Jona is Innovation Manager at the well know construction company Groep Van Roey. With 11 companies in this group, They are a specialist in total solutions for the construction industry, they develop projects from start to finish. On top of this they are probably also one of the oldest companies in Belgium: Groep Van Roey was founded in 1760, which makes them 281 years old! For more information, please visit https://www.groepvanroey.be/nl.

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List of oldest companies in the world (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_oudste_ondernemingen_ter_wereld)

The centennial secret: how do companies last 100 years? (https://buildingindiana.com/the-centennial-secret-how-do-companies-last-100-years/)

Mckinsey: Reinventing construction: A route to higher productivity (https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/business%20functions/operations/our%20insights/reinventing%20construction%20through%20a%20productivity%20revolution/mgi-reinventing-construction-executive-summary.pdf) 

Katerra bankrupt (https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/01/softbank-backed-construction-giant-katerra-said-to-be-shutting-down-after-raising-billions/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmFvbGl2aW5nLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABFZQzVRb4GYosrrj5e8-whmxqXCpHAlILK2uTKfzgwqeibq9Rp-4NdznERbd7xYAdH-Jm3QWE0tDuMCePq-w5kMt5MD0k3Fn07cIGLIZ4y6Vy9yWTICVs9kj2EcsWxPGSgCNyDOZCw-l5l7y7MrkQrZ3K1KI9PPNoHqQ3akvS1x)

Average age of a unicorn founder (https://hitechglitz.com/what-is-the-average-age-of-a-typical-unicorn-founder/) 

Groep Van Roey (https://www.groepvanroey.be/nl)