Nelissen Steenfabrieken

Name

Nelissen Steenfabrieken

Legal name

Nelissen Steenfabrieken NV

Website

https://nelissen.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clay Building Materials

NAICS

All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (327999)

SIC

Structural Clay Products (3250)

akta.pro primary industry

Clay Bricks (Facing & Common) (IMADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Masonry Veneer Units (Thin Brick, Stone Veneer) (IMADABAI), Mortar, Grout & Masonry Cements (IMADABAL)

Keywords

• Clay brick manufacturing
• Facing brick production
• Brick slip systems
• Facade insulation solutions
• Mortar products distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Lanaken

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Brick and Construction Material Sales: Nelissen Steenfabrieken generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of clay bricks, brick slips, facade systems, innerwall bricks, and mortars. Products are sold exclusively through a network of professional building material dealers and distributors. The company does not sell directly to end customers.
2. Custom Brick Creation (Simulator): Customers can use the website simulator to create custom brick designs. Email addresses are collected to send a PDF and/or texture file after the request. This service is offered based on customer consent.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Nelissen Steenfabrieken manufactures and distributes clay facing bricks, brick slips, facade insulation systems, and complementary mortar products under its own and partner brands. The Belgian family-owned brickmaker sells its products exclusively through a network of professional building material dealers across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The company also operates two appointment-only showrooms in Lanaken and Marche-en-Famenne for product consultation and project specification support.

Product overview

Nelissen Steenfabrieken is a fourth-generation family brick manufacturer with over 100 years of craftsmanship, offering a comprehensive portfolio of clay building materials. The core product line includes traditional facing bricks (with multiple collections such as Rubio, Neo Baroque, Veneto, Lava, Dali), the innovative N70 slim brick range, brick slips for facade renovation, the Iso-Façade insulated facade system, SEIFERT mortars, and Lücking terra cotta blocks. Digital tools complement the product offering with a brick calculator, Mix & Voeg configurator, reference project search, and dealer locator. Products serve both new construction and renovation projects across Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, UK and other markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• N70: A sustainable brick range offering three formats (N70/4, N70/5, N70/6,5) that balance design and sustainability for aesthetic facades with reduced environmental impact
• Iso-Façade
• SEIFERT Mortars
• Lücking
• Koloro

Products and services

• Bricks (Gevelstenen) Clay facing bricks combining craftsmanship, sustainability, and aesthetics, available in a wide range of colours, textures, and formats including hand-formed, water-struck, and named collections (Rubio, Neo Baroque, Veneto, Lava, Dali, Mela, Crema). Sold to professional building material dealers for residential and commercial facade construction.
• N70 Slim Bricks

Quantifiable outcome

• N70 brick formats contribute to reduced environmental impact and financial savings compared to standard format bricks.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SEIFERT (Mortars)supportingTechnology or IntegrationNelissen offers mortars from the SEIFERT brand as part of its product range. SEIFERT mortars determine the quality and appearance of facades and are available for bricklaying, gluing, and caulking applications. The partnership provides a complete facade solution combining Nelissen bricks with compatible SEIFERT mortar products.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Wienerberger: Wienerberger is the world's largest producer of clay bricks and a leading provider of facade, roof and pipe solutions across Europe. It directly overlaps with Nelissen in clay facing bricks and brick slips across the same Western European geographies, but operates at much greater scale and a much broader product portfolio.
• CRH plc (Brick & Masonry): CRH is one of the largest building materials groups globally and includes brick and masonry operations in North America and Europe. It is broadly comparable to Nelissen because CRH participates in the same upstream building materials value chain and serves overlapping customer types, though its scale and diversification far exceed Nelissen's.

Direct peers

• Randers Tegl: Randers Tegl is a Danish premium brick manufacturer producing hand-moulded and water-struck bricks for international facade projects. It is comparable to Nelissen in design-led, premium positioning and in serving architects specifying high-end residential facades across Northern and Western Europe.
• Michelmersh Brick Holdings: Michelmersh owns premium UK brick brands including Michelmersh, Charnwood, Carlton and Ibstock Kevington. It is comparable to Nelissen in premium, design-led brick offerings and in the brick-slip renovation segment, and competes in the UK facade market Nelissen serves.
• Feldhaus Klinker: Feldhaus is a German manufacturer of clinker facing bricks and brick slips with a strong European export footprint. It is comparable to Nelissen in focusing on premium, design-led facade bricks and brick slip systems for architects and developers.
• Ibstock Brick: Ibstock is a leading UK clay brick manufacturer serving residential and commercial construction. It competes with Nelissen's UK distribution, particularly in brick slips and facing bricks for the renovation and new-build segments.
• Röben Tonbaustoffe: Röben is a German family-owned clay brick manufacturer producing facing bricks, brick slips, clinker, and facade systems for residential and commercial construction. It is highly comparable to Nelissen in product mix, premium positioning, and family-company culture, and competes directly in Germany, Netherlands and Benelux.
• Hagemeister Ziegelwerke: Hagemeister is a German family-owned brickmaker producing facing bricks, brick slips, and pavers for facades across Europe. Comparable to Nelissen in family ownership heritage, premium positioning, and product range of hand-moulded and water-struck bricks.
• Steenfabriek Wienerberger (NL operations): Wienerberger's Dutch brick operations directly overlap with Nelissen's Dutch distribution, particularly in facing bricks and brick slips for renovation. Comparable in product but not in scale.

Others

• BMI Group (Roof & Facade Systems): BMI is a large European roof and facade systems provider offering cladding, insulation, and integrated building envelope solutions. Comparable to Nelissen in targeting facade system specifications for renovation, but focused on roofing and broader envelope systems rather than clay brick manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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