Royal BAM Group


Koninklijke BAM Groep is a Dutch construction-services business with headquarters in Bunnik, Netherlands. It is the largest construction company based on revenue in the Netherlands.

History

The company was founded by Adam van der Wal as a joiner's shop in 1869. It was renamed Bataafsche Aanneming Maatschappij van Bouw- en Betonwerken in 1927 and expanded through acquisition buying Interbuild in 1998, NBM-Amstelland in 2000 and Hollandsche Beton Groep in 2002.
In July 2020, Royal BAM announced it was shutting its 600-strong BAM International business, blaming the COVID-19 pandemic for mounting losses. Up to 150 jobs would also be cut at BAM Construct UK.

Operations

The company's major operations include:
Projects completed by the company include the Amsterdam Arena football stadium for AFC Ajax in Amsterdam completed in 1996, the Antwerp Law Courts completed in 2005 and the Euroborg football stadium for FC Groningen in Groningen completed in 2006. The company was part of the Infraspeed consortium which handed over the HSL-Zuid high-speed railway line for commercial use in 2009.