Bas Kooy transport

What Bas Kooy transport does

Bas Kooy Transport BV is a Dutch private transport company founded in 1987 and headquartered in Dordrecht, Netherlands, specializing in the regional and international transport of scrap, metals, and waste. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jansen Recycling Group and operates a 32-truck fleet (26 hook-arm cars and 6 tractors) with 600 drop-off containers deployed exclusively for its own work. Since 2011 the company has owned Weldments BV, an in-house construction subsidiary that designs and manufactures custom roll-off containers in sizes from 10m3 to 40m3, giving Bas Kooy control over a critical equipment input. The company holds all necessary Dutch/EU transport permits and operates an extensive international freight-forwarding network to handle export and import streams alongside its domestic container operations. In October 2025 it became the first operator in the Netherlands to deploy a Volvo FH Electric 8x2 container truck with a double-wheel rear lift axle, capable of matching the 50-ton total weight of diesel equivalents and signaling a deliberate shift to electric regional haulage under the sustainability agenda of its parent group.

The company's business model is B2B service-led: revenue is generated through negotiated haulage contracts (one-time per-shipment or transaction-based pricing for domestic container transport) and freight-forwarding/expedition fees for international flows, with no public tariff disclosure. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct enterprise relationships — recycling-industry customers and manufacturing/industrial shippers who generate scrap metal and waste streams — leveraging the company's motto of short communication lines and reliable execution ("afspraak is afspraak"). Customers are concentrated in the industrial-recycling vertical, with the parent Jansen Recycling Group functioning as an anchor account. Marketing assets are limited to organic social (Instagram, Facebook), a website news section (Actueel), and a gallery. Operationally the company emphasizes advanced automation across both physical execution and back-office administration, a young fleet (average age ~4 years), skilled drivers as the operational core, and an integrated electric-vehicle service partnership with Bluekens Truck en Bus and Bluekens EV for truck supply, maintenance, and charging infrastructure.

With approximately 40 employees, Bas Kooy Transport is a small specialist operator whose competitive position rests on vertical integration (in-house container manufacturing), proprietary container design, permit ownership in a regulated niche, and an early-mover posture on electric heavy-duty transport. There are no public funding rounds, no disclosed M&A activity, no AI/ML product capability, and no public revenue disclosures in the input data.

Name

Bas Kooy transport

Legal name

Bas Kooy Transport BV

Website

https://baskooy.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bas Kooy Transport BV is a Dutch (Dordrecht) container-transport specialist serving the recycling industry and manufacturing sectors with scrap, metal, and waste haulage using its own 32-truck fleet and 600 proprietary containers, operating as a subsidiary of Jansen Recycling Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dordrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Container Transport Services: Transport services for scrap, metals, and waste using the company's own container fleet. Services include domestic and international operations, with containers deployed exclusively for the company's own operations.
2. Freight Forwarding/Expedition Services: Export and import stream management through an extensive international network for freight forwarding services.
3. Integrated Transport Solutions: As part of Jansen Recycling Group, provides transport services to the parent company and external customers, combining container transport with logistics expertise.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bas Kooy Transport BV provides specialized container-based transport services for scrap, metals, and waste, operating a fleet of 32+ trucks and 600 custom roll-off containers manufactured in-house by subsidiary Weldments BV in five sizes from 10m3 to 40m3. The company also provides international export and import freight forwarding services through an extensive worldwide expedition network. Operations span domestic Netherlands routes and cross-border logistics, with full regulatory permits and registrations in place.

Product overview

Bas Kooy Transport is a single-product transport company offering specialized services for recyclable materials (scrap, metals, and waste). The core offering consists of transport services supported by a proprietary container fleet and an expanding electric vehicle program. Containers in five sizes (10m3–40m3) are manufactured in-house by affiliated company Weldments BV and used exclusively for the company's own operations. Transport services operate domestically and internationally via an expedition network. The company recently added the Volvo FH Electric 8×2 as its flagship electric truck, expanding its eco-friendly fleet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Services for Scrap, Metals, and Waste Specialized container-based transport services for industrial customers handling scrap, metals, and waste using a fleet of 32 trucks and 600 custom-manufactured roll-off containers. Emphasizes clear communication via short lines, on-time execution supported by operational automation, and full regulatory permits for waste transport.
• International Expedition and Freight Forwarding Services Export and import logistics services delivered through an extensive international partner network, allowing customers to consolidate cross-border transport of goods, scrap, and metals together with Bas Kooy's domestic container transport capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Electric truck achieves same work output as diesel trucks with 50-ton total weight capability

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bluekens Truck en BuscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Volvo Trucks dealer providing the Volvo FH Electric 8x2 truck, full-service maintenance contract, and ongoing account management. Bluekens Truck and Bus handles all maintenance and service for the electric fleet, demonstrating a comprehensive service partnership.
• Bluekens EVcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Division of Bluekens responsible for charging infrastructure, providing installation and connections of charging stations, charging cards, and administrative/factoring services. Also provides Driver Trainer specialized in electric vehicles to train drivers on new technology.
• Weldments BVcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2011Weldments BV is the in-house construction company of Bas Kooy Transport that designs and produces custom containers since 2011. The containers are specifically engineered for scrap transport, tested under extreme conditions, and marketed through high-quality steel, components, and construction. This is a vertically integrated partnership supplying containers exclusively for Bas Kooy Transport's own operations.
• Jansen Recycling GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of Bas Kooy Transport. As part of this organization that values sustainability and CO2 reduction, Bas Kooy Transport operates as a subsidiary providing transport services. The parent company's focus on sustainability drives Bas Kooy's investment in electric vehicle technology.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Van Wijk Transport: Dutch specialized road transport provider serving industrial and recycling customers. Directly comparable in scale, geography, and B2B transport model, particularly for container/hook-arm work in the Benelux industrial corridor.
• De Rijke Transport: Dutch bulk and container transport specialist with a sizable hook-arm and silo fleet serving industrial and waste/recycling customers across the Netherlands and Belgium. Directly comparable as a regional specialized road freight operator focused on industrial materials.

Broad incumbents

• CEVA Logistics: Global third-party logistics provider with significant specialized freight and contract logistics capabilities in the Benelux. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for industrial and recycling transport contracts at much larger scale.
• Simon Loos: Large Dutch road transport and logistics provider with a broad industrial and container fleet. Comparable as a regional incumbent that competes for industrial scrap/metal/waste transport contracts at greater scale than Bas Kooy.
• Vos Logistics: Dutch-based European road and intermodal transport provider serving industrial customers including metals and recycling supply chains. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same specialized industrial freight market.
• Renewi: Listed European waste-to-product company operating recycling and waste collection with its own transport/logistics across the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK. Comparable because it combines recycling operations with a substantial in-house road transport fleet moving scrap and recyclables — the same vertical Bas Kooy serves.
• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Netherlands: Major waste management and recycling operator in the Netherlands with its own fleet for moving scrap, metals, and waste. Comparable as a large-scale incumbent that competes for the same B2B recycling-transport customers.
• PreZero Recycling: European recycling and environmental services provider (Schwarz Group) operating collection and transport of recyclables. Comparable as a vertically integrated recycling company with its own logistics fleet serving similar industrial customers.
• EMR Group (European Metal Recycling): One of the world's largest metal recyclers with integrated collection, processing, and transport operations across Europe. Comparable as a vertically integrated scrap/recycling company with significant in-house road transport needs and capabilities.

Emerging players

• Stena Recycling: European metal recycling and scrap processing group that operates its own collection/transport logistics. Comparable because it sits in the same scrap-metal vertical with dedicated road transport capabilities serving recycling customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/baskooytransport
• Instagraminstagram.com/baskooytransport
• Xx.com/baskooy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bas-kooij-transport-b.v.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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