Kooyman

Hardware Retailkooymanbv.com

Company typePrivate
Founded1939
HeadquartersCuracao, Costa Rica
Headcount501–1,000
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

Kooyman firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Kooyman
Legal name: Kooyman BV
Website: https://kooymanbv.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1939
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 501–1,000 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Kooyman industry classification

Industry

Product category: Hardware Retail
NAICS: Home Centers (444110)
SIC: Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers (5211), Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores (5531)
akta.pro primary industry: Home Improvement & DIY (Tools, Hardware, Paint) Distribution (CRAOAFAC)

Keywords

Hardware retail
Building materials
Home improvement
Construction supplies
DIY tools

Where Kooyman is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Curacao
HQ country: Costa Rica
HQ region: Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

Kooyman business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

Retail Hardware Sales: Physical and online retail sales of hardware, building materials, tools, paint, plumbing, electrical supplies, lumber, and home improvement products
Delivery Services: Transport and delivery services for materials and products

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Individual consumer products with unit pricing

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Kooyman product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Kooyman is a multi-island hardware and home improvement retailer operating 30,000+ products across 20+ categories (building materials, tools, paint, plumbing, electrical, lumber, outdoor living, doors & windows, bath, kitchen, garden) through physical stores and an e-commerce platform in 5 Caribbean islands. The offering is anchored by private label brands (K+ and 5Five), with value-added services including the PRO Service for contractors, K-Pay customer finance, and the Fun Miles loyalty program.

Product overview

Kooyman operates a multi-island hardware store chain across the Caribbean (Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, Curaçao, and St. Maarten) with over 85 years of experience. The company offers a comprehensive e-commerce platform alongside physical retail locations. The product portfolio centers on building materials, tools, and home improvement solutions, organized into 20+ major categories including Lumber, Doors & Windows, Panels, Tiles & Flooring, Bath, Building Materials, Kitchen, Electrical, Plumbing, Paint, Lawn & Garden, and Tools. The offering is structured as a unified retail platform (website + physical stores) with several supporting services: the K+ private label brand for value products, PRO Service for professional contractors, K-Pay Customer Finance for payment options, Fun Miles loyalty program, Digital Brochure for promotions, and Success Guide providing DIY project advice. Product selection includes both national brands (Makita, Workpro, Umbra, Hartman, Corona, Portobello, Gardena) and private label offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

K+: Private label brand for Kooyman products including home essentials and garden items
Kooyman Café

Products and services

K+ Private Label Brand

Quantifiable outcome

Open 7 days a week for customer convenience
+1 more outcomes

Companies that use Kooyman

Customer profile

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Kooyman technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Kooyman partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Kooyman competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Lowe's: Second-largest US home improvement retailer with an essentially identical assortment to Kooyman across building materials, tools, paint, plumbing, and outdoor/garden, serving both DIY and pro customers.
Bunnings Warehouse: Australia and New Zealand's dominant home improvement chain. Comparable to Kooyman as a large-format hardware and building materials retailer combining DIY consumers with trade customers under one roof.
Leroy Merlin: Global home improvement retailer owned by Adeo, with DIY and professional customer segments and a very similar category mix to Kooyman — building materials, tools, paint, kitchen/bath, garden, and outdoor living.
Wickes: UK home improvement retailer serving both DIY consumers and trade professionals with kitchen, bathroom, and building materials. Closely matches Kooyman's two-segment (DIY + PRO) go-to-market.
The Home Depot: The world's largest home improvement retailer, selling lumber, tools, paint, plumbing, electrical, and building materials to DIY consumers and professional contractors. Closest direct analog to Kooyman's big-box, multi-category hardware model.
Ace Hardware: US-based hardware cooperative with a broad assortment and strong DIY customer base. Comparable to Kooyman in its emphasis on hardware, tools, and paint over pure big-box building-materials exposure.
Sodimac: Latin American home improvement retailer (part of Falabella) operating across multiple Spanish-speaking countries with stores and e-commerce. Closest regional comparable given similar emerging-market, multi-country footprint and DIY+pro mix.

Broad incumbents

Mr. Bricolage: French home improvement chain focused on DIY customers across smaller-format stores. Comparable to Kooyman in category mix and target audience, though operating in a more mature European market.
Travis Perkins: UK builders' merchant focused heavily on professional trade customers rather than DIY. Comparable to Kooyman's PRO Service line and its building-materials-heavy assortment.
Kingfisher: UK-listed home improvement group operating B&Q, Castorama, and Screwfix across Europe. Comparable as a multi-brand DIY and trade retailer, though at much larger scale and across more mature markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Kooyman financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Kooyman leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Kooyman funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

Kooyman M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Kooyman

What does Kooyman do?

Is Kooyman a public or private company?

Kooyman is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.

When was Kooyman founded?

Kooyman was founded in 1939. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.

Where is Kooyman based?

Kooyman is headquartered in Curacao, Costa Rica, in the Latin America region.

How does Kooyman make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Retail Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are delivery Services.

Who are Kooyman's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Lowe's, Bunnings Warehouse, Leroy Merlin, Wickes, The Home Depot, Ace Hardware and Sodimac. Broad incumbents are Mr. Bricolage, Travis Perkins and Kingfisher.

Does Kooyman have an API?

No public API is recorded for Kooyman.

What industry is Kooyman in?

Kooyman's product category is Hardware Retail. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAOAFAC, Home Improvement & DIY (Tools, Hardware, Paint) Distribution. Its NAICS code is 444110 and its SIC code is 5211.