SHV Holdings
Encyclopedia
SHV Holdings is a privately owned Dutch
trading company, regarded as one of the world's largest private trading groups. SHV have interests in transport
, retail
, oil
and financial services
, including part of the Makro
cash-and-carry chain.
through the merger of eight coal wholesalers, as a response to the formation of the German Rheinisch-Westfälisches Kohlen-Syndikat. They started to diversify their interests in the following years, moving into shipping and retail. The company grew astronomically under the guidance of Frits Fentener van Vlissingen (1882-1962)
who managed to secure a monopoly on coal transport in the Netherlands. Post World War II
, SHV expanded their energy interests into oil and petrol, and in 1964 established the Makro cash-and-carry stores. By 1995 they were the largest trading company in the Netherlands.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
trading company, regarded as one of the world's largest private trading groups. SHV have interests in transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
, retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
, oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
and financial services
Financial services
Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,...
, including part of the Makro
Makro
Makro is a Dutch chain of Warehouse clubs, also called cash and carries. The first one opened in 1968 in Amsterdam. In the following years more stores opened in the Netherlands and in several other countries within Europe. In the 1970s and 1980s Makro extended its business to the Americas and...
cash-and-carry chain.
History
SHV Holdings were founded in 1896 as "Steenkolen Handels-Vereeniging" in the NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
through the merger of eight coal wholesalers, as a response to the formation of the German Rheinisch-Westfälisches Kohlen-Syndikat. They started to diversify their interests in the following years, moving into shipping and retail. The company grew astronomically under the guidance of Frits Fentener van Vlissingen (1882-1962)
Frits Fentener van Vlissingen (1882)
Frederik Hendrik, or Frits Fentener van Vlissingen was a Dutch businessman and entrepreneur creditted with growing SHV into the first Dutch multinational corporation...
who managed to secure a monopoly on coal transport in the Netherlands. Post World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, SHV expanded their energy interests into oil and petrol, and in 1964 established the Makro cash-and-carry stores. By 1995 they were the largest trading company in the Netherlands.
Companies owned by SHV Holdings
- SHV Gas - Liquefied Petroleum Gas
- MakroMakroMakro is a Dutch chain of Warehouse clubs, also called cash and carries. The first one opened in 1968 in Amsterdam. In the following years more stores opened in the Netherlands and in several other countries within Europe. In the 1970s and 1980s Makro extended its business to the Americas and...
- Food & non food consumer articles - DyasDyasDyas is an oil and gas company headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands. It is wholly owned subsidiary of SHV Holdings NV. Dyas participates as a partner in oil and gas exploration, development and production joint ventures...
- E&P of oil & gas - NPM Capital - private equity
- TCEC - investment in renewable energy
- MammoetMammoetMammoet is a privately held Dutch company specializing in the hoisting and transporting of heavy objects.- History :Mammoet was founded in 1973, specialised in heavy transport over water and roads. In 2001 it was taken over by Van Seumeren transport. The name Mammoet became the name for the new...
- heavy lifting, transport & salvage - ERIKS - equipment supply, technical & logistic services and maintenance