Drees & Sommer Netherlands

What Drees & Sommer Netherlands does

Drees & Sommer Nederland is the Dutch subsidiary of the European project management and consulting group Drees & Sommer SE, headquartered in Capelle aan den IJssel with a regional office in Amsterdam. The firm describes itself as a project management and advisory bureau for real estate, the public sector and industry, operating on Dutch projects from first idea through delivery and operation. It combines local market knowledge with the wider group's international expertise, a positioning reinforced by the parent group's 6,500+ employees and 70+ locations across Europe, China and the Middle East.

The service portfolio is organised in three layers — Consulting (cost advisory, digital solutions, sustainability, housing, strategy and organisation, technical advisory, technical due diligence, real estate advisory and workplace concepts), Management (construction cost management, construction management, supervision, EPCM, project management and inspection) and Implementation (project realisation) — applied across the three vertical sectors of Real Estate, Public Sector and Industry. The client base is enterprise-grade; named engagements include the Mediavaert editorial hub for DPG Media in Amsterdam-Duivendrecht, advisory work for KnowBe4 in Utrecht, and real-estate projects for Trading Company Amsterdam and AMST Amsterdam.

The business model is professional services: revenue is generated through quoted project- and advisory-fee engagements with corporate, governmental and institutional clients. Distribution is direct-to-client enterprise engagement within the Netherlands, supported by the group's pan-European network that enables cross-border resourcing. The Dutch operation is privately held through Drees & Sommer SE, with no public listing, no external funding rounds, no disclosed mergers or acquisitions and no public revenue figures.

Name

Drees & Sommer Netherlands

Legal name

Drees & Sommer

Website

https://dreso.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Drees & Sommer Nederland is the Dutch subsidiary of European construction and real-estate consulting group Drees & Sommer SE, delivering project management and advisory services across consulting, management and implementation for enterprise clients in real estate, the public sector and industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction and Real Estate Consulting

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

Keywords

• Construction consulting
• Project management
• Real estate advisory
• Building consultancy
• Sustainable construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Revenue generated through consulting and project management services for real estate, public sector, and industrial clients. Services include advisory, technical consulting, construction management, and project execution from initial concept through delivery and operation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Drees & Sommer Nederland is a project management and consulting firm delivering advisory, management, and implementation services for real estate, public sector, and industry clients in the Netherlands. The firm combines local Dutch market expertise with the international capabilities of its parent group to support projects from initial concept through delivery and operation, with emphasis on sustainability and digitalization.

Product overview

Drees & Sommer Nederland is a project management and consulting firm offering advisory and implementation services for real estate, public sector, and industry projects. The company provides integrated consulting services (Bouwkostenadvies, Digitale oplossingen, Duurzaamheidsadvies, Huisvestingsadvies, Strategie en organisatie, Technisch advies, Technische Due Diligence, Vastgoedadvies, Werkplekconcepten) combined with management services (Bouwkostenmanagement, Bouwmanagement, Directievoering, EPCM, Projectmanagement, Toezicht), and implementation services (Uitvoering). Services are delivered across three core sectors: Real Estate (commercial, financial institutions, hospitality, residential, retail), Public Sector (education, energy, government, healthcare, infrastructure), and Industry (mobility, aviation, chemistry, production, life sciences, logistics, technology media telecom). The portfolio is structured as a unified consulting and project management offering rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Advisory services covering construction cost advisory, digital solutions, sustainability advisory, housing advisory, strategy and organization, technical advisory, technical due diligence, real estate advisory, and workplace concepts for real estate, public sector and industry clients.
• Management

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 moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Royal HaskoningDHV: Dutch engineering and project management consultancy with strong Netherlands footprint across buildings, infrastructure, and industry. Comparable to Drees & Sommer Nederland in providing integrated consulting-to-management services for real estate, public sector, and industrial clients, with overlapping sustainability and digital advisory offerings.
• Gleeds: International construction and property consultancy providing cost management, project management, and advisory services. Comparable to Drees & Sommer Nederland in serving commercial real estate, public sector, and industrial clients across Europe with similar consulting and PM offerings.
• Turner & Townsend: Global project management and cost consultancy with established Netherlands presence serving real estate, public sector, and industrial clients. Directly comparable to Drees & Sommer Nederland in providing cost advisory, project management, and EPCM-type services on large Dutch and European projects.
• Arcadis NV: Dutch-headquartered global design, engineering, and management consulting firm with deep Netherlands presence across real estate, public sector, and industry. Directly comparable to Drees & Sommer Nederland in serving the same Dutch enterprise and government clients with project management, cost advisory, and sustainability services, though at substantially larger scale.
• Witteveen+Bos: Dutch engineering and consulting firm focused on infrastructure, water, buildings, and industrial projects in the Netherlands. Comparable to Drees & Sommer Nederland in delivering technical advisory, project management, and engineering consulting for Dutch public sector and industry clients.
• Sweco AB: European engineering, design, and project management consultancy with significant Netherlands operations following the acquisition of Antea Group. Directly comparable to Drees & Sommer Nederland in providing consulting and PM services for buildings, infrastructure, and industrial clients in the Dutch market.
• Mace Group: Global construction and project management consultancy operating across real estate and infrastructure. Comparable to Drees & Sommer Nederland in offering consulting-to-implementation services, with particular overlap in Europe-based real estate and public sector advisory work.

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: Global commercial real estate services and investment firm offering advisory, project management, and consulting. Comparable to Drees & Sommer Nederland's real estate advisory and project management offerings for Dutch commercial real estate and corporate clients, though as a broader real estate services platform.
• Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL): Global real estate and investment management firm providing project management, advisory, and consulting services. Comparable to Drees & Sommer Nederland in serving Dutch corporate, public sector, and industrial clients with real estate advisory, workplace consulting, and PM services as part of a broader global real estate platform.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting and engineering firm with broad portfolio spanning buildings, transportation, water, and environment. Overlaps with Drees & Sommer Nederland's project management, sustainability advisory, and construction management services for Dutch public sector and real estate clients, though at much larger global scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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