What Mansveld Expotech does

Mansveld Expotech is a Dutch technical event services company headquartered in Eindhoven that operates as the exclusive house installer and preferred supplier for rigging and energy services at three of the Netherlands' largest exhibition and congress venues: RAI Amsterdam, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, and MECC Maastricht. The company designs, rents, and delivers temporary technical infrastructure for trade fairs, congresses, and corporate events, with core capabilities spanning rigging systems (aluminum trusses, hand chain hoists, steel wires, and motors for suspending speakers, banners, and video equipment), temporary energy distribution (day power, continuous power, and emergency power engineered, distributed, and monitored 24/7), and audiovisual support. All electrical installations comply with NEN 1010 and NEN 8020-20 standards and the rigging workforce is VCA certified. Revenue is generated through project-based B2B service contracts with venue operators, event organizers, and enterprise clients on a quote-based pricing model.

The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the family-owned Mansveld Techniek group, which employs over 300 professionals across multiple divisions; Mansveld Expotech itself maintains a workforce of approximately 60 across offices in Eindhoven (headquarters), Amsterdam (including a dedicated RAI venue office and central warehouse), Utrecht (Jaarbeurs venue office), and Elsloo (serving the MECC Maastricht region). Named enterprise clients include ASML, Remeha, Thermo Fisher, Fontys, Gemeente Eindhoven, Woonbedrijf Eindhoven, Internationale School Eindhoven, and Zorg & ICT, alongside the venue anchor relationships with RAI, Jaarbeurs, and MECC. The RAI partnership has been extended for another five years and spans more than 55 years of continuous service.

Mansveld Expotech's current portfolio was assembled through three acquisitions — Expotech (2009), AV Europe (2017), and TAO Rental (2019) — and was reorganized in 2023 to concentrate exclusively on house installation services at its anchor venues, while spinning off fixed and temporary audiovisual installation work at other locations to a sibling division called Audio Video Controls (AVC). Recent corporate activity has added CCO and COO leadership, established a Technical Innovation department targeting Smart Energy, Smart Building, and Smart Lighting initiatives, and confirmed the loss of MECC Maastricht exclusivity effective January 1, 2026, with continued Limburg-region service maintained through the local team.

Name

Mansveld Expotech

Legal name

Mansveld Expotech

Website

https://mansveldexpotech.mansveld.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mansveld Expotech is a Dutch technical event services company that operates as the exclusive house installer for rigging and energy services at three major Dutch exhibition venues — RAI Amsterdam, Jaarbeurs, and MECC Maastricht — providing temporary infrastructure to event organizers, exhibitors, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Technical Event Services: Design, rental and delivery of rigging and energy technical facilities for event venues where they serve as house installer. Services include assembly, dismantling, and technical support during events. Revenue is generated through project-based service contracts with venues and event organizers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mansveld Expotech designs, rents, assembles, and provides on-site technical support for rigging and temporary energy installations at trade fairs, exhibitions, congresses, and corporate events. It serves as the exclusive house installer and preferred supplier for rigging and electricity at RAI Amsterdam, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, and MECC Maastricht, and offers audiovisual installations through its Audio Video Controls (AVC) sub-brand at other locations.

Product overview

Mansveld Expotech is a technical event services company operating as a platform of integrated solutions for trade fairs, events, and congresses. The core offering centers on three main services: Huisinstallateur (house installation) providing rigging and energy solutions at RAI Amsterdam, Jaarbeurs, and MECC Maastricht; standalone Rigging services for suspension point realization; and Energievoorziening (energy supply) for temporary power solutions. The company also operates Audio Video Controls (AVC) as a sub-brand handling fixed and temporary audiovisual installations at other locations. The portfolio was built through strategic acquisitions including Expotech (2009), AV Europe (2017), and TAO Rental (2019). Together these brands provide a complete range of technical services in light, image, and sound for events throughout the Netherlands and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Huisinstallateur (House Installer)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 55 years of partnership with RAI Amsterdam, demonstrating sustained service reliability and client retention

Named customers11 records

Segments3 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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MECC MaastrichtcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026House installer relationship with MECC Maastricht ending January 1, 2026. The company will continue serving clients in the Limburg region through its team but will no longer be the exclusive venue house installer.
• RAI AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive house installer and preferred supplier for rigging and energy services at RAI Amsterdam's multifunctional exhibition and congress center. Partnership was recently extended for another five years, making MX the exclusive provider of event-related rigging and electricity for all events at the venue.
• JaarbeurscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHouse installer and preferred supplier for rigging and energy services at Jaarbeurs Utrecht exhibition center.
• Brainport PartnerfondsminorOthersMansveld Techniek joined the Brainport Partnerfonds as a participant, contributing to regional development initiatives for inclusiveness and prosperity in the Brainport region including affordable housing, infrastructure, technical talent education, and social cohesion.
• PSV Vrouwen (Fe+male Tech Heroes)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor of PSV Vrouwen under the Fe+male Tech Heroes initiative, joining other companies (Cisco, Driessen Groep, Heijmans, High Tech Campus Eindhoven, Simac, tibo-veen) to promote female talent inflow in technology. Luuk Mansveld, General Director, stated commitment to inclusive, innovative and sustainable future.
• Audio Video ControlsminorOthersAudio Video Controls (AVC) serves as fixed contact point for all questions and projects regarding fixed and temporary audiovisual installations at all other locations. Internal team restructuring to optimize service delivery across Mansveld divisions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stageco: Belgian-headquartered specialist in staging, rigging and temporary structures for events, festivals and exhibitions. Closely comparable to Mansveld Expotech's rigging capability and venue-installation expertise, particularly in the Benelux event market.
• Production Resource Group (PRG): Global market leader in event production technology and services, offering rigging, lighting, video and power solutions to live events, exhibitions and concerts. Directly comparable to Mansveld Expotech in rigging and energy delivery for large-scale exhibitions, but at far larger scale and global reach.
• Faber Audiovisueel: Dutch audiovisual production and rental company specializing in events, conferences and exhibitions. Direct peer to Mansveld Expotech on the AV/integration side of the business, particularly for trade show booths and corporate events.
• HabberTec: Dutch provider of event technology including lighting, sound, video and rigging for corporate events, festivals and exhibitions. Direct Dutch competitor with overlapping service lines, customer base and venue relationships.
• Rent-All: Major Dutch AV equipment rental company serving events, broadcast, theater and corporate productions. Directly comparable to Mansveld Expotech's AV rental and event-production arm, with overlapping exhibitor and corporate clients in the Netherlands.

Broad incumbents

• NEP Group: Global broadcast and live event technology provider with capabilities spanning AV, rigging, power and content production. Overlaps with Mansveld Expotech's event technical services at larger scale and international footprint, but with a stronger broadcast anchor.
• GL events: Large French-listed provider of integrated event solutions including venue equipment, temporary structures, and exhibition services across Europe. Overlaps with Mansveld Expotech's house-installer and event-technical offering, but operates a much broader portfolio including venue ownership.

Emerging players

• ShowTex: Belgian-headquartered manufacturer and installer of stage and event textiles, drapery, projection screens and rigging hardware. Comparable to Mansveld Expotech in temporary event installation work, particularly at exhibition venues, though focused on textile and scenic hardware rather than full AV/power.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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