In 1913 Doedo Veenhuizen, a farmer by trade, started a company focusing on cultivating wasteland, helping farmers protect against flooding and reclaiming land. We still do this and much, much more. Our value chain of services stretches from major renewable water and infrastructure projects through designing efficient and environmentally-sensitive mobility and transportation networks to shaping and monitoring our built and green living spaces.

The name 'Grontmij' was soon coined, originating from the letters in the Dutch words for soil improvement (GRondverbetering) and reclamation company (ONTginningMaatschappIJ). In 1915 the company became a N.V. (Limited Liability Company).

Expansion
We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to achieve our current standing as fourth largest sustainable designing and engineering consultancy group within Europe.
Grontmij acquired the Carl Bro Group in August 2006 which meant the company doubled in size.

In June 2010 Grontmij acquired French engineering company Ginger Groupe and added a fourth business line, Monitoring & Testing. With the acquisition of Ginger Grontmij added a new region, France to the other three regions where it already operated, namely Benelux, Nordic, UK+ Central & Eastern Europe.

Strategy
In January 2010 Grontmij aligned its structure to growth markets by restructuring from six geographic regions to three business lines: Water & Energy, Transportation & Mobility and Planning & Design with a newly appointed Group Director for each business line.

Grontmij also announced an enhanced five year strategy with a focus on profitability, organic revenue growth and further expansion by acquisitions. At the core of the strategy is the principle of sustainability by design which is a leading proposition for Grontmij’s customers.

Grontmij has developed and grown by serving the needs of the local and international community in the face of external environmental changes and urban development. By alligning ourselves with the current environmental changes such as population growth, climate change and increasing urbanisation we will continue to play our part in the global community into and beyond our 100 year anniversary.

The future
We look to the future to enhance the world we live in. By applying sustainability considerations to all our design, consultancy and management services right across the value chain, highly-skilled expert professionals are able to create lasting solutions that plan for, connect and respect the future.