O. de Leeuw B.V.

What O. de Leeuw B.V. does

O. de Leeuw B.V. is a Dutch private holding company (O. de Leeuw Groep BV) operating as a stock-keeping wholesale supplier of metals and technical articles, headquartered in Zwolle, Netherlands. Founded in 1810, the group has operated continuously for over 215 years and holds the Royal Supplier designation, first granted by Queen-Widow Emma in 1895 and renewed every 25 years since. It operates through five wholly-owned trading subsidiaries — Leeuwbouw, IJzerleeuw, Teham Pongers, Geertsema Staal, and Leeuwtechniek — with additional locations in Hengelo and Winschoten, serving customers across Northern and Eastern Netherlands.

The group's product portfolio spans steel, iron, stainless steel, aluminum, and copper; iron hardware, tools, and construction site supplies; and hydraulic and pneumatic components with custom hose assembly, testing, and certification services. Operational capabilities include a robotized high-bay warehouse at Leeuwtechniek (opened 2013), modern sawing and drilling equipment, a shot-blasting installation, and a foil installation for stainless steel processing. Companies offer webshop ordering for after-hours procurement and guarantee next-day delivery within a 90km radius and 24-hour delivery in regional markets.

The revenue model is B2B wholesale distribution with quote-based pricing. Customers span steel construction companies, the broader construction industry, machine factories, the metalworking industry, maintenance companies, and decorative metalworkers. The holding structure preserves operational autonomy at each subsidiary while enabling group-level commercial purchasing power. Recent activity includes the November 2025 integration of Hattemleeuw into IJzerleeuw and Leeuwbouw, supported by a new warehouse at the Zwolle headquarters, and the 2022 launch of the O. de Leeuw Academie internal learning platform.

Name

O. de Leeuw B.V.

Legal name

O. de Leeuw Groep BV

Website

https://odeleeuw.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1810

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

O. de Leeuw B.V. is a Dutch private holding company operating five stock-holding industrial wholesale subsidiaries that supply metals, hardware, tools, and technical components to construction and industrial customers across Northern and Eastern Netherlands, with over 190 employees and 215 years of continuous operation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal and Technical Articles Wholesale Distribution

NAICS

Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (423810), Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42381), Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510), Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (4238), Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423840)

SIC

Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082), Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials (5030), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Metals, Plastics & Fabrication Materials Marketplaces (CRAFAHAN)

Keywords

• Metal wholesale distribution
• Industrial steel supply
• Construction hardware supply
• Hydraulic pneumatic components
• Stockholding metal supplier

Headquarters

HQ city

Zwolle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Distribution of Metals and Technical Products: Revenue generated through the sale of metals (steel, iron, stainless steel, aluminum), hardware, tools, construction materials, and hydraulic/pneumatic components to businesses in the metal sector, construction industry, and other industrial customers. The group operates as a stock-holding supplier maintaining broad inventory to ensure rapid and complete deliveries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

O. de Leeuw B.V. is a Dutch stockholding wholesale supplier of metals and technical articles, operating through five trading subsidiaries (Leeuwbouw, IJzerleeuw, Teham Pongers, Geertsema Staal, Leeuwtechniek). It supplies steel, iron, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, hardware, tools, construction site supplies, and hydraulic/pneumatic components to businesses in the metal sector, construction industry, and broader industrial markets, with rapid same-day/next-day delivery enabled by broad on-site inventory and integrated custom processing services such as sawing, drilling, shot-blasting, and hose assembly.

Product overview

O. de Leeuw B.V. operates as a stockholding supplier group for metals and technical articles, organized as a holding company (O. de Leeuw Groep BV) with five distinct stockholding trading companies serving the metal sector, construction industry, and broader industrial customers. The portfolio consists of: Leeuwbouw (total supplier for construction and industry with hardware, tools, and metal processing), IJzerleeuw (steel wholesaler with steel, pipes, and installation materials), Teham Pongers (regional steel supplier in Hengelo), Geertsema Staal (regional steel wholesaler in Winschoten since 1873), and Leeuwtechniek (hydraulic and pneumatic components supplier). Hattemleeuw was integrated into IJzerleeuw and Leeuwbouw in November 2025. The group also maintains O. de Leeuw Academie as an internal online learning platform. Companies differentiate through broad stock assortment enabling rapid and complete deliveries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leeuwbouw (Construction & Industry Total Supplier) Total supplier for the construction and industry segment offering iron hardware, tools, hardware fasteners, construction site supplies, and stainless steel, aluminum and copper products, supported by custom sawing and foil installation services. Serves construction companies, industrial firms, maintenance companies and decorative metalworkers across Northern and Eastern Netherlands.
• IJzerleeuw (Steel Wholesaler) Stockholding steel wholesaler based in Zwolle providing a broad assortment of steel and pipes, carbon steel products, TECE and installation materials to steel construction companies, machine factories and installers. Offers next-day delivery within a 90km radius and modern sawing, drilling and blast/shot-blasting services.
• Teham Pongers (Regional Steel Supplier Hengelo) Regional stockholding steel supplier based in Hengelo supplying steel, pipes, stainless steel and aluminum products to machine factories, the metalworking industry, construction companies and maintenance companies in the regional market.
• Geertsema Staal (Steel Wholesaler Winschoten) Regional stockholding steel wholesaler established in Winschoten in 1873, offering steel, pipes, pipe components, iron hardware, stainless steel and aluminum products. Provides custom saw cutting and guarantees 24-hour delivery to construction companies, machine factories and industrial technical services.
• Leeuwtechniek (Hydraulic & Pneumatic Components) Supplier of hydraulic and pneumatic components from reputable manufacturers, offering custom hose assembly along with testing and certification services. Operates from Zwolle with a robotized high-bay warehouse and an online webshop for ordering outside business hours.
• Custom Steel Processing Services (sawing, drilling, shot-blasting) Value-added custom processing services including modern sawing, drilling, and shot-blasting/blast installation offered across IJzerleeuw, Geertsema Staal, and Leeuwbouw, enabling delivery of custom-sized steel and stainless steel/aluminum/copper products to construction and industrial customers.
• Custom Hose Assembly, Testing and Certification Custom hose assembly service from Leeuwtechniek, including testing and certification of assembled hoses for industrial customers needing hydraulic and pneumatic hose solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Next-day delivery within 90km radius
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Van Leeuwen Buizen: Van Leeuwen Buizen is a Dutch-headquartered global distributor of steel pipes, tubes, and associated components. It is a direct comparable to O. de Leeuw's steel-wholesaling subsidiaries (IJzerleeuw, Teham Pongers, Geertsema Staal) and is also relevant because O. de Leeuw's current CEO previously worked there for 17+ years, indicating industry-overlap of business model and customer base.
• C. Steinweg: C. Steinweg (Steinweg Group) is a Rotterdam-based Dutch logistics and metals handling/distribution group with warehousing, stevedoring, and metal services across Northern Europe. It is a direct comparable to O. de Leeuw's regional metals distribution model, sharing a Dutch base and B2B customer overlap in steel and non-ferrous metals.
• Rimex Metals: Rimex Metals is a UK-based specialist distributor and processor of stainless steel, aluminum, and other specialty metal finishes serving architectural, construction, and industrial customers across Europe. It is a direct comparable to Leeuwbouw's stainless steel and aluminum processing business, sharing the niche of value-added metal finishing and finishing-equipment distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Klöckner & Co: Klöckner & Co is one of Europe's largest independent steel and metals distributors with a broad multi-metal and multi-product portfolio and a growing digital marketplace (kloeckner.iO). It is a broader incumbent peer: same core activity (steel/metal distribution to industrial and construction customers), but operating at European scale with a much wider product range than O. de Leeuw's regional Dutch focus.
• ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe: ThyssenKrupp is a large German industrial group with significant steel/materials distribution businesses serving construction and industrial customers across Europe. It is a broad incumbent peer to O. de Leeuw: same customer verticals but operating at European manufacturing-and-distribution scale rather than regional stock-holding.
• Tata Steel Netherlands: Tata Steel Netherlands operates the integrated steelworks in IJmuiden and sells steel products into the Dutch and European construction and industrial markets. It is a broad incumbent peer: a key upstream supplier of carbon steel that O. de Leeuw's subsidiaries distribute, with significant overlap in end-customer relationships in Dutch construction and steel fabrication.

Regional players

• Voortman Steel Group: Voortman Steel Group is a Dutch-based manufacturer and supplier of steel processing machinery and structural steel solutions, serving the same Dutch construction and steel-construction customer base as O. de Leeuw. It is a regional peer with overlapping end markets in steel construction, although its primary business is equipment and steel fabrication rather than stock-holding distribution.
• Hempel Metals: Hempel Metals is a European metals service center and stockist distributing stainless steel, aluminum, and special grades to construction and industrial customers. It is a regional peer to O. de Leeuw's Leeuwbouw and IJzerleeuw in the multi-metal stock-holding business, with overlapping customer profiles though serving different European geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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