B.V. De Meteoor

What B.V. De Meteoor does

De Meteoor Beton B.V., founded in 1907 in Rheden, Netherlands (originally N.V. Vigorose Cement Industrie De Meteoor), is a private manufacturer of prefabricated concrete elements operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of BTE Groep, a Dutch conglomerate of nine specialized precast brands across ten production sites. The company is the inventor and sole producer of the original Stelcon® plate, first manufactured in 1924, and runs three product lines: Stelcon® terrain-hardening plates (sizes 2x2m, 2x1.5m, 2x1m; thicknesses 14/16/20/25 cm), Railcon® prestressed concrete rail sleepers, switch sleepers and monoliggers, and Divicon® underground waste-container basins. Core technology centers on a proprietary inverted casting process that lays a ~2 cm quartz-enriched wear layer first, then bonds the sub-concrete for a monolithic slab, finished with hot-rolled 45x45x4.2 mm steel corner edges and broom-textured anti-slip surfacing; new low-CO2 variants use INVIE eco-binder and geopolymer binders with up to 80% emissions reduction.

The company generates revenue primarily through direct hardware sales of custom-engineered products to contractors, construction firms, municipalities, and industrial/logistics operators, priced per project on quote-based terms with specifications driven by plate type, dimensions, thickness, and load class; a secondary advisory/specification-services stream (bestekservice and installation planning) is bundled with hardware sales. Go-to-market is sales-led via named account managers (Ronald Aalpol, Hans Pijpers), complemented by annual presence at the Infra Relatiedagen trade fair and a content-driven digital channel (meteoor.nl, HubSpot, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram); distribution is exclusively direct, with delivery from the Rheden facility by road (via Bouwvervoer BV) and inland ship thanks to on-site quay access. Approximately 140 employees operate from the single Rheden site, which exceeds 90,000 m² of production and storage and yields ~1,000 Stelcon plates per day, with products supplied principally to the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium for plates and to Germany, Scandinavia, England, and France for rail and Divicon products. The customer base spans anchor enterprise accounts (Deutsche Bahn, Albert Heijn, Strukton, Van Schie, Heijmans, Gemeente Den Haag) together with long-tenured mid-market contractors such as Bernard van Berkel (65-year relationship).

Name

B.V. De Meteoor

Legal name

De Meteoor Beton B.V.

Website

https://meteoor.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

B.V. De Meteoor is a 1907-founded Dutch prefab concrete manufacturer in Rheden, part of BTE Groep, producing the original Stelcon® terrain plates, Railcon® railway sleepers, and Divicon® underground waste-container basins for construction contractors, rail operators, and municipalities across the Netherlands, Germany, and broader Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rheden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Prefab concrete product sales: Sale of prefabricated concrete products including Stelcon plates (permanent and temporary terrain paving), Railcon rail sleepers and components, and Divicon underground waste container basins. Products are sold directly to contractors, construction companies, municipalities, and industrial enterprises. Pricing is project-specific and quote-based.
2. Advisory and specification services: Technical consulting on plate selection, foundation preparation, drainage design, and installation planning. Includes specification services (bestekservice) for construction tenders and projects. Provided as bundled service with product sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

B.V. De Meteoor is a Dutch manufacturer of prefabricated concrete elements and the inventor and sole producer of the original Stelcon® terrain hardening plate since 1924. The company produces three product lines at its Rheden facility: Stelcon® concrete terrain plates for permanent and temporary industrial, logistics and civil paving; Railcon® prestressed concrete sleepers, switch sleepers and mono sleepers for heavy and light rail; and Divicon® underground waste container basins for municipal waste systems. Manufacturing, storage and dispatch occupy more than 90,000 m² at the Rheden site, accessible by road and inland shipping.

Product overview

De Meteoor Beton B.V. is a prefabricated concrete products manufacturer and inventor of the original Stelcon plate since 1924. The company operates as part of BTE Groep and produces three main product lines: Stelcon® terrain hardening plates (for industrial yards, logistics, and temporary/permanent surfaces), Railcon® products for the rail industry (prestressed concrete sleepers, switch sleepers for heavy and light rail), and Divicon® underground waste container wells. The company also produces monoliggers and related rail components. All products are manufactured in Rheden, Netherlands, with a production and storage space of over 90,000 m².

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stelcon®: Original concrete floor slabs for terrain hardening, invented by De Meteoor in 1924. Available in various sizes (2x2m, 2x1.5m, 2x1m) with thicknesses of 14, 16, 20 or 25 cm. Known for their wear-resistant coating, hot-rolled steel corner profile, and lifespan of up to 100 years.
• Railcon®
• Divicon®

Products and services

• Stelcon® concrete terrain hardening plates Original prefabricated concrete terrain hardening plates (standard sizes 2x2 m, 2x1.5 m, 2x1 m; thicknesses 14, 16, 20 or 25 cm) for permanent and temporary industrial, logistics and civil paving. Features a wear-resistant quartz-enriched deklaag, hot-rolled steel corner edges (45x45x4.2 mm) with welded anchors, 100-year lifespan, high load-bearing capacity, broom-finished anti-slip surface and options for fluid-tight variants. Sold to contractors, construction companies, industrial enterprises and municipalities across the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
• Stelcon E-plaat sustainable concrete plate Sustainable variant of the original Stelcon plate using INVIE eco-friendly binder and recycled concrete aggregate (betongranulaat). Achieves 52.5% better MKI value and 50% reduction in CO₂ emissions versus standard Stelcon N-plate while maintaining equivalent structural performance, designed for environmentally sensitive terrain-paving projects.
• Railcon® prestressed concrete sleepers (dwarsliggers) Prestressed concrete sleepers for heavy and light rail tracks, including NS90-W14, LR21, LR10, B70, and Mark 1/2 types. Compliant with European standards NEN-EN 13230-1&4 and ProRail specifications, with SPC00094 product certificate. Sold to Dutch and European rail operators including Deutsche Bahn (after Q1 certification).
• Railcon® CO₂-friendly geopolymer sleepers Sustainable rail sleeper product using geopolymer binder (85% recycled material) instead of Portland cement, achieving at least 80% CO₂ emission reduction versus traditional cement-based prestressed sleepers while providing comparable structural performance for heavy and light rail.
• Railcon® LR21-Duurzaam sustainable sleeper Sustainable prestressed concrete sleeper developed with ASCEM using a concrete mix with lower Milieu Kosten Indicator (MKI) value than the standard NS90 sleeper, approximately 20% lower MKI. Marked with a cloverleaf label and sold on the Dutch market.
• Railcon® switch sleeper sets (wisselliggers-sets) Prestressed concrete switch sleepers manufactured to customer-specific layouts for complete switches and crossings, suitable for various switch and crossing types in the Dutch rail network. Delivered in laying order to shorten installation time and supplied under KOMO / SPC00094 certification with NEN-EN 13230 compliance.
• Divicon® underground waste container basins Prefabricated concrete wells that protect steel underground waste containers. Fully waterproof, resistant to heavy traffic loads, groundwater pressure and chemical attack. Produced under KOMO product certificate in various sizes and supplied to municipalities and waste-management companies in the Netherlands, Germany, Scandinavia, England and France.
• Divicon® Duurzame sustainable container basin Sustainable variant of the Divicon underground waste container basin produced with reduced Portland cement (CEM III instead of CEM I) and secondary raw materials, lowering CO₂ footprint while maintaining the same structural quality, strength and watertightness as the standard basin.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stelcon plate lifespan of up to 100 years, with documented examples of plates over 75 years old still in active use (Bernard van Berkel's installation in Drunen, laid circa 1959, proven in 2024)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASCEMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2025ASCEM is the concrete technology center of BTE Groep. De Meteoor collaborated with ASCEM to develop sustainable concrete mixes for rail sleepers, resulting in the Duurzame dwarsligger with lower MKI values, and the geopolymer-based CO2-friendly sleepers presented at Connecting Europe Express. ASCEM provides betontechnologisch expertise enabling De Meteoor's product innovation.
• Deutsche BahncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2024De Meteoor received the Q1 quality certification from Deutsche Bahn Qualitätssicherung Beschaffung Infrastruktur for B70 concrete rail sleepers. Following prior EBA design approval (March 2023) and HPQ production process approval (July 2023), the Q1 certification formally transfers release responsibility to De Meteoor. De Meteoor now independently performs quality controls and releases sleepers for delivery to Deutsche Bahn and the broader German private rail market (network operators and contractors).
• RailforumminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 October 2023Railforum is a Dutch rail industry association that organized the innovation and networking lunch at the Connecting Europe Express arrival in Amsterdam. De Meteoor presented CO2-friendly rail sleepers at this event as one of three Dutch rail innovation demos. Railforum provides a platform for knowledge sharing and networking within the European rail sector.
• StruktonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConstruction company Strukton is a regular buyer and user of Stelcon plates for beach access infrastructure and temporary installations at Scheveningen and other locations. Strukton handles municipal contracts for Den Haag involving Stelcon plates. Also used Stelcon plates for boulevard renovation work for Heijmans.
• Van SchieminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContractor Van Schie from Mijdrecht used approximately 770 Stelcon plates as a work platform on the Hofvijver during the historic Binnenhof renovation in The Hague. Van Schie cited quality, reliability, and high residual value as reasons for choosing Stelcon plates.
• HeijmansminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConstruction company Heijmans used Stelcon plates supplied by De Meteoor for the Scheveningen boulevard renovation project, specifically for construction access roads and temporary facilities for beach pavilions.
• Bouwvervoer BVminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTransport company that owns the De Meteoor truck used for daily deliveries of Stelcon plates to construction sites across the Netherlands. Driver Jan Riggeling operates the De Meteoor-branded vehicle for distributing plates to projects including the Maasvlakte.
• NieuweStroomminorOthersGreen energy supplier contracted by BTE Groep since January 2017 to supply electricity and gas. BTE chose green energy procurement for the entire group as part of its CSR, sustainability, and CO2 reduction commitments. De Meteoor benefits from this group-level energy procurement.
• Bright Digital B.V.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDigital agency responsible for website development and marketing services for meteoor.nl, as credited in the website footer. Provides HubSpot-based website and marketing solutions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CRH plc: Global building materials group with significant European precast concrete and infrastructure products operations. Comparable at the broader category level as a large incumbent in concrete-based construction products.
• Strukton: Major Dutch construction and rail infrastructure contractor. Both a long-standing De Meteoor customer (15+ years for Scheveningen beach infrastructure) and a broader infrastructure player in adjacent rail and civil construction segments.
• Holcim: Global cement and concrete producer with European precast, ready-mix, and infrastructure solutions. Larger incumbent covering adjacent parts of the concrete value chain serving similar end markets.
• Saint-Gobain: Global building materials manufacturer with concrete product offerings. Operates at scale across European construction and infrastructure markets, comparable as a broad incumbent rather than a direct niche competitor.
• Heijmans: Major Dutch construction company active in infrastructure, real estate, and mobility. Comparable customer base and Dutch infrastructure exposure; De Meteoor is a regular supplier to Heijmans' boulevard and infrastructure projects.

Direct peers

• Abetong AB: Swedish precast concrete sleeper and infrastructure products manufacturer (part of Consolis). Direct peer in concrete rail sleepers and adjacent precast concrete elements serving Scandinavian and broader European rail customers.
• Vossloh AG: German rail infrastructure specialist with a substantial concrete sleeper and rail fastening systems business. Directly comparable to De Meteoor's Railcon division as a competing supplier to Deutsche Bahn and other European rail operators.
• Romein Beton B.V. Sister brand within BTE Groep producing precast concrete elements for civil and infrastructure construction. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping product portfolio, shared group ownership, and shared end markets in Dutch infrastructure.
• Railone GmbH: German manufacturer of concrete sleepers and engineered rail infrastructure products. Direct competitor in the European concrete sleeper market, particularly in Germany where De Meteoor is expanding via Q1 certification.
• Kemper Beton B.V. Another BTE Groep sister brand focused on precast concrete products for construction and infrastructure. Comparable product range, manufacturing footprint, and customer base within the same parent group.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/p/De-Meteoor-Beton-BV-100025685144378
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/902390
• Instagraminstagram.com/demeteoorbeton
• Xx.com/bvdemeteoor

Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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