2015 Annual Report
Summary
Movares can look back on a good year that produced an excellent
operating result of €6.4 million in 2015. This represents a stable
continuation of our performance, despite difficult conditions in
the market. Turnover in our newer markets is buoyant. However,
turnover in the Rail market continues to decline. Our 2015 turnover
totalled €133.0 million, virtually the same as in 2014. Added value
was €2.2 million lower than in 2014. The slight dip shows we were
not entirely able to make good the decline in our Rail activities.
with our Innovation Studios, we set up
Business Studios in 2015. This step is
aimed at enabling Movares to direct
greater market focus towards several
of our specialisations such as movable
bridges.
We had a good order intake in 2015.
A slightly leaner period midyear was
followed by an impressive recovery in
autumn, ultimately lifting our order book
to above the level at the start of 2015.
There was a continuation in 2015 of the
trend visible in recent years. Turnover in
what for us are newer markets exhibited
continued substantial growth, especially
the work we perform for regional
authorities, the Directorate-General of
Public Works and Water Management,
contractors and power companies. This
gives us every reason to press ahead with
our agenda of widening our activities.
Innovation and business development
It is important for a relatively specialised
agency like Movares to continually come
up with new inventions in our fields of
work. Our approach built on Innovation
Studios is bearing fruit. This was
evident in 2015 in such fields as water
safety (Waterontspanner®), security
(Eurolocking), simulation (Grand Départ
Utrecht, Fame 3D) and sustainability
(topological design). We have also
developed strongly in process automation
(integrated design, BIM). Analogous
Movares Annual Report 2015 – summary
It is important for a relatively specialised
agency like Movares to continually come
up with new inventions in our fields of
work. Our approach built on Innovation
Studios is bearing fruit. This was
evident in 2015 in such fields as water
safety (Waterontspanner®), security
(Eurolocking), simulation (Grand Départ
Utrecht, Fame 3D) and sustainability
(topological design). We have also
developed strongly in process automation
(integrated design, BIM). Analogous
with our Innovation Studios, we set up
Business Studios in 2015. This step is
aimed at enabling Movares to direct
greater market focus towards several
of our specialisations such as movable
bridges.
Organisation
At year-end 2015 we said goodbye to
our CEO Johan van den Elzen. At the
start of the year he had indicated his
wish to devote more time to publicinterest objectives. Van den Elzen was
succeeded by Sander Eijgenraam,
previously director of the Planning,
Mobility and Infrastructure Division of
Movares. In addition, a number of minor
organisational adjustments took effect on
1 January 2016, including integration of
disciplines and a reduction in the number
of management positions.
Ambitious agenda
Our policy for 2016 is to continue
growing in added value and, as a logical
consequence, to continue growing
our number of employees. For fields
of work that we will develop further in
our Business Studios, we need more
experienced specialists. Our specialists
often act as accelerators in the market
segments where they acquired their
experience and leverage their background
to guide a number of talented young
people to the role of specialist. This
approach fits in perfectly with the course
that we have been pursuing for a number
of years now. Our objective is to retain and
continually develop our workforce.
All in all, we have an ambitious agenda
that builds on our accomplishments
in previous years and is in line with
the long-term strategy envisaged by
Movares. As a company, we want to deliver
optimum results through high-quality
consultancy, resulting in a good return.
We are convinced that this will help us
remain an attractive company, both
for our customers and our employees.
Our employees hold 70% of our shares,
making them co-owners of Movares.
Executive Board of Movares Group B.V.
Sander Eijgenraam
Jacco Buisman Pieter de Roos
Key 2015 figures:
IN THOUSANDS OF EURO
Added value
2015
2014
MOVEMENT
116,901
119,069
2,168-
-1.8%
Operating result
6,442
6,381
61
1.0%
Operating result / Added
value
5.5%
5.4%
0.2%
2.8%
Net profit
Net cash flow from operations and
investments
3,496
3,286
210
6.4%
2,536-
10,469
13,005-
-124.2%
A few of our projects
Movable bridges
Railway security
Energy
Smart recalculation
ZwolleSpoort project
TenneT framework contracts
BIM
Simulations and
visualisations
RAMS
3D model for Grand Départ
Metro and Tram
Asset Management
Railway construction
Railway stations and
surrounding areas
Stability of track substructures
OV SAAL A project
Station of the future
Upgrade of station and
surrounding area in Ede
About Movares
Movares is an engineering consultancy, covering the fields of infrastructure, public
transport, mobility, power, waterways and urban development. The name Movares
stands for movement, our people guarantee solid know-how and commitment. We aim
to be the leading designers of an accessible, sustainable environment. Our motto: We
connect. Our core values: commitment, sustainability and innovation. We see our staff
as partners. And they own over 70% of our shares. We make our knowledge and skills
available to socially worthwhile projects via the Movares Foundation.
Traction energy
systems
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Movares Annual Report 2015 – summary
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