Oosterhuis
Oosterhuis B.V. is a family-owned Dutch contracting group in Nijeveen, Drenthe, offering civil engineering, agricultural contracting, container rental, and port logistics services to municipalities, water boards, nature conservation organizations, and private developers in northern Netherlands.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1976
- HeadquartersNijeveen, Netherlands
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Oosterhuis does
Oosterhuis B.V. is a privately held, family-owned Dutch contracting group headquartered in Nijeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands. The firm operates four core subsidiaries — Loonbedrijf Oosterhuis B.V. (agricultural contracting and machinery rental), Aannemersbedrijf Oosterhuis B.V. (civil engineering in ground, road, water and concrete construction), Op- en Overslag Meppel B.V. (port-based loading/unloading and bulk materials trading, acquired 2017) and Mechanisatiebedrijf Oosterhuis B.V. (in-house machine maintenance) — alongside a container rental business and a BRL9335-certified soil bank at the Meppel location.
The company's technical capabilities rest on a diversified, in-house heavy equipment fleet capable of executing projects ranging from 100 to 1,000,000 cubic meters of earthworks, with specialized machinery adapted for work under wet conditions and within ecologically sensitive Natura 2000 areas. It holds ISO 9001 (since 1998), VCA** (since 2000), CO2-bewust niveau 5 (since 2014), ERBO forestry contractor certification (since 2022) and BRL9335 soil bank accreditation. The firm is led by three brothers — Henk, Erik and Jan Mark Oosterhuis — who assumed control from founder Derk Oosterhuis in 2003.
Oosterhuis generates revenue primarily through project-based professional services contracts. Approximately 50 core employees serve a customer base dominated by Dutch public-sector buyers — municipalities (Gemeente Leeuwarden, Gemeente Steenwijkerland), provinces (Provincie Overijssel, Provincie Groningen), water boards (Wetterskip Fryslân, Waterschap Drents Overijsselse Delta) and Rijkswaterstaat — as well as nature conservation organizations (Natuurmonumenten, Landschap Overijssel), dairy farmers and private developers. Project awards flow predominantly through Dutch public procurement frameworks (RAW, UAV-GC, bouwteam), with execution typically confined to a 1.5-hour travel radius from Nijeveen across northern Netherlands. No revenue figure is publicly disclosed.
Oosterhuis firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Oosterhuis
- Legal name
- Oosterhuis b.v.
- Website
- https://oosterhuis-bv.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1976
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Oosterhuis B.V. is a family-owned Dutch contracting group in Nijeveen, Drenthe, offering civil engineering, agricultural contracting, container rental, and port logistics services to municipalities, water boards, nature conservation organizations, and private developers in northern Netherlands.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Oosterhuis industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Civil Engineering Services
- NAICS
- Site Preparation Contractors (23891), Site Preparation Contractors (238910), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237)
- SIC
- Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Agricultural Services (700)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Site Remediation & Contaminated Soil Handling (IMAFAKAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Storage & Conveyance Structures (Reservoirs, Tanks, Culverts, Tunnels) (IMAFAGAE), C&D Waste Collection, Hauling & Container Services (Roll-off/Dumpsters) (EUAIAHAA), Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris Transfer & Processing (EUAIABAB), Landscape Grading, Drainage & Site Preparation (HSAIABAD)
Keywords
Where Oosterhuis is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Nijeveen
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Oosterhuis business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Loonbedrijf (Agricultural Contracting): Agricultural machinery rental and contracting services for dairy farmers and agricultural clients in the Nijeveen region. Services include land preparation, plowing, seeding, crop protection, mowing, silage making, fertilizer application, and baling.
- Aannemersbedrijf (Civil Engineering): Ground, road, water and concrete construction services in northern Netherlands. Includes earthworks, water engineering, concrete construction, nature development, and construction-ready site preparation.
- Container Rental: Rental of containers for construction/demolition waste, rubble, and green waste. Containers are placed on location, collected when full, sorted if necessary, and transported to certified processing facilities.
- Loading and Unloading Services: Loading and unloading of road construction materials at the port of Meppel. Also trades sand and processed aggregate. Accepts various waste types. Can load/unload ships with capacity of 2000-3000 tons.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Container rental for various waste types |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Oosterhuis product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Oosterhuis B.V. delivers civil engineering (ground, road, water and concrete construction), agricultural contracting with machine rental for dairy farms, container rental for construction/demolition and green waste, and bulk-material loading and transshipment at its Meppel port facility. Projects are executed end-to-end, from earthmoving through to finishing, primarily for municipalities, provinces, water boards, and nature conservation organizations in northern Netherlands.
Product overview
Oosterhuis is a family-owned construction and agricultural services company offering multiple interconnected services: agricultural contracting (Loonbedrijf) with machine rental and farm work, civil engineering (Aannemersbedrijf g.w.w.) covering earthwork, road construction, water engineering and concrete work, container rental for waste collection, and loading/unloading services at its Meppel port location. The company also operates an internal mechanical engineering service for machine maintenance. These services are complementary—container rental supports both construction projects and waste management, while the loading/unloading facility supplies construction materials like sand and aggregates to construction projects.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- containeroosterhuis.nl: Container rental service for construction waste, rubble, green waste and wood
Products and services
- Loonbedrijf Oosterhuis b.v. (Agricultural Contracting) Agricultural contracting service for dairy farmers and agricultural businesses in the Nijeveen region. Provides machine rental and contracted work including land preparation, plowing, seeding, crop protection, mowing, silage making, fertilizer application, and baling, with maintenance performed internally by the company's own mechanics.
- Aannemersbedrijf Oosterhuis b.v. (Civil Engineering) Civil engineering service for ground, road, water and concrete construction in northern Netherlands. Projects include earthworks from 100 to 1,000,000 cubic meters, road construction, water engineering, nature development, and construction-ready site preparation.
- Containerverhuur (Container Rental) Rental of containers in various sizes for collection of construction and demolition waste, rubble, green waste, and wood. Containers are placed on location, collected when full, sorted if necessary, and transported to certified processing facilities. Pricing is pay-as-you-go via containeroosterhuis.nl.
- Op- en Overslag Meppel b.v. (Loading and Unloading Services) Loading and unloading facility in Meppel specialized in handling bulk road construction materials. Trades sand and processed aggregate, accepts various waste types, and can load/unload ships with capacity of 2,000–3,000 tons. The site's ground bank is BRL9335 certified for soil acceptance, with a 70-ton scale on site.
Quantifiable outcome
- Projects range from 100 to 1,000,000 cubic meters of earthworks
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Oosterhuis
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Oosterhuis technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
Oosterhuis partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- De Boer en de Groot Civiele WerkencoreOosterhuis works as a partner/subcontractor for De Boer en de Groot Civiele Werken on the KRW Zwarte Water project for Rijkswaterstaat. Oosterhuis executes the work in Genne Overwaters, including waterway construction and transport of excavated soil by vessel.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Oosterhuis competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Heijmans: Large Dutch construction and infrastructure company that competes for the same public civil-engineering tenders (raw, UAV-GC) and is one of the major incumbents in road, water, and earthworks work across the Netherlands.
- Dura Vermeer: Established Dutch construction and infrastructure firm active in civil engineering, road construction, and water projects — frequently competing with regional specialists on municipal and provincial tenders.
- BAM Royal Group: One of the largest Dutch construction and civil engineering groups, regularly bidding on the same water, road, and earthworks public tenders across the Netherlands.
- KWS Infra: VolkerWessels-owned road construction specialist competing for the same road, asphalt, and site-preparation tenders in the Northern Netherlands.
- Koninklijke VolkerWessels: Major Dutch construction group with a substantial civil engineering and road construction footprint (including KWS Infra), competing head-to-head with Oosterhuis for public infrastructure tenders.
Direct peers
- Van der Ven: Dutch regional civil engineering and earthworks contractor of comparable size with a similar mix of public-sector water, road, and site-preparation projects.
- Roelofs: Dutch civil engineering and infrastructure contractor with comparable services in earthworks, road construction, water management, and environmental projects; serves similar municipal, water-board, and provincial clients across Northern and Eastern Netherlands.
- Van Werven: Dutch container rental, waste, and recycling services company that overlaps directly with Oosterhuis's Containerverhuur business and competes for construction and demolition waste streams.
- NTP (Nederlandse Tractie en Transport): Dutch heavy earthmoving and transport contractor that frequently partners or competes on large infrastructure, port, and earthworks projects — comparable equipment-based, project-execution business model.
Regional players
- Gebr. Van der Steen: Dutch family-owned regional contractor with a comparable mix of civil engineering, earthworks, and site preparation — typically active in the central/southern Netherlands rather than the north.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Oosterhuis social profiles
Digital presenceOosterhuis compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
Oosterhuis financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Oosterhuis leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Oosterhuis subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Oosterhuis funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Oosterhuis M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Oosterhuis
What does Oosterhuis do?
Oosterhuis B.V. delivers civil engineering (ground, road, water and concrete construction), agricultural contracting with machine rental for dairy farms, container rental for construction/demolition and green waste, and bulk-material loading and transshipment at its Meppel port facility. Projects are executed end-to-end, from earthmoving through to finishing, primarily for municipalities, provinces, water boards, and nature conservation organizations in northern Netherlands.
Is Oosterhuis a public or private company?
Oosterhuis is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Oosterhuis founded?
Oosterhuis was founded in 1976. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Oosterhuis based?
Oosterhuis is headquartered in Nijeveen, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Oosterhuis make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Loonbedrijf (Agricultural Contracting) is the primary driver. The others are aannemersbedrijf (Civil Engineering), container Rental and loading and Unloading Services.
Who are Oosterhuis's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Heijmans, Dura Vermeer, BAM Royal Group, KWS Infra and Koninklijke VolkerWessels. Direct peers are Van der Ven, Roelofs, Van Werven and NTP (Nederlandse Tractie en Transport). Gebr. Van der Steen is listed as a regional player.
Does Oosterhuis have an API?
No public API is recorded for Oosterhuis.
What industry is Oosterhuis in?
Oosterhuis's product category is Civil Engineering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAKAG, Site Remediation & Contaminated Soil Handling, with a secondary code of IMAFAGAE, Storage & Conveyance Structures (Reservoirs, Tanks, Culverts, Tunnels). Its NAICS code is 23891 and its SIC code is 1600.