the following divisions:
* 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
VolkerWessels Cycling Team is a UCI Continental road bicycle racing team established in 2016 in the Netherlands. The team was promoted to the UCI Continental level in 2019. The team's main sponsor is VolkerWessels, a Dutch construction company.
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Major projects
Major projects undertaken by the company include the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier
The Oosterscheldekering ( English: Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier), between the islands Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland, is the largest of the Delta Works, a series of dams and storm surge barriers, designed to protect the Netherlands ...
completed in 1986, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne between Gateshead arts quarter on the south bank and Newcastle upon Tyne's Quayside area on the north bank. It was the first tilting bridge ever t ...
completed in 2001 and the Euroborg
The Euroborg () is the stadium in Groningen, Netherlands. It is the home of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,525 seats. The stadium site houses a casino, movie theater, school, supermarket, and a fitness centre. A temporary r ...
soccer stadium for FC Groningen
Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. G ...
in Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
completed in 2006.
VolkerWessels is also involved in HS2
High Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned high-speed railway line in England, the first phase of which is under construction in stages and due for completion between 2029 and 2033, depending on approval for later stages. The new line will run from its m ...
lot C1, working as part of joint venture, due to complete in 2031.
References
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External links
Official site
Construction and civil engineering companies of the Netherlands
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1854
Dutch companies established in 1854