Matel Metaal

What Matel Metaal does

Matel Metaal B.V. is a Dutch, family-owned steel fabrication company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Vriezenveen, Netherlands. The company designs, manufactures, and installs custom steel stairs (straight, quarter-turn, spiral, and winding configurations) and balustrades (louver, spindle, plate, concrete, and glass styles) for the professional construction market, with an explicit specialization in apartment-building projects under the Dutch "Programma Woningbouw." It serves contractors (aannemers), real estate developers, and project developers through direct project-based sales, supplemented by a quote-request listing on the 12build.com construction platform.

The company's core production capability rests on an integrated 3D-CAD / ERP workflow that minimizes fabrication errors and supports quality assurance on made-to-measure orders. Beyond the core stairs-and-balustrades line, Matel Metaal operates two adjacent product categories: construction steel and structural work (step irons, lintels, coupling strips, parapet supports, columns, girders) and architectural steel for custom metal objects and advertising structures. Finished products can be supplied raw, polished, or powder-coated in any color.

Matel Metaal operates on a project-based, quote-driven revenue model with one-time sales of custom-manufactured products plus installation services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers request quotes via the company website or the 12build.com platform. The company is EN 1090-1 (CE) and VCA certified, holds no external funding, has no parent company, and reports a headcount in the 11-50 range. Geographic focus is the Netherlands, with named project work across Eindhoven, Amsterdam, Leeuwarden, Den Bosch, Apeldoorn, Bleiswijk, Oss, Klazienaveen, Blauwestad, Swifterbant, Bodegraven, and Norg.

Name

Matel Metaal

Legal name

Matel Metaal B.V.

Website

https://matelmetaal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Matel Metaal B.V. is a Dutch family-owned steel fabricator founded in 1995 in Vriezenveen that designs, manufactures, and installs custom steel stairs, balustrades, and construction steel for contractors and real estate developers, with a specialization in apartment-building projects in the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel Fabrication Services

NAICS

Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing (3323), Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing (332323)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural & Miscellaneous Metals (Stairs, Railings, Ladders) (IMADACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cold-Formed Steel Framing & Studs (IMADACAF)

Keywords

• Steel staircase manufacturing
• Steel balustrade fabrication
• Construction steel supply
• Architectural metalwork
• Custom steel fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Vriezenveen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Steel Products: One-time product sales of custom-manufactured steel stairs, balustrades, construction steel, and architectural steel. Products are project-based with pricing determined per project specifications. Manufacturing includes design, production, and installation services.
2. Construction Steel & Components: Supply of construction steel products including raveelijzers (step irons), lateien (lintels), koppelstrippen, borstweringsteunen, puistenen, kolommen and liggers. Fast delivery through supplier partnerships and inventory management.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Matel Metaal designs, manufactures, and installs custom-made steel stairs and balustrades for the professional construction market, with a strong focus on apartment buildings. In addition, the company supplies construction steel components (lintels, step irons, columns, girders) and produces architectural steel objects such as artworks and advertising structures. All products are made-to-measure per project specifications, with services spanning design, production, and on-site installation.

Product overview

Matel Metaal operates as a steel construction company specializing in three main product categories: (1) Steel stairs and balustrades as the core products, featuring custom-made stairs in various configurations (steektrappen, kwartslagtrappen, spiltrappen, wenteltrappen) and complementary balustrades (lamel, spijl, plaat, beton, glas); (2) Construction steel and structural work supplying essential building components such as raveelijzers, lintels, columns, and girders for the professional construction market; and (3) Architectural steel for specialized projects including artworks, advertising structures, and custom metal objects. All products serve the professional market with a strong focus on residential construction, particularly apartment buildings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stalen Trappen (Steel Stairs)

Quantifiable outcome

• Minimum error margins through 3D-CAD/ERP integration
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 12build.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlatform partnership allowing customers to submit quote requests directly through 12build.com. Provides additional channel for lead generation from construction industry professionals.
• Bouwbedrijf BerghegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Walkwartier Oss project (131 apartments) for two spiral staircase combinations. Company describes partnership with 'excellent teamwork' indicating strong working relationship.
• GevekecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for Havenkwartier Arsenaal Blauwestad project. Matel Metaal supplies balustrades and privacy screens as part of multi-phase historic-nostalgic harbor village development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EeStairs: Netherlands-based designer and manufacturer of custom steel staircases serving high-end residential, commercial, and architectural projects. Directly comparable as a custom steel staircase specialist, though EeStairs leans more design/architect and Matel Metaal more construction/apartment.
• Bovel: Dutch architectural metalwork firm producing custom stairs, railings, and balustrades. Directly comparable in product mix (steel stairs and balustrades for professional construction) and Dutch market focus.

Broad incumbents

• Heijmans: Major Dutch construction and infrastructure company active in residential, commercial, and civil projects. Overlaps with Matel Metaal as a major Dutch construction industry counterparty that may both procure custom steel stairs/balustrades and vertically integrate similar fabrication services.
• Royal BAM Group: Large Dutch-headquartered construction group operating across building, civil engineering, and property. Comparable Dutch construction industry presence and a potential large-scale customer or vertical integrator for steel stairs/balustrades.
• Royal VolkerWessels: Major Dutch construction company with deep housing and infrastructure activities. Operates in the same Dutch construction value chain as Matel Metaal and could serve as a large-scale customer or bundled competitor.
• Voestalpine: Austrian-headquartered steel manufacturer with construction products including structural steel sections. Operates upstream and adjacent to Matel Metaal's niche in fabricated steel building components at far greater scale.
• Permasteelisa Group: Italian-headquartered architectural metalwork firm specializing in façades, custom stairs, balustrades, and interior metalwork for commercial and institutional buildings. Directly comparable product category at much larger global scale.
• Kingspan Group: Global building envelope and insulated panel manufacturer with Dutch operations. Serves overlapping construction industry segments with a much broader product portfolio, representing the type of scaled incumbent Matel Metaal competes against in Dutch building products.

Others

• Tata Steel Europe: Major European steel producer with significant Netherlands operations (IJmuiden). Functions primarily as an upstream raw steel supplier to Matel Metaal and adjacent construction industry player rather than a direct competitor in fabricated stairs/balustrades.
• 12build.com: Dutch construction industry B2B platform for quote requests and project matching. Functions as a distribution channel partner for Matel Metaal rather than a competitor, but sits in the same Dutch construction procurement ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MatelMetaal
• Facebookfacebook.com/matelmetaal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/matel-metaal-b.v.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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