DEERNS WORLDWIDE Markets Projects Services About Deerns Careers Contact Deerns’ history in a nutshell Core Values Board Organisation Chart Key figures 2015 Innovation CSR History Memberships Partnerships News Events Press Publications In 1928, Paul Wessel Deerns and Dirk Houtman junior founded a partnership by the name of Houtman & Deerns. An engineering consultancy was quite a novelty in those days. Paul Wessel Deerns was a visionary, and a highly innovative one at that. Following the death of his partner, in 1930, Paul Wessel Deerns continued the firm by himself. After having been inoperative during WWII, the firm grew exponentially after the war. It became specialised in a number of specific market segments, including health care, energy supply, hotels, and the development of residential and office buildings. As aviation started booming, in the early nineteen sixties, Deerns also focussed on Schiphol Airport. Soon, airports around the world were included in the firm’s clientèle. When Paul Wessel Deerns retired, in 1966, he left his firm in the care of 260 professionals. Subsidiaries were located in The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Hengelo, as well as abroad: one in Sao Paulo and one in Rio de Janeiro. Today Deerns has grown into a substantial multinational, employing more than 600 staff members in 24 national offices around the world. 2014 Deerns opens office in Turkey (Istanbul) 2014 Deerns designs the MEP system for the most sustainable office building in the world (The Edge) 2014 Deerns sets up a new office in Sao Paulo, together with three partners of the Brazilian firm Sistenge 2013 Deerns takes over the activities of Ibinser, Spain 2013 The German business units of Schmidt Reuter, P2B and Scheer, are completely incorporated in the Deerns Group, continuing by the name Deerns Deutschland 2013 Deerns opens the Belgian office 2013 Take-over of Scheer Beratende Ingenieure in Stuttgart 2012 Take-over of Hilson Moran Italia spa. 2011 Deerns opens a national office in london 2010 Deerns is one of the first engineering firms to use Building Information Modelling, BIM 2010 Deerns opens a office in Paris 2009 Openening of the National Office in Denver 2006 Start activities for largest airport project: Abu Dhabi Airport 2004 Take-over of Schmidt Reuter, Cologne, Germany 2001 Planungsgruppe Berlin Brandenburg becomes a part of Deerns 2000 Deerns continues to grow on an international scale 1987 First climate façade 1985 Deerns develops Ides: integrated design system 1984 The firm changes its name into Deerns raadgevende ingenieurs b.v. 1978 Deerns celebrates its 50th anniversary 1966 Paul Wessel Deerns retires 1956 First projects abroad: Greece and Turkey 1952 The firm changes its name into Adviesbureau P.W. Deerns 1951 The consultancy changes its name into: Deerns Consulterende Ingenieurs N.V. 1928 Foundation of ‘bureau voor technisch advies’ Houtman & Deerns Share this article with Deerns brings concepts to life Contact Select an office +31 88 374 0000 contact@deerns.com © 2016 Deerns, all rights reserved - Disclaimer