What Dekker Group does

Dekker Groep is a fifth-generation, family-owned Dutch logistics company headquartered in Ouderkerk a/d IJssel near the Port of Rotterdam, providing an integrated chain-coordination service for liquid food-grade and feed-grade commodities across Europe. Founded in 1899 by Adrianus Dekker as a milk-collection business, the company has progressively specialized since the 1963 entry into vegetable-oil transport and the 1980s build-out of heated stainless steel (316L) shoretank storage, now operating over 140 heated tanks totaling more than 28,000 cubic meters alongside approximately 29,000 m² of HACCP-certified warehousing and a fleet of roughly 85 lorries, 120 tank trailers, and 150+ container chassis. Service lines span tank storage, road and inland-waterway transport, jetty operations (vessels up to 2,600 metric tons), cleaning (tankers, IBCs, ISO containers), semi-automated filling into drums/IBCs/jerrycans/cartons, melting of cocoa mass, cocoa butter, and fats, plus value-added logistics such as repacking, palletising, labelling, bonded customs handling (AEO, bonded warehouse C status), and an in-house laboratory for chemical analysis.

The company's core technology is physical-asset and process-certification heavy rather than software-differentiated: heated 316L stainless shoretanks (70–500 cbm each, with agitators for special blends), a purpose-built powder desolving installation, climate rooms and hotboxes for high-melting-point products, automated barcode-based stock control in warehouses, and an on-site organic wastewater treatment installation. Differentiating capabilities are concentrated in food-safety and sustainability certifications (FSSC22000, ISO22000, GMP+, Bio-SKAL, Halal, Kosher, Rainforest Alliance, RSPO, FDA, SQAS, EFTCO, AEO, HACCP) that gatekeep entry into regulated food, feed, and pharma supply chains, plus strategic proximity to Rotterdam enabling barge integration.

Dekker Group operates a B2B enterprise field-sales model, selling tailored, quote-based logistics packages to food-industry producers/processors/traders (primary segment, including cocoa, vegetable oils, oleochemicals, lecithin, glucose), feed manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and technical/chemical customers. Revenue is generated through transaction and service fees on storage, transport, cleaning, filling, melting, and value-added activities, with each customer assigned a single account contact that coordinates the full logistics chain from port arrival through European delivery. The company is present in the Netherlands (headquarters at IJsseldijk West plus the DekkerZijdepark and 2026 Dodewaard facilities), Belgium (Dekker BVBA, Dendermonde, since 1990), and Poland (Holland Tank Service Sp. z.o.o., Pomarzanowice, since 2004), and is led by managing director Jan Duel with a management team that includes CFO Jan Vos and COO Rémon Duel.

Name

Dekker Group

Legal name

Dekker Groep

Website

https://dekkergroep.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Dekker Groep is a fifth-generation Dutch family-owned logistics company providing integrated storage, transport, cleaning, filling, melting, and value-added services for liquid food, feed, and pharma commodities across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Poland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Liquid Bulk Logistics Services

NAICS

Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423740), Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42385)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Food-Grade Warehousing & Contract Storage (TLAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food & Beverage Cross-Docking (Perishables) (TLALAFAC), Cold Chain Fulfillment & Pick-Pack (E-grocery/D2C) (TLALABAL)

Keywords

• Liquid bulk logistics
• Tank storage services
• Food grade transport
• Warehousing and filling
• Customs and bonded warehousing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ouderkerk Aan Den Ijssel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Logistics Services (Storage, Handling, Transport): Dekker Group generates revenue through a comprehensive suite of logistics services for liquid food-grade products: tank storage, transport (road and water), cleaning, jetty services, warehousing, filling, melting, and value-added services. Services can be purchased individually or as an integrated total package. Revenue is derived from service fees based on volume, frequency, and complexity of logistics operations handled throughout the supply chain.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Dekker Group provides integrated B2B logistics services for liquid food-grade products, including heated tank storage, conditioned road and water transport, tank and container cleaning, jetty handling, HACCP-certified warehousing, melting, semi-automated filling, and value-added services (laboratory analysis, customs, powder dissolution). Customers can purchase individual services or the complete logistics chain as a single integrated package, managed from port arrival through final European delivery.

Product overview

Dekker Group is a logistics service provider offering a comprehensive, integrated suite of services for the storage, handling, and transport of liquid food products, particularly vegetable oils and fats, cocoa products (cocoa mass, cocoa butter), oleochemicals, lecithin, and glucose. The core offering consists of Tank Storage, Transport, Cleaning, Jetty, Warehousing, Filling, and Melting services, supported by Value Added Services (laboratory, climate room/hotbox, customs/port activities, powder dissolution) and Value Added Logistics (repacking, palletising, labelling). The company operates as a one-stop-shop logistics partner, managing the entire supply chain from port arrival through storage, processing, and final delivery across Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 28,000 cbm of heated tank storage capacity and ~29,000 m2 of warehouse space managed across three countries.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vos Logistics: Vos Logistics is a Dutch family-owned logistics provider operating bulk liquid transport, tank containers, and warehousing across Europe. It is a direct regional competitor to Dekker Group in Benelux liquid logistics.
• Royal Den Hartogh Logistics: Royal Den Hartogh Logistics is a Dutch-headquartered liquid bulk logistics specialist operating tank containers, road transport, and storage across Europe. It directly overlaps with Dekker Group on heated tank storage, conditioned transport of food-grade liquids, and value-added services for vegetable oils and fats.
• Nunner Logistics: Nunner Logistics is a Dutch-headquartered provider of intermodal and liquid bulk logistics across Europe. Its tank container and multimodal transport services are directly comparable to Dekker's conditioned transport offering.
• Bertschi Group: Bertschi is a Swiss-headquartered logistics company specializing in intermodal bulk liquid transport, ISO tank containers, and chemical/food logistics across Europe. Its tank container and bulk liquid focus is comparable to Dekker's core services.
• De Rijke Group: De Rijke is a Dutch family-owned logistics company specializing in liquid transport and storage, including intermodal tank container and silo trailer operations. Its liquid bulk focus and Benelux base make it a direct comparable to Dekker Group.
• Hoyer Group: Hoyer Group is a German family-owned liquid logistics specialist with global tank container operations, ISO tank cleaning, and bulk liquid storage. It competes directly with Dekker in liquid food-grade logistics across Europe and offers similar integrated services.
• Talke Group: Talke Group is a German logistics specialist focused on chemical, petrochemical, and food-grade liquid logistics, with packaging, warehousing, and transport capabilities. It overlaps with Dekker's technical/chemical handling and tank storage activities.

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne + Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is a global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider with a significant European road, contract logistics, and cold-chain footprint. While not a niche liquid food specialist, it competes for the same enterprise food customers and offers broader integrated capabilities.

Regional players

• Broekman Logistics: Broekman Logistics is a Dutch logistics provider with breakbulk, warehousing, and forwarding activities primarily serving the Benelux market. While not exclusively focused on liquid bulk, it operates in similar geographies and serves comparable industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Milestone Logistics: Milestone Logistics is a smaller Dutch liquid bulk and tank container specialist. It addresses a similar customer base for food-grade and chemical liquid transport, making it an adjacent emerging player to Dekker.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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