BSV

Name

BSV

Legal name

BSV B.V.

Website

https://bureausaneringverkeerslawaai.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Noise Remediation Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile Source & Fleet Emissions MRV (Transport, aviation, marine) (EUAHADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Road & Highway Authorities (Planning, Construction, Maintenance) (BPAIALAA)

Keywords

• Traffic noise remediation
• Noise abatement consulting
• Government subsidy administration
• Acoustic consulting services
• Environmental noise management

Headquarters

HQ city

Woerden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidy Administration: BSV receives commissions from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water State to execute noise remediation tasks. Municipalities and provinces can apply for subsidies for noise remediation projects through BSV. Revenue consists of government funding for executing public policy tasks related to traffic noise remediation under the Subsidieregeling sanering verkeerslawaai (Ssv).
2. Subsidy Processing (Three Phases): Phase 1: Preparation subsidy for costs of preparation, supervision and monitoring. Phase 2: Execution subsidy for implementation of measures. Phase 3: Completion notification and financial settlement. Subsidies are granted to municipalities and provinces, not to private individuals or companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BSV administers traffic noise remediation on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water State for municipalities and provinces. It advises on remediation projects, evaluates programs and measures, issues administrative decisions on maximum permissible values, processes subsidy applications (preparation, execution and completion subsidies) under the Subsidieregeling sanering verkeerslawaai (Ssv), and conducts cost-effectiveness assessments using reduction points versus measure points to determine subsidy eligibility for source, transmission and building noise reduction measures.

Product overview

BSV (Bureau Sanering Verkeerslawaai) is a government administrative services organization that operates as a private company (BSV B.V.) contracted by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Rather than a technology product company, BSV provides administrative and advisory services for traffic noise remediation. The organization manages subsidy programs for municipalities and provinces, offers advisory services on remediation measures, conducts assessments, issues administrative decisions, and processes subsidy applications. Services include subsidy administration for local and national infrastructure remediation, cost-effectiveness assessments, and downloadable forms and documentation for applicants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Subsidieverlening Sanering Verkeerslawaai (Traffic Noise Remediation Subsidy Administration) Core administrative service processing subsidy applications for traffic noise remediation, including preparation subsidies (voorbereidingssubsidie), execution subsidies (uitvoeringssubsidie) and financial completion (gereedmelding), under the Ssv. Available to municipalities and provinces.
• Lokale Sanering (Local Remediation) Remediation service for municipal and provincial infrastructure, managing noise reduction projects along local roads and railways under the Wet geluidhinder (Noise Nuisance Act). For Dutch municipalities and provinces.
• Rijksinfrastructuur (National Infrastructure Services) Services supporting national infrastructure noise management, including sound production ceilings (geluidproductieplafonds) and remediation procedures for national roads and railways under Chapter 11 of the Wet milieubeheer. For Rijkswaterstaat and ProRail.
• Maatregelen Advisory Services (Remediation Measures Advisory) Advisory services covering eligible noise reduction measures, including source measures (silent road surfaces, rail dampers, traffic measures), transmission measures (sound screens and walls, diffractors), and building measures (façade insulation). For municipalities, provinces and advisory bureaus.
• Doelmatigheidstoetsing (Cost-Effectiveness Assessment) Cost-effectiveness assessment service using the Regeling doelmatigheid geluidmaatregelen, evaluating reduction points against measure points to determine subsidy eligibility for proposed noise measures.
• Formulieren en Bijlagen (Subsidy Forms and Attachments) Standardised downloadable forms and attachments for subsidy applications, including Formulier VBT (preparation subsidy), Formulier UK/S (execution subsidy), GBa-formulier (façade assessment), MSW-formulier (silent road surface monitoring) and various calculation sheets.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~1/3 of 509,000 noise situations remediated
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (Ministry of Infrastructure and Water State)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992BSV operates under a government contract from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water State (formerly Ministry of Environment). The ministry first awarded the contract in 1992 and has since renewed it multiple times through public tendering. BSV executes noise remediation tasks on behalf of the ministry.
• Meurs Groep B.V.coreOthersBSV is a private company (BSV B.V.) and part of the Meurs Groep B.V., which also includes Meurs Geluid. BSV is the primary entity executing noise remediation assignments.
• Meurs GeluidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the same corporate group as BSV within Meurs Groep B.V. Meurs Geluid is an advisory bureau focused on environmental noise, contributing to BSV's mission of effective and sustainable protection against health damage from environmental noise.
• RijkswaterstaatminorOthersResponsible for national infrastructure noise remediation. BSV supports Rijkswaterstaat in managing noise hindrance from national roads and railways.
• ProRailminorOthersResponsible for national railway noise remediation. ProRail manages noise remediation along national railway infrastructure, with BSV providing administrative support.
• Antea GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water State to develop a guide for combining façade insulation projects with energy-saving measures. Antea Group contributed to guidance documentation for combined remediation and energy efficiency projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DGMR (now Royal HaskoningDHV Acoustics): Specialist Dutch acoustics consultancy with deep expertise in environmental noise measurement, modelling, and remediation, serving the same municipal/provincial customers as BSV. Comparable on the technical/acoustic consulting dimension of BSV's offering.
• Antea Group: Large Dutch engineering and environmental consultancy; named BSV partner in developing combined fa\u00e7ade/energy guidance. Comparable because it also performs acoustic research, project execution support, and advisory for Dutch municipalities on infrastructure noise.
• Tauw: Dutch environmental and infrastructure consultancy performing acoustic studies, environmental assessments, and remediation design for Dutch governments. Comparable to BSV's Maatregelen advisory services and acoustic research function.
• Peutz (acoustics): Independent Dutch acoustic and environmental consultancy providing noise measurement, prediction, and control services to Dutch municipalities and industries. Comparable to BSV's akoestici function.
• Meurs Geluid: Sister entity within Meurs Groep B.V., an acoustic advisory bureau focused on environmental noise. Direct peer because it shares BSV's acoustic consulting capability and client base (municipalities and provinces) but operates in advisory rather than subsidy administration.

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and environmental consultancy with significant Dutch infrastructure and acoustic practices. Comparable at industry level (environmental/infrastructure consulting for Dutch governments), but much broader scope than BSV's narrow subsidy-administration mandate.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Large international engineering and environmental consultancy with broad Dutch government infrastructure and noise work. Overlaps with BSV's remit but operates across many domains rather than specialising in traffic-noise subsidy administration.
• Sweco Nederland: European engineering consultancy with a Dutch infrastructure and environmental practice that performs noise impact studies for road and rail projects. Comparable through its role supporting Dutch municipalities on infrastructure noise, though not a subsidy-administration body.
• Witteveen+Bos: Major Dutch engineering consultancy with a built-environment acoustics practice serving infrastructure and government clients. Comparable to BSV at the wider infrastructure/noise consultancy level, though much larger and diversified.

Others

• Rijkswaterstaat: Dutch agency responsible for national road and waterways, including noise remediation along national infrastructure since 2012. BSV supports Rijkswaterstaat administratively; comparable as a peer in delivering noise remediation programs under the same legislative framework, but on the national-infrastructure side rather than municipal/provincial.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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