Elzinga

What Elzinga does

Elzinga is a privately held Dutch family business founded in 1860 by Hotze Hille Elzinga, headquartered in Jirnsum, Friesland, the Netherlands (It String 5, 9011 TA Jirnsum). The company provides specialized surface treatment and spray painting services and operates through seven divisions: Industrie (industrial spray painting), Fleet en Mobility (vehicle fleet painting and mobility services), Yachting (maintenance and refit), Carrosserie, Onderhoud en Constructie (bodywork repair and maintenance), Stralen en Coaten (blasting and coating), Special Projects (custom solutions), and Reclame en Design (advertising and design). Its underlying technology stack comprises industrial spraying, grit and ice blasting, wet paint and powder coating lines, chemical pre-treatment, and dual blasting booths enabling both large-object and serial small-parts production. A standout capacity is the lid spray department, which produces 6 to 8 million paint can lids annually for the Dutch and international market.

The company sells through a direct, quote-based B2B and B2C motion, with no public pricing and inbound engagement via phone (+31 (0)566 625020) and email ([email protected]). Customers span offshore, agriculture, transport and logistics, government, automotive, industrial manufacturing, and water sports; named enterprise clients include SCANIA, DHL, VDL Bus & Coach, Akzonobel, Wajer, Qbuzz, Broshuis, Hiab, HYDROMAR, KWB, Mogema, Blokgroup, FENDER, BIES, and SMI Groep. Operations remain family-controlled, with Wim Yntema as Algemeen Directeur and Sieb Elzinga as Commercieel Directeur; no external investors, private equity backing, or parent company have been disclosed. No funding rounds, acquisitions, regulatory actions, or AI/ML capabilities are documented.

Name

Elzinga

Legal name

Elzinga BV

Website

https://elzinga.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1860

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Elzinga is a Dutch family-owned surface treatment and spray painting specialist founded in 1860, operating seven divisions that serve industrial, fleet, yachting, bodywork, blasting, custom projects, and advertising clients across the Netherlands and abroad.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Irnsum

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Spray Painting Services: Professional industrial spraying services for various industrial products and parts, handling both large volumes and small runs of diverse industrial products and components.
2. Fleet & Mobility Services: Complete vehicle processing including dismantling, taping off, spray painting, and reassembly. Also includes periodic fleet maintenance and tectyling work for public transport companies.
3. Yachting Services: Specialized yacht maintenance and refit services for B2B and private market segments, including underwater vessel blasting, hull coating, and nautical part painting.
4. Bodywork & Repair Services: Complete repair and maintenance services under one roof: sheet metal repair, spot repair and additional paintwork, done quickly and competently from start to finish.
5. Blasting & Coating Services: Professional blasting services for optimal paint adhesion, including traditional grit blasting and ice blasting, with one booth for large objects and one integrated into serial industrial coating line.
6. Special Projects: Custom solutions for extraordinary projects including medical equipment, mould building, complex steel constructions and non-standard objects.
7. Advertising & Design Services: Eye-catching advertising on vehicles and objects, including billboards, facade advertising, road signs, line markings, stencils, ship lettering, and vehicle wrapping.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Elzinga is a Dutch family-owned spray painting and surface treatment company that provides industrial wet painting, powder coating, chemical pre-treatment, blasting (grit and ice), vehicle bodywork repair, fleet painting, yacht refit, custom special projects, and advertising/design wrapping services. It operates across seven specialized divisions serving industrial manufacturers, transport and logistics firms, government institutions, shipbuilders, offshore companies, and private vehicle/yacht owners across the Netherlands and abroad.

Product overview

Elzinga is a family-owned Dutch spray painting and coating service company founded in 1860, operating seven specialized divisions that collectively provide comprehensive surface treatment solutions. The core offering spans industrial spray painting (Industrie), fleet and vehicle painting (Fleet en Mobility), yacht maintenance and refit (Yachting), automotive bodywork repair (Carrosserie, Onderhoud en Constructie), blasting and coating (Stralen en Coaten), custom special projects (Special Projects), and advertising design/wrapping (Reclame en Design). The divisions operate independently yet share capabilities in surface preparation, spray painting, and coating application. Clients include machine factories, government institutions, transporters, ship builders, and companies in offshore, agriculture, transport, logistics, automotive, and water sports sectors across the Netherlands and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrie (Industrial Spray Painting)

Quantifiable outcome

• 6 to 8 million paint can lids sprayed annually for Dutch and international market

Named customers22 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Service King Collision: U.S. collision repair and auto painting services chain. Comparable to Elzinga's bodywork, spot repair, and vehicle painting service offerings.
• Maaco: Largest franchised auto body and paint repair network in North America. Comparable to Elzinga's Carrosserie & Onderhoud and Fleet en Mobility divisions in delivering spray-painting and bodywork services to vehicle owners and fleets.
• Caliber Collision: Large U.S. collision repair and auto painting services chain. Comparable to Elzinga's bodywork, repair, and fleet painting operations, although Caliber operates at much larger national scale rather than regional craft focus.

Broad incumbents

• Bodycote: Global provider of surface treatment and heat-treatment services to manufacturers. Comparable to Elzinga as both operate service-based surface treatment shops for industrial customers, though Bodycote operates at much larger scale and global footprint.
• Aalberts Surface Technologies: Surface treatment services business within Aalberts, offering plating, heat treatment and coating services to industrial customers across Europe. Comparable to Elzinga's industrial spraying and blasting/coating divisions.
• Hempel: Global coatings manufacturer with strong marine, protective and yacht coatings portfolio. Comparable to Elzinga because marine/yacht coatings are a key end-market for both; Hempel is a coatings producer, Elzinga a coatings applicator.
• AkzoNobel: Global paints and coatings manufacturer (Dulux, International, Sikkens). Listed as an Elzinga customer and operates in the same broad coatings value chain, though as a coatings manufacturer rather than applicator.
• PPG Industries: Global paints and coatings manufacturer serving automotive, industrial, marine and aerospace customers. Comparable to Elzinga as a player in the same coatings value chain, though PPG is a manufacturer rather than service provider.

Regional players

• VDL Groep: Dutch industrial conglomerate with bus/coach and automotive operations (parent of VDL Bus & Coach, an Elzinga customer). Comparable as a regional Dutch industrial ecosystem partner with similar customer base and proximity.

Emerging players

• Mankiewicz: Specialty coatings manufacturer focused on industrial, yacht, aviation and automotive finishes. Comparable to Elzinga because yacht and industrial coatings are overlapping end-markets, though Mankiewicz is a producer rather than applicator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/elzingabv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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