DENC

What DENC does

DENC is positioned in the input as a Netherlands-based for-profit architectural and engineering firm founded in 2000, with 51-100 employees and a head office in Bussum, offering architecture, project management, logistics advice, and design integration services. The substantive analytical data attached to the record, however, describes a substantially larger European A&E platform - Sweco / Sweco Nederland - headquartered at De Holle Bilt 22, 3732 HM De Bilt, with 23,000 architects, engineers, and advisors across 15 countries and ~2.9 billion EUR of revenue in 2025, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under SWECO A.

Under that data track, the platform delivers professional engineering, architecture, and consultancy services through four interconnected pillars: Buildings & Urban Areas, Water/Energy/Industry, Mobility & Infrastructure, and Architecture. Its core technical differentiator is integrated process-and-building design under a single multidisciplinary roof, combining architecture, structures, installations, interiors, logistics systems integration, permitting, procurement, and execution support. Named proprietary capabilities include integrated process-and-building design and Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation.

Go-to-market is direct enterprise and government engagement on a project basis - customers referenced include Wehkamp, Hunkemöller (XXL distribution center at A27), the Royal Library (Koninklijke Bibliotheek), and CB Culemborg (sustainable warehouse with doubled storage capacity via a double intermediate floor). Primary pain points addressed are space scarcity, nitrogen regulation, grid congestion, labor market tightness, and the Dutch 'verdozing' (landscape industrialization) debate, alongside sustainability and climate adaptation mandates. Revenue is generated through professional-services fees on project engagements rather than product or subscription pricing.

Customer concentration skews enterprise and logistics-industrial, with named logos in e-commerce, fashion retail, government/education, and logistics. Distribution is wholly-owned local entities across Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, marketed through corporate website, whitepapers, newsletter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and industry events.

Note: firmographic inputs (DENC, 51-100 employees, Bussum, founded 2000) and the larger Sweco dataset are inconsistent; the analytical outputs above are grounded in the Sweco data track, which carries the verifiable scale, revenue, and structure evidence.

Name

DENC

Legal name

Sweco Nederland

Website

https://denc.nl

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DENC is recorded as a Netherlands-based architectural and engineering firm offering architecture, project management, logistics advice, and design integration. The substantive attached dataset, however, describes Sweco / Sweco Nederland, a public A&E consultancy with 23,000 staff across 15 countries and ~2.9B EUR in 2025 revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Architectural engineering services
• Building and urban design
• Logistics facility design
• Mobility infrastructure consulting
• Sustainable construction consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bussum

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering and Architectural Services: Sweco generates revenue through providing professional engineering, architecture, and consultancy services across buildings and urban areas, water, energy and industry, and mobility and infrastructure. Services include design, consulting, permitting, and project execution support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sweco Nederland provides multidisciplinary architecture and engineering consulting that combines process design and building design to deliver sustainable logistics centers, industrial housing, commercial buildings, urban developments, and infrastructure. Services span the full project lifecycle including masterplanning, architectural and structural design, building installations, computational simulation, permitting and legal advice, procurement support, and project and stakeholder management. Clients include logistics operators, industrial companies, e-commerce and retail brands, and Dutch government bodies such as the Royal Library and municipalities.

Product overview

Sweco is a consulting firm offering integrated architecture and engineering services through a multi-disciplinary platform approach. The core offering consists of four interconnected service pillars: (1) Gebouwen en stedelijke gebieden (Buildings and Urban Areas) - covering logistics, construction, sustainability, and urban development; (2) Water, energie en industrie (Water, Energy and Industry) - focusing on sustainable energy, water management, and industrial greening; (3) Mobiliteit en infrastructuur (Mobility and Infrastructure) - including civil works, transport, and infrastructure networks; and (4) Architectuur (Architecture) - spanning residential, commercial, healthcare, education, and leisure sectors. Projects like the Hunkemöller distribution center and CB Culemborg warehouse demonstrate how Sweco combines process and building design, integrating architecture, construction, installations, logistics systems, permits, procurement, and execution management into unified solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Logistics and Business Accommodation (Logistiek en bedrijfshuisvesting) A multidisciplinary consulting service that combines process design and building design to deliver leading, future-proof logistics and industrial housing projects for enterprise operators. Addresses space scarcity, nitrogen regulation, grid congestion, labor market tightness, landscape integration ('verdozing') concerns and sustainability targets, and covers storage and distribution facilities, complex e-commerce operations, cross-docking, sorting centers, production facilities, cold storage and high-bay warehouses.
• Architecture (Architectuur) Comprehensive architecture services across reuse, hotels, culture and recreation, interior design, masterplanning and area development, mobility architecture, education, work environments, science and industry, residential construction, and healthcare, delivered as part of the Sweco multidisciplinary platform.
• Buildings and Urban Areas (Gebouwen en stedelijke gebieden) An umbrella service pillar covering earthquake-resistant buildings, waste management and soil protection, archaeological research, construction and structural design, computational fluid dynamics, sustainable area development, high-security buildings, ecology, area economics, building installations, landscape architecture and urban planning, underground infrastructure, planning and legal advice, process and project management, urban development and programming, future-proof work locations, shopping area transformation, real estate advice, leisure economy transformation, and housing vision and policy.
• Water, Energy and Industry (Water, energie en industrie) Consulting services focused on sustainable energy infrastructure, financing and ESCos, healthy and safe industry, greening of industry, greening of areas, greening of real estate, the vital water chain, water management, and water safety, supporting Dutch and European clients in energy transition and water resilience.
• Mobility and Infrastructure (Mobiliteit en infrastructuur) Engineering and consulting services covering civil structures, contract management, sustainable mobility, mobility hubs, road infrastructure design, rail and railways, future-proof infrastructure networks, permits and environmental management, and hydraulic engineering for public and private infrastructure clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Doubled storage capacity achieved through double intermediate floor in CB Culemborg warehouse (16.5 meters high)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stec GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSweco collaborated with Stec Group to research whether large-scale logistics plots (older than 25 years) can be better utilized. The study found that these brownfield sites are often lucrative, provide significant extra space, and can give an impulse to the surrounding area while preserving open green spaces.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal BAM Group: Dutch construction and engineering group with in-house design and consultancy capabilities across buildings and infrastructure. Comparable in Dutch-market presence and A&E offering, though larger and more vertically integrated into construction delivery.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with strong Dutch presence, providing engineering, architecture, and project management across transport, property, and environment. Comparable in multidisciplinary A&E offerings but operates globally at significantly larger scale.
• Sweco: Europe's largest architecture and engineering consultancy, with deep Dutch operations through Sweco Nederland. Directly comparable in service portfolio across buildings, logistics, water, energy, and mobility, but operates at pan-European scale with 23,000+ professionals versus the subject firm's 51-100.

Direct peers

• IV-Infra: Dutch engineering consultancy providing infrastructure, buildings, and industrial design services. Comparable in Dutch focus and integrated engineering offering, operating at a similar small-to-mid scale.
• Antea Group: Dutch-headquartered engineering and environmental consulting firm with services in infrastructure, environment, and building design. Comparable in Dutch A&E market presence and multidisciplinary offering, operating at a comparable mid-market scale.
• Arcadis: Amsterdam-based global design and consultancy firm providing architecture, engineering, and project management services to industrial, logistics, and public-sector clients. Comparable in multidisciplinary A&E offering and Dutch operating base, but operates globally and at substantially larger scale.
• Cepezed: Dutch architecture firm specialising in industrial, logistics, and commercial building design with strong focus on design integration and sustainability. Highly comparable in the subject firm's stated logistics and design-integration niche, at a comparable small scale.
• Movares: Dutch engineering consultancy focused on mobility, infrastructure, buildings, and energy. Comparable in Dutch market focus and multidisciplinary A&E service mix, operating at a similar mid-sized scale.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Dutch-headquartered engineering and project management consultancy offering architecture, engineering, and integrated design services across buildings, mobility, water, and industry. Directly comparable in service mix and Dutch market focus, though materially larger in scale.

Emerging players

• Mei architects: Dutch architecture studio with portfolio in commercial, logistics, and industrial building design. Comparable in architectural service offering to Dutch industrial/logistics clients, at a smaller, studio-scale footprint.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/denc-netherlands-b.v.
• Instagraminstagram.com/sweconederland
• Facebookfacebook.com/DENC.NL

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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