What Van Ginkel Groep does

Van Ginkel Groep is a privately held, family-owned Dutch industrial surface treatment company founded in 1970 and headquartered in Valburg, the Netherlands. The firm delivers specialist services including sandblasting, dry-ice blasting, coating and conservation, metallizing, chrome-6 removal, high-pressure cleaning, and proprietary Doorwerkvoorzieningen weather protection enclosures. Operations are anchored at four Dutch sites — Valburg, Maasvlakte Rotterdam, Harderwijk, and Heteren — and extend cross-border into Germany, France, Belgium, and the United Kingdom via mobile, self-sufficient treatment units.

The company serves energy transmission operators (TenneT, Vattenfall), offshore wind foundations (SIF Group), major EPC contractors (Heijmans, Ballast Nedam, BAM, SPIE), industrial OEMs (GE), and public-sector clients (Waterschap Rivierenland, ARN BV). It holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, VCA, and NACE Levels 1-3 certifications, and operates under exclusive Dutch rights to ChroNo B.V. chrome-6 removal technology. In 2022 the firm acquired Petersen Metaalbescherming (25 specialists, Harderwijk) and opened the Maasvlakte Rotterdam facility targeting the North Sea offshore wind market.

The business model is project-based, contract-driven industrial services revenue. Work is delivered either at customer sites via mobile units or at company facilities, with ticket sizes scaled to large infrastructure scopes (e.g., 28,000-30,000m² bridge conservation projects, 850m weather protection enclosures). Long-term framework agreements with energy, offshore, and infrastructure counterparties anchor recurring volume, while EPC contractor and defense work provides transactional throughput.

Name

Van Ginkel Groep

Legal name

Van Ginkel Groep

Website

https://vanginkelgroep.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Van Ginkel Groep is a Dutch industrial surface treatment specialist delivering blasting, coating, metallizing, and chrome-6 removal services to energy, offshore wind, infrastructure, and government clients across Northwest Europe via mobile units and four Dutch facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surface Treatment Services

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Paint Removal, Stripping & Lead Abatement (IMAIAKAN)

Keywords

• Industrial surface treatment
• Protective coating services
• Abrasive blasting services
• Metallizing and zinc spraying
• Corrosion protection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Valburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Surface Treatment Services: Primary revenue stream from providing blasting, cleaning, metallizing, and coating services for industrial and infrastructure projects. Services are performed on-site at client locations using mobile equipment or at company workshops in Valburg. Projects include bridges, offshore structures, industrial equipment, and civil infrastructure. Revenue is project-based, earned through contracts with governments, construction companies, and industrial clients.
2. Petersen Metaalbescherming Industrial Coating: Subsidiary Petersen Metaalbescherming (acquired 2022) provides industrial coating services primarily to defense, machine factories, infrastructure, offshore, and petrochemical industries from their Harderwijk facility.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Van Ginkel Groep delivers industrial surface treatment services for steel, concrete and infrastructure assets. Its offering covers abrasive and dry-ice blasting, industrial cleaning, protective coating application, thermal metallizing, and specialist chrome-6 (hexavalent chromium) removal, delivered both on client sites and from the group's own workshop facilities.

Product overview

Van Ginkel Groep is an industrial services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of surface treatment solutions, operating since 1970. The core offerings include sandblasting (Stralen), dry ice blasting (Droogijsstralen), coating/conservation (Conserveren), metallizing (Metalliseren), high-pressure cleaning (HD Reinigen), and Chrome-6 removal services, all delivered either at customer locations using mobile equipment or at their fully-equipped facilities in Valburg. Their unique Doorwerkvoorzieningen (weather protection structures) enable work regardless of weather conditions, while their Petersen Metaalbescherming subsidiary focuses on camouflage coating for defense and industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Abrasive blasting services Mechanical surface preparation using abrasive media to remove old coatings, rust and contaminants from steel and concrete substrates, preparing surfaces for subsequent coating or metallizing. Targeted at industrial asset owners, infrastructure operators, and construction/maintenance contractors.
• Dry ice blasting Non-abrasive CO2 pellet blasting for cleaning of equipment, machinery and structures without damaging substrates. Used where traditional abrasive methods are unsuitable or where minimal secondary waste is required.
• Protective coating application Application of industrial paint and coating systems to corrosion-resistant specifications, performed after surface preparation. Delivered on-site or in the group's workshop for steel structures, tanks, pipelines and infrastructure assets.
• Metallizing (thermal zinc/aluminium spraying) Thermal spray application of zinc and aluminium coatings providing long-term cathodic/sacrificial corrosion protection on steel structures. Applied as part of new-build or maintenance programmes for bridges, locks, offshore structures, and industrial installations.
• ChroNo chrome-6 removal Specialist, controlled removal of hexavalent chromium (chrome-6) containing coatings from industrial and infrastructure assets, supporting clients in meeting REACH and occupational-health obligations. The ChroNo system is the group's proprietary method for safe execution.
• Workshop-based surface treatment Off-site execution of blasting, coating and metallizing in dedicated workshop facilities for components, fabrications and modular structures that can be transported to the group's yard.

Quantifiable outcome

• Metallizing can extend object lifespan up to 80 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SIF GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partnership for offshore foundation projects. SIF Group assembles offshore foundations for wind turbines and oil/gas platforms while Van Ginkel Groep is responsible for cleaning (high pressure), blasting, metallizing, coating, and markings. Companies continuously innovate to maintain SIF Group's leading market position in offshore foundations.
• ChroNo B.V.coreTechnology or IntegrationLicensing partnership for ChroNo59® and ChroNo64® chrome-6 removal technologies. Van Ginkel Groep is a specialist in chrome-6 removal using these revolutionary additives that convert hazardous chrome-6 directly into safe chrome-3 at the source. ChroNo verifies effectiveness through their certified analysis process.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AkzoNobel N.V. Dutch-headquartered global paints and coatings company. Comparable as a broader incumbent in protective and marine coatings that frequently supplies the chemistries applied by specialist applicators in the same offshore and infrastructure projects.
• Jotun A/S: Norwegian global coatings manufacturer with strong offshore, marine, and protective coatings franchises. Highly relevant as the coating chemistry supplier often paired with applicators like Van Ginkel Groep for offshore wind monopile and marine protection work.
• PPG Industries: US-listed global coatings manufacturer with significant protective and marine coatings business. Relevant as a broad incumbent whose protective coatings are commonly specified on the same offshore and infrastructure projects Van Ginkel Groep services.
• Hempel A/S: Danish-founded global coatings manufacturer serving marine, offshore, infrastructure, and industrial customers. Comparable through its marine/offshore coating systems that compete alongside specialist applicators like Van Ginkel Groep in the same projects.
• Bodycote plc: UK-listed global provider of heat treatment and specialist surface treatment services including coatings. Comparable as a large multi-country industrial surface treatment services platform serving aerospace, automotive, and energy customers with similar technical certifications.

Direct peers

• Van der Maarel Coating B.V. Dutch industrial coating and surface protection company serving infrastructure, offshore, and industrial clients. Direct peer offering comparable blasting, coating, and corrosion protection services in the same Netherlands market.
• Muehlhan AG: German industrial surface protection specialist serving shipbuilding, offshore, and infrastructure with blasting, coating, and corrosion protection services. Closely comparable in service portfolio (blasting, metallizing, coating) and customer base (offshore wind, marine, energy).
• Endures B.V. Netherlands-based specialist in corrosion protection, fire protection, and industrial surface treatment. Direct competitor in Dutch offshore, infrastructure, and industrial coating services with overlapping customer base.

Emerging players

• Zircotec Ltd: UK-based specialist in thermal barrier and surface coatings using advanced plasma-spray techniques. Comparable as a niche specialist coater addressing demanding industrial applications, with similar technology-driven differentiation though focused on thermal rather than corrosion protection.

Regional players

• C. Rohde GmbH & Co. KG: German industrial painting and corrosion protection contractor serving wind energy, infrastructure, and industrial markets. Comparable in service offering (industrial coating, blasting, corrosion protection) but operating primarily in Germany rather than direct overlap with Van Ginkel Groep's Dutch core.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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