What Landmax does

Landmax bv is a Belgian ecological consulting firm founded in 2011 and registered as a private limited company in Belgium (BE 0834 076 373), headquartered in Turnhout with regional offices in Wetteren, Hoogstraten, Ieper, and the parent UEG headquarters in Beringen. The firm delivers professional services spanning six core expertises: ecological studies (species inventories, bat surveys, fragmentation analyses), tree expertise (QTRA safety inspections, Arbotom tomograph and ArboRadix root investigations, veteran tree management), forest and nature management (afforestation, tending, wood sales, subsidy optimization), ecological advisory and design (Greenscan, BREEAM land-use and ecology scoring), landscape heritage (heritage management plans, heritage premiums), and permit support (Natura 2000 appropriate assessments, VEN exemptions, vegetation-modification and deforestation permits). A particularly distinctive mandate is the firm's administration of the Erkenningssecretariaat Bosexploitatie on behalf of the Flemish Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos, which handles recognition procedures and compliance monitoring for wood buyers and forestry operators across Flemish public forests, processing approximately 220,000 m³ of timber annually. Landmax operates as a subsidiary of United Experts Group (UEG), a network of nearly 600 experts, which provides cross-disciplinary capacity and back-office infrastructure spanning heritage, engineering, energy, architecture, and agriculture divisions.

The firm's core offerings are delivered by qualified ecological consultants rather than through any software platform. Specialist field equipment underpins the technical work: thermal drones for early-morning bird-nest detection (validated with RGB imagery to reduce false positives on lapwing nests), passive and active batloggers for flight-route and colony-tree monitoring, Arbotom RINNTECH tomography for trunk cross-section fracture assessment, ArboRadix for root-zone mapping, QTRA-certified tree risk assessment methodology, the Belgian BWK (Biologische Waarderingskaart) vegetation classification system for project-area mapping, and TreeParker structural soil cells for load-bearing tree-root zones beneath paved surfaces. Outputs include nature management plans (types 2 and 4), green management plans for canal, road, and railway verges, ecological impact assessments, heritage management plans, BREEAM certification support, and end-to-end project coordination from inventory and study through permit application to implementation. Geo-IT digitalization of green patrimony inventories has also been deployed in selected municipal engagements such as the city of Halle.

Landmax generates revenue on a project-based professional services basis, billing for engagements scoped by complexity, permit pathway, and area size. Government entities are explicitly the primary customer segment and a recurring source of work, including Flemish agencies (Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos, Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer, Infrabel, Vlaamse Waterweg), transportation planning firms (Tucrail), and a steady roster of municipalities (Halle, Meise, Malle, Puurs, Wetteren, Antwerpen). Private and nonprofit clients—large estates such as Domein van Bornem (240 ha), heritage foundations such as Stichting Kempens Landschap, and individual forest owners such as Jef Hendrikx—complement the public-sector base, alongside companies and project developers served through BREEAM and ecological advisory services. Client acquisition is sales-led, driven by direct outreach, project referrals, professional reputation, and network effects from the broader UEG brand; the firm markets primarily through its website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, an email newsletter, and a steady cadence of project news content. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and engagements are quoted on a per-project basis.

Name

Landmax

Legal name

Landmax bv

Website

https://landmax.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landmax is a Belgian ecological consulting firm delivering ecological studies, tree expertise, forest and nature management, permit support, and landscape heritage services to Flemish government agencies, municipalities, private landowners, and project developers. It operates within the United Experts Group network and administers the Flemish government's forestry exploitation recognition secretariat.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ecological Consulting Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Management & Silviculture Services (Cruising, Planning, Compliance) (IMAMAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Silviculture & Reforestation Services (Nurseries, Planting, Tending) (IMAMAJAC), Community Forestry & Indigenous Land Stewardship Services (IMAMAJAM), Monitoring, Survival Surveys & Carbon/MRV Services (Remote Sensing, Field Audits) (AFAMACAO)

Keywords

• Ecological consulting
• Forest management
• Tree risk assessment
• Nature conservation
• Landscape heritage

Headquarters

HQ city

Turnhout

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ecological Consulting Services: Landmax generates revenue through professional consulting fees for ecological studies, nature management plans, tree expertise, permit support, landscape heritage management, and related advisory services. Revenue is project-based, typically billed as professional service engagements for government agencies, companies, and private landowners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Landmax is a Flemish ecological consulting firm that delivers field-based expert services across six expertises: ecological studies (species surveys, batlogger monitoring, fragmentation studies), tree expertise (VTA, QTRA, tomography, veteran tree management), forest and nature management (afforestation, tending, wood sales, subsidy optimization), ecological advisory and design (BREEAM, Greenscan), landscape heritage, and permit support (Natura 2000, VEN exemptions). The firm also administers the government-mandated Forestry Exploitation Recognition Secretariat on behalf of the Flemish Agency for Nature and Forests. Services are scoped per project and delivered by qualified consultants to governments, private landowners/estates, and companies.

Product overview

Landmax is an ecological consulting firm operating as part of United Experts Group (UEG), a network of nearly 600 experts. The company offers a portfolio of specialized consulting services organized around six core expertises: (1) Ecologische studie — ecological studies and species inventories; (2) Boomexpertise — tree expertise, safety assessments, and protection plans; (3) Bos- & natuurbeheer — forest and nature management coordination, afforestation, and wood sales; (4) Ecologisch advies & ontwerp — ecological advisory, landscape integration, and BREEAM assessments; (5) Landschappelijk erfgoed — landscape heritage management plans and heritage premiums; and (6) Ondersteuning vergunningen — permit support including nature assessments and forest compensation. Additionally, the Erkenningssecretariaat bosexploitatie is a government-mandated administrative service for the Flemish Agency for Nature and Forests. The Beheerplanning expertise underpins multiple projects through nature management plans, green management plans, and integrated management plans. Landmax does not operate a software platform or SaaS product; all offerings are human-delivered consulting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ecologische studie (Ecological Study) Ecological studies covering inventory, monitoring, species surveys (including bat surveys using batloggers), ecological fragmentation studies, and urban nature assessments conducted for diverse clients across various scales.
• Boomexpertise (Tree Expertise) Tree expertise services including tree policy and management plans, tree effect analysis (BEA), tree protection plans, tree safety inspections (VTA/QTRA), technical investigations using Arbotom tomograph and ArboRadix root imaging, and veteran tree management.
• Bos- & natuurbeheer (Forest and Nature Management) Forest and nature management services including management coordination, afforestation, forest tending, wood sales organization, subsidy optimization, and nature and landscape development projects.
• Ecologisch advies & ontwerp (Ecological Advice and Design) Ecological advisory and design services including nature screening, landscape integration and design, nature-inclusive construction, Greenscan sustainability analysis, BREEAM land use and ecology assessments, and tree/forest valuation.
• Landschappelijk erfgoed (Landscape Heritage) Landscape heritage services including heritage management plans, heritage premiums guidance, woody heritage management, and cemetery management plans.
• Ondersteuning vergunningen (Permit Support) Permit support services covering permit screening, nature and species assessments, intensified nature assessments, appropriate assessments for Natura 2000 sites, permit applications (vegetation modification, deforestation, forest compensation, VEN exemptions), and afforestation and forest compensation.
• Beheerplanning (Management Planning) Management planning services including nature management plans (type 2 and type 4), green management plans for public spaces and infrastructure corridors (canals, railways, roads), and integrated management plans.
• Erkenningssecretariaat Bosexploitatie (Forestry Exploitation Recognition Secretariat) Forestry exploitation recognition secretariat administered on behalf of the Flemish Agency for Nature and Forests, handling recognition applications, administrative procedures, and compliance monitoring for wood buyers and forestry operators in public forests across Flanders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 17,000 trees planted across 30 species in a single planting season
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Erfgoed & VisiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErfgoed & Visie is a structural partner for heritage management plans where both architectural/heritage expertise and ecological/landscape expertise are required. For projects like the Eendenkooi (duck decoy) in Bornem, Landmax handles landscape elements (water management, overgrown trees, woodland) while Erfgoed & Visie manages built heritage elements (catching ditches, breeding baskets, bridges, observation huts, screens). Both firms coordinate restoration projects, permit applications, and heritage premium requests.
• Grondwerken FloréminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGrondwerken Floré provided excavation expertise for the tree growth space improvement project, performing precise trial trenching alongside the tree's root zone (1.8m deep) to identify existing roots before installing the TreeParker system, preventing damage to the ancient linden tree.
• SBE (studiebureau)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor the A12 Meise ecological connectivity study, Landmax and SBE collaborated: SBE conducted the spatial criteria analysis for location selection while Landmax conducted ecological criteria analysis. SBE subsequently developed the preliminary design based on Landmax's ecological design guidelines for target species.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sweco: Nordic-origin engineering and environmental consultancy active across Belgium with ecological assessment and nature development capabilities. Comparable in permit support and ecological study services but at significantly larger scale.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and environmental consultancy with significant Benelux presence in ecological advisory, BREEAM, and sustainability certification. Overlaps with Landmax's Ecologisch advies & ontwerp and permit support offerings.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: International engineering and environmental consultancy offering ecological impact assessments, sustainability advisory, and nature-inclusive design. Larger and more globally diversified than Landmax but with overlapping core capabilities.
• Witteveen+Bos: Larger Dutch engineering and environmental consultancy with a dedicated ecology and nature development practice. Competes with Landmax on ecological advisory for infrastructure projects but operates across broader engineering disciplines.

Direct peers

• Tauw: Dutch environmental consultancy providing ecological studies, soil and nature assessments, and sustainability advisory. Closely overlaps Landmax's ecological study, permit support, and BREEAM advisory offerings.
• Treework Environmental Practice: UK-based specialist tree consultancy offering QTRA-based risk assessments, tree surveys, and arboricultural expertise. Directly comparable to Landmax's Boomexpertise practice and QTRA methodology deployment.
• Antea Group: Belgian/Dutch engineering and environmental consultancy with comparable ecological advisory services including environmental impact assessments, permit support, and BREEAM-related work for public and private clients.
• Bureau Waardenburg: Dutch ecological consultancy specializing in flora, fauna, and nature management advisory. Highly comparable niche focus on species inventories, ecological impact assessments, and Natura 2000-equivalent permitting across Benelux.

Emerging players

• Eurofins Belgium (Environment): Environmental testing and ecological assessment division of Eurofins with Belgian operations supporting ecological compliance and environmental permitting. Adjacent competitor in permit-support and ecological assessment services.

Regional players

• Stichting Het Zeeuwse Landschap / Natuurmonumenten: Large Dutch nature management organizations that procure ecological consulting at scale and occasionally provide adjacent advisory services. Comparable as ecosystem counterparts to Landmax's government and nonprofit clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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