ADS Groep
ADS Groep is a Dutch construction and water-infrastructure company serving public-sector clients, including water boards, drinking water companies, healthcare, and education, through four divisions combining main-contractor services with in-house prefab timber and metal manufacturing.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1947
- HeadquartersGoor, Netherlands
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What ADS Groep does
ADS Groep is a privately held Dutch construction and water-infrastructure company founded in 1947 and headquartered in Goor, Netherlands, with approximately 235 employees. It operates four market-oriented divisions: Bouw (public-sector construction), Water (water and wastewater treatment projects), Toelevering Bouw (prefab wooden HSB elements), and Toelevering Water (RVS/steel/aluminum mechanical components). Clients are almost exclusively Dutch public-sector buyers — water boards, drinking water companies, healthcare institutions, educational organizations, municipalities, and leisure developers — with projects spread across the Netherlands including Amsterdam, Utrecht, Heerenveen, and Hengelo.
The company combines main-contractor and subcontractor services with in-house prefabrication. Its 16,500 m² production facility in Goor runs a carpentry factory producing high-insulation HSB walls, facades, roofs, floors, and modular units, plus a metal factory manufacturing piping, settling tanks, scraping bridges, thickeners, and other process components for water and sludge installations. The technology base is fundamentally industrial: engineering, civil works, process technology, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and process automation executed by in-house specialists rather than software platforms. ADS emphasizes modular, circular, and sustainable solutions suited to the Dutch water sector's shift toward shorter design lifetimes driven by regulatory and climate pressures.
Revenue mechanics are project-based and won through public procurement. The company participates in tenders and framework agreements (raamovereenkomsten) with public utilities and institutions; Toelevering divisions additionally sell prefab elements and components to third-party contractors. The 2026 formation of the Zuiver alliance with Dura Vermeer, Hoppenbrouwers, Haskoning, and Witteveen+Bos anchors ADS's positioning in the Dutch water-infrastructure renovation cycle driven by the 2027 KRW Water Framework Directive deadline. A June 2026 municipality decision granting monument status to the Goor office forces relocation, creating a near-term operational discontinuity for an otherwise stable, contract-anchored business.
ADS Groep firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ADS Groep
- Legal name
- ADS Groep
- Website
- https://adsgroep.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1947
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- ADS Groep is a Dutch construction and water-infrastructure company serving public-sector clients, including water boards, drinking water companies, healthcare, and education, through four divisions combining main-contractor services with in-house prefab timber and metal manufacturing.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ADS Groep industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Construction & Water Infrastructure Services
- NAICS
- Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)
- SIC
- Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Adsorption & Taste/Odor Control (GAC/PAC, Air Stripping) (EUANABAF)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control & Compliance (Storage, Separation, Treatment) (EUANAEAG)
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Where ADS Groep is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Goor
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
ADS Groep business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Construction Services: Main contractor and subcontractor services for construction, renovation, and transformation of buildings for the public sector including schools, healthcare facilities, fire stations, municipal buildings, theaters, and cinemas. Revenue generated through project-based contracts awarded via public tendering.
- Water Treatment Projects: Design, realization, and assembly of (modular) water purifications and wastewater treatment facilities. Monodisciplinary and multidisciplinary projects for water boards, drinking water companies, and industrial wastewater processors.
- Supply Division - Water: Production and supply of mechanical constructions and components in steel, aluminum, and RVS including piping, internals, settling tanks, scraping bridges for water and wastewater treatment installations.
- Supply Division - Construction: Supply and installation of high-quality wooden prefab elements including HSB walls, facades, roofs, floors, and ventilating facades. Also provides sustainability concepts including green facades, urban farming solutions, and integrated solar panels.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels1 record
ADS Groep product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ADS Groep is a Dutch construction and water infrastructure company that delivers turnkey construction projects for the public sector (healthcare, education, government buildings) and designs and builds drinking water production and wastewater treatment facilities for Dutch water boards and drinking water companies. The company operates its own 16,500 m² production facilities in Goor producing prefabricated timber (HSB) elements and stainless steel, steel, and aluminum mechanical components for water and construction projects, integrating construction, water engineering, and component supply under a single group structure.
Product overview
ADS Groep is a Dutch construction and water engineering company organized into four market-oriented divisions: Bouw (Construction), Water (Water Treatment), Toelevering Bouw (Construction Supply), and Toelevering Water (Water Supply). The company operates as a main contractor, subcontractor, and supplier, serving public sector clients in healthcare, education, government, and water management. Toelevering Bouw produces prefabricated wooden elements (HSB) from their carpentry factory, while Toelevering Water manufactures mechanical components in steel, aluminum, and RVS from their 16,500 m² production facility in Goor.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- ADS Groep Bouw (Construction)
Quantifiable outcome
- 16,500 m² production facility enabling in-house manufacturing and faster project delivery
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use ADS Groep
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
ADS Groep technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
ADS Groep partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Zuiver Alliance (Dura Vermeer, ADS Groep, Hoppenbrouwers, Haskoning, Witteveen+Bos)coreZuiver is an alliance formed to support the drinking and wastewater sectors with their significant renovation and replacement challenges. The Water Framework Directive (KRW) requires EU countries to achieve water quality improvement goals by 2027. The five partners combine knowledge, expertise, and resources to provide qualitative and innovative solutions for Dutch water companies and water boards. Per project, the optimal combination of companies is selected. Currently active for Vitens on projects Fikkersdries and Noardburgum (Combinatie Zuiver), and for Hoogheemraadschap Rijnland on AWZI Haarlem Waarderpolder (ZUIVER-ÉN).
- Van BoekelcorePartnership for renovation of water production facility WOUW for Brabant Water. Van Boekel, ADS Groep, and Hoppenbrouwers signed a cooperation agreement to build reliable and future-proof infrastructure together.
- Hoppenbrouwers TechniekcorePartnership for renovation of water production facility WOUW for Brabant Water. Van Boekel, ADS Groep, and Hoppenbrouwers signed a cooperation agreement to build reliable and future-proof infrastructure together.
- Witteveen+BosminorEngineering and consulting partner involved in various water treatment projects and part of the Zuiver alliance.
- HaskoningminorEngineering consultancy part of the Zuiver alliance for water sector projects.
- Van Boekel Bouw & InframinorPartnership for Waterproductiebedrijf Schijf project with Brabant Water.
- Dormio Resorts & HotelsminorDeveloper and operator of vacation resort Nieuwvliet-Bad for which ADS Groep constructed 124 vacation homes.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
ADS Groep competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- SPIE Nederland: Dutch subsidiary of SPIE Group providing technical services to water utilities and infrastructure operators. Overlaps with ADS Groep's mechanical/electrical/process automation scope inside water-treatment projects and is increasingly active in Dutch utility outsourcing.
Broad incumbents
- Heijmans: Major Dutch listed construction group active in public-sector building, civil, and water infrastructure. Competes with ADS Groep Bouw on healthcare, education, and government tenders and increasingly participates in water-sector consortium projects.
- Royal BAM Group: One of the largest Dutch/European construction groups with significant water infrastructure, civil, and public-sector building divisions. Competes broadly with ADS Groep across both construction and water-treatment projects at a much larger scale.
- Royal HaskoningDHV: Large international engineering consultancy with a strong Dutch water practice; Zuiver alliance partner. Competes for the design/consulting layer of the same tenders ADS Groep bids on, and sometimes partners within consortia like Zuiver.
- VolkerWessels: Large Dutch construction group with energy, civil, and building divisions including water infrastructure work. Competes with ADS Groep on Dutch public tenders and has the scale to participate as consortium leader on water mega-projects.
Direct peers
- Dura Vermeer: Large Dutch construction and infrastructure contractor and ADS Groep's lead partner in the Zuiver water-sector alliance. Both compete for, and jointly deliver, water board and drinking water tenders across the Netherlands, with overlapping capability in civil, mechanical, and modular water construction.
- Witteveen+Bos: Dutch engineering consultancy specializing in water, delta, and infrastructure projects. Member of the Zuiver alliance with ADS Groep and a peer in the sense that water-utility clients (waterschappen, drinking water companies) are a shared primary market.
- Hoppenbrouwers Techniek: Dutch technical installations specialist partnering with ADS Groep in the Zuiver alliance and on Brabant Water's WOUW project. Comparable in being a Netherlands-based, multi-disciplinary technical/construction firm with strong water-utility references.
- Van Boekel Bouw & Infra: Mid-sized Dutch civil/infra contractor partnering with ADS Groep on Brabant Water projects (WOUW, Schijf). Directly comparable regional contractor competing for similar water-board and drinking-water tenders with in-house civil and mechanical construction capability.
- Mourik: Dutch industrial services and environmental contractor with strong water and wastewater treatment capabilities. Comparable mid-sized Dutch firm delivering mechanical, civil, and process solutions to water boards and industrial clients.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
ADS Groep social profiles
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ADS Groep leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
ADS Groep funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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ADS Groep M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about ADS Groep
What does ADS Groep do?
ADS Groep is a Dutch construction and water infrastructure company that delivers turnkey construction projects for the public sector (healthcare, education, government buildings) and designs and builds drinking water production and wastewater treatment facilities for Dutch water boards and drinking water companies. The company operates its own 16,500 m² production facilities in Goor producing prefabricated timber (HSB) elements and stainless steel, steel, and aluminum mechanical components for water and construction projects, integrating construction, water engineering, and component supply under a single group structure.
Is ADS Groep a public or private company?
ADS Groep is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was ADS Groep founded?
ADS Groep was founded in 1947. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is ADS Groep based?
ADS Groep is headquartered in Goor, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does ADS Groep make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Construction Services are the primary driver. The others are water Treatment Projects, supply Division - Water and supply Division - Construction.
Who are ADS Groep's main competitors?
SPIE Nederland is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Heijmans, Royal BAM Group, Royal HaskoningDHV and VolkerWessels. Direct peers are Dura Vermeer, Witteveen+Bos, Hoppenbrouwers Techniek, Van Boekel Bouw & Infra and Mourik.
Does ADS Groep have an API?
No public API is recorded for ADS Groep.
What industry is ADS Groep in?
ADS Groep's product category is Construction & Water Infrastructure Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUANABAF, Adsorption & Taste/Odor Control (GAC/PAC, Air Stripping), with a secondary code of EUANAEAG, Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control & Compliance (Storage, Separation, Treatment). Its NAICS code is 22132 and its SIC code is 1623.