Pillarstone / Corp
About — Pillarstone Corp.

Forty-seven years of
holding a line.

We are engineers first and contractors second. That order matters — it is why owners trust us with projects that must be right the first time.

4,200
People
31
Countries
1978
Founded
6.2B
USD backlog
Operating principles

We take one project at a time seriously. A tunnel does not care about your quarterly report; a foundation does not accept an excuse. The work is the deliverable.

Every scheme is engineered by the same team that will build it. Our preconstruction leads live on site through commissioning. Our concessions arm operates what our contractors build — for twenty-five years or more.

History

Six moves in forty-seven years.

1978
Founded in Rotterdam by three civil engineers as Pillarstone Bouw B.V.
1994
First tunnel boring machine acquired for the Westerschelde project.
2003
Marine division established; jack-up vessel Havik commissioned.
2011
Reorganised as Pillarstone Corporation N.V.; opens Houston office.
2019
Concessions arm launched; wins 25-year N-corridor O&M mandate.
2024
Backlog surpasses 6 billion USD; Singapore hub opens.
Leadership

Direction.

Marijke Halvorsen
Chief Executive Officer

Formerly programme director, HS2 civils. 27 years in heavy civil delivery.

Élise Vandermeer
Chief Engineer

PhD geotechnics, TU Delft. Leads the technical directorate and TBM fleet.

Rafael Serrano
President, Americas

Runs the Houston and Santiago offices. Background in mining infrastructure.

Nikhil Rao
President, Asia-Pacific

Opened the Singapore hub in 2024. Formerly rail alignment lead, LTA.