Sweco
Sweco AB (originally "Swedish Consultants") is the largest European engineering consultancy company, active in the fields of construction, architecture, and environmental engineering.
As of 2015, Sweco has about 14,500 employees and presence in
Sweden,
Norway,
Finland, Estonia,
Denmark,
Netherlands,
Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania,
the United Kingdom, Belgium, Bulgaria, Turkey, and China.
The company is listed at the stock exchange OMX Nordiska Börs in Stockholm and has its historical roots in a number of companies, now merged, such as AB Vattenbyggnadsbyrån (VBB), VIAK AB, FFNS AB and Grontmij.
History
1889 Hugo Theorell starts Theorells Ingenjörsbyrå
1897 J. Gust. Richert establishes AB Vattenbyggnadsbyrån (VBB)
1930 VIAK, Olsson & Jonsson founded
1958 FFNS Arkitekter founded
1987 Stock market listing of FFNS Arkitekter
1988 VBB acquires BECO. VBB group is formed
1997 FFNS acquires VBB group and Sweco is formed
2003 Sweco acquires Statkraft Grøner and PIC
2013 Sweco acquires Vectura Consulting AB.