Rotim

What Rotim does

Rotim Steenbouw B.V. is a privately held Dutch supplier of mineral raw materials and specialty aggregates for civil engineering, road construction, and hydraulic engineering projects, founded in 1980 and operating from Rosmalen with a sales headcount of approximately 15 employees. The product portfolio spans naturally coloured crushed stones (Reflexing White, Cloburn Red, Scottish Brown, Breton granite, Norwegian white, Belgian limestone), high-density armour stone for hydraulic works (Ro Dense at 3,700 kg/m³, Eclogite at 3,200 kg/m³), semi-pavings (GraviLyn, Gravier d'Or, Dolomies d'Or, Eco d'Or), track ballast, industrial minerals (Anorthosite, Calcite), and circular fill materials (EcoBASE Schuimglas), with products differentiated primarily by density, colour, chemical composition, and civil-engineering performance characteristics. Materials are sourced from quarries in Belgium, Germany, and Norway, validated through SGS Intron certification, and distributed via a multimodal logistics chain anchored on the company-owned Rotim Bulk Terminal in Amsterdam, which enables loading/unloading of seagoing vessels, barges, trains, and lorries with substantial stock for short-notice delivery.

The company serves Dutch contractors, municipalities, water boards, and national clients including Rijkswaterstaat, with a horizontally diversified footprint across eight segments: road construction, hydraulic engineering, railways, recreation, concrete industry, industrial minerals, sport, and lightweight fill. Revenue is generated through project-based bulk material sales and terminal/logistics service fees, with pricing negotiated per material type, volume, and delivery logistics rather than through public catalogues. Distribution is direct-only through an external field-sales team, an inside-sales function, and the Amsterdam bulk terminal, with no third-party resellers; major commercial anchors include the Markermeerdijken dike-strengthening programme (>200,000 tons delivered since late 2020 via the CR&B partnership with De Beijer) and the A24 Blankenburgverbinding (~27,000 tons of asphalt). Strategically, the firm combines a long-established commodity-supply core (post-2003 management buyout independence, 2011 Belgium expansion via DCG Handel BVBA, 2014 establishment of innovation subsidiary Rotim Innovaties BV) with newer growth vectors including the EcoBASE Schuimglas lightweight fill line, the Drainmix sport-foundation product, and co-developed solutions such as the Tri-On asphalt maintenance system with Esha Infra Solutions and TenCate Geosynthetics.

Name

Rotim

Legal name

Rotim Steenbouw B.V.

Website

https://rotim.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rotim Steenbouw B.V. is a Dutch supplier of naturally coloured crushed stone, high-density armour stone, semi-pavings, and specialty aggregates for road construction, hydraulic engineering, and infrastructure projects, serving Dutch municipalities, water boards, Rijkswaterstaat, and tier-one contractors from its owned Amsterdam bulk terminal with approximately 15 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rosmalen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bulk Raw Materials Sales: Rotim generates revenue primarily through the sale of raw materials including crushed stone, sand, aggregates, armour stone, track ballast, and semi-pavings. Materials are sourced from quarries across Europe (Belgium, Germany, Norway, and elsewhere) and sold to contractors, municipalities, water boards, and construction companies in the Netherlands. Revenue is project-driven and varies based on project size and material volume.
2. Terminal and Logistics Services: Rotim provides storage and transshipment services at its Rotim Bulk Terminal in Amsterdam Vlothaven for customers, either structurally or on a project basis. Services include loading/unloading of trains, seagoing vessels, barges, and lorries, as well as storage and transshipment of bulk materials. Revenue is generated through service fees for logistics handling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rotim is a Dutch specialist supplier of raw materials — crushed stone, sand, armour stone, naturally coloured minerals, semi-pavings, track ballast, industrial minerals and lightweight fill materials — for road construction, hydraulic engineering, concrete, railway, recreation, sport and civil infrastructure projects in the Netherlands and Belgium. The company complements its materials portfolio with logistics services through its own bulk terminal in Amsterdam Vlothaven and offers the Tri-On asphalt maintenance method developed jointly with Esha Infra Solutions and TenCate Geosynthetics.

Product overview

Rotim is a raw materials supplier for civil engineering and construction, operating as a single-product portfolio of construction materials rather than a software platform. The offering consists of naturally colored and specialty crushed stones, minerals, and related construction materials organized across several market segments: road construction (colored asphalt aggregates like Reflexing white, Cloburn red, Mezzosplit), hydraulic engineering (armour stone, Ro Dense, Eclogite with varying densities), railways (track ballast including recycled options), concrete industry (decorative stone aggregates), recreation (semi-pavings like GraviLyn and Gravier d'Or, boulders), industrial minerals (Anorthosite, Calcite), sport (Drainmix), and lightweight fill (EcoBASE Schuimglas). The products are primarily differentiated by color, chemical parameters, and civil engineering properties. The company also operates the Rotim Bulk Terminal in Amsterdam for logistics and offers asphalt maintenance services through the Tri-On partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reflexing White

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings up to 47% for public lighting with light-reflecting road surfaces (Reflexing White)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• International Coloured Asphalt FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2017Rotim is one of the 'founding fathers' of the International Coloured Asphalt Foundation, a foundation dedicated to making the world more colourful through coloured asphalt solutions. This represents Rotim's thought leadership in the coloured asphalt space.
• Green Deal 'Sustainable Logistics in the Building Industry'minorOthers · 2 October 2017Rotim signed the Green Deal for Sustainable Logistics in the Building Industry on October 2, 2017, committing to analyze how the company can anticipate the Paris Agreement on climate change and contribute to a sustainable circular economy as a supplier of primary raw materials.
• Rotim Innovaties BVcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Rotim Innovaties BV was established in 2014 to develop new products and concepts. It functions as a Rotim subsidiary focused on innovation, developing solutions such as the Tri-On asphalt reinforcement method in partnership with Esha Infra Solutions and TenCate Geosynthetics.
• DCG-Handel BVBA (Belgium subsidiary)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2011Since 2011, Rotim has had a subsidiary in Belgium (DCG-Handel BVBA in Genk/Sint Niklaas) that serves the Belgian market, distributing Rotim products and managing Belgian customer relationships.
• AquaBASE BVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAquaBASE BV is a partnership between Rotim, TenCate Geosynthetics Netherlands BV, Syntraal, and Van den Bosch Beton BV, offering climate-adaptive solutions for water buffering. Rotim contributes raw material expertise to this joint venture.
• Combinatie Rotim & de Beijer VOF (CR&B)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor large-scale hydraulic engineering projects, Rotim has a partnership in VOF (general partnership) form with De Beijer Bouwgrondstoffen BV. This enables guaranteed project continuity and limits risks of stagnation. The CR&B combination has delivered over 200,000 tons of stone for the Markermeerdijken project since late 2020.
• Tri-On (Esha Infra Solutions, TenCate Geosynthetics, Rotim Innovaties)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTri-On is a joint venture by three producers: Esha Infra Solutions, TenCate Geosynthetics, and Rotim Innovaties, combining the best in asphalt maintenance. The three-part solution (stress relief, reinforcement, interlayer barrier) represents a novel approach to extending road surface life, combining state-of-the-art products with professional installation.
• SGS Intron (Certification Bureau)minorOthersRotim collaborates with independent certification bureau SGS Intron to conduct civil engineering and environmental hygiene testing of limestone from Belgian Ardennes quarries (Limites, Jemelle, La Préalle) against Dutch standards for hydraulic engineering stone applications.
• Quarries of Belgium, Germany, and NorwaycoreOthersRotim maintains partnerships with quarries in Belgium, Germany, and Norway, representing these suppliers in the Netherlands for various types of hydraulic engineering stone and construction aggregates. The company also has long-standing relationships with Belgian Ardennes quarries (Limites, Jemelle, La Préalle) for limestone supply.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Holcim: Global aggregates and cement major with European presence. Comparable at the high level as an aggregates supplier serving European infrastructure projects, but with vastly broader scope and scale than Rotim's specialty niche.
• CRH plc: Global building materials group and parent of Struyk Verwo Infra in the Netherlands. Competes with Rotim in aggregates and concrete products in the Dutch market, but as a multi-vertical conglomerate rather than a specialty materials specialist.
• Heidelberg Materials: Global aggregates, cement, and ready-mix concrete major with significant Benelux operations (including Sagrex). Overlaps with Rotim in hydraulic engineering stone and concrete aggregates but operates at vastly greater scale across a much wider product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Sagrex (Heidelberg Materials Belgium): Belgian aggregates and armour-stone producer within Heidelberg Materials, sourcing from Belgian quarries similar to Rotim's Belgian suppliers. Direct comparable in hydraulic engineering stone, railway ballast, and concrete aggregates in the Benelux market.
• Cementbouw: Dutch building materials distributor covering cement, aggregates, and concrete products. Comparable as a Dutch B2B construction materials distributor serving contractors and public-sector clients with project-based supply.
• MBI (MBI De Steenmeesters): Dutch building materials manufacturer focused on concrete masonry and architectural elements. Comparable as a Dutch specialty construction materials supplier to municipalities, architects, and contractors, with overlapping customer relationships in the public-space and recreation segments.
• Teunesen Group: Dutch group active in aggregates, recycling, and civil engineering materials. Comparable as a Benelux specialty materials supplier competing for similar public-sector and contractor orders in road and hydraulic engineering.
• De Beijer Bouwgrondstoffen: Dutch supplier of construction raw materials including armour stone, sand, and gravel. Direct comparable as Rotim's JV partner in the CR&B VOF that delivered 200,000+ tons on Markermeerdijken; both firms serve Dutch hydraulic engineering and civil construction from similar sourcing geographies.
• Struyk Verwo Infra: Dutch specialist in concrete infrastructure products (paving stones, tiles, drainage). Comparable as a Dutch specialty building/civil materials supplier serving municipalities and contractors with project-based B2B sales, though with a concrete-products focus rather than raw aggregates.

Others

• Wienerberger: Austrian-listed manufacturer of clay building products (bricks, pavers, roof systems) with operations in the Netherlands. Adjacent comparator in the Dutch building materials ecosystem serving similar municipal and contractor customers, though focused on manufactured clay products rather than natural mineral aggregates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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