What Van Reenen does

Van Reenen Transport - Warehouse - Verhuizingen is a privately held Dutch logistics company headquartered in Barneveld, Netherlands, operating since 1917 across three integrated service lines: road transport, warehousing, and removals. The company serves European business customers in agriculture, food, non-food, construction, automotive, and industrial sectors, alongside private individuals and businesses requiring relocation services. Operations are anchored in a single 6-hectare BREEAM Outstanding-certified facility with 67 dock doors and over 10,000 pallet locations following a 2017-2018 consolidation from five previous sites and a 2023 warehouse expansion for (biological) food products.

The company operates a modern fleet of 120+ trucks and commercial vehicles and runs an internal transport management backbone via Transpas Online, a third-party TMS providing order entry, planning, driver management, track & trace, proof of delivery, and digital invoicing through a customer-facing portal. Its technology stack is otherwise conventional logistics software with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. Revenue is generated through quote-based transactional pricing for transport, managed services for warehousing and value-added logistics (packaging, labeling, assembly, inventory management), and professional services for removals and relocations, with contract cadence referenced as multi-year.

The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on dedicated phone lines by region (BeNeLux, Germany, France, Expedition, Warehouse, Moving), online quote forms, and a multi-language website in Dutch, English, German, and French. Distribution is supported by a partner network for international and overseas relocations, plus a marketing partnership with verhuizen.nl. Ownermanes is held by Aart Hooijer, who acquired the business in 2008 after joining as controller in 2000; the company is family-named but no longer family-owned, with around 160 permanent employees and a total workforce of roughly 170.

Name

Van Reenen

Legal name

Internationaal Transport- en Expeditiebedrijf J. van Reenen Barneveld B.V.

Website

https://reenen.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Van Reenen is a privately held Dutch logistics company founded in 1917, offering road transport, warehousing, and removals services across Europe from its BREEAM Outstanding-certified Barneveld headquarters, serving business customers in food, construction, and industrial sectors plus private individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Transportation and Warehousing (48-49), Support Activities for Transportation (488), General Warehousing and Storage (493110)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA)

Keywords

• Freight transport services
• Warehousing and storage
• Logistics distribution
• Residential and commercial removals
• European road freight

Headquarters

HQ city

Barneveld

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transport Services: Full-service transport including distribution, city distribution, groupage, one-stop-shop solutions, and forwarding/expedition services across Europe with a modern fleet of trucks and trailers
2. Warehouse & Storage Services: Storage and transshipment services with value-added logistics including packaging, labeling, pricing, assembly, and inventory management. Specializes in storage of (biological) food products, automotive materials, construction materials, electronics, machines, and packaging materials
3. Moving/Relocation Services: Comprehensive moving services for both private individuals and businesses including packing, transportation, unpacking, assembly/disassembly, and temporary storage. Includes international relocations, overseas moves, project moves, and care transport for sensitive items

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Van Reenen provides integrated road transport, warehousing and removals services from a single BREEAM Outstanding-certified facility in Barneveld, Netherlands. Its Transport division runs a modern fleet of 120+ trucks and trailers across Europe for distribution, groupage, expedition and one-stop-shop logistics; its Warehouse division offers storage, transshipment and value-added logistics with 10,000+ pallet locations; and its Verhuizingen division delivers private, corporate, international and overseas removals including care transport and project moves.

Product overview

Van Reenen operates as an integrated logistics provider with three core service pillars: Transport, Warehouse, and Removals (Verhuizingen). The Transport division handles national and international freight across Europe with a modern truck fleet; the Warehouse division offers storage and distribution from a BREEAM-certified facility in Barneveld with climate control for food and pharmaceutical goods; and the Removals division covers private, corporate, and international relocations. All three divisions share operational infrastructure (the Barneveld headquarters) and are supported by a proprietary IT platform including the Transpas Online customer portal for order entry and track & trace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport International and national road freight transport across Europe covering distribution, city distribution (stadsdistributie), groupage, expedition/forwarding, one-stop-shop logistics and full-load transport. Handles diverse cargo including automotive materials, building materials, chemicals, consumer products, electronics, animal feed, foodstuffs, machines, pharmaceuticals and packaging materials. Serves European business customers with routes across BeNeLux, Germany, Austria, France, Spain and other destinations.
• Warehouse Storage and transshipment services at a BREEAM Outstanding-certified logistics center in Barneveld with 67 dock doors, sophisticated air regulation and 10,000+ pallet locations. Offers value-added logistics including packaging, labeling, pricing, assembly and inventory management, with specialized storage for (biological) food products, automotive materials, building materials, electronics, machines and packaging materials. Serves national and international customers needing climate-controlled storage.
• Verhuizingen (Removals) Full-service removal and relocation offerings including private residential moves, corporate relocations, project moves, international moves, overseas relocations (via partner network), care transport for sensitive items such as floors, organ pipes and electronics, interior transport and temporary container storage during moves. Provides packing, transportation, unpacking, assembly/disassembly services. Certified under the Erkende Verhuizers quality mark.
• Transpas Online Customer Portal Web-based self-serve platform for business customers to enter transport and warehouse orders, monitor shipment status in real time via track & trace, and access delivery instructions, warehouse operation instructions and Betrouwbare Aflever Status (BAS) tracking. Includes digital invoicing and proof-of-delivery capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% delivery success rate within 3 days for complex 1618 pallet distribution to 945 locations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• verhuizen.nlcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVan Reenen is a proud partner of verhuizen.nl, a leading platform for moving services in the Netherlands. This partnership provides lead generation for residential and business moving services, with Van Reenen holding the partner badge for recognized movers.
• Bakker BedrijfswagensminorOthersBakker Bedrijfswagens delivers new XD/XF trucks to Van Reenen drivers, as noted during the annual staff meeting where drivers received keys to new vehicles.
• ROC AmersfoortcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVan Reenen collaborates with ROC Amersfoort to provide in-house driver training. The driver education program was established in September 2017 at Van Reenen's location to address the shortage of drivers in the sector.
• Local Barneveld construction companiesminorOthersFor the new headquarters construction, Van Reenen worked with local companies including Vink (ground and road work), Campus (W-installation), Van den Brink Luchtkanalen (air handling), Van den Brink Montage (steel and wall cladding), Leertouwer (electrical), and Ruiter Garagedeuren (dock levelers and doors).

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Raben Group: European family-owned contract logistics and road-freight group operating pan-European networks. Overlaps with Van Reenen in Benelux and DACH distribution and warehousing.
• Ewals Cargo Care: Large European road-transport and logistics provider specializing in container haulage, groupage, and contract logistics. Comparable in European road-freight scope but with greater international scale.
• DSV A/S: Global transport and logistics incumbent with very large road, air, and sea operations across Europe. Competes for the same European road-freight and contract-logistics RFPs but at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Vos Transport Group: Dutch logistics group combining road transport, warehousing, and removals under one brand. Closely comparable in the three-pillar (transport/warehouse/moving) integrated model Van Reenen operates.
• Koninklijke Van der Spek: Dutch road transport and logistics specialist with comparable fleet and a focus on industrial and consumer-goods distribution across the Benelux and Western Europe.
• Hoekman Transport: Dutch transport and logistics company serving similar Benelux and Western European customers with comparable fleet scale and service mix including distribution and warehousing.
• Nabuurs: Dutch integrated transport, warehousing, and value-added logistics provider of comparable scale, serving similar European business customers from a centralized Dutch hub. Direct competitor in contract distribution and food-grade storage.
• GVT Transport & Logistics: Dutch transport, warehouse, and distribution operator with European reach and multi-temperature capabilities. Direct competitor for food, retail, and industrial freight contracts.
• Jan de Rijk Logistics: Dutch transport and logistics company with European road freight, warehousing, and specialized services. Similar fleet scale and cross-border European coverage from a Benelux base.
• Nijhof-Wassink: Family-owned Dutch transport and logistics company offering European freight, bulk logistics, and warehousing. Closely comparable in ownership profile, fleet scale, and integrated service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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