Freesmij
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1977
- HeadquartersMijdrecht, Netherlands
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Freesmij firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Freesmij
- Legal name
- Nederlandse Frees Maatschappij B.V.
- Website
- https://freesmij.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1977
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Freesmij industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Road Construction Services
- NAICS
- Construction Machinery Manufacturing (333120)
- SIC
- Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials (2950)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Asphalt & Pavement Removal / Milling (IMAFAKAM)
Keywords
Where Freesmij is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Mijdrecht
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Freesmij business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Asphalt Milling Services: Core revenue stream from asphalt milling (asfaltfrezen) services for road construction contractors. Services include profile milling, bucket milling, marking milling, demolition milling, and specialized milling for runways and industrial surfaces. Billed per project with 'all-inclusive' pricing covering machine, operator, transport, fuel, and travel costs.
- Stabilization and Foundation Services: Road foundation stabilization services using cement, foam bitumen, and other binding agents. Includes soil improvement (grondverbetering), cement-treated base (CTB), sand-cement stabilization, and AGRAC stabilization. Full-service from exploratory research through to delivery.
- Asphalt Paving Services: Asphalt paving (asfalteren) services for peak demand coverage. Customers can hire manned machines for bike paths, roads, and half-pavements. All-inclusive pricing covering transport, fuel, travel, and accommodation costs. Staff can be cross-deployed between asphalt and milling work.
- Multicell Brand (Schaumbeton and Flow Floors): Freesmij operates under two brands: Freesmij and Multicell. Multicell specializes in foam concrete (schuimbeton), flow floors (vloeivloeren), and combination cover layers (combinatiedeklagen).
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Project-based service pricing (all-inclusive) |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels6 records
Freesmij product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Freesmij specializes in asphalt milling (asfaltfrezen) and road foundation stabilization for road construction contractors, government authorities, and airport operators across the Netherlands. The company runs a fleet of 65–85 Wirtgen milling machines and operates 8 regional offices, delivering all-inclusive services from research and engineering to on-site execution. Complementary offerings include asphalt paving, special applications (dike milling, 3D milling), and the Multicell brand for foam concrete and flow screeds.
Product overview
Freesmij operates as a specialized infrastructure construction company with two primary brands: Freesmij (asphalt milling and road stabilization) and Multicell (foam concrete and flow screeds). The Freesmij brand offers asphalt milling services using approximately 85 machines ranging from 0.5m to 3.80m width, complemented by full road stabilization services including cement-bound stabilization, foam bitumen, and soil improvement. The company also provides asphalt paving services and 3D-guided milling using Road Profiler technology. The subsidiary Multicell brand handles specialized concrete products nationally. Services are delivered through 8 regional offices across the Netherlands, supported by a centralized planning system processing 12,500 orders annually.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Multicell: Specialist in foam concrete (schuimbeton), level screeds (vloeivloeren), and combination layers (combinatiedeklagen). Operates as a separate brand under the same parent company.
Products and services
- Asfaltfrezen (Asphalt Milling)
- Stabiliseren (Road Foundation Stabilization)
- Asfalteren (Asphalt Paving) Asphalt paving service bundled with milling and stabilization to deliver a full road construction package to contractors and authorities.
- Multicell (Foam Concrete and Flow Screeds) Multicell supplies foam concrete and flow screeds for use in road foundations, civil engineering, and building applications, complementing the core milling and stabilization business.
- Speciale Toepassingen (Specialized Milling Applications) Specialized milling services for unique projects, including dike milling using Freesmij's custom-built equipment and 3D autonomous milling for precise depth control on complex projects.
Quantifiable outcome
- 3.80m single-pass lane milling enables 2,500 m2/hour ZOAB milling — 3 such machines unique in Europe
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Freesmij
Customer profileNamed customers24 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Freesmij technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Freesmij partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.
- Wirtgen GmbHcoreWirtgen is the primary equipment supplier for Freesmij's milling machines. Freesmij operates Wirtgen equipment exclusively (K-series and W-series) and collaborates with Wirtgen on continuous innovation and custom machine configurations. Freesmij ordered 16 W50 and W100 machines from Wirtgen in 2011 and was the first Dutch company to deploy Wirtgen W250 XF low-emission machines.
- MulticellcoreMulticell is the sister brand of Freesmij, both under Nederlandse Frees Maatschappij B.V. Multicell specializes in foam concrete, flow floors, and combination cover layers, while Freesmij handles milling, stabilization, and asphalt. Multicell operates nationally from Mijdrecht with support from Freesmij regional teams.
- 3Angle (Heijmans, 3i Investments, Fluor)core3Angle is the main contractor for the A27/A1 widening project. Freesmij acts as specialist subcontractor performing all milling work across the project. The partnership involves intensive weekly planning sessions with multiple disciplines.
- BAAK (Ballast Nedam, DEME, Macquarie Capital)coreBAAK is the consortium contracted by Rijkswaterstaat for the Blankenburg Connection (A24). Freesmij has been engaged since early 2019 as specialist milling subcontractor for both motorway connections and the Holland Tunnel.
- De Groene Boog (Dura Vermeer, Besix, Van Oord, John Laing, Rebel)coreDe Groene Boog is the construction consortium for the new A16 Rotterdam. Freesmij has been engaged since early 2019 for milling work at both the Terbregseplein and A13 connections of the new highway.
- Esha Infra SolutionsstrategicEsha supplies foam bitumen (Eshafoam 85) used in Freesmij's stabilization projects for recycling road foundations with industrial slag contamination. Freesmij and Esha collaborate on multiple projects including N317 Dinxperlo, Schuimbitumen Oostweg Enschede, and others.
- HeijmanscoreHeijmans is one of Freesmij's most frequent main contractors, engaging Freesmij for milling work on numerous projects including Schiphol runway maintenance, A79 maintenance, A30 Barneveld-Lunteren, and multiple regional projects.
- BAM (Wegen Noord Oost, Infra, Regio West)coreBAM is a major customer engaging Freesmij for milling work across the Integraal Groot Onderhoud Wegen Oost project (2021-2022), Groot Variabel Onderhoud Wegen Oost (2020), and numerous other projects.
- Dura Vermeer (Divisie Infra BV)coreDura Vermeer engages Freesmij as specialist subcontractor across multiple projects including Maastricht Aachen Airport renovation, Velsertunnel, A16 Rotterdam, and Rijkswaterstaat maintenance contracts.
- KWS InfracoreKWS Infra is a long-standing customer engaging Freesmij for provincial asphalt maintenance in Limburg (2022-2024 and 2025-2027 contracts), N280 Roermond reconstruction, and various other projects.
- Tyker Civiel (Road Profiler)strategicTyker Civiel provides the Road Profiler 3D autonomous milling system used by Freesmij on major projects. This technology enables digital model-based milling with millimeter precision, now standard on many Freesmij projects.
- Graaf Reinaldalliantie (Heijmans, GMB, Vries & van de Wiel, Royal HaskoningDHV)strategicThe Graaf Reinaldalliantie (formed by Waterschap Rivierenland and Waalensemble) is executing the Waaldijk flood protection project. Freesmij began milling work in January 2022 on the Waaldijk section between Gorinchem and Waardenburg.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Freesmij competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- KWS Infra: VolkerWessels subsidiary specializing in Dutch road infrastructure; engages Freesmij on provincial Limburg contracts (2022-2027), N280 Roermond, and N221/N237 Stichtse Rotonde. Directly comparable road-focused infrastructure contractor with overlapping customer profile.
- Heijmans N.V. Dutch listed general contractor and Freesmij's largest recurring customer across Schiphol, A6, A79, A30 and dike projects. Comparable as a major Netherlands infrastructure player that overlaps with Freesmij in road construction work, though it operates across a much broader portfolio and primarily acts as Freesmij's prime contractor.
- Eurovia (Vinci): Vinci subsidiary and one of Europe's largest road construction and infrastructure groups. Comparable broad incumbent with overlapping customer base (governments and prime contractors) across European road and urban infrastructure markets.
- Dura Vermeer: Dutch private construction firm and Freesmij partner on Velsertunnel, A16 Rotterdam, Maastricht Aachen Airport, and Rijkswaterstaat maintenance contracts. Comparable as a major Dutch infrastructure contractor serving similar end markets.
- VolkerWessels: Dutch listed construction group, parent of KWS Infra. Operates across infrastructure, housing and energy with significant roads exposure; comparable as a broader Dutch infrastructure incumbent whose road construction division competes for the same Rijkswaterstaat and provincial work.
- Royal BAM Group: Dutch listed construction group that subcontracts Freesmij on projects including IGOW Oost (2.05M m²), A59 Poort van Den Bosch, N348 Deventer and A1/A10/A4 maintenance. Comparable Netherlands infrastructure incumbent whose roads division overlaps with Freesmij's core customer base.
- Strabag SE: Austrian listed construction group with significant European road infrastructure exposure. Comparable broad incumbent competing for similar public-sector infrastructure work and the same prime contractor relationships across Europe.
- Colas SA: French listed road construction and materials group with operations across Europe. Comparable as a large European incumbent operating in the same road construction value chain as Freesmij, though much broader in scope.
- CRH plc: Irish listed building materials and infrastructure group with asphalt products and contracting operations across Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose asphalt and road materials business competes in adjacent layers of the same value chain Freesmij serves.
Others
- Wirtgen Group: German manufacturer (John Deere subsidiary) of milling machines, including the K- and W-series used exclusively by Freesmij. Not a direct service competitor but a critical technology and equipment partner whose product roadmap shapes Freesmij's fleet capability and capex cycle.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Freesmij social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance3 records
Freesmij financial estimates
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Freesmij leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Freesmij subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Freesmij funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Freesmij M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Freesmij
What does Freesmij do?
Freesmij specializes in asphalt milling (asfaltfrezen) and road foundation stabilization for road construction contractors, government authorities, and airport operators across the Netherlands. The company runs a fleet of 65–85 Wirtgen milling machines and operates 8 regional offices, delivering all-inclusive services from research and engineering to on-site execution. Complementary offerings include asphalt paving, special applications (dike milling, 3D milling), and the Multicell brand for foam concrete and flow screeds.
Is Freesmij a public or private company?
Freesmij is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Freesmij founded?
Freesmij was founded in 1977. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Freesmij based?
Freesmij is headquartered in Mijdrecht, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Freesmij make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Asphalt Milling Services are the primary driver. The others are stabilization and Foundation Services, asphalt Paving Services and multicell Brand (Schaumbeton and Flow Floors).
Who are Freesmij's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are KWS Infra, Heijmans N.V., Eurovia (Vinci), Dura Vermeer, VolkerWessels, Royal BAM Group, Strabag SE, Colas SA and CRH plc. Wirtgen Group is listed as an others.
Does Freesmij have an API?
No public API is recorded for Freesmij.
What industry is Freesmij in?
Freesmij's product category is Road Construction Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAKAM, Asphalt & Pavement Removal / Milling. Its NAICS code is 333120 and its SIC code is 2950.