What Adex Groep does

Adex Groep is a privately held Dutch demolition, deconstruction, and circular construction services company founded in 1992 and headquartered in Harderwijk, Gelderland, with 89 employees operating across the Netherlands and Belgium. The company delivers three core service lines: dismantling and demolition (ontmanteling en sloop), dismantling for circular reuse of building materials (demonteren en circulaire bouwmaterialen), and asbestos and Chromium VI remediation (sanering asbest en Chroom VI). These services are supported by dedicated circular hubs for storage and redistribution of reclaimed materials and a wood workshop (houtwerkplaats) that processes reclaimed timber into new construction materials, enabling operation at trede B on the Ladder van Lansink circular economy framework.

The company operates specialized disassembly teams trained to maximize high-quality material reuse and holds circular demolition certifications, including the Verificatieverklaring Circulair Slopen (2025) and Circulair Sloopcertificaat from Gemeente Utrecht (2024). Its technology stack is operationally focused — physical equipment (cranes, including the newly built kraan 80), logistics infrastructure, and an in-house wood workshop — augmented by a project engagement mobile app rather than software or AI platforms. The firm runs a sales-led B2B go-to-market targeting government and public-sector buyers (municipalities, Rijkswaterstaat, public universities), construction and real estate developers (VU Amsterdam, WTC Zuidas), and select industrial clients, with project-based, quote-driven commercial terms and multi-year engagements.

Adex Groep generates revenue through professional-services contracts for demolition, deconstruction, and remediation projects, with custom pricing per project based on scope and complexity. Recent strategic activity includes a circular economy partnership with Metropool Regio Amsterdam (November 2025), relocation to expanded headquarters (September 2025), the VU Amsterdam total demolition contract (January 2025), and new equipment investment in 2026, signaling capacity expansion aligned with tightening Dutch circular construction procurement requirements.

Name

Adex Groep

Legal name

Adexgroep.nl

Website

https://adex.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Adex Groep is a Dutch demolition, deconstruction, and circular construction services company founded in 1992, serving government bodies, property developers, and public institutions in the Netherlands and Belgium with specialized disassembly, asbestos remediation, and reclaimed material processing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Demolition and Deconstruction Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Remediation Services (562910), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Deconstruction & Salvage (Building Materials Reuse) (BPALAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris Transfer & Processing (EUAIABAB), Demolition & Selective Tear-Out for Hazardous Materials (BPALALAF), Asset Recovery, Surplus & Decommissioning Services (EUAIANAD)

Keywords

• Demolition services
• Circular construction materials
• Asbestos remediation services
• Deconstruction services
• Circular material recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Harderwijk, Gelderland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Demolition and Deconstruction Services: Project-based demolition, dismantling, and deconstruction services for commercial, industrial, and government clients in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Adex Groep provides project-based demolition, deconstruction, and dismantling services across the Netherlands and Belgium, with a specialization in circular construction material recovery. The company offers three core service lines: dismantling and demolition, circular building material recovery through a partner network, and asbestos and Chrome VI remediation. Supporting infrastructure includes circular hubs for storage and redistribution of reclaimed building materials and a dedicated wood workshop that processes reclaimed timber into new construction materials.

Product overview

Adex Groep is a demolition and deconstruction service company offering a portfolio of services centered on circular construction. The core offerings consist of three main service lines: (1) Ontmanteling en sloop (dismantling and demolition), (2) Demonteren en circulaire bouwmaterialen (dismantling for circular material reuse), and (3) Sanering asbest en Chroom VI (asbestos and hazardous material remediation). These services are supported by circular infrastructure including hubs for storing and redistributing reclaimed building materials, and a dedicated wood workshop for processing reclaimed timber into new construction materials. The portfolio is unified by a focus on the Ladder of Lansink (circular economy framework), with dismantling teams specifically trained to maximize material reuse (trede B on the Ladder of Lansink).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ontmanteling en sloop (Dismantling and Demolition) Dismantling and demolition services delivered with a focus on safety, careful execution, and minimal disruption to surrounding areas. Targeted at commercial, industrial, and government clients in the Netherlands and Belgium.
• Demonteren en circulaire bouwmaterialen (Dismantling and Circular Building Materials) Dismantling of building components and materials to enable second-life reuse through a network of circular economy partners. Aimed at clients seeking high-quality material recovery aligned to trede B on the Ladder van Lansink.
• Sanering asbest en Chroom VI (Asbestos and Chrome VI Remediation) Asbestos and Chromium VI remediation services combining maximum safety with cost efficiency for clients. Serves construction companies, property owners, and government bodies needing regulatory-compliant hazardous material removal.
• Circulaire hubs (Circular Hubs) Centers for storage and handling of used building materials, serving as the hub for circular material flow from dismantled projects. Supports redistribution of reclaimed materials to the partner network for high-quality reuse.
• Houtwerkplaats (Wood Workshop) Full in-house wood workshop that processes reclaimed timber from demolition projects into new wooden construction materials, enabling circular wood reuse within Adex Groep's project pipeline.

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieves trede B on Ladder van Lansink for circular demolition

Named customers6 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MRA (Metropool Regio Amsterdam)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdex Groep signed a circular deal with the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (MRA) in November 2025 to collaborate on circular economy initiatives in construction and demolition.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Theo Pouw Group: Theo Pouw Group is a Dutch circular demolition and material recovery company known for crushing and recycling concrete and other C&D streams. Its integrated deconstruction and material processing model is directly comparable to Adex's circular hubs and wood workshop value proposition.
• Multi Engineering: Multi Engineering is a Dutch demolition and remediation contractor serving both public infrastructure and commercial clients. Its project portfolio and service mix (demolition, asbestos remediation, site preparation) closely track Adex's offering.
• Bruil: Bruil is a Dutch construction and demolition group with significant demolition and concrete/mixing operations. It is a direct competitor on Dutch demolition tenders and a comparable for bundled demolition-plus-materials recovery.
• Beelen Sloopwerken: Beelen Sloopwerken is a leading Dutch demolition and circular material recovery specialist operating its own hubs and processing facilities. It is the closest direct peer to Adex in the Netherlands, with overlapping services in careful demolition, hazardous material remediation, and high-quality reuse of reclaimed materials.

Emerging players

• Renewi: Renewi is a publicly listed European waste-to-product company with a materials recovery footprint in the Netherlands. While primarily a waste hauler/recycler, its circular materials marketplace overlaps with Adex's downstream reclaimed materials resale activity.
• Vorm Bouw: Vorm Bouw is a Dutch developer-builder with a strong circular construction focus that increasingly competes for and awards circular demolition contracts. It is adjacent rather than directly competing, but acts as both a partner and customer archetype for Adex in the circular building chain.

Broad incumbents

• Heijmans: Heijmans is a large Dutch listed construction and real estate group with demolition and remediation capabilities embedded in its broader portfolio. It competes for the same large public and commercial tenders as Adex, but typically as a generalist rather than a circular specialist.
• Dura Vermeer: Dura Vermeer is a large Dutch construction and real estate developer with in-house demolition and remediation capabilities. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Adex on larger tenders and represents an M&A or partnership counterparty for scaling circular demolition.

Regional players

• BESIX: BESIX is a large Belgian-headquartered construction and infrastructure group with demolition and environmental remediation services across the Benelux region. It is a regional peer given Adex's stated activity in Belgium, and a relevant comparable for cross-border project scale.
• Van Vliet Sloopwerken: Van Vliet Sloopwerken is a Dutch demolition contractor focused on careful dismantling and circular material reuse, similar in approach to Adex. It is a regional peer offering comparable circular demolition services in the Netherlands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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