Spelt

What Spelt does

Spelt is a Dutch family-owned waste management, recycling, and civil engineering company headquartered in Nieuwveen and operating continuously since 1954. It runs six branches across the Netherlands (Nieuwveen, Rotterdam, Heerenveen, Oisterwijk, Zeist, Cuijk) and a separate Grondwerken division, providing nationwide B2B coverage to customers ranging from small cafés and offices to large industrial and construction firms.

Its core offering is a full container portfolio — roll containers (240L–2,400L), portal containers (3m³–12m³), hook-arm containers (15m³–35m³), lift containers, and compactor containers — paired with processing for 14+ waste streams including asbestos, construction & demolition waste, glass, green waste, three wood grades, plastics, paper, debris, roofing, and insulation. Outputs are sold as recycled products: mixed granulate, compost, bio-foundation material, foundation material, wood chips, and hard plastic granulate. The earthworks division delivers earthmoving, sewer works, demolition, soil remediation, and street construction, with reference projects for Solvay Klundert, Heembouw, Ten Brinke and Aalsmeer.

Commercially, Spelt operates a sales-led GTM with dedicated account managers and consultative proposals. Revenue comes from monthly subscription-style container rental and collection fees, transaction-based sales of recycled outputs, project-based professional services from the earthworks division, and a strategic biomass offtake to Eneco under Better Biomass NTA 8080 / EU RED II certification. The company is supported by a dense compliance stack (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, VCA, CO2 Prestatieladder L3, MVO L3, three BRL certifications added in 2025), 1,200 solar panels on its Nieuwveen sorting facility, a CO2-neutral transport offering since 2022, and a digital customer portal (Klantportaal). It is a private family company with no disclosed external funding or M&A activity.

Name

Spelt

Legal name

Spelt Afvalinzameling b.v.

Website

https://spelt.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Spelt is a Dutch family-owned waste collection, recycling, and earthworks company operating six branches across the Netherlands since 1954, serving businesses of all sizes with container rental, certified waste-stream processing, recycled product sales, and civil engineering services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Other Waste Collection (562119), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Laboratory Pack & Small-Quantity Generator (SQG) Services (EUAIAFAH), Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC), Inert / Monofill Disposal (Ash, Sludge, C&D Fines, Contaminated Soils) (EUAIACAE)

Keywords

• Waste collection services
• Recycling services
• Container rental
• Earthworks services
• Circular economy

Headquarters

HQ city

Nieuwveen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Services: Collection and processing of various waste streams from businesses, including construction waste, household business waste, glass, paper, plastics, wood, and hazardous materials. Revenue generated through container rental, collection frequency, and waste volume/weight based pricing.
2. Container Rental: Rental of roll containers, portal containers, hook-arm containers, lifting containers, and compaction containers in various sizes to businesses.
3. Earthworks/Grondwerken: Civil engineering services including earth moving (grondverzet), sewer works (rioolwerken), demolition (sloopwerken), soil remediation (bodemsanering), and road/street works (straatwerken).
4. Recycled Material Sales: Sale of processed waste products including compost, wood chips, hard plastics, paper and cardboard, foundation materials, biofoundation, and mixed granulate.
5. Biomass Supply: Supply of certified wood biomass to Eneco energy plants for sustainable energy generation. Includes shredded wood from waste wood processing and wood residues from composting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Spelt provides container-based waste collection, sorting, and recycling services for Dutch businesses, accepting streams such as construction and demolition waste, glass, green waste, three grades of wood, plastics, paper and cardboard, debris, residual waste, roofing waste, insulation, and asbestos. Collected materials are converted into secondary raw materials and energy (compost, wood chips/biomass, mixed granulate, foundation material, bio-foundation, hard plastic granulate). A separate earthworks (Grondwerken) division delivers earthmoving, sewer works, demolition, soil remediation, and street works for construction projects.

Product overview

Spelt is a waste collection and recycling company combined with groundworks services. The offering consists of multiple container types (Rolcontainers, Portaalcontainers, Haakarmcontainers, Hijscontainers, Perscontainers) for waste collection, various waste stream processing services (asbestos, construction waste, glass, green waste, wood grades A/B/C, plastics, paper, cardboard, debris, residual waste, roofing, insulation), recycled product outputs (Menggranulaat, Compost, Biofundatie, Fundatiemateriaal, Houtsnippers, Harde kunststoffen), and groundworks services (Grondverzet, Rioolwerken, Sloopwerken, Bodemsanering, Straatwerken). The company operates a customer portal for digital access to services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPELT ERBIJ: Environmental initiative focused on improving bee habitats and biodiversity
• Spelt Circulair

Products and services

• Roll Containers (Rolcontainers) Wheeled roll containers in sizes from 240L to 770L, available in plastic and steel variants, for businesses needing recurring small- to mid-volume waste collection.
• Portal Containers (Portaalcontainers) Portal containers ranging from 3m³ to 12m³ (including 10m³ closed variants) designed for efficient commercial waste collection and transport.
• Hook-Arm Containers (Haakarmcontainers) Hook-arm containers ranging from 15m³ to 35m³ for large-volume commercial and construction waste collection.
• Lift Containers (Hijscontainers) Lift containers in 3m³ and 6m³ sizes for specialized lifting waste collection at customer sites.
• Compactor Containers (Perscontainers) Compactor containers in 10m³ and 20m³ sizes for on-site waste compression and volume reduction at commercial and industrial sites.
• Waste Collection & Recycling Services Scheduled collection and processing of multiple commercial waste streams (asbestos, construction & demolition, roofing, glass, green, wood grades A/B/C, insulation, plastics, paper/cardboard, debris, residual) with sorting and recycling into secondary raw materials for Dutch businesses.
• Earthworks Services (Grondwerken) Integrated civil engineering services including earthmoving, sewer construction and maintenance, demolition, soil remediation, and street/road works for construction and infrastructure projects across the Netherlands.
• Recycled Products (Compost, Wood Chips, Mixed Granulate, Foundation Material, Bio-foundation, Hard Plastics Granulate) Sale of certified recycled and secondary raw materials derived from collected waste streams — including nutrient-rich compost, shredded wood chips (NTA 8080 / RED II certified biomass), mixed granulate, foundation material, bio-foundation, hard plastic granulate, and paper/cardboard — to agricultural, construction, manufacturing, and energy-sector buyers (including Eneco).
• Customer Portal (Klantportaal) Online customer portal for managing Spelt waste services, accessing service documents, and viewing reports.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 emissions per tonne of turnover reduced by 38% since 2016 baseline
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Stichting De BovenlandenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Spelt entered a 5-year adoption agreement with Stichting De Bovenlanden in June 2025, financially contributing to the maintenance of an island in the Veenwater nature area in De Hoef. Work focuses on removing blown-over or risky trees and maintaining natural, varied transitions with released wood.
• DON OpleidingenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 February 2023DON Opleidingen from Amsterdam provides customized training for Spelt's drivers, including Code 95 training days. The partnership has been ongoing for several years, with training tailored to Spelt's specific operations and activities.
• EnecocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpelt supplies two types of wood streams to Eneco's energy plants for sustainable biomass energy generation: shredded wood collected and processed by Spelt, and wood residues from the composting process. The biomass is converted into bio-energy in Eneco's power plants, contributing to reduced CO2 emissions through the use of Dutch-sourced wood streams only.
• Bijenstichting (Bee Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpelt has a collaboration with the Bijenstichting (Dutch Bee Foundation) to support and improve bee habitats and populations. Through the SPELT ERBIJ initiative, Spelt plants bee-friendly flower strips, maintains a beehive, and distributes flower seeds to contribute to biodiversity.
• Agrarische Natuurvereniging De Hollandse VenenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Agrarische Natuurvereniging De Hollandse Venen for the creation of a bee, butterfly, and insect-attracting flower border at Spelt's Nieuwveen location. This green transition zone between the landscape and the company site supports local biodiversity.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Van Vliet Groep: Van Vliet Groep is a Dutch family-owned waste collector and recycler serving businesses and municipalities across the Netherlands with container rental and waste stream processing — a direct mid-market analogue to Spelt in scope, geography, and customer profile.
• Renewi: Renewi is the leading listed waste-to-product company in the Netherlands and Belgium, operating collection, sorting, and recycling services across commercial and industrial customers — directly comparable to Spelt's integrated collection, recycling, and circular-economy model, but at materially larger scale.
• Van Werven: Van Werven is a Dutch family-run waste and recycling specialist with container services, C&D waste processing, and recycled product output (including mixed granulate) — closely comparable to Spelt's combined waste collection, construction waste processing, and recycled granulate business.
• Milieu Service Nederland: Milieu Service Nederland provides commercial waste collection, container rental, and recycling services to Dutch businesses — a direct regional mid-market peer to Spelt with similar customer profile and service mix.
• Van der Spek Milieu BV: Van der Spek Milieu is a Dutch mid-sized waste collector and recycler serving commercial and industrial customers with container rental and multi-stream waste processing — directly comparable to Spelt in size, geography, and service offering.
• Theo Pouw Group: Theo Pouw Group operates commercial waste collection, container rental, and recycling services primarily in the Utrecht and Randstad region of the Netherlands, overlapping directly with Spelt's commercial waste, container, and recycling offering for business customers.

Broad incumbents

• Prezero (Schwarz Group): Prezero is the environmental services arm of the Schwarz Group operating across Europe including the Netherlands, offering commercial waste collection, recycling, and circular-economy services — a broader incumbent competing for the same enterprise customers Spelt serves.
• SUEZ (Netherlands operations): SUEZ is a global environmental services group with Dutch commercial and industrial waste collection, recycling, and treatment operations, overlapping with Spelt's commercial waste and recycling streams as part of a much broader international portfolio.

Regional players

• Shanks Waste Solutions: Shanks is a UK-focused commercial waste collection and recycling group with comparable container-based services for business customers; not a Dutch competitor, but a useful benchmark for container-led commercial waste economics in a comparable regulated market.
• Inashco: Inashco is a Dutch specialist in bottom-ash processing and metal recovery from waste incineration, an adjacent circular-economy player operating in the Netherlands with overlapping sustainability and metals-recycling themes relevant to Spelt's recycled product strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/spelt.afvalcontainers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spelt-bedrijven
• Instagraminstagram.com/spelt_bedrijven
• Xx.com/speltbedrijven

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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