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
Els De Keukelaere
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 700 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
2022
Dynaopt
Monitoring
2023
MEET HET
Expert surveyors
2023
Rimeco
Soil surveys and remediation
2023
SEGED
Soil, environment and water
2023
SWBO
Roads and drainage works
2024
Eau et Perspectives
Water management & Hydrogeology
2024
INFRABUREAU DEMEY
Infrastructure design
2024
ECO REEST
Ecology
2025
Délo Boringen
Environmental 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