Totalplast
Totalplast is a Dutch industrial services company that repairs and maintains reusable plastic packaging — pallet boxes, dolavs, and similar containers — for food processing and industrial customers across BeNeLux, Germany, France, and Denmark, using mobile and workshop-based plastic welding under ISO 22000 certification.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2011
- HeadquartersOostrum, Netherlands
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Totalplast does
Totalplast B.V. is a privately held Dutch industrial services company headquartered in Oostrum, Netherlands, specializing in the repair, maintenance, and lifecycle management of reusable plastic packaging — primarily pallet boxes, dolavs, and other HDPE/PP containers. The company employs 11–50 people and operates across BeNeLux, Germany, France, and Denmark, delivering services through both a central workshop and a fleet of fully equipped mobile workshop vans that perform on-site extrusion welding repairs to DVS-2212 and DVS-2221 standards, achieving factor=1 weld strength equivalent to new products. Since May 2011 it has maintained ISO 22000 certification in accordance with IFS 6.0, restricting its welding inputs to food-graded materials and positioning it as an approved supplier into regulated food processing environments.
The company's offering is structured as a 360° total concept, with the core repair service supplemented by parts replacement (stringers, feet), custom modifications (Maatwerk), on-site mobile repair, cleaning, recycling with oil-linked scrap compensation, printing and identification, and logistics, all accessible through a dedicated customer portal. Revenue is generated primarily through professional-services fees on a fixed-price, quote-based model with the same price charged for on-site versus workshop repair, supplemented by a transactional component tied to scrap resale. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with no minimum order quantity, supported by a multilingual website (Dutch, English, German, French) and direct contact via the General Manager and Branch Manager.
Totalplast's customer base is concentrated in the food processing and industrial packaging verticals, with no publicly named logos, no disclosed revenue figures, and no external capital structure — the company remains founder/DGA-led under Mike van Gaal with Pim Fleurkens as Branch Manager. The value proposition is anchored on cost avoidance: customers are shown annual savings of up to €180,000 on a 10,000-bin pool, based on a 20% annual damage rate and 90% repairability. The business is essentially a niche industrial services franchise with regulatory-grade credentials, geographic reach beyond its home market, and an end-to-end service chain that is unusual for a sub-50-person operator.
Totalplast firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Totalplast
- Legal name
- Totalplast B.V.
- Website
- https://totalplast.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2011
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Totalplast is a Dutch industrial services company that repairs and maintains reusable plastic packaging — pallet boxes, dolavs, and similar containers — for food processing and industrial customers across BeNeLux, Germany, France, and Denmark, using mobile and workshop-based plastic welding under ISO 22000 certification.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Totalplast industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Plastic Packaging Repair Services
- NAICS
- Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (81131), Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (8113)
- SIC
- Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Repair, Refurbishment & Remanufacturing Services (EUAIANAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Container (Intermodal) Structural Repair & Refurbishment (CSC/IICL) (TLAKACAH), Packaging Waste Sorting & Recycling Technologies (Mechanical/Chemical Recycling, Sorting Systems) (IMALAMAL)
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Where Totalplast is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Oostrum
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Totalplast business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Plastic Packaging Repair Services: Core revenue stream from repairing damaged plastic packaging (pallet boxes, dolavs, and other plastic containers). Services include on-site repair via mobile teams and workshop repair. Revenue is generated through service fees for repair work.
- Spare Parts Replacement: Replacement of damaged components such as stringers (sleeplatten) and feet (poten) for pallet boxes. Parts are kept in stock for all suppliers and types of pallet boxes.
- Custom Solutions/Maatwerk: Custom modifications to plastic packaging including extensions, height increases, and other specific custom orders. Revenue from bespoke manufacturing services.
- Recycling/Scrap Processing: Processing of irreparable plastic packaging for recycling. Customers receive compensation for scrap materials based on current market rates tied to oil prices. Periodical environmental reports with Euralcode/Processing codes are provided.
- Printing/Branding Services: Registration and printing services for pallet boxes including company name/initial identification, tracking, and environmental reporting for processed packaging.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Fixed repair pricing for all service types |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels3 records
Totalplast product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Totalplast repairs and maintains reusable plastic packaging, including pallet boxes, dolavs, and industrial containers, using food-graded plastic welding techniques. The company offers on-site mobile repair via equipped vans, in-workshop repair with transport, custom modifications, spare parts replacement, cleaning, recycling, and printing/branding services, primarily serving food-industry and industrial packaging users across the Benelux, Germany, France, and Denmark.
Product overview
Totalplast is a specialist plastic packaging repair and maintenance company offering a comprehensive 360-degree concept for industrial plastic containers. The core offering consists of Repair services for damaged pallet boxes, dolavs, and other plastic packaging, supplemented by complementary service modules: On-site Repair (mobile vans), Part Replacement (stringers/feet), Custom Solutions (Maatwerk), Printing/Registration, Recycling, Cleaning, Logistics, Customer Portal, and Guarantee & Service. The company operates in Benelux, Germany, France, and Denmark, serving primarily food industry customers with ISO 22000 certified repairs using food-graded materials.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Plastic Packaging Repair (Reparatie)
Quantifiable outcome
- Cost savings of €18 per bin per year based on 20% failure rate and 90% repair rate
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Totalplast
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Totalplast technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Totalplast partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Totalplast competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- CABKA Group: Manufacturer of plastic pallets and large containers, including products made from recycled plastics. Comparable because it operates downstream of the same installed base of plastic pallets and containers that Totalplast services and increasingly offers recycling/reuse-adjacent services.
- Dolav Plastic Products: Israeli-founded manufacturer of the Dolav plastic pallet box - one of the most common bin types Totalplast services. Comparable as both a competitor (Dolav-affiliated repair networks) and as a manufacturer whose installed base directly fuels Totalplast's repair demand in food and pharma.
- Schoeller Allibert: European leader in reusable plastic containers and pallet boxes. Directly comparable because it manufactures the very type of HDPE/PP pallet boxes and dolavs that Totalplast repairs, and increasingly offers pool and lifecycle services that overlap with Totalplast's value proposition.
- Bekuplast: German specialist in reusable plastic bulk containers (KLTs, pallet boxes) with proprietary pooling and repair infrastructure. Comparable as a vertically integrated player in the same product category that Totalplast services.
- Falkenhahn AG: Germany-based specialist in plastic pallet and container repair and re-use under the PALIGO brand. Highly comparable service offering - mobile repair, parts replacement, and recycling for plastic pallets and boxes - in overlapping geographies (Germany, BeNeLux).
Broad incumbents
- CHEP (Brambles): Global pooling giant for pallets and containers with significant reusable plastic container operations in Europe. Comparable as a broader incumbent that competes for lifecycle services and could either acquire Totalplast-style repair capability or partner with regional repairers like Totalplast.
- DS Smith Plastics: DS Smith's plastics division (including the former Corrugated Plastics and engineered plastics businesses) provides reusable packaging and pooling services. A broader incumbent with reusable plastic containers in customer supply chains that overlap with Totalplast's served base.
- Euro Pool System (Europalettes): Pan-European pooled reusable packaging operator (formerly La Palette Rouge / Euro Pool System), covering pallets, plastic containers and folding boxes. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose network and customer base overlaps with Totalplast's industrial clients and whose in-house or contracted repair services compete for the same wallet.
Emerging players
- Loadhog: UK-based manufacturer and pooler of reusable plastic pallets and containers. Comparable as a regionally focused player building reusable plastic container systems that generate the same aftermarket repair, parts and recycling demand that Totalplast addresses.
- Boxon Tech: Northern European packaging solutions provider offering reusable plastic containers, repair and tracking. Comparable as a smaller, multi-country rival offering bundled container management services to industrial customers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Totalplast social profiles
Digital presenceTotalplast compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Totalplast financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Totalplast leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Totalplast funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Totalplast M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Totalplast
What does Totalplast do?
Totalplast repairs and maintains reusable plastic packaging, including pallet boxes, dolavs, and industrial containers, using food-graded plastic welding techniques. The company offers on-site mobile repair via equipped vans, in-workshop repair with transport, custom modifications, spare parts replacement, cleaning, recycling, and printing/branding services, primarily serving food-industry and industrial packaging users across the Benelux, Germany, France, and Denmark.
Is Totalplast a public or private company?
Totalplast is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Totalplast founded?
Totalplast was founded in 2011. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Totalplast based?
Totalplast is headquartered in Oostrum, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Totalplast make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Plastic Packaging Repair Services are the primary driver. The others are spare Parts Replacement, custom Solutions/Maatwerk, recycling/Scrap Processing and printing/Branding Services.
Who are Totalplast's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are CABKA Group, Dolav Plastic Products, Schoeller Allibert, Bekuplast and Falkenhahn AG. Broad incumbents are CHEP (Brambles), DS Smith Plastics and Euro Pool System (Europalettes). Emerging players are Loadhog and Boxon Tech.
Does Totalplast have an API?
No public API is recorded for Totalplast.
What industry is Totalplast in?
Totalplast's product category is Industrial Plastic Packaging Repair Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAIANAB, Repair, Refurbishment & Remanufacturing Services, with a secondary code of TLAKACAH, Container (Intermodal) Structural Repair & Refurbishment (CSC/IICL). Its NAICS code is 81131 and its SIC code is 3080.