Mammoet: special transport and heavy lifting
In 2006, SHV acquires the majority of shares in Mammoet. This Dutch giant has provided lifting, transporting, installing, and decommissioning services for large and heavy structures since 1971.
With its roots in heavy transport by water and road as well as crane rental, Mammoet made global headlines with the salvage of Russian submarine Kursk in 2001. Now part of SHV Holdings, the company is focused on expanding its business worldwide.
Becoming a mammoth
In 1971, the family-owned companies Gebroeders Goedkoop and Van Wezel merge to become Mammoet Transport – the name referring to the size of the projects undertaken as well as the objects the company is capable of moving. The following year, Mammoet acquires transport company Stoof Breda .
Over the course of the 1980s and 1990s, Mammoet expands its activities into special transport and heavy lifting. In line with its concept of factory-to-foundation delivery, the company also launches a shipping department for maritime transport.
In 2000, Mammoet is taken over by lifting and transport company Van Seumeren Kraanbedrijf – which retains the Mammoet name for the entire company. The business is able to expand an already large market share and modernise its special transport and heavy lifting activities. By now Mammoet is operating on an international scale.