About Plaxis

Plaxis is a privately owned company incorporated in the Netherlands with its headquarters in Delft and an office in Singapore (Plaxis-Asia). We operate worldwide and have customers in nearly every country.

Our software tools and knowledge-sharing programs are used by a variety of organizations and individuals. These range from engineering and construction companies, civil and geotechnical engineering consultants, educational and research institutes to governmental organizations. Plaxis is applied in sectors such as geotechnics, foundation engineering, geology, underground construction, tunnel construction, hydraulic engineering, offshore engineering, mining, renewable energy, hydrology, etc.

Combining advanced geotechnical knowledge with an easy to use user interface designed by a team of software architects and programmers was and is key to the success of Plaxis software tools. The Plaxis-team consists of people of whom the majority has an academic degree relevant to area’s we operate in. It is a mix of many nationalities and we value and actively promote equal opportunities for all.

Network

Plaxis is a networking company; we highly value and depend on the networks we are part of. Plaxis has its roots in the academic world dating from the eighties. From the early beginning we at Plaxis have fostered our ties with the academic world and have increased our network ever since. Many universities and individuals associated with universities have supported Plaxis over the years and still do with their knowledge and expertise. In return Plaxis has offered and still offers them a platform to showcase and share their innovations and experience.    

One of the results thereof is that we frequently participate in working groups, congresses and research teams that deal with the possibilities and limitations of the use of numerical methods in geo-engineering. To distribute our tools and services we have teamed up with partners in a distribution network that supports our customers locally or regionally.

Plaxis-users, our customers, have formed several networks of their own in many of which we participate. These networks, which are in many cases user-groups, are forums for knowledge exchange both amongst users and between users and Plaxis.

Organization

Within the Plaxis organization you will find the following functional groups:

• Research
• Development
• Quality Assurance
• Customer Support
• Marketing & Sales
• Courses
• Expert Services
• Finance & HR

The functional groups are bundled into four departments:

Research, Development, Marketing & Sales and General Support. The Plaxis management team consists of the managers of those four departments.