In October 2003 AOES became an independent company through a management buy-out. Prior to this AOES was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Atos Origin organization.

The roots of AOES go back to 1980 when, as IKOSS GmbH, Stuttgart, mechanical engineering specialists using finite element techniques were providing support and consultancy to customers at the European Space Agency as well as automotive customers in Germany.

The Dutch business expanded significantly during the 1990s when specialist engineering skills were required in structures, mechanisms, thermal, CFD, PLM, and IT areas. In 2000, Aircraft Engineering and Medialab- Technical Visual Communication were added to the AOES service portfolio.

Today, AOES is a fully independent company of over 100 employees spanning at least 20 nationalities, offering a truly international team of highly professional engineering consultants to customers throughout Europe.

AOES History - Short Overview

In 1970 IKOSS GmbH, Stuttgart (Germany)- foundation.

In 1980 IKOSS GmbH, Stuttgart starts business activities with the European Space Agency (ESA).

In 1990 start of CATIA/TDE activities in Germany for the Automotive industry.

In 1994 IKOSS GmbH was bought by the French company Sligos-Marben, and IKOSS GmbH became known as S.I. IKOSS GmbH.

In 1995 the company established its own offices in Leiden providing services to ESA and the Dutch automotive market. We pioneered offsite service support to ESA.

In 1998, Sligos-Marben and the French company, Axime, merged to become the Atos Group with markets predominantly in the IT area. At that time S.I. IKOSS, Leiden changed its name to Atos Netherlands B.V.

In 2000, Atos acquired the IT branch of Philips and became known today as the Atos Origin Group with over 50,000 employees worldwide. The Leiden business branch was renamed to Atos Origin Engineering Services BV.

Also in 2000, Aircraft Engineering and Medialab (Technical and Visual Communication) were added to the companies' service portfolio.

In October 2003, a management buy-out of the Leiden business was successfully negotiated with Atos Origin. The company was renamed in January 2004 to Advanced Operations and Engineering Services Group BV (AOES).

In 2004 AOES established subsidiaries in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland .