GrausBouw
GrausBouw is a Limburg-based Dutch construction and property maintenance firm employing ~90 staff, delivering planned/non-planned maintenance, renovation, restoration, and damage repair services primarily to housing corporations, healthcare, education, and government clients across the province.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1900
- HeadquartersHoensbroek, Netherlands
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What GrausBouw does
GRAUSBOUW BV is a Netherlands-based construction and property maintenance services company headquartered in Hoensbroek with a newly opened branch in Geleen, operating exclusively across the province of Limburg. Founded over a century ago and run since 2010 by director-owner René Vanhommerig, the firm employs approximately 90 specialized tradespeople and delivers a unified portfolio of maintenance (planned and 24/7 non-planned), renovation and conversion, restoration, extension and new construction, exterior facade insulation, and building damage repair services. Its core offering is integrated real estate services for property owners, with deep specialization in the workflows of housing corporations (Wonen Limburg, Weller, Servatius Wonen, Wonen Zuid), healthcare institutions (Mondriaan, Cicero, Sevagram), educational facilities (Bernardinuscollege, Eijkhagencollege), government clients (Gemeente Heerlen, Politie Limburg Zuid, JFC Brunssum), and commercial enterprises (Achmea insurance brands, GaiaZOO).
The company's technology stack is conventional for the sector: project-based building team delivery, multi-year maintenance planning (MJOP), and dedicated web portals for clients (opdrachtgevers) and subcontractors (onderaannemers). Proprietary operational assets include a centralized environmental park achieving 96% waste recycling across 9 streams and 100% green energy procurement, which materially supports ESG-weighted tender qualifications. The firm is recognized as an approved training company (erkend leerbedrijf) with own master craftsmen, and is the first Dutch construction company to hold the MVO Groeikeurmerk (ISO 26000-aligned) and PSO Trede 3 social-employment certifications.
GRAUSBOUW monetizes through a mix of professional services pricing models: quotation-based (offertebasis), annual price book (prijzenboek), time-and-materials cost accounting (nacalculatie), and fixed monthly or per-order buyout subscriptions (afkoop). Revenue is generated primarily via long-term chain cooperation agreements (ketensamenwerking) with housing corporations — the Wonen Limburg NPO contract alone is valued at 5.2 million EUR per year — supplemented by tendered renovation projects, insurance-network damage repair work through the Quick-Help channel, and direct enterprise sales to institutional clients across five named verticals (Wonen, Onderwijs, Zorg, Overheid, Bedrijven). The company is privately held with no institutional investors or parent entity identified.
GrausBouw firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- GrausBouw
- Legal name
- GRAUSBOUW BV
- Website
- https://grausbouw.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1900
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- GrausBouw is a Limburg-based Dutch construction and property maintenance firm employing ~90 staff, delivering planned/non-planned maintenance, renovation, restoration, and damage repair services primarily to housing corporations, healthcare, education, and government clients across the province.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
GrausBouw industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Property Maintenance and Construction Services
- NAICS
- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Facilities Support Services (561210)
- SIC
- General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Renovation, Remodeling & Tenant Improvements (General Contracting) (IMAFAAAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Insurance Claims Estimation, Documentation & Managed Repair (HSAPAOAL)
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Where GrausBouw is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hoensbroek
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
GrausBouw business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Maintenance Services: The company generates revenue through various maintenance service arrangements including quotation-based pricing, price book agreements, cost accounting (time and materials), and fixed-price buyout contracts for scheduled maintenance work.
- Non-planned Maintenance: 24/7 emergency repair services for fixed clients, offered through multiple pricing models including quotation basis, price book, cost accounting, and buyout arrangements.
- Construction and Renovation Projects: Revenue from larger renovation, restoration, and new construction projects delivered through building team arrangements or turnkey project delivery.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Offertebasis (Quotation-based) |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Annual | Prijzenboek (Price Book) |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | Nacalculatie (Cost Accounting) |
| Subscription | Monthly | Afkoop (Buyout) |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
GrausBouw product offering
Product offeringCore offering
GRAUSBOUW delivers property maintenance, renovation, restoration, extensions, new construction, exterior facade insulation, and 24/7 damage repair services for real estate across the Limburg province. The company serves housing corporations, healthcare institutions, educational facilities, government entities, and commercial businesses through planned maintenance, non-planned maintenance, and integrated project delivery. Services are priced via quotation, price book, cost accounting, or fixed buyout arrangements.
Product overview
GrausBouw is a construction and maintenance company offering integrated real estate services through a unified portfolio of core offerings. The company provides maintenance services (planned and non-planned), renovation and conversions, restorations, extensions and new construction, exterior facade insulation, and damage repair work. Services are structured around 24/7 emergency response capability and target sectors including housing corporations, healthcare, education, government, and commercial businesses across Limburg province.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Onderhoud (Maintenance Services) Comprehensive property maintenance services for real estate, including both planned (planmatig) and non-planned (niet-planmatig) maintenance, with 24/7 emergency repair availability for fixed clients across Limburg.
- Planmatig Onderhoud (Planned Maintenance) Long-term maintenance planning through multi-year maintenance plans (MJOP) and building team collaboration, designed for property owners requiring scheduled, predictable maintenance programs.
- Niet-planmatig Onderhoud (Non-Planned Maintenance) Repairs and maintenance work performed on request basis, including quote-based, price book, cost-plus, or fixed-price arrangements. Available 24/7 for emergency repairs for fixed clients.
- Renovatie en Verbouwingen (Renovation and Conversions) Renovation and conversion services for residential, commercial, and institutional properties, covering both interior and exterior work, delivered through building team arrangements or turnkey project delivery.
- Restauraties (Restorations) Restoration services for historic buildings and monuments, preserving architectural heritage for property owners and institutions.
- Uitbreiding en Nieuwbouw (Extensions and New Construction) Building extensions and new construction projects for various property types, including residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.
- Buitengevelisolatie (Exterior Facade Insulation) External wall insulation services to improve energy efficiency of buildings for residential and commercial property owners, including high-rise projects.
- Schadeherstelwerk (Damage Repair) Repair services for storm damage, fire damage, water damage, and other building damage, including 24/7 emergency services. Delivered via Quick-Help network partnership for insurance companies including Achmea brands.
Quantifiable outcome
- 96% of waste is recycled
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use GrausBouw
Customer profileNamed customers11 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
GrausBouw technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
GrausBouw partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, minor and support.
- Gemeente HeerlencoreGRAUSBOUW won the contract for structural corrective maintenance on all buildings of Gemeente Heerlen for 1.5 years. This follows a similar contract in Maastricht.
- Wierts BVcoreWierts BV is a co-partner in the chain cooperation with Weller for future-proof maintenance services. The three-way partnership includes GRAUSBOUW, Wierts BV, and Maasveste Berben Bouw.
- Maasveste Berben BouwcoreMaasveste Berben Bouw is a co-partner in the chain cooperation with Weller for future-proof maintenance services. The three-way partnership includes GRAUSBOUW, Wierts BV, and Maasveste Berben Bouw.
- Habenu-van de Kreeke VastgoedservicemajorGRAUSBOUW and Habenu-van de Kreeke Vastgoedservice jointly received a 3-year contract to perform all structural damage repair work in southern Limburg for Achmea insurance brands.
- Wonen Limburg (Chain Partners)coreGRAUSBOUW is one of 7 chain partners in Wonen Limburg's non-planned maintenance cooperation. From July 2017, the NPO (non-planned maintenance) repair work was fully bought out from chain partners at 5.2 million euros per year, giving GRAUSBOUW full technical responsibility for repairs. Other chain partners include Jac Ruyters Groep, Bouwbedrijf Jongen, Raedts Bouwbedrijf, Maasveste Berben Bouw, OnderhoudPlus, and Van Heur Kelpen.
- Weller WoningstichtingcoreWeller is a housing corporation with whom GRAUSBOUW has a chain cooperation agreement for non-planned maintenance. Projects include renovation of 92 homes in Brunssum Noord and legionella prevention work.
- MIK KinderopvangminorGRAUSBOUW provides daily maintenance and renovation services for MIK Kinderopvang (childcare) locations.
- S-BB (Samenwerkingsorganisatie Beroepsonderwijs Bedrijfsleven)supportS-BB is the Dutch organization for cooperation between vocational education and business that recognizes GRAUSBOUW as an approved training company (erkend leerbedrijf).
- BouwmensensupportBouwmensen is a construction industry training organization with which GRAUSBOUW cooperates as an approved training company.
- SWV (Samenwerkingsverband Potentiële Werkgevers)supportSWV is a cooperation of potential employers with which GRAUSBOUW cooperates to provide training opportunities.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
GrausBouw competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Koninklijke Heijmans: Large Dutch listed construction and real-estate services group with significant maintenance and renovation operations across Dutch housing corporations; competes with GRAUSBOUW on larger tenders and broader geographic reach.
- Dura Vermeer: Major Dutch construction services group with national maintenance and renovation capacity serving housing corporations and institutional clients; represents the larger incumbent overlap with GRAUSBOUW's service lines.
- Koninklijke VolkerWessels: Large Dutch construction and property-services group with extensive maintenance, renovation, and chain-cooperation offerings to housing corporations; competes with GRAUSBOUW for institutional and government work at scale.
Direct peers
- OnderhoudPlus: Dutch specialist in housing-corporation maintenance and chain-cooperation work, and a Wonen Limburg chain partner, making it a directly comparable peer in the same tender and operating model as GRAUSBOUW.
- Raedts Bouwbedrijf: Limburg construction company and co-chain partner with Wonen Limburg; offers comparable renovation, maintenance, and chain-cooperation services for housing corporations in the same geography as GRAUSBOUW.
- Bouwbedrijf Jongen: Dutch regional construction and maintenance firm also listed as a core chain partner with Wonen Limburg alongside GRAUSBOUW, delivering planned and non-planned maintenance for housing corporations under identical cooperation frameworks in Limburg.
- Maasveste Berben Bouw: Named co-partner with GRAUSBOUW and Wierts BV in the Weller chain cooperation for future-proof maintenance; comparable regional Dutch maintenance/renovation contractor operating in the same housing-corporation value chain.
- Wierts BV: Co-partner with GRAUSBOUW in the Weller chain cooperation for future-proof maintenance; a Dutch construction/maintenance firm operating under the same multi-party contract framework and comparable customer base.
- Van Heur Kelpen: Limburg-based building contractor listed as a Wonen Limburg chain partner; provides similar maintenance and renovation services for Dutch housing corporations in overlapping territory.
- Jac Ruyters Groep: Limburg-based construction and maintenance group and Wonen Limburg chain partner, providing directly comparable housing-corporation maintenance, renovation, and damage-repair services to GRAUSBOUW.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
GrausBouw social profiles
Digital presenceGrausBouw compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
GrausBouw financial estimates
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GrausBouw leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
GrausBouw funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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GrausBouw M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about GrausBouw
What does GrausBouw do?
GRAUSBOUW delivers property maintenance, renovation, restoration, extensions, new construction, exterior facade insulation, and 24/7 damage repair services for real estate across the Limburg province. The company serves housing corporations, healthcare institutions, educational facilities, government entities, and commercial businesses through planned maintenance, non-planned maintenance, and integrated project delivery. Services are priced via quotation, price book, cost accounting, or fixed buyout arrangements.
Is GrausBouw a public or private company?
GrausBouw is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was GrausBouw founded?
GrausBouw was founded in 1900. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is GrausBouw based?
GrausBouw is headquartered in Hoensbroek, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does GrausBouw make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Maintenance Services are the primary driver. The others are non-planned Maintenance and construction and Renovation Projects.
Who are GrausBouw's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Koninklijke Heijmans, Dura Vermeer and Koninklijke VolkerWessels. Direct peers are OnderhoudPlus, Raedts Bouwbedrijf, Bouwbedrijf Jongen, Maasveste Berben Bouw, Wierts BV, Van Heur Kelpen and Jac Ruyters Groep.
Does GrausBouw have an API?
No public API is recorded for GrausBouw.
What industry is GrausBouw in?
GrausBouw's product category is Property Maintenance and Construction Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAAAE, Renovation, Remodeling & Tenant Improvements (General Contracting), with a secondary code of HSAPAOAL, Insurance Claims Estimation, Documentation & Managed Repair. Its NAICS code is 236220 and its SIC code is 1540.