The Netherlands has a rich tradition of entrepreneurship. The country has always been an advocate and even a guide in the field of modern, free trade. But who today are the best entrepreneurs in the Netherlands? Elsevier magazine conducted the survey in 2013 for the second time in a row - after a first survey in 2012, has just published the results: a top five hundred Dutch companies. Below there, the top ten.
10. Achmea
Achmea Holding NV is a provider of financial services, especially insurance. The company is the result of the merger between Silver Cross and Avéro Central Management Group (AVCB) on 1 January 1995. The actual foundation of Achmea, however, dates back to 1811. It is then that the Frisian accountant Ulbe Piers Draisma, the 'Mutual Fire Insurance Society 'founder to Achlum (Friesland). Later, in 2000, became part of Achmea Eurelo BV, which in 2011 merged with the German parent company Achmea NV as Achmea BV to be formed. Known brands Achmea include: Agis Avéro, Central Administration, FBTO, Interpolis, Syntrus and Silver Cross. In 2013 the turnover of Achmea was 25 257 million with a profit of 453 million euros.
9. INGKA Holding (IKEA)
It will surprise many, but IKEA is actually a Dutch company. Although the origins and terms for profiling is perfectly Swedish, is parent company INGKA namely Holding registered in the Netherlands and is the world headquarters for IKEA in Delft. The company is known for its hand-made kits of affordable designer furniture (including beds, chairs and tables). Since January 2008 IKEA is even the world's largest furniture retailer. The company is the brainchild of the Swede Ingvar Kamprad. In 1943, at the age of seventeen, he founded already on it. The name IKEA is an acronym made up of the initials of his name, the farm where he grew up and his home town in Småland, South Sweden: Ingvar Kamprad, Elmtaryd, Agunnaryd. Since January 2014 owns 349 IKEA stores in 43 countries. It allows as 139,000 people. In 2013, the turnover of the company amounted to 27 895 million euro and was 3,214 million Euro made gains.
8. Ahold
Koninklijke Ahold NV is an international department store chain headquartered in Amsterdam. The company was founded in 1887 with the opening of the first Albert Heijn supermarket Oostzaan. Heijn's grandsons, Albert and Gerrit Jan, would leave this shop in four decades to become a retailer. With a view to international expansion, the name 'Albert Heijn' changed in 1973 "Ahold", short for "Albert Heijn Holding '. Follow purchases in Spain and the United States and later in South America, Central Europe and Asia. In 1987, we received the title 'Royal' Dutch Queen Beatrix. This title is only awarded to Dutch companies hundred years honorable trade. In 2013, Ahold's sales amounted to 32 841 million, showing a profit of 827 million remained.
7. ING Group
ING Group is an up-and-top Dutch multinational. The name is an abbreviation of 'Internationale Nederlanden Group'. The orange lion logo of ING is an allusion to the Dutch origins of the group, which grew under the wing of the House of Orange-Nassau. The headquarters of ING in Amsterdam. The principal activities of the group are to be situated in the area of banking: direct, retail or commercial. But ING is also an investment bank does to asset management and insurance offers. According to the list "Fortune Global 500" ING was the largest banking conglomerate in 2012. In 2013, it produced a turnover of more than 42 644 million. A profit of 4,003 million euro (although a decrease of 32% compared to 2012), ING brings to the eighteenth place in the top twenty most profitable companies worldwide. In this way, ING is also immediately the Dutch member of the Inter-Alpha Group of Banks, a cooperative consortium that unites the eleven most prominent banks in Europe.
6. LyondellBasell Industries
LyondellBasell Industries is a multinational company which operates from the Netherlands, particularly from its headquarters in Rotterdam. Originally the company is American, however, and is based in Houston, Texas. LyondellBasell develops in December 2007, when Basell Polyolefins the Lyondell Chemical Company purchases for 12.7 billion dollars. Since then, LyondellBasell is the third largest chemical manufacturer in the world. The company has sixty production sites in 19 countries and employs 15,000 people. In 2009, LyondellBasell moisture however with an estimated debt of $ 26 billion and was forced to enter a protected bankruptcy (under the so-called Chapter 11 of the US company law). The debt was thirteen times more than the produce of the company. Although LyondellBasell in 2010 emerged from this bankruptcy, the buyout of Lyondell Basell continues until today provide controversies. Some voices will claim that this went fraudulent. Meanwhile, the group in 2013 have turned a turnover of 45 352 million and made 2,158 million profit.
5. AEGON
AEGON NV created in 1983 by the merger of AGO and Ennia. AEGON has businesses in over twenty countries in Europe, Asia and America. Because it offers life insurance, pension and asset management products to some 47 million customers. It brought the group in 2013 a turnover of 47 264 million and a profit of 1,571 million euros. AEGON The name is an acronym that combines the initials of the five main 'leaders' of the group. For AGO (formed in 1968) are: the General Frisian Bank, Great Noordhollandsche Bank and the Bank Olveh. For Ennia (formed in 1969) are: the Nillmij Bank and First Nederlandsche Bank. Since 'Ennia' a strong understanding was in the Netherlands Antilles was decided not to implement the name change to AEGON there. Fun fact: Aegon comes as a character also in Bucolica, a shepherd poem by the Roman master Vergillius.
4. Unilever
A turnover of 51 324 million and a profit of 4,948 million euros, which are the main figures of Unilever in 2013. Based on that profit figure, the company is moreover to be in second place on this list, as does the Netherlands only our number one better. Globally, the Anglo-Dutch multinational company - one of the oldest in the world - the third player in the field of consumer goods, after Procter & Gamble and Nestle. The Unilever products are available in 190 different countries. The company owns more than four hundred brands including fourteen brands, transforming annually over one billion Euros. These are: Axe / Lynx, Dove, Omo, Flora / Becel, Heartbrand ice creams, Hellmann's, Knorr, Lipton, Lux, Magnum, Rama, Rexona, Sunsilk and Surf. Unilever is also listed on two exchanges. There is both Unilever NV with headquarters in Rotterdam and on the other there is Unilever PLC headquartered in London (UK). Both companies, however, are governed by the same directors and operate as one company with four main divisions: food (foods), beverages and ice cream (refreshments), home products (homecare) and personal hygiene (personal care).
3. EADS (The Airbus Group)
"European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company," which is the company's full name is abbreviated as "EADS". These multinational company registered in the Netherlands, Leiden. The company specializes in the production of civil and military aircraft, communications systems, missiles, spacecraft, satellites and related systems. EADS is a young company. It was only created in July 2010 through the amalgamation of three different companies' Aérospatiale-Matra, '' DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) and "EADS CASA SA (CASA). In 2013 the group took 56 664 million to 1,229 million and made a profit. Early this year, EADS reorganized into "Airbus Group. The Airbus Group has three major divisions: "Airbus", "Airbus Defence & Space" and "Airbus Helicopters.
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2. Vitol Holding
The Vitol Holding was founded in Rotterdam in 1966 by Swiss immigrant Henk Viëtor. The headquarters of the group remain until today located in Rotterdam, but there are now also in Switzerland itself, Geneva. The multinational Vitol trades mainly energy and shipped example, some four hundred million tons of crude oil per year. That makes the Vitol Holding the largest independent energy trader in the world. In 2013 the group's turnover amounted to a gigantic 229 598 million, of which 1.315 million left over as profit.
1. Royal Dutch Shell
In 2012 was Royal Dutch Shell (usually just referred to as 'Shell') sales of
365.007 million spread over 140 countries. This is more than 1,000 million Euros per day and is equivalent to less than 84% of the total Gross Domestic Product of the Netherlands. The fuel giant kept them a profit of about 20 338 million, which Shell in terms of both sales and profit figure is the absolute number one in this list. In comparison, the second largest margin of Unilever, is a fourth of that of Shell. Like Unilever, Shell is incidentally an Anglo-Dutch initiative. The company is incorporated in the United Kingdom but has its headquarters in the Netherlands. Essentially Shell is therefore an amalgamation of a Dutch and an English company: of the Royal Dutch Petroleum 'and the English' Shell Transport & Trading. This amalgamation Shell was - in terms of sales - also marks the largest, state-independent, private company in the world and one of the six "super majors" in the market for gas and oil. At the same time this event Royal Dutch Shell also made one of the most valuable (and expensive) companies ever. It is not for nothing that Shell is currently not only the leader of our list, but also of the Fortune Global 500 "list of the world's largest companies.
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10. Achmea
Achmea Holding NV is a provider of financial services, especially insurance. The company is the result of the merger between Silver Cross and Avéro Central Management Group (AVCB) on 1 January 1995. The actual foundation of Achmea, however, dates back to 1811. It is then that the Frisian accountant Ulbe Piers Draisma, the 'Mutual Fire Insurance Society 'founder to Achlum (Friesland). Later, in 2000, became part of Achmea Eurelo BV, which in 2011 merged with the German parent company Achmea NV as Achmea BV to be formed. Known brands Achmea include: Agis Avéro, Central Administration, FBTO, Interpolis, Syntrus and Silver Cross. In 2013 the turnover of Achmea was 25 257 million with a profit of 453 million euros.
9. INGKA Holding (IKEA)
It will surprise many, but IKEA is actually a Dutch company. Although the origins and terms for profiling is perfectly Swedish, is parent company INGKA namely Holding registered in the Netherlands and is the world headquarters for IKEA in Delft. The company is known for its hand-made kits of affordable designer furniture (including beds, chairs and tables). Since January 2008 IKEA is even the world's largest furniture retailer. The company is the brainchild of the Swede Ingvar Kamprad. In 1943, at the age of seventeen, he founded already on it. The name IKEA is an acronym made up of the initials of his name, the farm where he grew up and his home town in Småland, South Sweden: Ingvar Kamprad, Elmtaryd, Agunnaryd. Since January 2014 owns 349 IKEA stores in 43 countries. It allows as 139,000 people. In 2013, the turnover of the company amounted to 27 895 million euro and was 3,214 million Euro made gains.
8. Ahold
Koninklijke Ahold NV is an international department store chain headquartered in Amsterdam. The company was founded in 1887 with the opening of the first Albert Heijn supermarket Oostzaan. Heijn's grandsons, Albert and Gerrit Jan, would leave this shop in four decades to become a retailer. With a view to international expansion, the name 'Albert Heijn' changed in 1973 "Ahold", short for "Albert Heijn Holding '. Follow purchases in Spain and the United States and later in South America, Central Europe and Asia. In 1987, we received the title 'Royal' Dutch Queen Beatrix. This title is only awarded to Dutch companies hundred years honorable trade. In 2013, Ahold's sales amounted to 32 841 million, showing a profit of 827 million remained.
7. ING Group
ING Group is an up-and-top Dutch multinational. The name is an abbreviation of 'Internationale Nederlanden Group'. The orange lion logo of ING is an allusion to the Dutch origins of the group, which grew under the wing of the House of Orange-Nassau. The headquarters of ING in Amsterdam. The principal activities of the group are to be situated in the area of banking: direct, retail or commercial. But ING is also an investment bank does to asset management and insurance offers. According to the list "Fortune Global 500" ING was the largest banking conglomerate in 2012. In 2013, it produced a turnover of more than 42 644 million. A profit of 4,003 million euro (although a decrease of 32% compared to 2012), ING brings to the eighteenth place in the top twenty most profitable companies worldwide. In this way, ING is also immediately the Dutch member of the Inter-Alpha Group of Banks, a cooperative consortium that unites the eleven most prominent banks in Europe.
6. LyondellBasell Industries
LyondellBasell Industries is a multinational company which operates from the Netherlands, particularly from its headquarters in Rotterdam. Originally the company is American, however, and is based in Houston, Texas. LyondellBasell develops in December 2007, when Basell Polyolefins the Lyondell Chemical Company purchases for 12.7 billion dollars. Since then, LyondellBasell is the third largest chemical manufacturer in the world. The company has sixty production sites in 19 countries and employs 15,000 people. In 2009, LyondellBasell moisture however with an estimated debt of $ 26 billion and was forced to enter a protected bankruptcy (under the so-called Chapter 11 of the US company law). The debt was thirteen times more than the produce of the company. Although LyondellBasell in 2010 emerged from this bankruptcy, the buyout of Lyondell Basell continues until today provide controversies. Some voices will claim that this went fraudulent. Meanwhile, the group in 2013 have turned a turnover of 45 352 million and made 2,158 million profit.
5. AEGON
AEGON NV created in 1983 by the merger of AGO and Ennia. AEGON has businesses in over twenty countries in Europe, Asia and America. Because it offers life insurance, pension and asset management products to some 47 million customers. It brought the group in 2013 a turnover of 47 264 million and a profit of 1,571 million euros. AEGON The name is an acronym that combines the initials of the five main 'leaders' of the group. For AGO (formed in 1968) are: the General Frisian Bank, Great Noordhollandsche Bank and the Bank Olveh. For Ennia (formed in 1969) are: the Nillmij Bank and First Nederlandsche Bank. Since 'Ennia' a strong understanding was in the Netherlands Antilles was decided not to implement the name change to AEGON there. Fun fact: Aegon comes as a character also in Bucolica, a shepherd poem by the Roman master Vergillius.
4. Unilever
A turnover of 51 324 million and a profit of 4,948 million euros, which are the main figures of Unilever in 2013. Based on that profit figure, the company is moreover to be in second place on this list, as does the Netherlands only our number one better. Globally, the Anglo-Dutch multinational company - one of the oldest in the world - the third player in the field of consumer goods, after Procter & Gamble and Nestle. The Unilever products are available in 190 different countries. The company owns more than four hundred brands including fourteen brands, transforming annually over one billion Euros. These are: Axe / Lynx, Dove, Omo, Flora / Becel, Heartbrand ice creams, Hellmann's, Knorr, Lipton, Lux, Magnum, Rama, Rexona, Sunsilk and Surf. Unilever is also listed on two exchanges. There is both Unilever NV with headquarters in Rotterdam and on the other there is Unilever PLC headquartered in London (UK). Both companies, however, are governed by the same directors and operate as one company with four main divisions: food (foods), beverages and ice cream (refreshments), home products (homecare) and personal hygiene (personal care).
3. EADS (The Airbus Group)
"European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company," which is the company's full name is abbreviated as "EADS". These multinational company registered in the Netherlands, Leiden. The company specializes in the production of civil and military aircraft, communications systems, missiles, spacecraft, satellites and related systems. EADS is a young company. It was only created in July 2010 through the amalgamation of three different companies' Aérospatiale-Matra, '' DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) and "EADS CASA SA (CASA). In 2013 the group took 56 664 million to 1,229 million and made a profit. Early this year, EADS reorganized into "Airbus Group. The Airbus Group has three major divisions: "Airbus", "Airbus Defence & Space" and "Airbus Helicopters.
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2. Vitol Holding
The Vitol Holding was founded in Rotterdam in 1966 by Swiss immigrant Henk Viëtor. The headquarters of the group remain until today located in Rotterdam, but there are now also in Switzerland itself, Geneva. The multinational Vitol trades mainly energy and shipped example, some four hundred million tons of crude oil per year. That makes the Vitol Holding the largest independent energy trader in the world. In 2013 the group's turnover amounted to a gigantic 229 598 million, of which 1.315 million left over as profit.
1. Royal Dutch Shell
In 2012 was Royal Dutch Shell (usually just referred to as 'Shell') sales of
365.007 million spread over 140 countries. This is more than 1,000 million Euros per day and is equivalent to less than 84% of the total Gross Domestic Product of the Netherlands. The fuel giant kept them a profit of about 20 338 million, which Shell in terms of both sales and profit figure is the absolute number one in this list. In comparison, the second largest margin of Unilever, is a fourth of that of Shell. Like Unilever, Shell is incidentally an Anglo-Dutch initiative. The company is incorporated in the United Kingdom but has its headquarters in the Netherlands. Essentially Shell is therefore an amalgamation of a Dutch and an English company: of the Royal Dutch Petroleum 'and the English' Shell Transport & Trading. This amalgamation Shell was - in terms of sales - also marks the largest, state-independent, private company in the world and one of the six "super majors" in the market for gas and oil. At the same time this event Royal Dutch Shell also made one of the most valuable (and expensive) companies ever. It is not for nothing that Shell is currently not only the leader of our list, but also of the Fortune Global 500 "list of the world's largest companies.
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