About Arcadis
Arcadis is the largest European-based global design, engineering and consultancy company. We support public- and private-sector clients in solving major challenges – whether that’s delivering megaprojects, transforming and managing water systems and other major infrastructure, meeting the transit needs of growing cities, increasing energy security, or maximizing value from complex physical asset portfolios. Across all geographies and markets, our core mission remains the same: improving quality of life.
What we do
As trusted advisors to our clients, we design, plan, and execute complex projects and assets for our clients, as well support them in optimizing their operational management.
The main services we offer are outlined hereafter.
Strategic advisory services
We advise clients to identify, shape, and realize their strategic objectives related to natural and built assets – combining advisory insight with technical and delivery expertise.
Architecture and urbanism
Services we offer include planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture and placemaking, and interior design.
Asset management
We harness AI, advanced analytics, real-time data, technical expertise and digital platforms to optimize asset performance, reduce risk, and maximize value across the entire lifecycle – from planning and creation through operation, maintenance and renewal, to decommissioning and disposal.
Design and engineering
We design, maintain, and adapt high‑performing assets for clients - from buildings and transport networks to utilities and flood protection.
Project and Program Management
Services include project and program strategy, governance and controls, scheduling, cost, risk management, construction phase oversight, commissioning and closeout support. We give clients clarity, certainty, and control across complex portfolios.
Environmental services
Our suite of integrated solutions help clients manage environmental risks, achieve regulatory compliance including via permitting and planning services, and deliver sustainability outcomes across the asset lifecycle.
Quick facts
How we work
The services we offer to clients are carried out via our four Global Business Areas (GBAs): Resilience, Mobility, Places, and Intelligence. Each GBA focuses on its area of expertise while collaborating closely with the others to provide fully integrated solutions for our clients. Our GBAs draw on the skills and capabilities of Arcadians around the world to pursue, win, and deliver projects.
Our Global Excellence Centers (GECs) support all our GBAs in project execution. Our GECs based in the Philippines, India and Romania offer additional capacity and technical expertise to help us serve our clients more efficiently and drive future growth.
Who we work with
We work with clients in public, regulated, and private sectors, from well-known multinationals like Pfizer and Heineken, to government agencies including Amtrak and Army Corps of Engineers in the US, to Rijkswaterstaat in the Netherlands. We are a well-diversified business, not reliant on a single type of client or geographical region. We serve 9000+ clients per annum, and our largest projects represent less than 5% of our annual net revenues.
We build strong and enduring client relationships and work as trusted partners to our clients, strategizing alongside them to anticipate and meet their long-term needs. In fact, 95% of our revenue in 2025 came from clients that we served in 2024, demonstrating the quality of our work and the value we bring to our clients.
How we got here
Arcadis’ roots go back to 1888, when the company was founded as a Dutch land reclamation business. Back then, we were focused purely on enabling agricultural productivity, improving soil fertility, address drift sands, and boost agricultural productivity.
Over the decades that followed, we broadened our scope into urban development, transportation, and many other diverse sectors, expanded into new countries and continents, and executed a series of international mergers and acquisitions. As per 31 December 2025, we are more than 34,000 professionals based around the world, all working under one name and brand: Arcadis.
Where we win
Engineering News Record (ENR) rankings:
#1 European-based global design & engineering company
#3 International design firm, with leading positions including:
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#1 for semiconductors, pharma, and hazardous waste
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Top 3 for data centers, electronics, power transmission & distribution, drinking water treatment, dams & reservoirs, mixed use, education, commercial offices, warehousing
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Top 5 for healthcare, highways, mass transit & rail
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Top 10 for stormwater, mining, government facilities
#4 Architecture & engineering firm in the US, with leading positions including:
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Top 5 in pharma, drinking water treatment, mixed use placemaking, remediation, site characterization & compliance
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Top 3 for transit and retail facilities
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Top 10 for data centers
