Arcadis

Arcadis NV is a global design, engineering and management consulting company based in the Zuidas, Amsterdam, Netherlands. It currently operates in excess of 350 offices across forty countries. The company is a member of the Next 150 index.

Arcadis was founded as the land reclamation specialist Nederlandsche Heidemaatschappij in 1888. Over the following decades, the firm became involved in various development projects, initially with a rural focus. During the second half of the 20th century, the company developed its international presence as well as its shift into urban development. As a consequence of a drastic restructuring in 1974 that divided the company, it became Heidemij. It pursued a European-orientated expansion programme immediately following the end of the Cold War. During 1993, the firm merged with the North American business Geraghty & Miller, resulting in its listing on the NASDAQ index.