Van Doorn

What Van Doorn does

Van Doorn Grondverzet & Transport BV is a privately held Dutch earthmoving and road-transport contractor headquartered in Echteld, Gelderland, founded in 2002 by Dick van Doorn and run jointly with his son Dirk-Jan van Doorn. The company operates two core service lines: 'Grondverzet' (earthmoving, civil engineering, demolition, soil remediation, and site preparation) and 'Transport' (national and international freight, including ADR-certified movement of dangerous goods), supplemented by a third 'Verhuur' (rental) line where machines are hired out with certified operators and fuel included.

The technical foundation is a largely owned fleet spanning crawler cranes in the 16–24 tonne class, wheel loaders from 2,500 kg to 18 tonnes, mini and midi excavators from 0.5 to 9 tonnes, tractors from 100 to 280 HP, mobile cranes, and a Euro 6 truck fleet with tipper, low-loader, curtain, and auto-loading trailers. Selected machines are equipped with 3D GPS/Total Station machine control for precision grading and overpressure cabins for safe operation in contaminated environments. The company reports 20,000+ completed projects since 2002 and 30 employees.

Commercially, Van Doorn serves B2B customers via direct engagement and a website-driven quote-request funnel, with no public pricing — services are custom-quoted per project. Documented customers span the construction, agricultural, and logistics segments, including KAV Autoverhuur Tilburg, Van Der Garde Tuinmeubelen, Volentis BV, Buitengewoon BV (Rotterdam), and Constructie van Doorn BV. Operations extend across the Netherlands (Tilburg, Dodewaard, Achterberg, Grave, Ochten) and Eastern Germany (poultry barn groundworks near Magdeburg). The company holds VCA, NIWO, ADR, VIHB, TLN, and CUMELA credentials, and is an officially recognised training company ('erkend leerbedrijf').

Name

Van Doorn

Legal name

van Doorn Grondverzet en Transport BV

Website

https://vandoorngrondverzet.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Van Doorn Grondverzet & Transport BV is a Dutch earthmoving and road-transport contractor serving construction, agricultural, and logistics clients across the Netherlands and Eastern Germany, using an owned fleet of cranes, excavators, loaders, tractors, and Euro 6 trucks with GPS/3D machine control.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Echteld

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Excavation Services (Grondverzet): Project-based excavation services including earthworks, foundation digging, road construction, civil engineering, landscape construction, and demolition. Revenue earned per project based on scope, materials, and equipment deployed.
2. Transport Services: National and international goods transport, including contract transport and hazardous goods (ADR) transport. Fleet consists of Euro 6 engine tractor-trailer combinations and various box trucks. Revenue earned per transport job or under contract arrangements.
3. Equipment Rental: Rental of machines (tracked excavators, mobile cranes, mini/midi excavators, tractors, shovels) with an experienced, qualified operator included. Also rents ground workers and pavers separately. Revenue is usage or time-based, quoted per project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Van Doorn Grondverzet & Transport BV provides earthmoving, civil engineering, and infrastructure services (site preparation, excavation, road construction, demolition, soil and asbestos remediation, sewerage and drainage) supported by an owned fleet of heavy equipment. It also operates a national and international goods transport business including ADR-certified hazardous goods haulage, and rents construction equipment with VCA-certified operators to contractors across the Netherlands and Germany.

Product overview

Van Doorn Grondverzet & Transport BV is a construction and transport services company founded in 2002. Its offering is organized around two core service divisions — Grondverzet (earthmoving) and Transport — supported by a large fleet of proprietary equipment available for rent (Verhuur). The equipment fleet spans multiple categories: Rupskranen (crawler cranes in 16–24 ton classes), Shovels (wheel loaders 2.5–18 tons), Tractoren (tractors 100–280 HP), Mini/Midi gravers (mini/midi excavators 0.5–9 tons), Mobiele kranen (mobile cranes), and Vrachtwagens (trucks including tippers, low-loaders, curtain trailers, and auto-loading cranes). Rental always includes a certified operator and fuel. The company also undertakes full project delivery including plan development, surveying, terrain surfacing, sewerage, demolition, and remediation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grondverzet (Earthmoving & Civil Engineering Services) End-to-end earthmoving services covering plan development, GPS/Total Station surveying, terrain surfacing, sewerage, excavation of building pits, supply of construction materials, demolition, soil and asbestos remediation, and ground barrier installation. Targeted at construction firms, civil engineering contractors, and infrastructure project developers in the Netherlands and Germany.
• Transport Services National and international road transport of goods, including hazardous substances transport under ADR agreement. Fleet consists of Euro 6 engine tractor-trailer combinations and various box trucks, with personnel trained in proper goods handling. Targeted at companies requiring freight and ADR dangerous goods haulage within the Netherlands and internationally.
• Equipment Rental with Operator (Verhuur)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20,000 projects completed since founding in 2002
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Van der Spek Groep: Regional Dutch contractor focused on civil engineering, earthworks, and infrastructure with comparable mid-sized equipment fleet. Overlaps in customer segments and geographic markets within the Netherlands.

Broad incumbents

• Mourik: Dutch industrial services and contracting group offering earthmoving, environmental remediation, and infrastructure services. Significantly larger scale but overlapping customer base in civil construction and environmental works.
• Royal BAM Group: Large Dutch construction and engineering group with significant infrastructure and civil engineering operations. Indirect overlap through subcontracted earthmoving and groundwork requirements in larger infrastructure projects where Van Doorn could act as a subcontractor.
• Heijmans N.V. Major Dutch listed construction and infrastructure company. Overlaps with Van Doorn in road construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure site preparation, though operating at vastly larger scale and full project delivery scope.
• Dura Vermeer: Dutch construction and infrastructure company active in roads, civil engineering, and commercial/residential development. Subcontracts groundwork and earthmoving services, making it both a potential customer and a competitive reference point.

Others

• Gebroeders van den Biggelaar: Dutch earthmoving and groundwork contractor operating in Brabant and surrounding provinces. Direct competitor offering comparable excavation, site preparation, and transport services with owned equipment fleet and operators — same business model and customer base as Van Doorn.
• Verspagen Groep: Dutch earthmoving and civil engineering contractor active in infrastructure, road construction, and site preparation across the Netherlands. Closely comparable service offering and equipment-based delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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