Netherlands Timeline
Building a Better World in the Netherlands
In 1957, Fluor and Schuytvlot began working together on projects in the Netherlands and Europe. In 1964, the Fluor-Schuytvlot Engineering Company became known as Fluor Netherlands. Since that time, Fluor Netherlands has executed work throughout Europe as well as the Middle East and Africa.
Fluor Netherlands has continued to expand, moving into a new BREEAM-certified office in Amsterdam in 2015. With multiple operating locations across the Netherlands, Fluor is capable of executing the engineering, procurement and construction of capital megaprojects.
1910s
Fluor quickly builds a reputation for innovation and precise engineering and construction work.
1912
Fluor Construction Co. founded
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1912: Fluor Construction Co. founded
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In 1888, John Simon "Si" Fluor emigrated from Switzerland to America in search of challenges and opportunity. He previously trained as a journeyman carpenter in the Swiss guild and brought with him the ethos that system embodied — a reverence for craftsmanship and the ambition to build structures that would outlast the builder.
In 1912, Mr. Fluor founded Fluor Construction Company in Santa Ana, California, leading the company until his death in 1944. Fluor Construction Company performed general contracting at the start and quickly gained a reputation for quality and innovation.
1950s
Fluor opens its first office in the Netherlands with the founding of Fluor-Schuytvlot.
1957
Start of Fluor Schuytvlot cooperation
1957: Start of Fluor Schuytvlot cooperation
Fluor London selected Ingenieursbureau Schuytvlot as subcontractor for the design and construction of an acid treater. The partnership combined Fluor's knowledge of major engineering and contracting order with Schuytvlot's knowledge of European design and construction codes.
1959
First Fluor office in Haarlem, the Netherlands
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1959: First Fluor office in Haarlem, the Netherlands
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Fluor opens first Haarlem office at the Fonteinlaan, an old hotel.
The Haarlem site would become the seat of European and African operations. By the mid-1970's, Fluor was the largest engineering and construction company in Western Europe.
1960s
Fluor-Schuytvlot becomes Fluor B.V. The company continues to grow under new leadership and take on challenging regional projects.
1960
Fluor-Schuytvlot completes natural gas installation
1960: Fluor-Schuytvlot completes natural gas installation
One of the first Fluor-Schuytvlot projects was a natural gas installation for Wintershall A.G. in Germany.
1961
Fluor-Schuytvlot moves to new office building on Schipholweg
1961: Fluor-Schuytvlot moves to new office building on Schipholweg
After the 1959 merger, the existing office space was inadequate. The location of the new office was selected strategically for its proximity to Schiphol Airport. When the new building at the Schipholweg was occupied at the end of 1961 there were nearly 300 employees.
1964
Fluor-Schuytvlot becomes Fluor Netherlands
1964: Fluor-Schuytvlot becomes Fluor Netherlands
In 1964, Fluor purchased the remaining 25 percent of shares held by Schuytvlot. The company name was changed to Fluor Netherlands.
1967
Polyester polymer plant in the Netherlands producing 30 MM lb/year
1967: Polyester polymer plant in the Netherlands producing 30 MM lb/year
Fluor completed the EPCM services for ICI Holland NV's polyester polymer plant with a capacity of 30 MM lbs/year in Rozenburg, Netherlands.
1968
Fluor Corporation shares on Amsterdam Stock Exchange
1968: Fluor Corporation shares on Amsterdam Stock Exchange
On Friday, April 26th, 1968, the Fluor Corporation, Ltd. is introduced at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
1970s
Fluor Netherlands engineers large projects in the Netherlands and the Middle East.
1972
Fluor opens new Haarlem office
1972: Fluor opens new Haarlem office
By the end of the 1960s Fluor had outgrown its office near Amsterdam and decided to move back to Haarlem. In 1972, Fluor opened an office at Surinameweg 17 in Haarlem. The office could accommodate 1,000 employees. It was designed as a multi-purpose building that would be easy to sell in the future.
1973
Fluor Netherlands begins work on Aramco's Ju'aymah Terminal
1973: Fluor Netherlands begins work on Aramco's Ju'aymah Terminal
Fluor provided engineering, procurement and construction management for the Ju'aymah Terminal, one of the world's largest crude oil facilities.
1976
Fluor completes solvent recovery plant in Delft
1976: Fluor completes solvent recovery plant in Delft
Gist Brocades contracted Fluor to execute the engineering, procurement and construction scope for the solvents recovery portion of their pharmaceutical plant in Delft.
1979
Fluor Haarlem works on Aramco's Yanbu project
1979: Fluor Haarlem works on Aramco's Yanbu project
Fluor Haarlem's Yanbu work contributed to the industrialization of the Red Sea coast. Fluor Haarlem performed engineering and procurement work for the client. In order to complete Aramco's engineering scope, Fluor rented extra building facilities in Amsterdam and bused the engineering staff from Haarlem to Amsterdam daily to meet the demand.
1980s
Fluor Netherlands successfully completes large chemicals project in Rotterdam.
1981
Fluor Haarlem awarded large Esso Nederland contract
1981: Fluor Haarlem awarded large Esso Nederland contract
The awarded project consisted of the expansion and modernisation of the Esso refinery in the Botlek area, close to Rotterdam. It was the largest investment that Esso had ever made in the Netherlands and, at that time, the largest order ever carried out by a Dutch company in the Netherlands.
Fluor Netherlands completed the detailed engineering, procurement and construction of the Flexicoker, vacuum distillation unit and revamps of the existing utilities and offsites facilities.
1981
Billiton International Metals BV's magnesium oxide project starts production
1981: Billiton International Metals BV's magnesium oxide project starts production
Fluor Netherlands completed the engineering, procurement and construction management scope of Billiton's Magnesium Oxide Plant in Veendam.
1983
Flexicoker mega-project construction begins in Botlek
1983: Flexicoker mega-project construction begins in Botlek
The Esso Flexicoker construction began in 1983. The project was executed as a multi-office project. Fluor offices in Haarlem, Camberley and Houston along with local partner companies executed the EPC scope.
1986
Esso Flexicoker mechanical completion
1986: Esso Flexicoker mechanical completion
The Esso Flexicoker project was seen as an example of a mega project for the EPC industry. The refinery reached total mechanical completion in mid-1986. The start-up phase initiated soon thereafter. The Esso Flexicoker was officially commissioned on March 26, 1987 by Prince Claus in Rotterdam.
1986
Fluor begins EPCM contract for Baxter Travenol Laboratories Inc. in Utrecht
1986: Fluor begins EPCM contract for Baxter Travenol Laboratories Inc. in Utrecht
Fluor engineered, procured and managed the construction efforts for Baxter Travenol's warehouse, office and laboratory in Utrecht.
1987
Fluor receives sole source award for fluid cracking catalyst plant
1987: Fluor receives sole source award for fluid cracking catalyst plant
Fluor was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management for Engelhard Corporation's Fluid Cracking Catalyst Plant in Terneuzen, the Netherlands. The facility made fluid cracking catalysts that oil refineries used to extract higher octane fuels from lower grades of crude oil. The project was complete in 1989.
1989
Fluor opens new office in Bergen Op Zoom
1989: Fluor opens new office in Bergen Op Zoom
The Bergen Op Zoom office was established to provide client-specific services for small capital project activities in the Netherlands and Belgium. Currently the office provides operation and maintenance services for small capital clients throughout the Europe, Middle East and North Africa region.
1990s
Fluor Netherlands continues to pursue work in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
1992
Fluor doubles the manufacturing capacity for Dutch client
1992: Fluor doubles the manufacturing capacity for Dutch client
Fluor's construction of the manufacturing plant expansion began in 1991 and was completed in 1993 in Bergen Op Zoom. Fluor expanded the plant's tobacco processing, primary capacity from 46,000 to 90,000 tonnes / year.
1993
Fluor completes paper converter plant
1993: Fluor completes paper converter plant
Fluor's Haarlem office executed the detail design and acted as construction manager for Mead Corporation's Paper Converter Plant in Venlo, the Netherlands.
1995
Fluor Infrastructure BV established
1995: Fluor Infrastructure BV established
Fluor Infrastructure BV was established in 1995 to execute the HSL-Zuid Project. Initially the office was located in Zoetermeer, but in 2007 the office was relocated to Hoofddorp. The Hoofddorp office is Fluor's Infrastructure Operations Head office for infrastructure project execution and sales in Europe.
1996
Fluor contracted by NAM
1996: Fluor contracted by NAM
Fluor provided EPCM services to NAM for the construction of their grassroots low temperature separation plant which would process sweet natural gas, including glycol injection and 25km of pipeline. After GBI Anjum Phase I was completed in 1996, Fluor was then awarded a Phase II engineering contract by NAM.
1997
Fluor engineers NAM's GBI Anjum Phase II project
1997: Fluor engineers NAM's GBI Anjum Phase II project
Fluor was contracted by NAM to prepare a project specification and to deliver detailed engineering, procurement and construction assistance for the GBI Anjum Phase II Project. The award included providing several engineering packages to revamp the existing LTS plant, including the integration of a turbo-expander / compressor unit, slug catcher facilities and a second LTS train.
2000s
Fluor B.V. celebrates 50 years of operation in the Netherlands.
2004
Memorandum of Understanding signed between Dow/PIC and Fluor
2004: Memorandum of Understanding signed between Dow/PIC and Fluor
Under the Memorandum of Understanding between Dow/PIC and Fluor, Fluor was to conduct PMC services and front-end engineering and design for utilities and infrastructure, including early site work for the OL2K project. This complex project was executed from Fluor's offices in Haarlem, Manila, Shuaiba and Abu Dhabi.
2006
Fluor completes high speed rail for the Dutch Government
2006: Fluor completes high speed rail for the Dutch Government
Fluor served as the managing partner for Infraspeed, a Special Purpose Vehicle selected by the Dutch Government to deliver the first high-speed rail line in the Netherlands.
2007
Fluor establishes office in Rotterdam
2007: Fluor establishes office in Rotterdam
Fluor opened an office in Rotterdam to provide better support for clients in the Botlek and Europoort areas.
2009
Fluor B.V. 50th Anniversary
2009: Fluor B.V. 50th Anniversary
Fluor B.V. celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2009. Over the years the Netherlands' offices embraced technological innovation and teamwork to successfully execute engineering, procurement and construction projects for clients in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
2009
TAQA awards Fluor EPCM Contract for Gas Storage Bergermeer
2009: TAQA awards Fluor EPCM Contract for Gas Storage Bergermeer
TAQA Energy B.C., subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC, contracted Fluor to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services (EPCM) for its Bergermeer Gas Storage project in the North Holland province of The Netherlands.
2010s
Fluor moves to a new BREEAM certified office near Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.
2010
Fluor begins EPCM scope for Butadiene Cooling System in Vlissingen
2010: Fluor begins EPCM scope for Butadiene Cooling System in Vlissingen
Fluor executed engineering, procurement and construction management services for a fast track project for Vopak Terminal Vlissingen to install a cooling system and cold insulation on two of the existing pressurised gas storage spheres.
2013
Construction begins on new Amsterdam Office
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2013: Construction begins on new Amsterdam Office
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On August 2, 2013 Fluor Chairman & CEO, David Seaton and the Board of Directors travelled to the Netherlands to break ground on the new Fluor office located in the greater Amsterdam area. In September 2013, Fluor received the BREEAM Excellent Design Certificate for the building's sustainable design and intended operation.
2014
Fluor Netherlands leads engineering and design work for ANWERUP project
2014: Fluor Netherlands leads engineering and design work for ANWERUP project
Fluor's office in Haarlem provided engineering and design support for ExxonMobil's Antwerp Northwest Europe Resid Upgrade Project (ANWERUP).
Fluor is responsible for the refinery's new delayed coker unit that will convert heavy, higher sulfur residual oils into transportation fuel products such as marine gasoil and diesel fuel.
2014
Super Absorbent Polymer Plant selected as Global Best Project in Manufacturing by ENR
2014: Super Absorbent Polymer Plant selected as Global Best Project in Manufacturing by ENR
SAPCO has a proprietary process to produce super absorbent polymer. They contracted Fluor to build their new production facilities. Fluor was responsible for basic engineering of the plant as well as engineering, procurement and construction of the facilities. In 2014, Fluor's Super Absorbent Polymer project was selected by Engineering News-Record as the Global Best Project in the Manufacturing category.
2015
Amsterdam Office Opens
2015: Amsterdam Office Opens
Fluor celebrated the Grand Opening of its new office in Amsterdam on February 19, 2015. Fluor moved from Haarlem to its new sustainable office building in Beukenhorst-Zuid Business Park near Schiphol airport.
The interior of the newly-built building encourages project team collaboration that is tailored to meet client requirements to house large international project teams. The design has a high level of open space and outside light with an atmosphere designed to connect employees thereby increasing job satisfaction and productivity.
2015
Gate Terminal BV engineering underway
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2015: Gate Terminal BV engineering underway
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Construction on Gate Terminal BV's LNG Break Bulk Terminal is underway in Rotterdam. Fluor was awarded the opportunity to work with Gate Terminal to provide LNG as a transportation fuel for Europe. Fluor's EPCM scope at the terminal includes the jetty, loading facilities, boil-off gas compressors, connection to the LNG terminal and other facilities.
2015
Fluor Infrastructure BV manages A8 Autobahn improvements
2015: Fluor Infrastructure BV manages A8 Autobahn improvements
Fluor Infrastructure BV is a managing partner of the concession, autobahnplus (a+), which was responsible for the design, construction, and financing of the $338 million A8 Autobahn improvements between Augsburg and Munich, Germany.
2015
Fluor JV selected to execute EPC packages for KNPC's Al-Zour Refinery
2015: Fluor JV selected to execute EPC packages for KNPC's Al-Zour Refinery
Fluor’s joint venture FDH JV team was selected by KNPC as the preferred bidder for major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) packages for the new Al-Zour Refinery project. The FDH JV team will execute the EPC of Packages 2 and 3 of the Al-Zour Refinery on a lump sum basis. The Al-Zour Refinery is located in Al Zour, approximately 90 kilometers south of Kuwait City, adjacent to the existing Al-Zour South Power Plant. When completed, the new complex is expected to be one of the largest refineries in the world, producing 615,000 barrels per day.
2016
A9 Gaasperdammerweg upgrade and expansion under construction
2016: A9 Gaasperdammerweg upgrade and expansion under construction
Fluor is a partner in IXAS Zuid-Oost selected by the Dutch Government to deliver the A9 Gaasperdammerweg public-private-partnership (PPP) project. The A9 project is an upgrade and expansion of the existing A9 highway between junctions of Holendrecht and Diemen (in Amsterdam, the Netherlands). The project location is situated in a densely populated area with many external stakeholders and interfaces. Fluor is self-performing its share of the project.
2016
Fluor JV constructs Clean Fuels program in Kuwait
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2016: Fluor JV constructs Clean Fuels program in Kuwait
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A Fluor joint venture was selected in a public tender as the most competitive bidder to design, construct and commission KNPC’s Mina Abdullah Package 2 Clean Fuels project. Fluor began detailed engineering and design in 2014 and started construction in 2015. The MAB2 package facility comprises a world-scale hydrogen plant (steam reformers), sulfur block (SWS, ARU, SRU) and utilities, offsites and non-process buildings. It also covers modifications to the existing Mina Abdullah refinery units.
2017
Fluor special purpose company reconstructs A27 and A1 motorways
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2017: Fluor special purpose company reconstructs A27 and A1 motorways
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The 3Angle B.V. special purpose company, comprised of Fluor, 3i Infrastructure and Heijmans Capital, is responsible for the financing, design, construction, management and maintenance of the reconstruction of the A27 motorway between Utrecht North and Eemnes Junction, as well as the A1 motorway between the Eemnes Junction and the Bunschoten-Spakenburg interchange. Construction is due to be completed by the end of 2018, followed by the commencement of a 25-year maintenance period.
2018
Fluor joint venture provides design and construction services for Amsterdam’s Project Zuidasdok
2018: Fluor joint venture provides design and construction services for Amsterdam’s Project Zuidasdok
Fluor, as part of joint venture ZuidPlus, was selected to deliver the Zuidasdok project for the City of Amsterdam. Zuidasdok involves the widening and partial underground installation of the A10 South motorway and expansion of the Amsterdam-Zuid Station. Zuidasdok is located in Amsterdam at the financial district, also known as the Zuidas. The previously segmented Zuidas business district will be reconnected into one living, working and shopping area.
Zuidasdok is currently one of the largest infrastructure projects in the Netherlands. Construction is expected to commence in 2019 and conclude in 2028, followed by a seven year maintenance period.
2020s
2020 and beyond.
2020
Fluor opens A9 Gaasperdammertunnel
2020: Fluor opens A9 Gaasperdammertunnel
In November 2020, the project team achieved a major milestone, opening the three-kilometer Gaasperdammertunnel to traffic.