BAM

The history of Royal BAM Group nv goes all the way back to 12 May 1869. On that date, Adam van der Wal opened a carpentry business in Groot-Ammers - a rural village in the Alblasserwaard region, which lies east of Rotterdam. He specialized in repairing the many windmills in the surrounding area. Van der Wal also built coffins. At the end of the 19th century, son Jan van der Wal followed in his father’s footsteps. As a construction contractor, he was active in not only his own region, but also further afield, including Vlaardingen and The Hague, where he eventually set up shop. The third generation in the Van der Wal business – Joop van der Wal, born in 1902 – first studied civil engineering in Delft before joining his father’s company in 1926. The company name was therefore changed into ‘Fa. J. van der Wal en Zoon’ (J. van der Wal & Son).

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