What Daiwa House Modular Europe does

Daiwa House Modular Europe is a Dutch industrial modular construction company that designs, manufactures, and assembles residential buildings using factory-produced modules. The company operates primarily through a robotized factory in Montfoort, Netherlands, where 17 workstations across two halls produce 12-13 modules per day with all installations (electrical, plumbing, kitchens, bathrooms) completed in-factory before modules are transported to site and assembled. Daiwa House Modular Europe is the European arm of Japan's Daiwa House Group, one of the world's largest industrial builders with over 65 years of modular construction experience, and retains Jan Snel as a sister brand following its 2017 acquisition. The company employs 501-1000 people and has expanded to a regional headquarters in Bochum and a factory in Fürstenwalde, Germany, plus an office in Swansea, United Kingdom.

The company's product portfolio covers six core housing categories: apartments, ground-based single-family homes, student accommodations, senior housing, labor migrant housing, and hotels. Signature technical features include a demountable and relocatable building design that allows 80% of components to be reused after disassembly, an 80-100 year lifespan meeting permanent construction quality standards, and an integrated energy system combining solar panels, battery storage, and central energy management developed for projects facing grid congestion. The company claims modular construction is 50% faster and produces 30-50% lower CO2 and nitrogen emissions than traditional methods, with typical project delivery of 6-7 months. It holds an extensive certification stack including ISO 9001, 14001, and 27001; VCA P and VCA**; EN-1090-1; ISO 3834-2; CO2 Performance Ladder Level 5; and BOPAS modular construction assurance.

Daiwa House Modular Europe's business model is project-based, selling full-service modular building solutions to enterprise and government clients on multi-year contracts. Primary customers are Dutch housing corporations (woningcorporaties) such as Alliantie, Dudok Wonen, Trivire, Ymere, and Stadgenoot, project developers, real estate investors, municipalities, and government agencies including COA (for asylum seeker centers) and the Rijksvastgoedbedrijf. Notable project wins include Circusterrein Hilversum (379 social rental apartments), Strandeiland Amsterdam (~454 modular social housing units across multiple housing corporation partners), Green Waalwijk (152 units / 400 beds for labor migrants), and AZC Dalfsen (96 units / 190 shelter places). Pricing is quote-driven with no public price list, and the company goes to market via direct enterprise sales, government tenders, and municipality partnerships rather than through channel resellers.

Name

Daiwa House Modular Europe

Legal name

Daiwa House Modular Europe Jan Snel B.V.

Website

https://daiwahousemodular.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Daiwa House Modular Europe is the European arm of Japan's Daiwa House Group and Europe's largest modular residential builder, designing and factory-producing apartments, social housing, student, senior, labor-migrant, and hotel buildings for Dutch housing corporations, developers, investors, and governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Modular Construction

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (2361), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), Residential Building Construction (23611)

SIC

Mobile Homes (2451), Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448), Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Modular & Prefabricated Home Construction (IMAFABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Modular/Offsite General Contracting & Installation (IMAFAAAK), Residential Manufactured Housing Setup & Installation (IMAFABAG)

Keywords

• Modular building construction
• Industrial housing manufacturing
• Prefab residential construction
• Factory-built housing
• Modular apartment construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Montfoort

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Modular Building Projects: Project-based revenue from designing, manufacturing, and constructing modular residential buildings. Projects include apartments, student housing, senior housing, labor migrant housing, and care homes for housing corporations, municipalities, and developers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Daiwa House Modular Europe designs, manufactures, and assembles modular residential buildings using industrial factory production. Complete modules are built in a robotized factory in Montfoort with all electrical, plumbing, kitchen, bathroom, and installations pre-installed, then transported and assembled on-site. The company delivers permanent-quality housing for apartments, student accommodation, senior housing, labor migrant housing, care homes, and hotels, with typical delivery times of 6-7 months.

Product overview

Daiwa House Modular Europe is Europe's largest modular builder offering a comprehensive portfolio of housing solutions built using industrialized, modular construction methods. The company's product portfolio includes six core housing solution types (Apartments, Ground-based houses, Student accommodations, Senior accommodations, Migrant worker housing, and Hotels) that share a unified construction platform: modules are produced in the factory in Montfoort with all installations (electrical, plumbing, kitchen, bathroom) completed before transport, then assembled on-site. This platform enables 50% faster delivery compared to traditional construction, buildings lasting 80-100 years, and full circularity with buildings being relocatable and 80% of components reusable. Notable named projects include KaFra Tower (92 beds for migrant workers), Green (152 units/400 beds for migrant workers), Strandeiland (105 social apartments in Amsterdam), AZC Dalfsen (96 units/190 shelter places for asylum seekers), and Van den Broek-Erf (24 care homes). The company also provides an Experience Center for clients to view their modular housing solutions in person.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Modular Apartments (Appartementen)
• Modular Ground-Based Houses (Grondgebonden woningen)
• Modular Student Accommodations (Studio's)
• Modular Senior Accommodations (Seniorenwoningen)
• Modular Labor Migrant Housing (Arbeidsmigranten)
• Modular Hotels

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% faster construction compared to traditional building
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Modulair NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Industry association for modular construction in the Netherlands. Daiwa House Modular Europe is a member. Association presented 30-30-30 action plan for housing construction acceleration.
• Jan SnelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJan Snel is a sister company (zusterbedrijf) within the Daiwa House Modular Europe group. Both companies collaborate on modular construction projects, such as the AZC Dalfsen project where Daiwa House Modular Europe and Jan Snel worked together.
• Alliantie OntwikkelingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for multiple housing projects including Strandeiland Amsterdam and Circusterrein Hilversum. Alliantie Ontwikkeling collaborates with municipalities and housing corporations on urban development.
• Homes FactoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for the Strandeiland Amsterdam project, working alongside Daiwa House Modular Europe and Barli on the 349 modular social housing units.
• BarliminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for the Strandeiland Amsterdam project.
• A3 ArchitectencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural design firm for Van den Broek-Erf project. Responsible for the inclusive housing design for people with intellectual disabilities.
• SVP Architectuur en StedenbouwcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and urban planning firm for Strandeiland Amsterdam. Responsible for the urban integration and architectural design of the new district.
• ASVZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare organization providing supported independent living for people with (mild) intellectual disabilities. Collaborated on Van den Broek-Erf project.
• Gemeente AmsterdammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of Amsterdam partnered on Strandeiland development. Involved in urban planning, development approval, and infrastructure for the new 8,000-home district.
• Gemeente HilversummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of Hilversum partnered on Circusterrein project for 379 social rental homes. Provided land and collaborated on planning and development.
• RijksvastgoedbedrijfmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch government real estate agency collaborated with COA and Daiwa House on AZC Dalfsen project for asylum seeker housing.
• Gemeente DordrechtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of Dordrecht collaborated on Van den Broek-Erf care housing project.
• Platform31minorOthersResearch organization that conducted 'Het imago van woningen uit de fabriek' (The image of factory-built homes) study in collaboration with Expertisecentrum Flexwonen, commissioned by Ministry of BZK.
• Expertisecentrum FlexwonenminorOthersExpertise center for flexible housing that collaborated with Platform31 on research into factory-built home perception.
• Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (BZK)minorOthersDutch Ministry of Interior Affairs commissioned research on factory-built home perception through Platform31 and Expertisecentrum Flexwonen.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KLEUSBERG GmbH & Co. KG: One of Germany's leading modular building manufacturers, producing modular buildings for offices, schools, healthcare, and residential. Directly comparable as a European industrial modular builder serving institutional and residential customers with similar factory-based production.
• ALHO Systembau GmbH: German modular construction company producing steel-frame modular buildings for residential, commercial, healthcare, and educational uses. Directly comparable to Daiwa House Modular Europe in product type, factory production methodology, and European customer base.
• Cadolto Modulbau GmbH: German modular building specialist producing prefabricated hospital, hotel, residential, and office buildings using factory production. Closely comparable business model focused on complex institutional and residential projects with similar speed-to-market advantages.
• Legal & General Modular Homes: UK modular housing manufacturer backed by Legal & General, focused on residential construction using factory-produced modules. Direct peer in the UK market with comparable target customers (housing associations, developers) and similar industrialized construction approach.
• TopHat Communities: UK-based modular housing manufacturer using factory-built timber and steel modules for residential developments. Comparable as a technology-driven modular builder targeting housing developers and addressing the same UK housing shortage dynamics.
• Polcom Modular: Polish modular building manufacturer producing modular hotels, residential buildings, and commercial structures. Comparable as a European factory-based modular builder serving institutional customers with similar permanent-quality construction standards.

Broad incumbents

• Royal BAM Group: Netherlands-headquartered major construction and engineering firm with residential building operations across Europe. Broad incumbent competitor in Dutch residential construction, increasingly investing in modular and industrialized construction capabilities.
• Skanska AB: Swedish-based global construction and development company with significant European residential building operations. Broad incumbent active in Nordic and European housing markets where modular/offsite construction is gaining share.
• Bouygues Construction: Major French construction group with extensive European residential building operations and growing modular construction capabilities. Broad incumbent operating across European housing markets where Daiwa House Modular Europe competes.
• Heijmans N.V. Dutch listed construction company with significant residential development and building operations in the Netherlands. Broad incumbent competing for the same housing corporation and developer customers as Daiwa House Modular Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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