About us
Our vision
To expand our organisation within our niches in order to pursue market leadership and to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. We focus on a people-oriented culture in which we can fulfil the ambitions of both our employees and our customers.
Board of directors
Jan Gesquière
Chairman of the board
- Enterprising financial generalist
- Helicopter view
- No nonsense, hands on
Frank De Palmenaer
CEO ABO-Group
- Visionary
- Entrepreneur
- Multidisciplinary jack-of-all-trades
Katleen De Stobbeleir
Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, non-executive director
- Eager to learn
- Researcher at heart
- Energetic
Paul Decraemer
Charmain of the audit committee, non-executive director
- Focused on new trends and technologies and developments in sustainability, health and nutrition
Feliciaan De Palmenaer
Non-executive director
- Digitalisation
- Automation and technology
- Computer Science
Blandine Proriol
Non-executive director
- Focus on communication
- Developing strategies
- Passion for finance
Executive committee
Frank De Palmenaer
Chief Executive Officer
Floris Pelgrims
CFO ABO-Group Environment
Sébastien Gori
CEO ABO-ERG Holding
History
ABO-Group Environment was founded in 1995 and has since grown into a company with more than 400 employees spread over Belgium, the Netherlands and France.
1995
Creation of ABO
Soil studies and remediation
1998
ABO-ERG
Geotechnics
2007
Geosonda
Fieldwork
2008
ABO-Milieuconsult
Soil studies and remediation
2010
Geosonda
Fieldwork
2012
Sialtech
Drilling
2014
Translab
Asbestos and geotechnical laboratory
2014
ABO
Brussels Euronext stock exchange listing
2016
Geomet
Geotechnics
2019
ABO-Innogeo
Geophysical research
2020
Subgeo
Geophysical research
2021
GEO+ Environnement
Soil, environment and water
2021
Geosonic France
Sonic drilling
Corporate social responsibility
People & Culture
People-oriented and result-oriented
Learning culture
External partnerships: governments, universities, knowledge centres, EU, etc.
Innovation & Growth
End-to-end solutions for soil and geotechnical studies
Local expertise, global reach
Introduction of a new technology, supported by a wide network of government agencies, universities
Focus & Performance
Focus on our expertise
Pursuit of market leadership
Machine modelling: our equipment adapts to any surface, depending on the project