Nemad Group

What Nemad Group does

Nemad Group is a Dutch technical wholesaler founded in 1974 and headquartered in Schiedam, Netherlands. It operates through four divisions: Nemad Fasteners, Nemad Technical Wholesale, Nemad Maritime Safety, and Nemad Divequipment, distributing over 6,020 products to construction, industrial, maritime, and diving customers across the Benelux region. The group holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 26000 certifications and operates SOLAS-certified service stations for lifeboat release and retrieval equipment, with a Belgium presence anchored by an Ostend facility.

The business model is B2B technical wholesale with value-added services: custom prepacking, private-label barcode ordering, dedicated enterprise account managers, and a digital procurement tool called KMS (Clothing Management System) for clothing management. Revenue is generated through product sales across multiple verticals, supported by next-day delivery and multi-location warehousing. Go-to-market is relationship-driven and segment-specialized, with the maritime safety and diving divisions providing regulated, compliance-driven revenue streams that are harder to disintermediate than commodity fasteners.

The group is family-owned and has operated continuously for 50+ years, with strategic activity concentrated in incremental geographic expansion (Belgium Ostend), bolt-on M&A (the 2018 Breman's Borstel en Kwastenfabriek acquisition), and product line extensions (Solid Gear Safety Shoes, July 2025). Recent positioning around EU anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel screws indicates active engagement with regulatory tailwinds favoring EU-based suppliers.

Name

Nemad Group

Legal name

Nemad Group

Website

https://nemad.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nemad Group is a family-owned Dutch technical wholesaler founded in 1974, distributing over 6,020 products across fasteners, technical supplies, maritime safety, and diving equipment to construction, industrial, maritime, and diving customers in the Benelux.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Schiedam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Nemad generates revenue through direct sales of fasteners, tools, personal protective equipment, and related technical products. Sales occur through their e-commerce webshop and direct sales contact. Products are sold individually at stated prices with free delivery for orders over €300.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Nemad Group is a stock-keeping technical wholesaler founded in 1974 and based in Schiedam, Netherlands, distributing fasteners, cutting tools, hand tools, electrical tools, machines, and personal protective equipment from a 10,000 m² warehouse. The company operates four specialized divisions — Nemad Fasteners, Nemad Technical Wholesale, Nemad Maritime Safety, and Nemad Divequipment — serving industrial, construction, maritime, and diving customers with rapid delivery and value-added services such as the KMS clothing management platform and SOLAS life-saving equipment inspections.

Product overview

Nemad Group is a technical wholesale company operating through multiple divisions: Nemad Fasteners (specialized fasteners since 1974), Nemad Technical Wholesale (general technical wholesaler for construction and industry), Nemad Maritime Safety (maritime safety products and SOLAS-certified inspection services), and Nemad Divequipment (diving equipment supplier). The company also offers KMS (Clothing Management System) as a digital procurement management module for workwear and PPE. The product portfolio spans fasteners, abrasives, drilling/machining tools, electrical/lighting, climbing/transport equipment, chemical products, tapes, personal protective equipment, hand tools, power tools, air tools, measuring tools, welding/soldering equipment, door hardware, and workshop supplies, totaling approximately 6,020+ products across 16 main categories available through their webshop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nemad Fasteners (division offering) Specialized distribution of fasteners (bolts, nuts, screws, washers and related fixing products) for industrial, construction, and maintenance buyers; supplied from the Schiedam warehouse as part of Nemad Group.
• Nemad Technical Wholesale (division offering) Stock-keeping wholesale supply of cutting tools, hand tools, electrical tools, machines, and personal protective equipment (PPE) for industrial, construction, and engineering maintenance customers.
• Nemad Maritime Safety (division offering) Supply and certified servicing of SOLAS-compliant life-saving and fire-fighting equipment for ships, including life rafts, life jackets, immersion suits, line-throwing appliances, EEBDs, fire extinguishers, and fire-fighter outfits.
• Nemad Divequipment (division offering) Distribution of commercial diving equipment and accessories (suits, helmets, masks, fins, BCDs, regulators, tanks and related gear) for professional, commercial, and public-safety divers.
• SOLAS Inspections & Service Certified on-board inspection, servicing, and maintenance of life-saving and fire-fighting equipment to maintain SOLAS compliance for ship owners and operators, delivered by Nemad's maritime service technicians.
• KMS — Kleding Management Systeem (Clothing Management System) Online/app-based managed service through which Nemad provisions, tracks, and replaces employees' work clothing and PPE for client companies, with on-site fitting and automated replenishment, reducing administrative burden on the buyer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Next-day delivery capability due to extensive stock holdings

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fastenal Company: US-listed industrial and construction supply distributor with a large stock-keeping catalog of fasteners, tools, and PPE. Operates a similar onsite and e-commerce GTM serving industrial and construction buyers.
• Hilti AG: Liechtenstein-headquartered global supplier of tools, fastening systems, and services for the construction industry. Overlaps with Nemad on power tools, fasteners, and construction customer base, though Hilti focuses on higher-end branded systems.
• W.W. Grainger: US-listed broad-line industrial distribution giant serving maintenance, repair, and operations buyers. Competes with Nemad in industrial MRO categories and PPE procurement at scale.
• Stanley Black & Decker: Global tools and industrial supply conglomerate whose product portfolio (hand tools, power tools, fasteners, industrial fastening) overlaps substantially with Nemad's catalog across construction and industrial segments.
• MSC Industrial Direct: US metalworking and industrial supply distributor with a deep catalog of MRO products, fasteners, and tools. Comparable business model to Nemad Technical Wholesale in serving industrial buyers through stock and e-commerce.

Direct peers

• Bossard Group: Swiss-headquartered specialist in fastening solutions, offering engineering services and Smart Factory Logistics for fastener supply chains. Closely comparable to Nemad Fasteners' core focus on DIN/ISO normalized fasteners and value-added kitting/labeling.
• F. Reyher Nchfg. GmbH & Co. KG: Hamburg-based fastener and fixing technology wholesaler with a large stock-keeping catalog. Operates a B2B webshop similar to Nemad's, with comparable product breadth in screws, bolts, and industrial fasteners.
• Würth Group: Global market leader in fastening and assembly materials, operating a multi-division model with technical trade, tools, PPE, and adjacent product categories similar to Nemad. Würth's industry-specific sales force and stock-keeping direct-to-customer model closely mirrors Nemad's GTM.

Regional players

• Bernhard Fankhauser GmbH: Austrian technical wholesaler offering fasteners, tools, and industrial supplies to construction and industry. Comparable in product breadth and customer verticals to Nemad's technical wholesale division.
• VBH (Van Beveren & Hamer): Malaga-headquartered European hardware and fastener distributor with a Benelux presence. Comparable product mix in hardware, fasteners, and related technical supplies for the construction and joinery sectors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nemad_groep
• Facebookfacebook.com/NemadGroep
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nemad

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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