Hendrik Van der Ham

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Hendrik, born in Utrecht, Netherlands, grew up on inland vessels, building and navigating ships in the family business. 

A firm believer in hands-on experience, he has worked as a diver in the army, stated his first company in 1991- an advertising and marketing consultancy and went on to build bridges.

He is the founder of BRIDGES2000, started in 1999, which began as a company that builds and rents bridges and has subsequently grown into a project development company. The very first assignment for the company was to build a 4.2 km long bridge for pedestrians through the Himalayas, a pivotal project that cemented Hendrik’s principle of “Creating Safe Connections and Fit for Purpose”. Over more than two decades, BRIDGES2000 has serviced the Event, Civil, Maritime and Offshore sector on owned assets, without any loans. The cumulative experience gained from building bridges propelled Hendrik’s motivation into considerable construction projects.