Cleaning Twente

What Cleaning Twente does

Cleaning Twente is a privately held Dutch industrial cleaning and reconditioning services company headquartered in Hengelo (Twente region), Netherlands, operating from a single facility at Onyxstraat 12 with 11–50 employees. Founded in 1987, the company specializes in cleaning tank trucks, tank containers, tank silos, and industrial packaging (drums, cans, IBCs, stainless steel containers, and Variboxes) for the food, feed, and chemical industries. Its core offering is professional reconditionering—cleaning, testing, and repair under one roof—supported by three specialized cleaning lanes (two chemical, one EFTCO Food certified), automated rinsing programs, biological wastewater treatment installed in 1997, and hygiene verification via ATP, pH, and vacuum testing.

The business operates on a service-based, quote-driven revenue model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Customers typically bring containers to the Hengelo facility or schedule on-site tank cleaning services, and the company issues auditable documentation including the European Cleaning Document (ECD). Certifications (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, SQAS, ATCN membership, EFTCO Food, Kosher) are central to its value proposition and enable cross-border acceptance across Europe. Since 2019, Cleaning Twente has been owned by AST (Ast Management), and in 2024 the Sanderman Cleaning group was rebranded under the unified Cleaning Twente umbrella across three divisions: Cleaning Twente Packaging, Cleaning Twente Tankcleaning, and Cleaning Twente Experience. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct (website contact forms, phone, walk-ins), supported by a multilingual website (Dutch, English, German, Polish) and an on-site Cleaning Café for visiting customers.

Name

Cleaning Twente

Legal name

Cleaning Twente

Website

https://cleaningtwente.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cleaning Twente is a Dutch industrial cleaning and reconditioning services provider, founded 1987 in Hengelo, offering certified tank and packaging cleaning, testing, and repair for the food, feed, and chemical industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cleaning Services

NAICS

Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Remediation Services (562910)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Cleaning & Decontamination (Tank/Vessel/Confined Space) (IMAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chemical Tank Cleaning, Decontamination & Turnaround Waste Services (BPALAHAH), Industrial & Warehouse Cleaning (Degreasing, Machine/Plant Cleaning) (BPABABAG)

Keywords

• Industrial tank cleaning
• Packaging reconditioning
• Tank trailer cleaning
• IBC cleaning services
• Food grade cleaning

Headquarters

HQ city

Hengelo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tank Cleaning Services: Professional industrial tank cleaning for tank trailers, tank containers, and tank silos for food, feed, and chemical industries. Includes specialized services such as Kosher cleaning, disinfection, steaming/heating, and ATP/pH testing.
2. Packaging Cleaning and Maintenance: Comprehensive cleaning, testing, and repair services for industrial packaging including drums, cans, IBCs, stainless steel containers, and Variboxes. Includes UN-approved packaging certification services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cleaning Twente provides professional industrial cleaning and reconditioning services for tank trailers, tank containers, tank silos, and industrial packaging (drums, cans, IBCs, stainless steel containers, and Variboxes). The company offers specialized services including Kosher cleaning, disinfection, steaming/heating, and ATP/pH testing for the food, feed, and chemical industries, operating from a single facility in Hengelo, Netherlands with three specialized cleaning lanes.

Product overview

Cleaning Twente operates as a unified industrial cleaning and reconditioning company offering two distinct but complementary service lines: Cleaning Twente Tankcleaning (tank trailer, tank container, and tank silo cleaning) and Cleaning Twente Packaging (cleaning, testing, and repair of industrial packaging). Both divisions share a single location in Hengelo, the same modern equipment and certified processes, and together provide a complete reconditioning solution for the logistics and industrial sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cleaning Twente Tankcleaning Professional industrial tank cleaning service for tank trailers, tank containers, and tank silos, serving food, feed, and chemical industries. The facility operates three specialized cleaning lanes including two chemical lanes and one EFTCO Food certified lane, with services including Kosher cleaning, disinfection, steaming/heating, and ATP/pH testing.
• Cleaning Twente Packaging Professional cleaning, testing, and repair service for industrial packaging including drums, cans, IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers), stainless steel containers, and Variboxes. Includes UN-approved packaging testing and repairs under one roof, extending packaging lifespan and preventing waste.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AST (Ast Management)coreOthers · 1 January 2019In 2019, Cleaning Twente was acquired by AST (also referred to as Ast Management), marking a new phase in business development and strategic focus. The company remains part of the AST portfolio as of 2024.
• ATCN (Association of Tankcleaning Companies Netherlands)coreOthersCleaning Twente is a recognized member of ATCN, the Dutch industry association for tank cleaning companies. This membership demonstrates compliance with strict Dutch quality requirements for tank cleaning and authorizes the company to issue the official European Cleaning Document (ECD). The ATCN membership connects Cleaning Twente to the broader European tank cleaning network.
• EFTCO (European Federation of Tank Cleaning Organisations)coreOthersThrough ATCN membership, Cleaning Twente is connected to EFTCO, the European umbrella organization for tank cleaning. This connection ensures that their cleaning certificates (ECDs) are recognized and accepted throughout Europe at loading and unloading locations, enabling cross-border logistics for customers.
• Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council)coreOthersSQAS assessment aligns Cleaning Twente with Cefic standards for the European chemical industry. This ensures the company meets the high standards required by major chemical shippers for quality, safety, health and environmental performance.
• Bureau VeritascoreOthersBureau Veritas provides ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification services to Cleaning Twente, validating their quality and environmental management systems through independent third-party audits.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ISS A/S: ISS is a global facility services company providing industrial cleaning and related services to multinational clients. As a broader incumbent, it offers tank and industrial cleaning as part of a much wider facility services portfolio, overlapping with Cleaning Twente in industrial and facility cleaning.
• Sodexo: Sodexo is a global facility services and outsourcing company, including industrial cleaning and on-site services for manufacturing and logistics clients. It competes indirectly with Cleaning Twente at the multi-site industrial cleaning level through larger contract vehicles.
• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is a North American provider of environmental and industrial services including tank cleaning, decontamination, and waste management. It is a broad incumbent in industrial cleaning services with comparable scope to Cleaning Twente's tank and decontamination services.
• Kärcher: Kärcher is a global leader in industrial cleaning equipment and also offers industrial cleaning services and contract cleaning solutions. Closely comparable to Cleaning Twente in industrial cleaning methods, though Kärcher is best known for equipment and operates at significantly larger scale globally.
• Veolia Environmental Services: Veolia is a global environmental services company providing industrial cleaning, hazardous waste management, and decontamination services. As a broad incumbent, it offers comparable tank and industrial cleaning services to those of Cleaning Twente, though at a much larger scale.
• Spie SA: Spie is a European multi-technical services provider offering industrial cleaning, maintenance, and facility services across multiple industries. Compared with Cleaning Twente, it is a much larger incumbent with broader scope but overlapping industrial cleaning capabilities.

Regional players

• Hebmüller Industrieservice: Hebmüller is a German industrial cleaning and tank cleaning services provider active across Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Comparable to Cleaning Twente in services and certifications, but operates primarily in the German-speaking market rather than the Netherlands.

Direct peers

• Romynox: Romynox is a Dutch industrial tank cleaning company offering tank, container, and silo cleaning services for chemical, food, and feed clients. It is a direct competitor to Cleaning Twente's Tankcleaning division in the same Benelux market with comparable EFTCO/SQAS-certified operations.
• Stokvis Group: Stokvis Group is a Dutch industrial services and cleaning company serving chemical, food, and logistics customers. Comparable to Cleaning Twente in the Netherlands industrial cleaning market with similar scope in tank and equipment cleaning.
• Verwater: Verwater is a Dutch industrial services provider offering industrial cleaning, surface treatment, and tank cleaning to chemical, petrochemical, and logistics clients. It overlaps directly with Cleaning Twente's tank and packaging cleaning services in the Netherlands and broader Northwest Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 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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