VolkerWessels
Encyclopedia
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%).
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.
between Schouwen-Duiveland
and Noord-Beveland
completed in 1986, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge
completed in 2001 and the Euroborg
soccer stadium for FC Groningen in Groningen completed in 2006.
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. It is privately owned by the Wessels Family (42.5%), CVC Capital Partners
CVC Capital Partners
CVC Capital Partners is one of the top five largest private equity firms globally with approximately US$46 billion in funds focused on management buyouts...
(42.5%) and management (15%).
History
The company was founded by Adriaan Volker in SliedrechtSliedrecht
Sliedrecht is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of ....
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.
Operations
The company is organised into the following divisions:- Building and property development
- Infrastructure
- VolkerWessels UK
- VolverWessels Canada
- Energy, infrastructure technology and telecoms
- Supplies and marine services
Major projects
Major projects undertaken by the company include the OosterscheldekeringOosterscheldekering
The Oosterscheldekering , between the islands Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland, is the largest of the 13 ambitious Delta works series of dams, designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding...
between Schouwen-Duiveland
Schouwen-Duiveland
Schouwen-Duiveland is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands.The Brouwersdam is a dam, part of the Delta Works, from Schouwen-Duiveland to Goedereede, the west part of the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in South Holland....
and Noord-Beveland
Noord-Beveland
Noord-Beveland is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands and a former island, now part of the Walcheren-Zuid-Beveland-Noord-Beveland peninsula....
completed in 1986, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead's Quays arts quarter on the south bank, and the Quayside of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank. The award-winning structure was conceived and designed by architects...
completed in 2001 and the Euroborg
Euroborg
Euroborg is the stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats. Located to the south-east of Groningen, the Euroborg site houses a casino and a movie theatre, a school, a supermarket and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station at the Euroborg has opened in late 2007....
soccer stadium for FC Groningen in Groningen completed in 2006.