HOLD

What HOLD does

HOLD BV is a Dutch conceptual construction firm founded in 2022 and headquartered in Almelo, Netherlands, operating as a subsidiary of Entweder BV. The company designs, prefabricates, and assembles turn-key modular office buildings using mass timber — primarily cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glulam — joined through a proprietary dry-connector system co-developed with Rothoblaas, with no glued connections to enable full disassembly and reuse. Each building incorporates phase-change-material (PCM) ceilings for passive heating and cooling, VAV-controlled air handling with heat recovery (WTW 73–77%), a building management system, and a digital twin for monitoring and ESG reporting; the Officemanager smart office app is integrated as standard.

HOLD sells directly to organizations via a four-step process (custom quote within 7 days, permit handling, 7-month construction with 2-month preparation, post-handover support), pricing each project approximately 30% below traditional construction with multi-year contract structures and optional customer financing. Its technology targets the Dutch commercial real estate pain points of high build cost, long timelines, grid congestion, rigid layouts, and tightening ESG mandates. The customer base is concentrated inside the Entweder group: both disclosed projects — Campus Hambaken Timber in Den Bosch (4,200 m², completed January 2025) and Moutlaan / Campus CeeCee Timber in Enschede (under construction, Q3 2026 delivery) — are built for sister company Campus Offices, which operates the resulting multi-tenant buildings. A team of roughly 2–10 employees supports project delivery, with Rothoblaas as a core technology partner and Hanze Hogeschool / TU/e as supporting academic collaborators on structural safety research.

Name

HOLD

Legal name

HOLD BV

Website

https://holdbuildings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HOLD BV is a Dutch conceptual construction firm that designs, prefabricates, and delivers turn-key modular timber office buildings — combining CLT/glulam structure, PCM passive climate ceilings, and a digital twin — approximately 30% cheaper and 50% faster than traditional construction, primarily serving organizations via sister-company Campus Offices under the Entweder BV group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Modular Timber Office Construction

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing (321992), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Modular timber construction
• Sustainable office buildings
• Prefabricated construction services
• Circular building design
• Mass timber offices

Headquarters

HQ city

Almelo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Turn-key Office Building Construction: HOLD designs, prefabricates, and assembles complete wooden office buildings as a general contractor (aannemer). Revenue is generated from the sale/construction of custom modular office buildings delivered turn-key, including building permit handling, construction, and optional furniture. Buildings are sold at approximately 30% lower cost than traditionally constructed offices. The company also handles financing options for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HOLD designs, prefabricates, and assembles turn-key modular timber office buildings for organisations. Each project is delivered via a four-step flow — custom fixed-price quote within 7 days, building-permit handling, ~7-month on-site construction, and post-handover support — using CLT and glulam elements with PCM passive climate control, a digital twin, and an integrated Officemanager smart-building app. Buildings are fully demountable, expandable in 3.60 m increments, and priced ~30% below traditional construction.

Product overview

HOLD delivers a comprehensive wooden office building concept centered on modular, prefabricated timber construction. The core offering comprises the HOLD Wooden Office Buildings—a complete building system that combines digital configurator design, factory-produced prefabricated components (CLT structures, glulam columns, PCM ceilings, modular walls), on-site assembly, and smart building management via the Officemanager app. Buildings are delivered turn-key within 6-8 months at 30% lower cost than traditional construction, consuming 25% of conventional energy. The company also offers a digital twin software platform for building performance monitoring and flexible wall systems for easy space reconfiguration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HOLD Wooden Office Buildings (turn-key modular timber office) Turn-key, modular, prefabricated wooden office building for organisations. Constructed from CLT and glulam, fully demountable, expandable in 3.60 m increments (up to 5 floors, min ~2,000 m² BVO, largest executed ~10,000 m² BVO). Delivered in roughly 6–8 months at ~30% below traditional construction cost and consuming <40 kWh/m²/year. Includes permit handling, construction, optional furnishing, financing options, and a post-handover support window.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Campus OfficescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus Offices is HOLD's sister company (both under Entweder BV umbrella). HOLD constructs wooden office buildings for Campus Offices to expand its campus locations. Projects include Campus Hambaken Timber (Den Bosch, completed Jan 2025) and Campus CeeCee TIMBER (Enschede Moutlaan, under construction). Campus Offices then fits out and manages the buildings as a coworking/flex office operator.
• RothoblaascoreTechnology or IntegrationRothoblaas (based in Northern Italy near the Austrian border) is a manufacturer of timber construction connectors and hardware. HOLD's team visited Rothoblaas headquarters for intensive knowledge exchange, practical training, and evaluation of their first pilot project. Rothoblaas developed an advanced connector specifically for HOLD's mass timber construction to improve assembly precision and efficiency.
• Hanze Hogeschool / Kenniscentrum NoorderRuimtesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partnership with Hanze University of Applied Sciences (Kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte) and the Structural Safety & Earthquakes group led by İhsan Engin Bal, in collaboration with TU/e. Joint vibration measurements conducted on timber floors in HOLD's Den Bosch project at different construction stages (bare timber, with tiles, furnished floor) to evaluate dynamic behaviour against existing guidelines.
• Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner collaborating with Hanze Hogeschool and HOLD on structural safety research. TU/e researcher Ruben Philips contributed to vibration measurement research on timber floors in the Den Bosch project.
• OfficemanagercoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficemanager provides the smart office technology integrated into every HOLD building. Their app enables building users to control doors, book meeting rooms, communicate improvement points, and reserve visitor parking. The app also connects to the building's WiFi infrastructure for controlling lighting, shading, and climate.
• Buildsight B.V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBuildsight B.V. produces the podcast series 'Op de bouwplaats' (On the construction site). HOLD featured in an episode where site manager Eva de Wit was interviewed about future-proof timber construction, recorded on location at the Den Bosch project.
• Entweder BV (Holding)coreOthersEntweder BV is the parent/holding company of HOLD BV. HOLD is described as the Almelose company (referenced as 'zusterbedrijf' in LinkedIn). HOLD buildings are also referred to as 'Entweder'. The Entweder ecosystem includes Campus Offices, Skepp, Sollf, BOW, Officemanager, and CeeCee Enschede.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Derix GmbH: German-based manufacturer and constructor of glulam/CLT timber buildings, including multi-storey commercial structures. Closest direct peer to HOLD's prefab mass-timber office construction model in the DACH/NL market.
• Kaufmann Bausysteme: Austrian prefab timber construction specialist delivering commercial and residential timber buildings with a strongly integrated design-fabricate-assemble workflow comparable to HOLD's turn-key modular timber approach.
• Baufritz GmbH: German prefab timber builder with a turn-key, sustainability-led delivery model including energy-efficient commercial and residential timber buildings. Comparable to HOLD's 30%-cheaper, faster, fully demountable positioning.
• Jan Snel (Port of Rotterdam group): Dutch modular construction firm delivering prefab commercial buildings with a strong sustainability angle and rapid-build claim. Directly comparable to HOLD's prefab, Netherlands-based, turn-key office-building model.

Broad incumbents

• KLH Massivholz GmbH: One of Europe's largest CLT panel manufacturers and a major supplier of mass-timber components for commercial, residential and multi-storey projects. A direct upstream comparability to HOLD's CLT-based structural system and a broad incumbent in the timber-buildings category.
• Binderholz GmbH: Austrian integrated timber group producing CLT, glulam and prefabricated timber building modules with growing commercial-building exposure. A large-scale incumbent competing in the same mass-timber construction category as HOLD.
• Stora Enso Building Solutions: Division of Stora Enso producing CLT building systems and prefabricated timber elements for commercial projects across Europe. A well-capitalized incumbent in mass-timber construction.
• Heijmans N.V. Large Dutch general contractor delivering commercial and institutional building projects, including circular and timber pilots. A broad incumbent in the Dutch non-residential construction market who could enter HOLD's niche.
• BAM Bouw en Vastgoed: One of the largest Dutch commercial construction firms, increasingly active in modular, timber and circular building concepts. Broad incumbent in the same commercial building market as HOLD.

Emerging players

• Byldis: Dutch emerging modular construction player building prefab residential and commercial projects using industrialized methods. Adjacent peer in the Netherlands' growing prefab/circular construction category that overlaps with HOLD on turn-key buildings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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