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- ABO-Group Environment NV is a Belgium-based engineering firm specializing in environmental and geotechnical services, including soil research, remediation, geotechnics, ecology, monitoring, and infrastructure solutions. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, the company operates through semi-independent subsidiaries across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and internationally, serving clients in construction, infrastructure, mining, energy, water management, and defense sectors with over 800 multidisciplinary experts. Its core offerings encompass soil studies and remediation; geotechnical investigations and geophysical testing; asbestos surveys, laboratory analyses, and demolition inventories; ecology and environmental impact assessments; water and hydrogeology consultancy; environmental drilling and sampling; monitoring services; infrastructure design and coordination; as well as sonic drilling, cultural heritage assessments, and sustainable energy advisory.
The company provides end-to-end solutions from initial assessments and permitting to execution, monitoring, and compliance, with key subsidiaries including ABO, ABO-ERG, Geosonda, ABO-Milieuconsult, Sialtech, Translab, Geomet, ABO-Innogeo, Subgeo, GEO+ Environnement, Geosonic France, Dynaopt, Meet Het, Rimeco, SEGED, SWBO, Eau et Perspectives, Infrabureau Demey, and Eco Reest.
In recent developments, ABO-Group Environment completed multiple acquisitions in 2024, including a 70% stake in Dutch ecology specialist Eco Reest, adding over 50 employees and strengthening its Netherlands presence; Infrabureau Demey for infrastructure expertise; Eau et Perspectives and Odace for water management and environmental services in France; and others contributing to 4.7% of 2024 revenue growth, pushing consolidated turnover to EUR 95.9 million, up 14.6% year-over-year. The group announced its first 2025 acquisition of Délo Boringen, a Belgian environmental drilling firm, while shifting focus to large multidisciplinary soil projects, PFAS remediation, climate adaptation, and mining under the European Critical Raw Materials Act; it anticipates 2025 revenue of EUR 105-110 million supported by major defense contracts exceeding EUR 15 million. These moves, alongside organic growth and Euronext Brussels/Paris listings, position ABO-Group as a market leader in sustainable environmental engineering with a debt ratio of 2.1x EBITDA and solvency of 28.2%.