ABO-Group takes over the West Flemish Infrastructure Agency Demey from Roeselare.
With the acquisition of Infrabureau Demey, ABO-Group confirms its strategy to realize, in addition to organic growth, also acquisitions of specialized companies in its home countries that work cross-pollinated with its main activities: soil, archeology and geotechnical engineering.
Infrastructure agency Demey
The family business 'Infrabureau Demey', founded in 1964 and located in Roeselare, currently has about 25 employees and is managed by Filip Demey and his wife Ellen Vanhoutte.
“We have been delivering quality infrastructure projects in the West Flanders region for 60 years”, says Filip Demey. “Our agency has experienced good, steady growth in recent decades thanks to our loyal employees and the good cooperation with our clients. Today marks a new milestone for our company, now together with ABO-Group. Supported by the expertise within the group, such as at sister company SWBO, we plan to accelerate this growth. We therefore look forward to the future with ABO-Group.”
Filip Demey remains executive director.
Realizing synergies within the group
ABO-Group CEO Frank De Palmenaer: “It goes without saying that Demey's projects represent an opportunity to realize synergies and economies of scale between different services within the ABO-Group. For example, I see close cooperation between Demey and the previously acquired surveying agency 'MEET HET' in the future. Thanks to the expertise of both parties in the field of 'BIM for infrastructure', ABO-Group can further develop within this domain. The use of this different form of design is growing worldwide and is seen as an important step towards more modern and smarter construction processes.”
