Unihorn

What Unihorn does

Unihorn is a Dutch engineering consultancy founded in 1992 and headquartered across four operational offices (Purmerend, Capelle aan den IJssel, Hengelo, Breda) plus an accredited laboratory in Medemblik. The company is a subsidiary of Strukton, a major Dutch infrastructure group, and operates as the research, design, advisory, and asset management arm for infrastructure and public space projects. Its service portfolio covers pavement research, environmental consultancy, geodata and monitoring, civil engineering design, asset management, and accredited asphalt laboratory testing under NEN-EN-ISO/IEC 17025 (L523), with an unusually dense set of Dutch public-tender certifications (ISO 9001/14001/45001, CO2-prestatieladder niveau 5, BRL SIKB 1000/2000/6000/7000, BRL 6001, BRL 5023, Fenelab, CROW FWD).

Unihorn's proprietary technology stack includes INSPECH, an AI-driven road inspection platform jointly developed with BRAINCREATORS that automates visual inspections per CROW, DWW, and ASTM D5340 (PCI) standards; INvisuals, a visualization service delivering 360 panoramas, 4D animations, and VR experiences for stakeholder engagement; Wegenwijs, a vehicle- and smartphone-mounted vibration sensor system for continuous road quality monitoring; mobile mapping; ground-penetrating radar at 450/800/2000 MHz; heavy falling weight deflectometer at ~150 kN; and HD-video inspection vehicles. These tools underpin the firm's pavement research work for airports (Maastricht Aachen, Athens, Dublin, Schiphol, Brussels), national highways (Ring Utrecht), and provincial/municipal networks.

The business model is B2B professional services delivered through direct client engagement, tender processes, and multi-year framework agreements (e.g., 4-year Provincie Limburg agreement covering ~20 projects). Primary customer segments are government organizations (national, provincial, municipal), engineering consultancies (Arcadis, Royal HaskoningDHV, Sweco, Antea Group), contractors (notably Strukton Civiel as integrated-contract partner), and project developers. Revenue streams include research and advisory, civil design, laboratory testing, and asset management consulting. Pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm also executes international projects in India, Ireland, Greece, Malta, Taiwan, Belgium, and Luxembourg, with no public revenue, headcount, or financial disclosure.

Name

Unihorn

Legal name

Unihorn

Website

https://unihorn.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Unihorn is a Dutch engineering consultancy and Strukton subsidiary providing pavement research, environmental testing, design, asset management, and AI-driven road inspection services to government agencies, engineering consultancies, contractors, and developers across the Netherlands and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Engineering & Pavement Consultancy

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Infrastructure engineering consulting
• Pavement research services
• Road condition assessment
• Asset management advisory
• Environmental site investigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Medemblik

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research and Advisory Services: Provides specialized research and advisory services for pavement, infrastructure, and environmental assessments including visual inspections, deflection measurements, radar measurements, core borings, and material testing.
2. Design Services: Civil engineering design services for infrastructure projects including road design, drainage systems, asset management planning, and construction documentation.
3. Laboratory Testing: Accredited asphalt and construction laboratory services including environmental testing for PAH content, core sample analysis, and compaction measurements.
4. Asset Management Consulting: Advisory services for strategic, tactical, and operational management of infrastructure networks including inventory, condition surveys, and maintenance prioritization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Unihorn is a Dutch engineering consultancy that delivers research, advisory, design, and asset management services for infrastructure and public space, with specializations in pavement engineering, environmental site investigation, geodata and monitoring, and civil infrastructure design. The firm operates an in-house NEN-EN-ISO/IEC 17025 accredited asphalt laboratory and deploys proprietary digital innovations — INSPECH (AI-powered automated road inspection), INvisuals (visualization and VR), Wegenwijs (sensor-based road monitoring), and Mobile Mapping — to support infrastructure owners and engineering partners across the Netherlands and abroad.

Product overview

Unihorn is a Dutch engineering consultancy offering a comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure and public space services. The company provides specialized products including INSPECH (AI-powered digital road inspection platform), INvisuals (visualization services), Mobile Mapping, and Wegenwijs (sensor-based road monitoring). These are supported by core consultancy services in Asset Management, Geodata & Monitoring, Laboratory (accredited asphalt testing), Environment, Design, and Pavements. The offering combines research, advisory, design, and asset management capabilities for infrastructure projects across roads, airfields, ports, and public spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INSPECH: Digital road inspection and management platform using AI-based automated damage identification for road networks, developed in collaboration with BRAINCREATORS.
• INvisuals
• Wegenwijs

Products and services

• INSPECH A cloud-based digital road inspection and management platform that uses AI to automatically identify road damage (cracks, potholes) from HD-video footage captured by inspection vehicles, enabling automated visual inspections and maintenance planning for road owners according to CROW, DWW and Paver/ASTM D5340 (PCI) methodologies.
• INvisuals Visualization service that produces 360 panorama tours, 360 video, 4D animations, promotional materials and virtual reality experiences to help stakeholders visualize infrastructure projects before construction.
• Mobile Mapping Mobile mapping service for capturing georeferenced visual and spatial data of road infrastructure and public spaces using specialized vehicles with HD and 360-degree cameras.
• Wegenwijs Road quality monitoring system that uses vibration sensors in vehicles and smartphones combined with algorithms to continuously measure and assess road surface condition, including detection of surface defects such as ravelling.
• Asset Management Strategic, tactical and operational advisory services for the management and maintenance of infrastructure assets and public spaces, including condition surveys, inventory, lifecycle analysis and maintenance prioritization.
• Geodata & Monitoring Accurate measurement and monitoring services supporting infrastructure, rail and construction projects from design to realization, including geodata acquisition and ongoing monitoring.
• Laboratory (Asphalt Laboratory) In-house accredited laboratory (L523, NEN-EN-ISO/IEC 17025) for asphalt research including PAK detection via PAK-detector and DLC analysis, sand path, foundation and asphalt property testing, layer thickness determination and compaction measurements.
• Environment (Milieu) Environmental consultancy including soil, water sediment and asbestos investigations, PFAS research and environmental guidance for infrastructure projects.
• Design (Ontwerp) Civil engineering design services for infrastructure including visual presentations using InfraWorks and Revit, technical drawings in AutoCAD/Civil 3D and BIM modeling, with attention to constructability, executability and integral design.
• Pavements (Verhardingen) Pavement research, consultancy and dimensioning services for roads, airfields, container terminals and parking facilities, including visual inspection, deflectometer measurements, GPR radar measurements and core drilling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete inspection of all sample units vs. approximately 5% random sampling in conventional PCI inspections
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BRAINCREATORScoreTechnology or IntegrationJoint development partnership combining Unihorn's domain expertise in road infrastructure with BRAINCREATORS' AI technology to create INSPECH, an automated inspection and management platform for roads using artificial intelligence for damage identification.
• Strukton CivielcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership providing integrated design support within geïntegreerde contractvormen (integrated contracts) for construction projects. Unihorn is the affiliated research, design, and advisory bureau for Strukton, operating as verbinders (connectors) between research, advisory, design, and management.
• LAOS LandschapsarchitectuurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner in bouwteam (construction team) projects, providing stedenbouwkundig inrichtingsplan (urban design plan) for neighborhood redevelopment projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Antea Group: Dutch engineering and environmental consulting firm with infrastructure, geotechnical, and pavement services. Antea is both a customer (GPR research on Amsterdam bridges) and a similarly positioned peer competing for Dutch provincial and municipal research/inspection mandates.
• Witteveen+Bos: Independent Dutch engineering consultancy with strong infrastructure, roads, and asset-management practices competing for the same Dutch public-sector tenders and integrated design contracts as Unihorn.
• Iv-Infra: Dutch infrastructure design and engineering consultancy focused on roads, rail, and civil structures. Iv-Infra is a named Unihorn customer (N223 research) and a similarly sized peer for integrated bouwteam and design work on provincial Dutch projects.

Broad incumbents

• Royal HaskoningDHV: Dutch engineering consultancy with extensive roads, airports, and asset-management practices. Royal HaskoningDHV partners with and competes against Unihorn on major programs such as Ring Utrecht and provincial infrastructure research, sharing the same public-sector client base.
• Fugro: Dutch global leader in geotechnical, surveying, and asset-integrity services with road/rail infrastructure inspection offerings. Fugro competes with Unihorn on GPR-based pavement and subsurface characterization for infrastructure owners across Europe and beyond.
• Sweco: European engineering, design, and consultancy group with significant Dutch infrastructure operations. Sweco is listed as a Unihorn customer (using INSPECH for Gemeente Hoeksche Waard) while also running parallel pavement and asset-management offerings that overlap with Unihorn's expertise.
• Arcadis: Global Dutch-headquartered design and consultancy firm with deep infrastructure, pavement, and asset-management practices. Arcadis is both a Unihorn customer and a much larger competitor offering overlapping inspection, research, and design services to the same Dutch public-sector clients.

Regional players

• BAM Infra: Large Dutch civil infrastructure contractor with internal design, engineering, and asset-management capabilities. BAM Infra competes with the Strukton/Unihorn integrated-contract model for large Dutch infrastructure tenders and integrated bouwteam projects.
• Strukton Civiel: Unihorn's parent company and major Dutch civil contractor. As the integrated-contract partner that Unihorn serves, Strukton overlaps operationally on Dutch infrastructure delivery while also hosting Unihorn's infrastructure design capability inside its construction programs.

Others

• TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research): Dutch applied research organization with road infrastructure and pavement research programs. TNO is an adjacent enabling institution that sets standards (CROW/DWW) underpinning Unihorn's methodology and competes for applied-research mandates from the same public clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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