Mammoet

Mammoet

Type	Public
Industry	Logistic
Headquarters	Schiedam, The Netherlands
Key people	Roderick van Seumeren (CEO)
Employees	3,200 (2009)
Website	www.mammoet.com

Mammoet is a privately held Dutch company specializing in the hoisting and transporting of heavy objects.

History

Mammoet loading one of its own cars after a job in Utrecht.

Mammoet Office Building in Schiedam ('De Bolder')

Mammoet was founded in 1973, specialised in heavy transport over water and roads. In 2001 it was taken over by Van Seumeren transport. The name Mammoet became the name for the new company. The daughter company Mammoet Shipping was sold to Spliethoff and was renamed BigLift Shipping. It raised the Russian submarine Kursk. The company is experienced in the offshore, petrochemical, and construction industries, the latter of which includes rapid bridge replacement^[1] using Self Propelled Modular Transporter vehicles. Mammoet headquarters in Schiedam is located in a distinctive office building named De Bolder (= "The Bollard"). The building was fabricated in a factory and later shipped to the current location. This helped to save time and money. Mammoet has additional offices in North America, South America, South Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Asia. The Director of Mammoet is Roderik van Seumeren. 75% of the shares are in hands of SHV, the remaining part is still in hands of the van Seumeren family.

Mammoet currently has approximately 3200 employees worldwide, of which approximately 850 are employed in The Netherlands. Mammoet is Dutch for "mammoth". On October 18, 2008, Mammoet sponsored the NASCAR Craftsman Truck, #12 of J.R. Fitzpatrick at Martinsville Speedway.

Company parts

Mammoet consists of the following parts:

• Mammoet Transport, heavy lifting and transport
• Mammoet Road Cargo, heavy and special road transport
• Mammoet Maritime, maritime operations in inland and coastal waters
• Mammoet Salvage, maritime operations in open sea and ocean
• Mammoet Ferry Transport, transport company between UK and continental Europe
• Mammoet Merchandise, Mammoet merchandise products
• Mammoet Workwear, Mammoet company clothing
• Mammoet Trading, Mammoet Equipment for sale
• Mammoet Shipping, Mammoet Shipping division

See also

• Russian submarine Kursk explosion

External links

• Corporate website
• SHV
• Mammoet's magazine for third parties
• Mammoet Netherlands in action

References

1. ^ Cook, Maria (August 10, 2007). "A fast fix for a fast world". Ottawa Citizen. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/features/bridge/story.html?id=8ae33ddc-a3cc-4ecb-b0ed-6547ffcb3154&k=27649. Retrieved 2007-08-12.