Profielnorm

What Profielnorm does

Profielnorm B.V. is a privately held Dutch family-owned industrial manufacturer, founded in 1997 by Jos C. Schot and headquartered in Tholen, Netherlands, operating under the PRN Group alongside subsidiaries ProAutNorm (process automation, since 2016), Profielnorm East (Poland), John Scott Works (United Kingdom, since 2017), and Profielnorm USA (since 2023). The company designs, produces, and installs custom mezzanine floors (entresolvloeren) and the underlying cold-formed steel structural profiles that support them, using in-house roll-forming technology for C+, Sigma+, and I+ profiles and a proprietary Column Systeem® platform. The product portfolio spans the core mezzanine structure plus modular add-ons including PRO-SPAN and PRO-TECT floor plates (positioned as European exclusives), steel stairs, side-mounted and standard railings, and an internally developed online configurator that generates personalized pricing proposals.

Name

Profielnorm

Legal name

Profielnorm B.V.

Website

https://profielnorm.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Profielnorm B.V. is a Dutch family-owned manufacturer that designs, fabricates, and installs custom cold-formed steel mezzanine floors and structural profiles for industrial, warehouse, and commercial buildings across Europe and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Mezzanine Floor Manufacturing

NAICS

Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing (3323)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Modular/Offsite General Contracting & Installation (IMAFAAAK)

Keywords

• Mezzanine floor systems
• Cold-formed steel profiles
• Warehouse space optimization
• Industrial construction
• Modular steel structures

Headquarters

HQ city

Tholen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Entresolvloer Sales: One-time sale of custom-designed, manufactured, and installed mezzanine floors. Customers purchase directly from the factory with full service from personal advice and design through professional installation.
2. Installation Services: Professional mounting/installation of entresolvloeren included as part of their full-service offering, ensuring quality installation by their own teams.
3. Custom Steel Profiles: Cold-formed steel profiles (C+, Sigma+, I+) manufactured for entresolvloeren, produced in their own factories using roll-forming technology.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Profielnorm designs, manufactures, and installs custom cold-formed steel mezzanine floors (entresolvloeren) for industrial, warehouse, logistics, and commercial buildings, leveraging its proprietary Column Systeem® structural platform, C+/Sigma+/I+ cold-formed profiles, and proprietary PRO-SPAN and PRO-TECT floor plates. The company delivers full-service projects directly from its factories in the Netherlands, Poland, the UK, and the USA, including engineering, manufacturing, and professional installation, with pricing starting around €80 per square meter.

Product overview

Profielnorm is a leading European manufacturer of custom mezzanine floors (entresolvloeren), operating as a single unified product portfolio under the Column Systeem® brand. The core offering consists of custom-designed, cold-formed steel mezzanine floor systems complemented by proprietary floor plate products (PRO-SPAN and PRO-TECT), cold-formed structural profiles (C+, Sigma+, I+), floor finishes, and access solutions (stairs, railings). The product range is unified around the Column Systeem® which serves as the structural foundation, while add-on modules like the PRO-SPAN/PRO-TECT floor plates, stairs, and railings complete the system. Profielnorm also provides an internally-developed online configurator tool for price calculation and project planning. All products are designed, manufactured, and installed by Profielnorm across Europe, with production facilities in the Netherlands, Poland, UK, and USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Entresolvloer (Mezzanine Floor) Custom-designed, cold-formed steel mezzanine floor systems that maximize warehouse and industrial space; Profielnorm designs, manufactures, and installs these floors across Europe and the USA for industrial, logistics, and commercial customers.
• Column Systeem® Proprietary mezzanine floor system featuring cold-formed steel construction as the structural foundation, enabling large spans with fewer columns and high load-bearing performance.
• Cold-formed Steel Profiles (C+, Sigma+, I+) Cold-formed C+, Sigma+, and I+ steel profiles produced in-house according to certified production processes (NEN-EN 1090 and ISO 3834), used as the structural backbone of Profielnorm mezzanine floors.
• Vloerafwerking (Floor Finishes) Various wood particle board and other floor finishes for mezzanine floors, customizable to customer specifications and conforming to European standards.
• Trap en Leuningwerk (Stairs and Railings) Steel stairs and railing systems available in standard or child-friendly designs, providing safe access to mezzanine floors.
• Product Configurator Internally developed online tool enabling customers to configure and calculate prices for their mezzanine floor projects, providing personalized proposals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Waste reduction to less than 2% with cold-formed technology compared to hot-rolled processes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.

• Togetr ERPstrategicTechnology or Integration · 19 September 2025Profielnorm Group entered into a partnership with Togetr ERP to implement their ERP platform over the coming years. Togetr seamlessly integrates with their existing IT landscape and smart production technology. The partnership aligns with Profielnorm's core values around 'Building Trust' and supports their high quality standards while enabling international growth.
• Hans Schourup A/ScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 September 2024Hans Schourup A/S and Profielnorm B.V. are long-term partners delivering reliable entresolvloeren for the Danish market and surrounding Scandinavian markets. Both companies recently cemented this cooperation with a Key Account Agreement aimed at optimal alignment between their joint proposition and market needs. The closer cooperation will help deploy shared knowledge for customer challenges and stimulate the development agenda of both companies.
• Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF)minorOthersProfielnorm supports MAF, an organization that provides aid and brings the gospel to people in hard-to-reach areas. MAF operates 130 aircraft and communication equipment making remote areas accessible for emergency aid and gospel outreach. More than 1,000 aid organizations benefit from MAF's services. Profielnorm supports 6 MAF families abroad and various individual projects annually.
• Woord & DaadminorOthersProfielnorm supports Woord & Daad as one of their charitable causes, looking beyond just making profit to support those in need.
• Christenen voor IsraëlminorOthersProfielnorm supports Christenen voor Israël as one of their charitable goede doelen (good causes).

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Panel Built: US-based provider of mezzanine systems, modular offices, and cleanrooms using prefabricated construction. Closely comparable in modular prefab approach, structural steel framing, and industrial customer base.
• Cogan Mezzanines: Canadian designer and manufacturer of custom mezzanines for warehouses, distribution, and industrial applications. Comparable custom-engineered mezzanine offering to Profielnorm's Column Systeem.
• Steel King Industries: US manufacturer of rack systems, mezzanines, and protective barriers for warehouses and industrial facilities. Comparable in product category and end markets; larger in racking with mezzanine as a complementary offering.
• Hi-Level Mezzanines: UK-based designer, manufacturer and installer of mezzanine floors serving warehouses and industrial facilities. Directly comparable to Profielnorm in product (custom mezzanine floors), target customer (logistics/industrial), and full-service design-to-installation model.
• Wildeck: North American manufacturer of mezzanine platforms, industrial stairs, and vertical lifts. Most direct US-headquartered competitor to Profielnorm USA, serving warehousing and manufacturing customers with engineered steel structures.
• Bison Steel Buildings: UK-based steel building and mezzanine manufacturer. Comparable product overlap in structural steel framing for industrial buildings, with mezzanine floors as a core offering.

Broad incumbents

• Tata Steel: European-headquartered steel manufacturer supplying structural sections, plates, and profiles used in construction. Broad incumbent that competes indirectly as a raw-material/standard section supplier versus Profielnorm's cold-formed approach.
• Voortman Steel Machinery: Dutch manufacturer of CNC steel processing machinery for structural steel and plate fabrication. Broad incumbent in the steel fabrication technology stack; competes indirectly via enabling equipment at competitor facilities.

Regional players

• John Scott Works: Wholly-owned UK subsidiary of Profielnorm (acquired 2017). Functions as the UK regional entity rather than an independent peer, but illustrates the regional subsidiary model.

Others

• Hans Schourup A/S: Danish/Scandinavian partner and key account reseller of Profielnorm mezzanines for the Nordic market. Comparable as a regional channel for industrial fit-out, and a direct signal of Profielnorm's distribution strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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