About us History

Our history and timeline

Astrid Mohr, Jeanette Visser and Herman Zuidberg in the new laboratory in the back garden of the Voorburgseweg.
Images from Fugro 40 year anniversary book page 29

Fugro was founded as an engineering company on 2 May 1962. Our name is an abbreviation of the Dutch words for Foundation Technology & Soil Mechanics.

Take a look how Fugro evolved over the years.

Fugro in Curacao. Foreman Kloos Kooi on the right.
Images from Fugro 40 year anniversary book page 63
Images from Fugro 50 year anniversary book page 43

Timeline

Fugro in the 1960s

History and timeline images

Timeline

Fugro in the 1970s

Gert-Jan Kramer and Bramlette McClelland
Images from Fugro 40 year anniversary book page 201

Timeline

Fugro in the 1980s

‘deep tow’ system with which the seabed is being charted

Timeline

Fugro in the 1990s

Timeline

Fugro in the 2000s

Deployment of Ocean Bottom Nodes (OBN).
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Timeline

Fugro in the 2010s

Fugro Orca / Blue Essence / Taqa project / North Sea / 3 March 2022
Fugro Blue Essence USV and Blue Volta eROV in the North Sea

Timeline

Fugro in the 2020s

Site investigation (CPT and drilling) and monitoring
Performing CPT, drilling and monitoring of the Grimburgwal canal in Amsterdam

What we do at Fugro

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