Heijmans
Encyclopedia
Heijmans N.V. is a major European construction-services business with Dutch
-based headquarters.
in 1923. It was first listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange
in 1993.
completed in 2002, the Western Scheldt Tunnel
completed in 2003 and "The Blob" in Eindhoven completed in 2010.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
-based headquarters.
History
The company was founded by Jan Heijmans in RosmalenRosmalen
Rosmalen is a city in the province of North Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands. It is located near 's-Hertogenbosch and has belonged to its municipality since 1996. In 2005 the city began construction of a new neighbourhood, De Groote Wielen...
in 1923. It was first listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange
Amsterdam Stock Exchange
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the former name for the stock exchange based in Amsterdam. It merged on 22 September 2000 with the Brussels Stock Exchange and the Paris Stock Exchange to form Euronext, and is now known as Euronext Amsterdam.-History:...
in 1993.
Operations
The company has the following divisions:- Property development
- Residential housing
- Non-residential construction
- Installation techniques
- Infrastructure
- International (Belgium, the UK and Germany)
Major projects
Major projects undertaken the company include ING HouseING House
ING House is the headquarters of ING Group at the business district Zuidas of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is nicknamed the shoe or the dustbuster . The postmodern design is by Amsterdam based architects Meyer and Van Schooten...
completed in 2002, the Western Scheldt Tunnel
Western Scheldt Tunnel
Western Scheldt Tunnel is a tunnel in The Netherlands on highway N62 under the Western Scheldt estuary between Ellewoutsdijk and Terneuzen. It is the longest tunnel for highway traffic in The Netherlands.-History:...
completed in 2003 and "The Blob" in Eindhoven completed in 2010.