Aelmans Adviesgroep

What Aelmans Adviesgroep does

Aelmans Adviesgroep is a Dutch multidisciplinary advisory firm founded in 1990 by Jo Aelmans, headquartered in Baexem, Netherlands, with over 200 employees distributed across 12 office locations throughout the country. The firm serves businesses, governments, and individuals through six integrated service lines: Vastgoed (real estate), Omgeving (spatial planning), Milieu (environment), Agro (agricultural advisory), Bouw (construction), and Financiering (financing). Its customer base spans private individuals, agricultural entrepreneurs, government bodies, commercial real estate clients, and renewable energy project developers.

The firm's service portfolio includes NVM-certified brokerage, NRVT-certified valuations, NVR rentmeesterij (estate administration), environmental and geotechnical investigations supported by proprietary sondering equipment, architectural design and structural calculations, permit acquisition under the Dutch Omgevingswet, regulatory advisory, and MKB financing services delivered through the Financieringsgilde Limburg partnership network. Technical capabilities extend to slagsonderingen and druksonderingen, soil and nitrogen research, acoustic research, ecological surveys, and full project lifecycle management. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees, transaction commissions on real estate deals, recurring managed services for property administration, and financing referral commissions.

Aelmans Adviesgroep is a privately held, family-controlled firm with no external institutional investors or parent holding company. In July 2026, after 36 years of founder leadership, daily management was transferred from Jo Aelmans to his son Jack Aelmans, who has been with the firm for twelve years. Jo Aelmans remains involved as strategic advisor. The firm operates through wholly owned subsidiaries covering spatial planning, environment, agriculture, horticulture, and construction advisory, with Financieringsgilde Limburg serving as the financing distribution partner.

Name

Aelmans Adviesgroep

Legal name

Aelmans Adviesgroep

Website

https://aelmans.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Aelmans Adviesgroep is a Dutch multidisciplinary advisory firm offering real estate, spatial planning, environmental, agricultural, construction, and financing services to businesses, governments, and individuals. The 200+ employee firm operates from 12 office locations across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multidisciplinary real estate and environmental advisory services

NAICS

Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Appraisers (53132), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Engineering Services (541330), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

Keywords

• Real estate advisory
• Spatial planning consulting
• Environmental site investigation
• Agricultural business advisory
• Construction project advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Voerendaal

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Brokerage and Sales (Makelaardij): Aelmans acts as NVM-certified real estate agents (makelaars) for residential and business properties, including buying, selling, and renting of real estate. Revenue is generated through commissions on transactions.
2. Property Valuations (Taxaties): Certified property valuations for residential, rural, and commercial properties conducted by NVM, NRVT, and NVR-certified appraisers.
3. Environmental and Geotechnical Advisory: Environmental site investigations, soil research, foundation advice, geotechnical surveys, acoustic research, nitrogen research, and remediation (sanering) services.
4. Financing Advisory: Business financing advice through Financieringsgilde Limburg, covering commercial loans, mortgages, working capital, green leasing, and crowdfunding.
5. Agricultural Advisory: Advisory services for agricultural businesses covering business planning, regulation compliance, spatial planning, sustainability, real estate, and construction.
6. Construction and Spatial Development Advisory: Architectural design, building calculations, permit applications, subsidy advice, tendering, and bill control for construction projects.
7. Real Estate Management (Vastgoedmanagement): Property management services for residential and commercial properties including full management of multi-tenant buildings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Aelmans Adviesgroep is a multidisciplinary advisory firm that delivers integrated consulting, brokerage, valuation, and project management services across six work fields: real estate (vastgoed), spatial planning (omgeving), environment (milieu), agriculture (agro), construction (bouw), and SME financing (financiering). The firm combines certified specialists (NVM makelaars, NRVT taxateurs, NVR rentmeesters, jurists, planologists, architects, and geotechnical engineers) under one organization to serve businesses, governments, and private individuals intervening in the Dutch living environment.

Product overview

Aelmans Adviesgroep is a multidisciplinary advisory firm operating across six core service divisions: Vastgoed (Real Estate), Omgeving (Spatial Planning), Milieu (Environmental Services), Agro (Agricultural Advisory), Bouw (Construction Advisory), and Financiering (Financing). The company, established in 1990 and now under second-generation leadership, employs over 200 staff across multiple Dutch offices. Services range from property brokerage and valuations (Makelaardij, Taxaties), to environmental assessments (Bodemonderzoek, Geotechniek, Sanering), architectural design and construction consulting (Ontwerp, Berekeningen), spatial planning and permits (Ruimtelijk plan, Vergunningen), agricultural business advisory (Bedrijfsadvies, Regelgeving), and MKB financing through its Financieringsgilde partnership. The integrated approach allows cross-disciplinary expertise for complex projects involving real estate development, environmental remediation, agricultural transitions, and construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vastgoed (Real Estate Services) Full-service real estate division offering NVM-certified brokerage, NRVT-certified valuations, property management, and NVR rentmeesterij for residential, agricultural, and commercial properties across the Netherlands.
• Omgeving (Spatial Planning & Environment Advisory) Advisory services for spatial planning, landscape and urban design, research, permits (Omgevingswet), and legal advice related to land use, zoning, and environmental regulations.
• Milieu (Environmental Services) Environmental consulting covering soil investigation (bodemonderzoek), geotechnical services (geotechniek) including sonderingen, remediation (sanering), flora and fauna assessments, and broader environmental advisory for construction and development projects.
• Agro (Agricultural Advisory) Specialized advisory services for agricultural entrepreneurs including business advice, regulatory compliance, environmental planning, sustainability, real estate, and construction services tailored for farms, horticulture, and rural enterprises.
• Bouw (Construction Advisory) Construction consulting services encompassing architectural design, structural calculations, permit acquisition, project management, and general construction advice from planning through execution, for residential, agricultural, commercial, and utility projects.
• Financiering (SME Financing Advisory) Independent 100% onafhankelijk business financing advice for SME entrepreneurs, delivered through the Financieringsgilde Limburg partnership network of more than 50 independent advisors. Covers commercial loans, mortgages, working capital, green leasing, and crowdfunding.
• Makelaardij (Real Estate Brokerage) NVM-certified real estate brokerage for residential, agricultural, and commercial property sales, purchases, and rentals, including property marketing and buyer/seller representation.
• Taxaties (Property Valuations) Professional property valuations by NRVT-certified taxateurs, covering residential, agricultural (landelijk en agrarisch vastgoed), and commercial properties for transactions, financing, and reporting purposes.
• Vastgoedmanagement (Property Management) Complete property management services for residential and commercial portfolios, including tenant administration, maintenance coordination, and financial reporting, including multi-tenant buildings.
• Rentmeesterij (Estate Administration) Estate administration and property oversight services for landowners, including lease management, expropriation support, and property coordination under NVR regulations.
• Geotechniek (Geotechnical Investigation Services) Geotechnical engineering services including foundation analysis, soil testing via slagsonderingen and druksonderingen (using full-size and mini-track sondering equipment), and ground stability assessments for construction projects.
• Flora en fauna (Ecological Surveys) Ecological impact assessments, flora and fauna surveys, and field studies for development, construction, and permitting projects.
• Aanbod (Property Listings Service) Property listing service showcasing residential, agricultural, and commercial properties available for sale or rent across the Netherlands, published on aelmans.com and Funda.nl.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 employees serving clients across six integrated work fields
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Green TrustmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Green Trust, a party with broad knowledge of wind parks, was an official partner in the Windpark Egchelse Heide project initiated by three dairy farmers in Egchel. Green Trust contributed to the development alongside Peel Energie (local energy cooperative), the three dairy farmers, and Aelmans Adviesgroep.
• Peel EnergiemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Peel Energie is a local energy cooperative established in 2016 by the three dairy farmers who initiated the Windpark Egchelse Heide project. Aelmans Adviesgroep contributed expertise in spatial planning, legal advice, ground documentation, technical investigations, and financial advisory. Peel Energie has since grown into a powerful local energy cooperative working constructively with the municipality and contributing to the energy transition in Peel en Maas.
• Financieringsgilde LimburgcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAelmans' financing services are housed under Financieringsgilde Limburg, which is specialized in commercial financing advisory and part of a network of more than 50 independent advisors. Financieringsgilde provides services including commercial loans, working capital, green leases, and crowdfunding for SMB clients referred through Aelmans.
• Kwekerij AartscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAelmans Tuinbouwadvies provided complete project support for Kwekerij Aarts' 7.3 hectare greenhouse expansion in Asten-Heusden, from ground purchase and permitting through to construction management and delivery. The nursery produces 16 million cucumbers and 500,000 kg of tomatoes annually.
• Pouderoyen TonnaercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPouderoyen Tonnaer is a key project partner, handling planological aspects of joint projects. For the Sandberghe recreation park project, both Aelmans and Pouderoyen Tonnaer were jointly involved. Pouderoyen Tonnaer staff (Koen Albers, Harm Arts, Martijn Barendse, and others) are listed alongside Aelmans staff on the company's employee pages.
• SoiltechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAelmans provided design, tendering, and construction management services for Soiltech's high-tech test and innovation center for professional leaf nutrition products. The project included a greenhouse with high-tech installations for simulating field conditions and a fully gas-free, sustainable building design.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Countus: Countus is a Dutch accountancy and advisory firm focused on agricultural entrepreneurs and the MKB. It overlaps with Aelmans' Agro and Financiering practices and competes for the same farmer and rural SMB client base.
• Witteveen+Bos: Witteveen+Bos is a Dutch engineering and consulting firm with comparable environmental, spatial, and infrastructure advisory work. Like Aelmans, it combines engineering depth with multidisciplinary project delivery, though it is more internationally focused.
• Flynth Adviseurs en Accountants: Flynth is a major Dutch advisory and accountancy firm serving agricultural, SMB, and rural clients. Comparable to Aelmans on the agricultural advisory and Financiering side, though stronger on accounting/finance and less on environmental and spatial work.
• DLV Advies: DLV Advies is a Dutch advisory firm specialized in agricultural, horticultural, and rural business consulting. It directly mirrors Aelmans' Agro and Tuinbouw divisions and serves overlapping farmer and rural entrepreneur clients.

Broad incumbents

• Sweco Nederland: Sweco is a leading European engineering, design, and advisory firm with a strong Dutch footprint. Overlaps with Aelmans' environmental, geotechnical, urban planning, and infrastructure advisory services as a larger diversified peer.
• Arcadis Nederland: Arcadis is a large global design, engineering, and management consulting firm with a strong Dutch presence. It directly overlaps with Aelmans' environmental, spatial planning, and real estate advisory services, but operates at much larger scale and as a broad incumbent rather than a regional specialist.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Royal HaskoningDHV is a major Dutch-headquartered engineering and project management consultancy with deep environmental, water, and spatial planning practices. Comparable to Aelmans' Milieu and Omgeving divisions but operating as a global incumbent across many more segments.
• Boskalis Environmental / Tauw Group: Tauw is a Dutch environmental and engineering consultancy specializing in soil, water, and sustainability advisory. Directly comparable to Aelmans' Milieu division (bodemonderzoek, sanering, milieuadvies) at a larger national scale.

Emerging players

• Nelen & Schuurmans: Nelen & Schuurmans is a Dutch water and environmental consulting firm with strong modeling and software capabilities. Comparable to Aelmans' Milieu division on the environmental advisory side, with a more technology-focused, narrower product set.

Others

• Kracht Recruitment (NVM-affiliated regional makelaars): The broader NVM-affiliated network of Dutch real estate agents and brokers represents Aelmans' primary peer group for its Makelaardij and Taxaties services, with which it competes on local/regional property transactions and valuations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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