Jelle Bijlsma

What Jelle Bijlsma does

Jelle Bijlsma B.V. is a Dutch civil engineering and environmental services contractor operating in the Grond-, Weg- en Waterbouw (GWW) sector since 1961. The company delivers an integrated portfolio of six core services — civil construction (earth moving, dredging, paving, bank protection, sewerage, remediation), green maintenance for waterways and roadsides, tree removal and care, demolition and recycling (delivered via partner Van Assen B.V.), heavy equipment and container transport, and invasive aquatic species control — supported by an in-house specialized machine fleet and a composting facility opened in Kootstertille in September 2023. It operates from two Friesland locations (Giekerk headquarters and Kootstertille operations) with approximately 150 employees and serves primarily government clients across Northern Netherlands.

The business runs on project-based contracting awarded through direct engagement and public tendering, with multi-year frameworks common in the water management and municipal infrastructure segments. Named customers include Wetterskip Fryslân, Waterschap Zuiderzeeland, Provincie Drenthe, Gemeente Lelystad, and Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier, supplemented by a smaller private-sector stream. Differentiators emphasized by the company are a flat organizational structure with direct management involvement, comprehensive in-house equipment, and a strong sustainability posture evidenced by ISO 9001, VCA**, BRL SIKB 7000, CO2-Prestatieladder niveau 5, and TRAXX HVO100 certifications, alongside the 2024 tuck-in acquisition of Boomsma Kieftenburg Bomenrooierij BV's tree-removal operations.

Name

Jelle Bijlsma

Legal name

Jelle Bijlsma B.V.

Website

https://jellebijlsma.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Jelle Bijlsma B.V. is a Dutch civil engineering and environmental services contractor in the GWW sector, founded in 1961, operating from two Friesland locations with about 150 employees, and serving primarily government water boards, municipalities, and provinces across Northern Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste, Recycling & Circularity (On-site Programs) (BPABAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Organics Facility Development & Operations Services (Design/Build, O&M, Permitting) (EUAIAEAJ)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Green space maintenance
• Tree removal services
• Demolition recycling services
• Heavy equipment transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Giekerk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering and Environmental Services: Project-based contracting for civil engineering works, green maintenance services, tree removal, demolition, transport, and environmental management services for government and private clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Jelle Bijlsma B.V. delivers project-based civil engineering and environmental services across Northern Netherlands from its two Friesland locations (Giekerk and Kootstertille). The company provides Grond-, Weg- en Waterbouw (groundwork, road construction, waterworks), green maintenance and management, tree removal and care, demolition and recycling (via partner Van Assen B.V.), heavy equipment transport, weed and invasive species control, and organic waste composting services to government entities and private sector clients.

Product overview

Jelle Bijlsma B.V. is a civil engineering and green maintenance services company operating as a unified service portfolio, not a software platform. The company offers six core services: Grond-, Weg- en Waterbouw (GWW) for civil construction projects including earth moving, dredging, paving, bank protection, and water management; Groenonderhoud for green maintenance and roadside/watercourse management; Bomenrooierij for tree removal and care (expanded in 2024 with Boomsma Kieftenburg acquisition); Transport for heavy equipment and container logistics; Recycling en Sloopwerken via partner Van Assen B.V.; and Exotenbestrijding for invasive species control. Supporting operations include a specialized machine fleet and a composting facility that processes organic waste into soil improvers. Services are delivered from two locations in Friesland (Giekerk and Kootstertille) across Northern Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grond-, Weg- en Waterbouw (GWW) Civil engineering services including earth moving, dredging works, paving and garden design, bank protection and mooring facilities, sewerage and water management systems, and remediation work, delivered for government and private clients across Northern Netherlands.
• Groenonderhoud en Groenbeheer Green maintenance and management services for watercourses and roadsides, including mowing and vegetation control, delivered to water boards, municipalities, and provinces.
• Bomenrooierij en Boomverzorging Tree removal and tree care services, including stump grinding, permit assistance for tree felling, and storm damage services, with a full offering from felling to replanting available since the 2024 expansion.
• Recycling en Sloopwerken Demolition and recycling services offered to customers through partner company Van Assen B.V. as part of an integrated service delivery.
• Transport en Verkeersveiligheid Transport services using an extensive vehicle fleet capable of transporting heavy equipment, providing container transport, and implementing traffic safety measures for projects.
• Onkruid- en Exotenbestrijding Weed and exotic species control services addressing the explosive growth of (exotic) water plants that can cause waterways to become overgrown, delivered for water boards and municipalities.
• Compostering Composting service that processes grass clippings, hedge material, and shredded wood into soil improver using the Pronar MBA4512G conversion machine at the Kootstertille facility, supporting circular-economy waste management.

Quantifiable outcome

• SROI employment: 4 FTE in 2023, 5 FTE achieved in 2024, with targets of 6 FTE (2025), 7 FTE (2026), 8 FTE (2027)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Boomsma Kieftenburg Bomenrooierij BVcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Acquisition of Boomsma Kieftenburg Bomenrooierij BV's operations in December 2023. The former staff of 9 employees and their machines were integrated into Jelle Bijlsma's operations starting January 2024, expanding the company's tree removal and wood processing capabilities.
• Van Assen B.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVan Assen B.V. provides demolition and recycling services through Jelle Bijlsma's website, indicating a strategic partnership for demolition and recycling services. Jelle Bijlsma directs customers to Van Assen B.V. for sloopwerk (demolition) and recycling activities, suggesting integrated service delivery.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Van Vliet Groep: Dutch contractor combining infrastructure works with green and environmental services for public clients; similar mid-sized regional profile and circular/recycling service elements.
• Van Spijker Infra en Milieu: Regional Dutch contractor combining civil works with environmental and green maintenance services for public-sector clients; directly comparable in service breadth and reliance on tendered public contracts.
• Roelofs Groep: Regional Dutch contractor in GWW, green maintenance and recycling with similar multi-disciplinary service portfolio; operates across Oost-Nederland and serves municipalities, water boards and provinces — the most direct comparable in scope and customer base to Jelle Bijlsma.
• Koninklijke Oosterhof Holman: Northern Netherlands-based GWW and infrastructure contractor serving water boards, provinces and municipalities; comparable headcount, service mix (civiel, cultuur- en groenonderhoud) and regional tendering profile.

Broad incumbents

• BAM Infra Nederland: Major Dutch civil engineering contractor (subsidiary of Royal BAM Group) executing water, road and earthwork projects for national and regional government — broad incumbent in the same GWW tender pool.
• Strukton Civiel: Large Dutch civil engineering and infrastructure contractor competing for water-board and provincial GWW projects; relevant for benchmarking on tenders and sustainability certifications.
• Dura Vermeer: Large Dutch construction services group active in civil infrastructure, demolition and circular/recycling services; competes for larger integrated tenders and serves as an upstream scale benchmark.
• Heijmans N.V. Listed Dutch construction and infrastructure group with significant GWW and environmental services exposure; not a direct head-to-head competitor in Friesland but bids overlapping public tenders and shapes competitive pricing nationwide.

Regional players

• Van der Valk + de Groot: Dutch environmental services and green maintenance contractor active in neighboring provinces; comparable in scale, customer base (water boards, municipalities) and scope of green/water maintenance work.

Others

• Loonbedrijf Sikma / Agri- en loonwerksector peers: Dutch agricultural and contractor service peers (represented via Cumela/branch organizations) active in green maintenance, composting and landscape works; adjacent ecosystem with overlapping skills and shared client base of water boards and provinces.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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