De Enk Groen & Golf

What De Enk Groen & Golf does

De Enk Groen & Golf B.V. is a Dutch privately held landscaping and green-infrastructure company founded in its current form through a 2014 management buy-out by Gerard van der Werf and Frans Reulink, who restored the original De Enk name after its years under Heijmans Sport & Groen. Headquartered in Renkum with five additional branch offices (Weurt, Uitgeest from July 2026, Poortugaal, Groningen, Drachten), the firm delivers design, construction, and long-term maintenance of outdoor green spaces across eleven specialisms: golf courses, sports fields, rooftop gardens, site development and maintenance, Design & Construct, high-quality green, industrial green, nature development, and the public-sector Drie Smaken Groen concept.

The company's technology stack combines proprietary digital tooling (Greenviewer, a browser-based platform integrating 3D scans, ground radar, drone imagery, soil/height maps, and irrigation/GEO data) with a fleet of 22 GPS-guided robotic mowers (TurfTroniq RMS, RTK-GPS), Plant-e plant-battery-powered moisture sensors, Smartflow weather-responsive retention roof systems, and AI-assisted drone monitoring for irrigation optimization across sites such as Het Rijk van Nijmegen (~3,000 sprinkler heads). Certifications include CO2 Performance Ladder Level 5, ISO 9001, VCA**, Groenkeur BRL, FSC wood, and Safety Culture Ladder Level 3, supporting eligibility for Dutch public tenders with ESG criteria.

De Enk operates a sales-led, direct-only go-to-market: account managers drive acquisition through competitive public tendering (aanbesteding) for municipalities and through direct negotiation with private clients. Revenue is generated via one-time design-and-build projects combined with multi-year maintenance contracts that produce recurring income. The order book for 2026 and 2027 is reported to be well filled. Named enterprise and government customers include PSV (Philips Stadion), Johan Cruijff ArenA, Vitesse/Papendal, Het Rijk van Nijmegen, Heemskerkse Golfclub, Edese Golfclub Papendal, Sallandsche Golfclub, Gemeente Groningen, Erasmus MC Sophia Kinderziekenhuis, Rabobank Hoofdkantoor Utrecht, and The Pulse of Amsterdam (VORM/Edge).

Name

De Enk Groen & Golf

Legal name

De Enk Groen & Golf B.V.

Website

https://deenkgroenengolf.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscaping Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

akta.pro primary industry

Athletic Field & Golf Course Groundskeeping (IMAIAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD), Garden Bed Design, Layout & Planting Plans (HSAIAFAA)

Keywords

• Landscaping services
• Golf course maintenance
• Sports field construction
• Rooftop garden design
• Sustainable green spaces

Headquarters

HQ city

Renkum

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Design, construction and maintenance of green spaces: De Enk earns revenue through the design, construction (aanleg), and ongoing maintenance of green outdoor spaces. Projects range from one-time design-and-build contracts (e.g., daktuinen, golf courses, sportvelden) to multi-year maintenance agreements with municipalities, golf clubs, and sports venues. Revenue is generated through competitive tendering and direct client negotiation. The company operates on a project and contract basis, combining upfront construction fees with recurring maintenance income.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

De Enk Groen & Golf designs, constructs, and maintains green outdoor spaces across the Netherlands, with specialisms spanning golf courses, sports fields, rooftop gardens, terrain development, nature restoration, and industrial green facilities. The company combines traditional landscaping craft with proprietary technology such as the Greenviewer digital platform, GPS-guided autonomous mowers, Plant-e plant-battery sensors, and Smartflow retention roofs to deliver sustainable, climate-adaptive green solutions for municipalities, golf clubs, sports venues, real estate developers, and corporate clients.

Product overview

De Enk Groen & Golf is the most innovative green company in the Netherlands, operating under the motto 'De Vernieuwers' (The Renewers). Their portfolio consists of proprietary technology products (Greenviewer application, GPS robot mowers, Plant-e plant batteries, Smartflow retention roofs) combined with comprehensive landscape services including golf courses, sports fields, rooftop gardens, nature development, and industrial green spaces. The company is organized around 11 specialisms and innovation initiatives, with a focus on sustainable, climate-adaptive solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• De Vernieuwers: Innovation brand identity for De Enk, representing the company's position as the most innovative green company in the Netherlands.
• Drie Smaken Groen
• Greenviewer

Products and services

• Golfbanen (Golf Courses) Full-service design, construction, renovation, and ongoing maintenance of golf courses. Translates golf architect designs into outdoor spaces with attention to greens, tees, fairways, bunkers, and roughs, including precision irrigation, drone-based monitoring, and autonomous robotic mowing.
• Sportvelden (Sports Fields) Construction and maintenance of professional and amateur sports fields including football pitches, hybrid grass systems, training facilities, and stadium playing surfaces. De Enk's expertise from golf course maintenance is applied to deliver high-quality playing surfaces year-round.
• Daktuinen (Rooftop Gardens) Design, construction, and maintenance of green rooftop gardens for real estate developers, healthcare facilities, and corporate clients. Adds green space to urban areas as a versatile and sustainable alternative using unused roof space, including biodiversity-supporting installations.
• Terreininrichting (Site Development) Construction of well-designed outdoor sites with clear structure including defined walking lines, logical parking facilities, and pleasant outdoor environments for municipalities, developers, and commercial clients.
• Terreinonderhoud (Site Maintenance) Multi-year maintenance programs that keep attractive, colorful environments across all seasons through well-designed plans and skilled execution for public and private clients.
• Design & Construct Integrated design-build approach combining disciplines including building architecture, landscape architecture, construction, ecology, installation technology, and water management for complex green projects.
• Hoogwaardig Groen (High-Quality Green) Carefully designed, sustainable, high-quality green spaces with greater impact on the environment and living environment for corporate campuses, developers, and premium public-sector clients.
• Industrieel Groen (Industrial Green) Specialist green facility management for industrial sites focusing on safety, efficiency, professional appearance, ecological corridors, biodiversity, and compliance with sustainability and HSE requirements.
• Natuurontwikkeling (Nature Development) Restoration and preservation of natural vegetation through expert advice, implementation, and management using native herbs and plants to create sustainable, resilient green areas that contribute to biodiversity and a healthy living environment.
• Drie Smaken Groen (Three Flavors of Green) Structured public green management concept with three variants combining aesthetics, ecology, and management: Zorgeloos Groen (representative plantings), Gewild Groen (structure plus biodiversity), and Puur Groen (species-rich mixtures with ecological management). Includes design, installation, and multi-year maintenance.

Quantifiable outcome

• PSV football pitch rated 'best in the Eredivisie' for 2025/2026 season
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Stichting WaterProminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Since spring 2025, De Enk is a proud partner of Stichting WaterPro, a collective of entrepreneurs in water technology and companies dealing with water in their projects.
• Edese Golfclub PapendalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2023On December 18, 2023, Edese Golfclub Papendal and De Enk signed a multi-year agreement for total maintenance of the golf course at the national sports centre Papendal.
• Johan Cruijff ArenAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016De Enk and the Johan Cruijff ArenA extended their partnership in 2025, continuing a successful collaboration since 2016 focused on maintaining a top-level pitch for every match. The partnership includes participation in the CO2 performance ladder and joint sustainability responsibility.
• Boot & DartminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Boot & Dart co-founded the original Zorgeloos Groen concept with De Enk and Buro Mien Ruys around 2008, focusing on robust, aesthetically pleasing plant cultivars. They continue to develop new cultivars for the Drie Smaken Groen successor concept.
• Buro Mien RuysminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Buro Mien Ruys co-founded the original Zorgeloos Groen concept around 2008, as a collaboration with De Enk and Boot & Dart.
• DELVA Landscape Architecture & UrbanismcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDELVA designed the spectacular rooftop garden / urban forest for The Pulse of Amsterdam. De Enk executed the construction in close collaboration with DELVA as part of the development by VORM and Edge.
• OptigrüncoreTechnology or IntegrationOptigrün is the market leader in rooftop garden systems and De Enk's partner for retention roofs. Together they offer the latest techniques and an insured 10-year warranty on complete retention systems. Optigrün's technology enables Smartflow weather-responsive water management in De Enk's retention roof projects.
• Plant-ecoreTechnology or IntegrationPlant-e developed a breakthrough technology that generates electricity from living plants (plant-battery). De Enk uses this to power moisture sensors on golf courses — a first in golf course maintenance. The technology harnesses electrons released by bacteria breaking down root exudates from photosynthesis.
• VORMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVORM is the developer of The Pulse of Amsterdam, where De Enk constructed the rooftop garden. This is one of De Enk's flagship projects demonstrating urban greening at scale.
• EdgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdge is the developer of The Pulse of Amsterdam alongside VORM, collaborating with De Enk for the rooftop garden execution.
• BindercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBinder joined De Enk (as De Enk Groen & Golf Poortugaal from January 2025) and partnered with De Enk for the execution of The Pulse of Amsterdam rooftop garden project.
• SmitsRinsmaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSmitsRinsma collaborated with De Enk, Binder and DELVA on The Pulse of Amsterdam project.
• Karres en BrandsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKarres en Brands is the architecture firm that designed the Stadhuisplein Purmerend project in which De Enk installed the 3,500 m² retention roof.
• Ranox NatuuraannemerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Enk entered an official partnership with Ranox Natuuraannemer to combine expertise and realize nature development projects more effectively and with greater ecological value.
• TurfTroniq RMScoreTechnology or IntegrationTurfTroniq RMS provides the control system (RTK-GPS, sensors, actuators, touchscreen) for De Enk's robotic mowers, enabling autonomous, GPS-guided mowing of greens and fairways.
• Toft LandschapsontwerpminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape designer Jessica Cundall of Toft Landschapsontwerp collaborates with De Enk (Nicole Rood) on the Drie Smaken Groen concept, bringing design knowledge, execution practice, and management experience together for better, more practical planting plans.
• Heemskerkse GolfclubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn November 29, 2022, Heemskerkse Golfclub and De Enk signed a multi-year agreement for total golf course maintenance.
• Het Rijk GolfbanencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJan-Paul Driessen (CEO) of Het Rijk Golfbanen (Nijmegen, 45 holes, largest golf course in the Netherlands) collaborates closely with De Enk on sustainable golf course management, biodiversity, and precision maintenance including drone-based HD monitoring, AI-assisted irrigation, and nature-based pest control.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tielen Groep: Established Dutch green services contractor with multi-disciplinary offerings in landscape design, construction, and maintenance. Direct Dutch competitor for municipal and commercial green contracts.
• Van Helvert Groep: Dutch green and grounds maintenance contractor active in public green, sports facilities, and real estate landscaping. Comparable in size, scope and customer profile to De Enk.
• Donkergroen: Dutch green services firm specializing in landscape design, construction and maintenance for public and private clients. Operates in similar verticals including daktuinen and sportvelden, making it a close Dutch peer.
• Yellowstone Landscape: Large US commercial landscape services firm serving corporate, municipal and golf clients. Comparable in its mix of maintenance contracts, golf course services, and multi-branch operations.
• Koninklijke Ginkel Groep: Leading Dutch green services and landscaping contractor operating across public green, sports fields, and terrain development — a direct head-to-head competitor to De Enk in the Dutch tender market.
• Schadenberg Groep: Dutch green services and grounds maintenance group serving municipalities, sports clubs and real estate developers. Directly comparable in service portfolio, customer segments, and geography.

Others

• Sweco Nederland: International engineering and landscape architecture consultancy active in Dutch urban greening and water management projects. Adjacent rather than directly competing, but operates in the same public and developer RFP ecosystem.
• Optigrün international AG: Roof greening systems supplier and De Enk's technology partner for retention roofs (Smartflow). An enabling/ecosystem player rather than direct competitor, but tightly coupled to De Enk's rooftop garden value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• BrightView Holdings: Largest US commercial landscaping services company with national scale. Not a Dutch competitor, but a relevant public-market comparable for the green services business model De Enk operates.
• idverde NL: idverde is Europe's largest landscape services provider with significant Dutch operations. A broader incumbent that competes for larger municipal and commercial contracts and brings international scale and capital that De Enk must compete against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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