MEB Rotterdam

What MEB Rotterdam does

MEB Rotterdam is a privately held Dutch event-technology and entertainment supplier founded on July 1, 2005 by co-owners Arnold Wilgenhof and Lennart de Quartel, headquartered at Nachtschadestraat 15, Rotterdam. The company operates three business units: AV Techniek (sound, lighting, video, and stage equipment rental, sales and maintenance for the professional audiovisual market), Live Entertainment (booking and mediation of national and international artists for business and private events, including exclusive representation of select acts), and DJ Shows (curated DJ concepts for corporate and private audiences). It serves corporate clients, event venues, and private consumers and small businesses through two distinct go-to-market motions: an enterprise field-sales model with on-site consultation for corporate AV contracts, and a self-service e-commerce model for consumer and SMB rentals via dedicated websites.

Revenue is generated through event-based professional services and equipment rental fees, plus transaction-based brokerage on artist bookings and DJ shows, with all pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company uses five dedicated sub-brand websites (MEB-AV.nl, Geluid-Licht-Huren.nl, Allerlei-Artiesten.nl, MEB-Agency.nl, MEB-DJ-Shows.nl) to route distinct customer segments into category-specific funnels, and holds a Dutch payrolling license (verloningsvergunning) that lets it directly administer artist payroll and remove tax-reassessment risk for clients.

MEB Rotterdam employs 11-50 staff organized into a small management and booking team plus project managers, technicians, stagehands, and freelancers, and is actively recruiting across multiple roles as of the most recent job postings. Geographically it remains concentrated in the Netherlands, with entertainment sourcing extending to international artists but no evidence of cross-border service delivery.

Name

MEB Rotterdam

Legal name

MEB Rotterdam

Website

https://meb-rotterdam.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MEB Rotterdam is a Dutch event-technology and entertainment supplier, founded in 2005 and based in Rotterdam, providing AV equipment rental, live entertainment artist booking, and DJ shows to corporate clients, event venues, and private consumers through dedicated sub-brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audiovisual Event Services

NAICS

Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (33431)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

Audio-Visual Equipment Rentals (Sound, Projection, Screens) (HSACAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Music Booking (Bands, Soloists, DJs) (HSACAHAA), Party DJ, Music & Audio Services (HSACACAI)

Keywords

• Audiovisual equipment rental
• Event production services
• Live entertainment booking
• Professional DJ shows
• Stage and lighting hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Live Entertainment Booking: Brokerage service matching clients with live entertainment artists for both business and private markets. National and international artists available through Allerlei-Artiesten.nl. Some artists are exclusively represented via MEB-Agency.nl with full management including marketing, booking calendar, and contractual/financial handling.
2. DJ Shows: DJ show bookings with professional, experienced all-round DJs supported by quality AV equipment. Fixed pricing for packages including technical support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MEB Rotterdam rents, sells, and maintains professional audiovisual equipment (sound, lighting, video, and staging) and provides live entertainment booking and DJ show services for events. It serves both corporate and private clients in the Netherlands through three integrated business units: AV Techniek, Live Entertainment, and DJ Shows, supported by dedicated sub-brand websites.

Product overview

MEB Rotterdam is a full-service entertainment and audiovisual technology provider operating three core business units: AV Techniek (audiovisual equipment rental and sales), Live Entertainment (artist booking and mediation), and DJ Shows (professional DJ services). The company serves both B2B and B2C markets through specialized sub-brands including MEB-AV.nl for professional AV equipment, Geluid-Licht-Huren.nl for consumer rental, Allerlei-Artiesten.nl for entertainment booking, MEB-Agency.nl for exclusive artist representation, and MEB-DJ-Shows.nl for DJ show services. This integrated structure enables MEB Rotterdam to offer comprehensive event solutions from equipment rental to talent booking under one roof.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MEB-AV.nl: Professional AV equipment rental and sales for the business market
• Geluid-Licht-Huren.nl
• Allerlei-Artiesten.nl
• MEB-Agency.nl
• MEB-DJ-Shows.nl

Products and services

• AV Techniek (Audiovisual Technology) Rental, sale, and maintenance of professional sound, lighting, video, and stage equipment for events, fixed installations, and ongoing service contracts. Serves the professional AV market via MEB-AV.nl and the consumer/small business market via Geluid-Licht-Huren.nl.
• Live Entertainment Booking Mediation and booking of live entertainment acts, musicians, and performers for both business and private events, including national and international artists, accessible via Allerlei-Artiesten.nl. Also provides exclusive artist representation with full management (marketing, booking calendar, and contractual/financial handling) via MEB-Agency.nl.
• DJ Shows Professional DJ show services featuring experienced all-round DJs supported by quality AV equipment, with a professional, customer-centric event management approach. Available for both business and consumer markets via MEB-DJ-Shows.nl.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% reliable AV technology through double-checks and redundancies
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Showequipment: Netherlands-based AV and stage equipment rental company. Direct competitor in the Dutch event rental market, offering similar sound, lighting, and staging solutions to corporate and private event organizers across the same geography.
• Agents After All: Netherlands-based entertainment booking agency representing artists and DJs for corporate and private events. Directly comparable to MEB Rotterdam's Live Entertainment and MEB-Agency.nl businesses, with similar customer segments and artist roster model.
• Habourdin International: Dutch full-service event production company offering equipment, technical crew, and event execution. Comparable in business model (integrated AV plus technical service) and customer base (corporate and private event organizers in the Netherlands).
• RentAll: Dutch event production and AV equipment rental company headquartered in the Netherlands with comparable offerings in sound, lighting, and staging for corporate and private events. Directly comparable in service mix and Rotterdam/Netherlands geographic focus.
• 4AV: Dutch AV equipment rental and event services company providing sound, lighting, and video solutions to the events market. Similar in size, scope, and customer base to MEB Rotterdam, focused on the Netherlands event-services market.
• LITE-COM: Netherlands-based event technology company providing AV equipment rental, lighting design, and technical production for events. Comparable in service mix (AV rental plus technical execution) and customer base (corporate event organizers and venues).
• NiVo Techniek: Netherlands event technology and AV rental provider serving similar corporate, festival, and venue clients. Comparable in service mix (sound, light, video, staging) and operating scale within the Dutch market.
• Houben Souren: Long-standing Dutch event production and AV services company with a comparable combination of equipment rental, technical crew, and event execution. Operates in the same Benelux event services market with overlapping customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• PRG (Production Resource Group): Global AV production services company serving concerts, corporate events, theater, and broadcast. Operates at vastly larger scale across multiple geographies but offers the same combination of sound, lighting, video, and staging equipment for live events that MEB Rotterdam provides locally.
• Highlite International: Netherlands-based manufacturer and distributor of professional lighting, audio, and stage equipment (Showtec, DAP, Artecta brands). Sits one level upstream in the value chain as a supplier of the equipment MEB Rotterdam rents, with a much larger product catalog and international reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/mebrotterdam
• Xx.com/mebrotterdam
• Facebookfacebook.com/meb.rotterdam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meb-rotterdam

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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