Damman

What Damman does

Damman BV is a Dutch contract manufacturer specializing in custom sheet metal fabrication and light construction work for industrial B2B customers. Founded on August 1, 1948 by Heer van Dam and Heer de Man in Den Haag, the company relocated to Zoetermeer where it currently operates from a single facility at Radonstraat 50. Damman engineers, produces, finishes, assembles, and delivers composite products made from carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum up to 6mm plate thickness, serving five primary verticals: machine building (its largest segment), apparatus building, electrical engineering, installation, and process-offshore. Approximately 85% of its production is destined for the industrial market.

The company's manufacturing capability is built around a modern CNC machine park including a punch/laser combination machine enabling scratch-free 24/7 automated operation, four CNC press brakes, a welding robot with twin tables and manipulator for medium-to-large series, an in-house laser engraver for metals and plastics, and a fully automatic tumble/deburring machine. Surface treatment services (anodizing, powder coating, galvanizing, wet painting, etc.) are coordinated and outsourced to partner firms. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (audit by TUV Nederland, November 2022; certification confirmed 2023) covering purchasing, sales, and factory operations.

Damman operates a sales-led B2B model with dedicated account managers serving as single points of contact from quote to delivery, quote-based custom pricing per project, and reported multi-year contracts. Lead generation flows through a website quote-request form, direct outreach, and industry referrals. Value-added services include custom packaging in the customer's own packaging materials and direct shipping from Damman to the customer's end customers. The company is privately held with no disclosed investors, no parent company, and no public financial reporting; its last documented corporate structural move was the historical relocation from Den Haag to Zoetermeer.

Name

Damman

Legal name

Damman BV

Website

https://damman.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Damman BV is a Dutch sheet metal fabrication and light construction company founded in 1948, serving industrial B2B customers with engineering, laser cutting, CNC bending, welding, and assembly services across machine building, offshore, and electrical sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Sheet Metal Fabrication

NAICS

Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Sheet Metal Machinery (Laser/Plasma/Waterjet Cutting, Punching) (IMAHADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

Keywords

• Sheet metal fabrication
• Custom metal manufacturing
• CNC bending services
• Laser cutting services
• Light construction assembly

Headquarters

HQ city

Zoetermeer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Custom Sheet Metal Manufacturing: Engineering, production, assembly, and finishing of custom sheet metal products and light constructions. Products manufactured from carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum to customer specifications. Pricing is quote-based per project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Damman engineers, produces, and assembles custom sheet metal parts and light constructions from carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum (up to 6mm plate thickness). The company offers a complete trajectory including engineering, laser cutting, CNC punching, CNC bending, welding, assembly, surface treatment coordination, laser engraving, deburring/tumble finishing, custom packaging, and logistics for industrial B2B customers.

Product overview

Damman is a sheet metal fabrication and light construction company offering a comprehensive suite of manufacturing services. The core offerings include engineering, laser cutting, punching, CNC bending, welding, and assembly services for products made from carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum (up to 6mm plate thickness). These core metalworking capabilities are complemented by value-added services including surface treatment coordination (anodizing, powder coating, galvanizing, etc.), custom packaging, direct shipping to end customers, laser engraving, and deburring/tumble finishing. The company serves industrial markets including machine building, installation, electrical, process, and offshore industries, with approximately 85% of production destined for the industrial market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Services Custom engineering and advisory services including design, redesign, cost reduction consulting, product detailing, and manufacturing optimization for sheet metal and light construction products, offered to industrial customers needing pre-production design support.
• Laser Cutting (Lasersnijden) Laser cutting services using modern punch/laser combination machines capable of 24/7 automated operation with automatic loading, unloading, and sorting for industrial sheet metal processing customers.
• Punching (Ponsen) CNC punching services for sheet metal processing, combined with laser cutting for optimal material utilization and error reduction, offered to industrial customers.
• CNC Bending (Kanten) CNC bending services using four computer-controlled press brakes, capable of handling orders from single pieces to large volumes for industrial customers.
• Welding (Lassen) Welding services across Ferro and non-Ferro departments, with a welding robot for medium to large series production ensuring consistent quality, traceability, and testing compliance for demanding industrial applications.
• Assembly (Assembleren) Assembly services in dedicated assembly space for sheet metal products, including testing, packaging, and quality control, providing complete finished and assembled products to industrial customers.
• Surface Treatment Services (Oppervlaktebehandeling) Comprehensive surface treatment services coordinated by Damman and outsourced to specialized partners, covering anodizing, pickling, wet painting, powder coating, sandblasting, galvanizing, waterjet cutting (ViwateQ), and screen printing for industrial customers.
• Laser Engraving Laser engraving service using Damman's in-house laser engraver for marking metal and plastic products, including dark engraving on anodized aluminum, with maximum size of 170x170mm, offered to industrial customers needing part identification and branding.
• Deburring/Tumble Finishing Deburring and finishing service using a round vibrator (tumbling machine) with ceramic chips for cleaning and deburring sheet metal products up to 200mm diagonal, offered to industrial customers as a finishing step.
• Custom Packaging in Customer's Own Packaging Packaging service where Damman packages finished products in the customer's own packaging materials before shipment, offered as an extra service to streamline the customer's inbound logistics.
• Direct Shipping to End Customer Direct shipping service where Damman ships finished products directly to the customer's end customer, saving time, costs, and reducing carbon footprint through fewer transport trips.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.2/10 general customer satisfaction rating
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hoogenboom Metaal: Dutch metal fabrication firm providing laser cutting, bending, and welding for industrial clients. Comparable to Damman in capability profile and Dutch regional focus on machine building and apparatus construction.
• Rademakers Metaalbewerking: Mid-sized Dutch sheet metal fabricator offering laser cutting, CNC bending, welding, and finishing for industrial customers. Similar scale, service portfolio, and target segments (machine building, installation, electrical) to Damman.
• AWL-Techniek: Dutch contract manufacturer specializing in sheet metal fabrication, welding, and mechatronic assembly for industrial OEMs. Highly comparable to Damman as both are Benelux-based job shops offering laser cutting, bending, and assembly to machine builders and process-industry customers.
• Allert Metaal: Dutch sheet metal fabrication specialist with CNC laser cutting, bending, and welding capabilities serving industrial OEMs. Directly comparable in capability set, customer type, and regional (Netherlands/Europe) focus.
• Lakeman Metaal: Dutch sheet metal fabrication and welding company serving machine builders and industrial customers. Comparable to Damman in service offering, plate-thickness focus, and regional Dutch industrial customer base.
• Wila: Dutch sheet metal fabricator and machining shop serving machine builders and industrial OEMs with laser cutting, bending, welding, and assembly. Directly comparable to Damman in customer base, services, and scale (mid-sized Dutch job shop).
• Admartech: Dutch metalworking and sheet metal fabrication company providing laser cutting, CNC bending, welding, and assembly services. Comparable to Damman in service mix, Dutch industrial customer base, and project-based B2B model.

Broad incumbents

• VDL Groep: Large Dutch industrial conglomerate with significant sheet metal fabrication, machining, and assembly capabilities serving industrial OEMs. Overlaps with Damman on metalwork but operates as a broad industrial group rather than a focused job shop.
• Trumpf: Global market leader in sheet metal fabrication machinery (laser cutting, punching, bending). Comparable as a leading reference point for the metalworking equipment category in which Damman operates, although Trumpf manufactures machines rather than fabrication services.
• Brink Group: Dutch industrial manufacturing group with sheet metal fabrication and surface treatment operations across multiple sites. Comparable to Damman in metalworking services but at meaningfully larger scale and broader product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/damman_metaal
• Facebookfacebook.com/dammanBV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/damman

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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