JAJO’s rich history begins in 1939 when Messrs. J. Janssen and J. de Jong start a road construction company in Horst. During the reconstruction of the Netherlands after World War II, they accept an assignment to build a road and the runways of an airport in Haiti. A bold step that also lays the foundation for our current activities in the Caribbean.
From the 1950s, the first mergers and acquisitions of construction-related companies took place. The number of companies continued to grow and in 1964 the then affiliated companies of Verenigde Bedrijven Janssen & De Jong B.V. were merged into a holding company, the later Janssen de Jong Groep. Since the late 1990s we have been active in Poland in addition to the Netherlands and the Caribbean.
In 2023, Janssen de Jong Groep will continue under the name JAJO with the mission “Closing the circle, together.
Ivo van der Mark, CEO JAJO: “A lot has changed in the past decades. In the world and within our organization. A new name and rebranding was therefore a logical step. As far as we are concerned, a sustainable future is the only future, and that requires brave companies, of which JAJO wants to be one. The next 10 years will be crucial. It will take knowledge, creativity and perseverance. JAJO wants to take responsibility and is ready to lay the new foundation. We want to inspire people. Within JAJO and in the market, every day, to make a difference together. JAJO is big enough to matter and small enough to actually do it. The name JAJO also has international allure. This fits seamlessly with the activities of our subsidiaries in Poland and the Caribbean. At the same time, JAJO is a familiar name internally.”
Closing the circle, together refers on the one hand to JAJO’s subsidiaries. These are active in all phases of the real estate cycle. They develop, build, maintain, repair and harvest. Together they form a strong and unique combination enabling clients to be supported in all phases of real estate. On the other hand, it underlines that the necessary change in the real estate sector is only possible by working together with the whole chain of partners, suppliers, clients and competitors. We make every effort to minimize our negative environmental impact.
