What Spantech International does

Spantech International SA/NV is a Belgian privately held modular construction company, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Nivelles, that designs, manufactures, and installs purpose-built structures worldwide. The company operates across four primary verticals — Entertainment (film/TV soundstages, live entertainment venues, event spaces), Sports & Esports (arenas, training halls, esports stadiums), Aviation (MRO hangars, military hangars, airport infrastructure), and Industry (warehouses, modular offices, shipyard buildings, soil decontamination enclosures) — and runs offices and factories in 7 countries across 3 continents with approximately 125 employees delivering 100+ projects and roughly 75,000 m² of installed footprint annually.

Its core technology is a proprietary modular construction system based on lightweight aluminum structural frames combined with PVC-coated technical textile roofing and optional sandwich-panel rigid walls. Patented connection systems enable clear-span widths up to 115 meters with column heights up to 28 meters, supporting applications such as a 95-meter A380 MRO hangar for Tarmac Aerosave in Spain, a 6,000 m² military-grade MRO hangar at Brussels Airport for Sabena Engineering, and a 25x50x13m Netflix production studio at 2,300m altitude in Sierra Nevada. Structures are certified to FAA, EASA, Eurocode, and EN13782 standards, with foundation-free installation methods using ground, screw, chemical, and pre-cast anchors.

The business model combines one-time sales of custom-designed structures, recurring rentals from a fleet inventory (temporary warehouse rentals starting from under €2/m²/month), and turnkey professional services covering design, engineering, production, permits, and installation. Revenue is generated through enterprise field sales with sales engineers and inside-sales teams handling quote requests in EN/NL/FR/DE. Marquee reference customers span Netflix, Volkswagen, Royal Huisman, Etex Building Performance, NIO, Cirque du Soleil (since 2015), and Tomorrowland (since 2018). Multiple product families (I-Novation, Grand I-Novation, Grand Arena, Polygonal, Clearspan, Viewbox) segment the offering across use cases and span lengths, and a UEFA EURO 2024 partnership with Booking.com has extended visibility into mega-event deployments.

Name

Spantech International

Legal name

Spantech International SA/NV

Website

https://span-tech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Spantech International is a Belgian modular construction company (founded 1999) that designs, manufactures, and installs purpose-built aluminum-frame structures up to 115m clear span for aviation MRO hangars, film/entertainment soundstages, sports arenas, and industrial facilities across 7 countries and 3 continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Modular Construction / Prefabricated Buildings

NAICS

Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing (337215)

SIC

Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & Office & Store Fixtures (2540)

akta.pro primary industry

Modular/Offsite General Contracting & Installation (IMAFAAAK)

Keywords

• Modular construction
• Aircraft hangars
• Soundstage structures
• Sports arena buildings
• Industrial warehouses

Headquarters

HQ city

Nivelles

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Modular Structure Sales: Direct sale of custom-designed and pre-engineered modular buildings to customers for permanent or long-term installation. Customers include enterprises in entertainment, sports, aviation, and industrial sectors.
2. Rental Services: Short-term and long-term rental of modular structures from company's extensive rental fleet. Rental fleet includes various building sizes and accessories, mobilizable within days for urgent projects.
3. Turnkey Services: End-to-end service including design, engineering, production, installation, and project management. Company handles permits, planning, and installation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spantech International designs, manufactures, supplies, and installs purpose-built modular structures for enterprise customers across four main sectors: Entertainment (film/TV soundstages, theatres, concert halls, event venues), Sports & Esports (arenas, halls, stadiums), Aviation (MRO hangars and airport terminals), and Industry (warehouses, modular offices, shipyard, soil decontamination, retail, and military buildings). The company delivers a turnkey service from design and engineering through production, permits, installation, and project management, offering structures for outright sale or short/long-term rental from an in-house fleet.

Product overview

Spantech International is a modular construction company offering turnkey building solutions across four main sectors: Entertainment (film/TV soundstages, theatres, concert halls, event venues), Sports & E-Sport (arenas, halls, stadiums), Aviation (MRO hangars, airports), and Industry (warehouses, offices, custom buildings, soil decontamination, shipyards). The product portfolio includes multiple structural systems—I-Novation (spans up to 50m), Grand I-Novation (spans up to 70m), Grand Arena (spans up to 115m), Polygonal, Clearspan, Aspire, and specialized solutions like Wide-Body/Narrow-Body MRO Hangars and the Viewbox modular office/exhibition brand. All structures are designed, manufactured, and installed end-to-end, available for rent or purchase, and feature circular construction principles with mobility and reusability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Viewbox: Versatile modular office building and exhibition/brand activation structure, part of Spantech Group
• I-Novation
• Grand I-Novation
• Grand Arena
• Clearspan
• Polygonal
• Orangerie
• Grand Palais

Products and services

• Entertainment Structures Modular structures for film and TV production (soundstages, live audience TV studios), live entertainment venues (theatres, concert halls), and event & expo facilities (event venues, exhibition and brand activation spaces including the Viewbox exhibition brand). Targeted at film studios, production companies, live entertainment promoters, festivals, and brand activation teams needing rapid-deployment, acoustically controlled, and weather-resilient venues.
• Sports & Esports Structures
• MRO Hangars
• Airport Structures
• Warehouse & Storage Structures
• Modular Offices
• Custom Industrial Buildings
• Soil Decontamination Structures
• Shipyard Structures
• Shops & Showrooms
• Military Buildings

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to traditional construction
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Big Top Manufacturing: US manufacturer of fabric and modular structures including aviation hangars, warehouses, and military buildings. Comparable to Spantech's industrial and aviation product lines, especially the fabric-clad structures.
• Allied Modular Building Systems: US-based provider of modular buildings for offices, warehouses, and industrial space. Comparable to Spantech's modular office/warehouse product lines but with a North American footprint and less emphasis on very large clear-span structures.

Direct peers

• Sprung Instant Structures: North American manufacturer of tensioned membrane and modular structures used for aviation hangars, warehouses, and event venues. Overlaps with Spantech on aviation MRO hangars and large clear-span industrial buildings.
• HTS tentiQ: Global manufacturer and rental provider of industrial and commercial tent/structure systems with manufacturing in Germany and a worldwide distribution network. Overlaps directly with Spantech's warehouse, aviation hangar, and event rental offerings.
• Veldeman Structure Solutions: Belgian-headquartered manufacturer of aluminium and steel-framed tent and modular structures for events, sports, and industry. Directly comparable to Spantech in technology stack (aluminium frames, fabric cladding), geography (Belgium), and customer verticals.
• Rubb Buildings: Specialist in relocatable, insulated membrane structures for aviation, military, sports, and industrial applications. Highly comparable to Spantech's foundation-free, fast-deploy technology and aviation/military customer focus.
• Neptunus Structures: European provider of temporary and semi-permanent structures for events, sports, exhibition, and industrial use. Comparable to Spantech on turnkey rental model and rapid deployment for entertainment and sports applications.
• Losberger De Boer: One of the world's largest manufacturers and rental providers of modular space solutions, tents, and prefabricated buildings. Directly comparable to Spantech across aviation hangars, sports venues, event structures, and industrial warehousing, with a similar global footprint and turnkey service model.
• Röder Group (Röder Zeltsysteme): German-based manufacturer of large-span tent and modular hall systems used for events, sports, aviation, and industrial applications. Highly comparable to Spantech's I-Novation and Grand I-Novation product lines in terms of technology and customer base.

Regional players

• Polcom Group: European (Polish) modular building producer focused on office and commercial modular space. Comparable to Spantech's Viewbox/modular office offering in Europe but with limited overlap in very large-span aviation or arena structures.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/spantechint
• Facebookfacebook.com/SpanTechInt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spantech-sa

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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