Emergo

What Emergo does

Emergo is a Dutch industrial prefabrication company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Almelo, with production facilities in Stadskanaal and Almelo, operating as Emergo Business Partners B.V. The company designs, fabricates, and assembles complete building envelope components — roofs, walls, facades, dormers, skylights, and roof lights — primarily in timber-frame construction (houtskeletbouw), supplemented by integrated renewable-energy systems including the patented Navitect II BIPV solar roof and the Calosol solar-thermal facade technology co-developed with AkzoNobel and TNO. Through its Premodu concept, Emergo also delivers fully modular prefabricated homes, supported by just-in-time logistics and its own installation teams; the company states it supplies new roofs to approximately 5,000 homes per year.

Name

Emergo

Legal name

Emergo Business Partners

Website

https://www.emergo.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Prefab Building Components and Modular Construction

NAICS

Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing (321992), Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

ADU Modular/Prefab ADU Procurement & Installation (HSAPAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

ADU Project Management & General Contracting (HSAPAMAO), Detached ADU (Backyard Cottage) Construction (HSAPAMAA), ADU Interior Build-Out & Finishes (HSAPAMAI), ADU Design, Architecture & Engineering (HSAPAMAF), Garage-to-ADU Conversion (HSAPAMAC)

Keywords

• Prefab building components
• Modular housing systems
• Building integrated photovoltaics
• Solar thermal facades
• Timber frame construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Almelo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Prefab Building Components: Sale of prefabricated building envelope components including roofs, walls, facades, and dormers for new construction and renovation projects. Products include complete roof solutions with integrated options for skylights, dormers, gutters, chimneys, and PV panels.
2. Modular Homes (Premodu): Complete prefabricated modular residential units delivered as finished or semi-finished homes for housing projects.
3. Energy Systems (Navitect & Calosol): Integrated solar energy solutions including BIPV roofs (Navitect II) and solar thermal facades (Calosol) for residential buildings.
4. Prefab Woonmodules: Prefabricated residential modules such as extensions, storage units, and dormers that can be added during construction or retrofitted to existing homes in 3-5 days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Emergo is an industrial prefab construction company that designs, manufactures, and assembles building envelope components — roofs, walls, facades, dormers, roof lights, and residential modules — under factory-controlled conditions and delivers them just-in-time to Dutch construction sites. Its portfolio also includes integrated renewable energy systems (BIPV solar roofs under the Navitect brand and solar thermal facades under the Calosol brand) and a modular housing concept called Premodu. The company serves construction firms, housing corporations, developers, and architects across the Netherlands from facilities in Stadskanaal and Almelo.

Product overview

Emergo is an innovative construction partner offering total solutions for the building shell through industrial prefabrication. The product portfolio centers on four main offerings: (1) Prefab gebouwschil - complete prefabricated building shell including roofs, walls, facades, dormers, and roof lights; (2) Premodu - a modular housing concept for speed, quality, and sustainability; (3) Navitect - integrated solar energy (PV) systems for roofs; and (4) Calosol - solar thermal technology for facades and roofs. Additional offerings include prefab modules for extensions and storage, plus innovations like the FITS thermal solar facade panel developed with TNO and AkzoNobel. Emergo serves all of the Netherlands from facilities in Stadskanaal and Almelo, focusing on new construction and renovation projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Premodu: Prefab modulair woningconcept dat snelheid, kwaliteit en duurzaamheid samenbrengt in één oplossing. Through industrial production and smart standardization, homes are efficiently realized with minimal inconvenience and maximum certainty.
• Navitect
• Calosol
• Calosol

Products and services

• Prefab gebouwschil (Complete Prefab Building Shell) Complete prefabricated building shell solutions including roofs, walls, facades, dormers, and roof lights, produced under factory-controlled conditions with high-quality insulation and delivered just-in-time for on-site assembly. Sold to construction companies, developers, housing corporations, and architects across the Netherlands.
• Premodu Modular Housing Prefab modular housing concept combining speed, quality, and sustainability through industrial production and smart standardization, enabling efficient construction with minimal disruption and maximum certainty. Delivered to housing corporations, developers, and construction firms for residential projects.
• Navitect (Integrated Solar Energy Roof) Navitect II is a building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) energy roof with a patented mounting system and frameless glass-glass PV panels that form the water-resistant roof layer. Integrated solar energy systems for residential buildings, applicable to new construction, renovation, and project-based rollouts.
• Calosol (Solar Thermal Facade Technology) Solar thermal technology that effectively utilizes solar heat through roofs and facades to heat and cool buildings with minimal electricity use and without natural gas. Applicable in renovations and new construction (sports halls, swimming pools, utility buildings). Part of the Heat4Buildings OPZuid project with consortium partners.
• Prefab Daken (Prefabricated Roofs) High-quality, well-insulated prefabricated roof elements produced under controlled factory conditions, with integrated options for PV panels, skylights, dormers, gutters, and chimneys. Delivered just-in-time with assembly included. Sold to Dutch construction companies and developers.
• Dakkapellen (Prefabricated Dormers) Prefabricated dormers produced and assembled with various finishing options (zinc, wood, maintenance-free cladding such as rockpanel, trespa, eternit). Custom-designed per project, compliant with building regulations, and seamlessly integrated with Emergo's prefab roofs. Delivered to Dutch construction projects.
• Wanden en Gevels (Prefab Walls and Facades) Prefabricated wall and facade elements with high insulation. Interior finished with gypsum fiber-reinforced board and pre-equipped with frames and doors. Various exterior claddings are available including mineral stone strips, sidings, panels, and wood. Supplied to construction firms and developers.
• Prefab Woonmodules (Extension, Storage and Dormer Modules) Prefabricated residential modules including extensions, storage units, and dormers that add space and function to existing homes. Can be installed in 1-5 days, designed to match existing home style. Targeted at existing homeowners for retrofit projects through construction partners.
• FITS Facade Panel (Invisible Thermal Solar Collector) Facade panel with an invisible thermal solar collector, developed in collaboration with TNO and AkzoNobel, that captures near-infrared radiation (50% of total solar energy) while reflecting visible light, allowing aesthetic color customization. Developed for integration on residential and utility buildings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000 homes served annually with new roofs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CalosolcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Calosol is a business unit of Emergo that develops and demonstrates solar-active facades (zonactieve gevels) - facade panels that harvest heat from sunlight, ambient air, and rain. Part of the OPZuid Heat4Buildings project.
• Heat4Buildings ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026OPZuid project combining Calosol and Emergo Energiesystemen with consortium partners to develop solutions for making buildings more sustainable, comfortable, and energy-efficient. Project aims to heat and cool buildings using minimal electricity without natural gas.
• Kelderman GroepcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for Premodu project Rijnvliet in Utrecht, delivering 15 wooden Premodu homes through collaboration between Emergo and Kelderman.
• VB GroepcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Strategic partnership for developing sustainable residential areas using the Premodu modular housing concept. Collaboration aims to create sustainable housing neighborhoods with prefab modular wooden homes.
• Hecon BouwgroepcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for delivering modular wooden homes using the Premodu concept. Hecon signs for modular wooden houses, indicating long-term commitment to prefab housing solutions.
• RensaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaboration focused on optimizing the Premodu modular housing concept, combining Emergo's prefab expertise with Rensa's systems knowledge for improved product offerings.
• KlokGroepcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Long-term partnership for housing projects. Emergo delivers complete building envelope solutions for KlokGroep projects including the 'Wonen op de Set' project in Nijmegen where Emergo provides entire building shell with prefab facades finished with mineral stone strips.
• OosterpoortcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership with KlokGroep and Emergo for realization of sustainable prefab homes. Three-way collaboration combining development, construction, and prefab expertise.
• TNOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Strategic research partnership for developing solar building integration technologies. Joint development of FITS (Façade Panel with Invisible Thermal Solar collector) project focusing on solar thermal facades that capture near-infrared radiation while maintaining aesthetic appearance. TNO conducts laboratory tests and energy modeling.
• AkzoNobelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership for developing innovative coating technology for the FITS solar thermal facade system. AkzoNobel developed specialized paint that allows the surface to capture solar energy while being customizable in color, developed in collaboration with TNO and Emergo.
• SEACminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Solar Energy Application Centre - research center focused on solar energy that collaborates on real-life testing of FITS technology at TNO/ECN facilities in Eindhoven.
• Gemeente AlmereminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017FITS4E demonstration project location for solar thermal facade testing on buildings in Almere.
• Woonbedrijf EindhovenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017FITS4E demonstration project location for solar thermal facade testing on single-family home in Eindhoven.
• Janssen de JongminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Part of FITS4E consortium focusing on practical implementation of solar building technologies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Heijmans N.V. Heijmans is a large Dutch construction and real estate company that increasingly adopts prefab and industrialized building methods in residential projects. As a major buyer and occasional integrator of prefab envelopes, it overlaps with Emergo as both a competitor and a customer in the Dutch residential market.
• VolkerWessels: VolkerWessels is a large Dutch construction and infrastructure group active in residential development. Its sustainability-driven housing programs and growing prefab capabilities create direct overlap with Emergo's target construction-company and developer customer base.
• Koninklijke BAM Groep: BAM is a major European construction group with deep Dutch residential operations. BAM's expansion into modular and industrialized housing positions it as both a broad incumbent alternative and a potential partner channel for Emergo's prefab envelope components.
• Wienerberger AG: Wienerberger is a leading European producer of building materials and prefab wall/floor systems with growing activity in energy-efficient envelopes. Its prefab masonry systems and integrated façade offerings are comparable to Emergo's wall, facade, and BIPV envelope products at the building-shell layer.

Regional players

• Skonto Prefab: Skonto Prefab is a Baltic timber prefab house and modular-building manufacturer producing factory-finished homes for export markets. Comparable to Emergo on industrial timber prefab production, but operating primarily outside the Dutch market.

Direct peers

• Ursem Modulaire Bouwsystemen: Ursem builds permanent and temporary modular buildings in the Netherlands using factory-produced units across residential, education, and healthcare. Its modular approach overlaps with Emergo's Premodu concept and prefab extension modules.
• Daiwa House Modular Europe (formerly Jan Snel): Daiwa House Modular Europe is one of the largest Dutch modular prefab housing and building producers, specializing in factory-built modules for residential and utility use. It directly competes with Emergo's Premodu modular housing concept and prefab envelope portfolio in the Netherlands.

Others

• BUVA B.V. BUVA develops and produces prefab building components including ventilation and system-based facade and frame products for the Dutch residential market. It is a thematically adjacent prefab component supplier rather than a direct competitor in full building-envelope delivery.

Emerging players

• Moelven Byggsystem AB: Moelven's Byggsystem division produces modular timber-frame building systems in the Nordic region. Its prefabricated wall and roof modules closely parallel Emergo's timber-frame prefab envelope approach, though it serves Scandinavian rather than Dutch markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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