{"id":577,"date":"2024-03-01T17:01:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T16:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=577"},"modified":"2025-02-13T08:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T07:48:09","slug":"maes-construction-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/famille-maes-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Maes Family: A \u20ac400M Dynasty Conquers Belgian Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maes family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Maes Group, based in Ghent, Belgium, is managed by the <strong>fifth generation of the Maes family<\/strong>with Sophie Maes as its current representative. Founded in 1892, this family-run group has a proven track record in the food industry. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/category\/construction\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"50\">construction<\/a><\/strong>. The entire capital is owned by the family, reinforcing its family roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7dbd960522&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7dbd960522\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1828\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ennio-dybeli-yIUjWY7Z7K4-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Tower under construction by the Maes family\" class=\"wp-image-2085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/ennio-dybeli-yIUjWY7Z7K4-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/ennio-dybeli-yIUjWY7Z7K4-unsplash-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/ennio-dybeli-yIUjWY7Z7K4-unsplash-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/ennio-dybeli-yIUjWY7Z7K4-unsplash-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sectors of activity<\/strong>The company has diversified over the years, investing in areas such as <strong>real estate<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/jean-pierre-quatacker-bedford-gotel-fortune\/\">the hotel business<\/a> and industrial production as well as services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/category\/immobilier\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"23\">Real estate<\/a><\/strong>: One of the Group's pillars, with comprehensive portfolio management from acquisition to property management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-degroote-groupe-immobilier\/\">Hotels<\/a><\/strong>The Maes family has been in the hotel business since 1970, managing two hotels and a business flats residence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Industrial production<\/strong>The Group owns, among others, Aalterpaint nv and ACS Technics nv, subsidiaries of 100%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Construction<\/strong>A joint venture with Van Roey for general construction activities marks a historic development for the company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The company's sales trend is upward.<strong> assets estimated at nearly 400 million euros<\/strong>The company is a key player in the Belgian ranking of high expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7dbd960a68&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7dbd960a68\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vojtech-bruzek-Yrxr3bsPdS0-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Maes family hotel room\" class=\"wp-image-2088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/vojtech-bruzek-Yrxr3bsPdS0-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/vojtech-bruzek-Yrxr3bsPdS0-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/vojtech-bruzek-Yrxr3bsPdS0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/vojtech-bruzek-Yrxr3bsPdS0-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The family values qualified management by teaming up with personalities such as lawyer Louis Verbeke,<a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/philippe-vlerick-kbc-famille\/\"> former president of the Vlerick school, e<\/a>t Luc Van den Bossche, a former political figure, contributing to a multidimensional business strategy that is bearing fruit with a fortune of over<strong> 402 570 000\u20ac.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maes family, with an indelible imprint on the Belgian economy since 1892, steers a diversified family empire encompassing real estate, hotels and industrial production. Under the leadership of the fifth generation, Sophie Maes, the group boasts a solid fortune of almost 400 million euros, testifying to innovative management and a sharp strategic vision.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50,33,35,23,24],"tags":[5,51,32,27,25,26],"class_list":["post-577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-construction","category-famille","category-gestion-de-patrimoine","category-immobilier","category-promoteur-immobilier","tag-belgique","tag-construction","tag-entreprise-familiale","tag-flandre","tag-immobilier","tag-promoteur-immobilier"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":50,"label":"Construction"},{"value":33,"label":"Famille"},{"value":35,"label":"Gestion de Patrimoine"},{"value":23,"label":"Immobilier"},{"value":24,"label":"Promoteur Immobilier"}],"post_tag":[{"value":5,"label":"Belgique"},{"value":51,"label":"Construction"},{"value":32,"label":"Entreprise Familiale"},{"value":27,"label":"Flandre"},{"value":25,"label":"Immobilier"},{"value":26,"label":"Promoteur Immobilier"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/ej-yao-D46mXLsQRJw-unsplash-1024x684.jpg",1024,684,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Martin Moth\u00e9","author_link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/author\/mmothe\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":50,"name":"Construction","slug":"construction","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":50,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":95,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":50,"category_count":95,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Construction","category_nicename":"construction","category_parent":0},{"term_id":33,"name":"Famille","slug":"famille","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":33,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":367,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":33,"category_count":367,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Famille","category_nicename":"famille","category_parent":0},{"term_id":35,"name":"Gestion de Patrimoine","slug":"gestion-de-patrimoine","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":35,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":95,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":35,"category_count":95,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Gestion de Patrimoine","category_nicename":"gestion-de-patrimoine","category_parent":0},{"term_id":23,"name":"Immobilier","slug":"immobilier","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":23,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":274,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":23,"category_count":274,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Immobilier","category_nicename":"immobilier","category_parent":0},{"term_id":24,"name":"Promoteur Immobilier","slug":"promoteur-immobilier","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":24,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":64,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":24,"category_count":64,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Promoteur Immobilier","category_nicename":"promoteur-immobilier","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":5,"name":"Belgique","slug":"belgique","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":287,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":51,"name":"Construction","slug":"construction","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":51,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":83,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":32,"name":"Entreprise Familiale","slug":"entreprise-familiale","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":32,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":182,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":27,"name":"Flandre","slug":"flandre","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":27,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":200,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":25,"name":"Immobilier","slug":"immobilier","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":25,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":311,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":26,"name":"Promoteur Immobilier","slug":"promoteur-immobilier","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":26,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":49,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}