Gaffert

What Gaffert does

Gaffert B.V. is a privately held Dutch family business founded in 1938 and headquartered in Veghel, Netherlands (Costerweg 4, 5466 AM), providing specialized exceptional transport, crane rental, industrial relocations, and warehousing services. The company serves enterprise and mid-market clients across the Benelux in verticals including food processing, heavy industry, construction, and manufacturing, executing projects that range from single-machine moves to complete factory relocations over distances from 50 meters to 500 kilometers. Customer projects cited publicly include just-in-time delivery of a 12-meter freezer extension for a food-sector client with 1cm clearance tolerance, six consecutive monthly megatransports of 215-ton, 65-meter cranes from Veghel to Rotterdam's Second Maasvlakte over 180km, and a precision 30mm relocation of a 27-meter, 40-ton concrete quay wall.

The company's operating asset base is a diversified fleet of specialized heavy transport and lifting equipment, including Spierings SK597-AT4 telescopic cranes (48m boom, 58.1m lift height), Liebherr LTM1095-5.1 mobile cranes with the proprietary VarioBase variable-support system (5-axle, 100/120 ton class, 58m main mast), Volvo FH500 8x2*6 and Scania S520 8x2*/6 trucks equipped with HMF8520 loader cranes featuring 360-degree rotation tables, and hybrid-powered mini cranes capable of lifting 4 tons at close range and 140kg at 20 meters. Operations are executed under a "First Time Right" delivery philosophy with documented precision placement to millimeter accuracy. The company is ISO 9001 certified and operates under multiple Dutch transport and lifting regulatory frameworks (AVC 2002, AVET, AV VVT, CMR Convention, FENEX storage terms).

Gaffert operates a sales-led, direct enterprise field-sales go-to-market with no self-service or channel partners. Pricing is fully custom and quote-based: each engagement is scoped after on-site analysis, with all-in proposals bundling permits, route planning, equipment, and personnel. Revenue is generated via four transaction-fee streams — exceptional transport, crane rental and operation, industrial relocations, and warehousing — with no standard price list, no published revenue, and no disclosed funding or ownership structure beyond its family-business status. Primary sales channels are direct phone (0413 365 955), email ([email protected]), and a content-marketing website that showcases project portfolio and is tracked with Google Analytics. The company is currently hiring crane operators and a commercial transport manager/planner, signaling active operational scaling.

Name

Gaffert

Legal name

Gaffert B.V.

Website

https://gaffert.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gaffert B.V. is a Dutch family-owned exceptional transport and crane services firm founded in 1938, serving enterprise clients across the Benelux in food processing, manufacturing, and construction with specialized heavy lifting equipment and precision industrial relocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Transport & Crane Services

NAICS

Construction, Transportation, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53241), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Lifting & Hoisting Rental & Leasing (IMAHAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Heavy/Bulky & White‑Glove Same‑Day (Furniture/Appliances) (TLAAADAG)

Keywords

• Exceptional transport services
• Crane rental services
• Industrial relocation services
• Oversized cargo transport
• Heavy lifting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Veghel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Exceptional Transport Services: Transportation of oversized, overweight cargo that exceeds normal dimensions. Services include route planning, permit acquisition, and specialized transport using ultra-low trailers and custom vehicles. Revenue generated per project based on complexity, distance, and equipment requirements.
2. Crane Rental and Operation: Rental and operation of various crane types including telescopic cranes, tower cranes, loader cranes, and mini cranes. Services include both one-time lifting jobs and extended rental periods for construction or industrial projects.
3. Industrial Relocations: Complete industrial relocation services combining exceptional transport, crane operations, jacking systems, and goods packaging. Projects range from single machine moves to entire factory relocations.
4. Warehousing Services: Storage capacity for oversized goods with spacious crane facilities for easy loading and unloading. Services available on temporary or long-term basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gaffert provides exceptional (oversized and overweight) transport, a full range of crane rental services (loader, telescopic, tower, and mini cranes), industrial relocations, and warehousing for oversized goods, primarily serving enterprise and mid-market clients across the Benelux. Services are delivered with project-specific quotes and include route planning, permit acquisition, specialized vehicles, and on-site lifting operations.

Product overview

Gaffert is a Dutch transport and lifting company founded in 1938, offering a unified service portfolio centered on exceptional transport and crane rental. The core offering encompasses seven interconnected service lines: Exceptioneel transport (oversized cargo transport), Autolaadkranen (truck-mounted loader cranes), Telescoopkranen (telescopic cranes), Torenkatkranen (tower cranes), Minikranen (compact cranes), Industriële verhuizingen (industrial relocations), and Warehousing (oversized goods storage). These services are delivered using the company's 'gele vloot' (yellow fleet) of specialized vehicles and equipment. The company emphasizes that the real value lies in their people—knowledge, experience, creativity, and willingness to contribute to customer needs—rather than equipment alone. Gaffert operates on a 'first time right' philosophy with a focus on reducing downtime and total cost of ownership for clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exceptioneel transport (Exceptional Transport) Transport of objects that exceed normal dimensions (longer, wider, higher, or heavier than standard). Includes route planning, permit acquisition, and use of specialized ultra-low trailers and vehicles for oversized cargo.
• Autolaadkranen (Loader Cranes) Mobile loader cranes mounted on trucks, enabling rapid deployment and operation in compact spaces such as construction sites and active production lines. Includes 360-degree rotation table capability on units such as the Volvo FH500 with HMF8520 and Scania S520 with HMF8520.
• Telescoopkranen (Telescopic Cranes) Mobile telescopic cranes with extendable booms providing vertical lifting capabilities. Fleet includes the Liebherr LTM1095-5.1 (5-axle, 100/120-ton class with 58m main mast and VarioBase system) and Spierings SK597-AT4 (4-axle, 48m boom, 58.1m lift height).
• Torenkatkranen (Tower Cranes) Tower cranes for lifting operations deployable for single or multiple days, weeks, or months, nationally or internationally, either solo or with support from other cranes.
• Minikranen (Mini Cranes) Hybrid-powered compact cranes for spaces with extreme requirements, capable of lifting 4 tons at close range and 140 kg at 20 meters, suitable for assembling production lines in confined environments.
• Industriële verhuizingen (Industrial Relocations) Complete industrial relocation services combining exceptional transport, crane operations, jacking systems, and goods packaging. Projects range from single machine moves to entire factory relocations.
• Warehousing Storage capacity for oversized goods, available on temporary or long-term basis, with spacious crane facilities for easy loading and unloading.

Quantifiable outcome

• First time right execution on all projects - 100% success rate on first attempt
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• RedFoxBlueminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2017Communication experts who collaborated with Gaffert to develop their new house style and communications. Partnered on the renewal of company branding and website presentation.
• JuistminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2017Website development agency responsible for developing and maintaining Gaffert's website. Credited with creating the company's online presence and digital communications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Maxim Crane Works: One of North America's largest crane-rental operators with a diverse crawler, mobile, and tower crane fleet serving industrial, commercial, and infrastructure customers. Analogous crane-rental and lifting-services business to Gaffert's core cranes line at substantially larger fleet scale.
• Mammoet: Netherlands-headquartered global leader in heavy lifting and engineered transport. Operates an international fleet of mobile and crawler cranes and provides exactly the same industrial-relocation, exceptional-transport, and lifting-rental services as Gaffert, but at much larger scale with worldwide reach.
• Sarens: Belgian global heavy-lifting and crane-rental specialist with extensive mobile, crawler, and tower crane inventory. Direct overlap with Gaffert on telescopic and tower crane hire, exceptional transport of over-dimensional cargo, and industrial relocations — though at substantially greater geographic scope.
• Bigge Crane and Rigging: US-based heavy-lifting and rigging specialist operating crawler and mobile cranes nationwide. Comparable business model (project-based lift planning, engineered transport, industrial installation) at broader US geography.

Direct peers

• Collé Rental & Sales: Southern-Netherlands-based equipment rental specialist with significant crane and aerial-work-platform inventory, serving construction and industrial clients. Overlaps with Gaffert's crane-rental and project-service offering in the Dutch market.
• De Groot Heavy Transport: Netherlands-based specialist in oversized and heavy-load road transport using modular and low-loader trailers, often paired with crane coordination. Direct competitor to Gaffert's exceptioneel-transport line for industrial and energy clients.
• Wagenborg: Dutch family-owned heavy-transport and crane-hire operator headquartered in the north of the Netherlands. Competes directly with Gaffert on exceptional transport, modular trailers, and heavy lifting for industrial and energy clients across Benelux.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gaffert

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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