GC
GC is a Dutch project development firm operating through a DBFMO model across climate, water, waste, infrastructure, and agri-food sectors, serving municipal, state, and national government clients primarily in India, Ghana, Vietnam, and Jordan.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersEde, Netherlands
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What GC does
GC BV is a Dutch project development and consulting firm headquartered in Ede, Netherlands, in the Food Valley region. The company operates across climate, water, infrastructure, energy, waste, area development, and agri-food sectors, delivering projects through a Design, Build, Finance, Maintain and Operate (DBFMO) model in partnership with Dutch and foreign businesses and governments. GC serves government clients — municipal, state, and national — primarily in developing markets including India, Ghana, Vietnam, Jordan, and Malaysia, addressing sanitation, water pollution, waste management, and climate adaptation challenges.
The company's product portfolio centers on four interconnected offerings: Waste to Value (resource recovery and sanitation), World Food Center (knowledge hub for sustainable food), Smart Cities (urban climate adaptation, including the Hoi An 2.0 concept), and AQUAVECTOR (a proprietary groundwater sensor measuring flow rate and direction). GC operates through subsidiaries including GC Tech (technical engineering), GC International (international operations), and joint venture interests in Green Energy Ghana and Recycling Power West Africa Limited.
GC monetizes through managed-services project delivery under DBFMO contracts and strategic concept development professional services. The firm relies on government trade missions, royal-level access, and consortium partnerships (Nijhuis Industries, Royal IHC, NWP, National Mission Clean Ganga) as primary go-to-market channels. Customer concentration is high, with revenue dependent on a small number of large municipal and national government contracts.
GC firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- GC
- Legal name
- GC BV
- Website
- https://gc-bv.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- GC is a Dutch project development firm operating through a DBFMO model across climate, water, waste, infrastructure, and agri-food sectors, serving municipal, state, and national government clients primarily in India, Ghana, Vietnam, and Jordan.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
GC industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering Services
- NAICS
- Environmental Consulting Services (541620)
- SIC
- General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Civil & Site Works EPC (Earthworks, Roads, Drainage, Foundations) (EUAEADAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- GHG Accounting & Net-Zero/Decarbonization Planning (Scopes 1–3) (EUAHAJAC), Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Climate Data Measurement & IoT/Telemetry Enablement (Energy/Meter/Asset Data Ingest) (EUABAEAI)
Keywords
Where GC is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ede
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
GC business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- DBFMO Project Delivery: Design, Build, Finance, Maintain and Operate projects with foreign and Dutch businesses and governments. Projects generate revenue through sale of products such as electricity, compost and other outputs, making projects bankable. GC invests in exploring and scanning market opportunities, turning them into realistic first concepts supported by business models.
- Strategic Concept Development: GC develops strategic concepts and public-private partnerships, focusing on contract work for strategic concept developments.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
GC product offering
Product offeringCore offering
GC develops, finances, and operates multi-disciplinary infrastructure and environmental projects through a DBFMO (Design, Build, Finance, Maintain, Operate) model, working with foreign and Dutch governments and businesses. The company delivers integrated solutions across climate adaptation, water management, waste-to-value resource recovery, urban area development, and agri-food, alongside proprietary groundwater sensing technology (AQUAVECTOR). Its core commercial concepts are Waste to Value, World Food Center, Smart Cities, and AQUAVECTOR.
Product overview
GC is a Dutch consultancy and project development company that designs, builds, finances, maintains and operates complex multi-disciplinary projects in climate, water, infrastructure, energy, waste, area development, and agri-food sectors. The company's core product portfolio consists of four interconnected offerings: Waste to Value (resource recovery and sanitation projects), World Food Center (knowledge and experience hub for sustainable food), Smart Cities (urban development and climate adaptation solutions), and AQUAVECTOR (groundwater monitoring technology). GC Tech and GC International are subsidiary entities that support the delivery of these services. Projects are developed using a DBFOM (Design, Build, Finance, Operate, Maintain) model in partnership with foreign and Dutch businesses and governments.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- AQUAVECTOR: Groundwater sensor for measuring flow rate and flow direction. An initiative of Ad van der Horst and Therus Gieling.
- World Food Center
Products and services
- Waste to Value Integrated sanitation, waste collection, and resource recovery projects that convert waste streams into clean water, clean air, electricity, compost, and other outputs for municipal, state, and national government clients.
- World Food Center A concept for a knowledge and experience hub that brings together knowledge institutions, companies, government bodies, and consumers to advance healthy food, sustainable food production, and healthy lifestyles.
- Smart Cities Integrated urban development concepts covering climate adaptation, sustainable water and energy generation, waste reuse, and smart supply chains for food and logistics, including climate adaptive solutions for coastal heritage cities such as the Hoi An 2.0 concept.
- AQUAVECTOR A proprietary groundwater sensor system that delivers direct measurements of groundwater flow rate and flow direction at point scale across six locations within a day, used by water managers and infrastructure operators to supplement or validate groundwater models and control subsurface processes such as seasonal thermal energy storage and groundwater remediation.
Quantifiable outcome
- 300,000 people improved living conditions in Ghana through Special Treat Project
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use GC
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
GC technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
GC partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Recycling Power West Africa LimitedcoreEstablished company for Special Treat Project implementation - MDF West Africa, J. Stanley-Owusu, and GC.
- Nijhuis IndustriescoreKey consortium partner in Waste to Value projects in India (Ganga Basin, Hindon River) and other international projects. Nijhuis Industries brings industrial water and waste treatment expertise to the partnership.
- Ingenieursbureau Land (IB Land)coreEngineering partner cooperating with GC on Waste to Value projects in the Ganga Basin. Provides technical engineering expertise for project development.
- NWP (Netherlands Water Partnership)coreConsortium partner in water sector projects including Vietnam Circular Economy Conference and economic missions. Part of Dutch water sector expertise network.
- NL Works (Netherlands International Works)corePartner in India Waste to Value projects in the Ganga Basin, part of the consortium for the Waste to Wealth program.
- GC InternationalcoreEntity of GC, partner in Green Energy Ghana (GEG). Therus Gieling is director and founder of GC International.
- Green Energy Ghana (GEG)coreJoint venture entity in Ghana. GC International is partner in GEG which operates the Special Treat Project. Mark Hakvoort is Managing Director of GEG Ltd.
- MDF West AfricaminorPartner in the Special Treat Project in Ghana, established Recycling Power West Africa Limited for project implementation.
- J. Stanley-Owusu (JSO)minorLocal partner in Ghana for the Special Treat Project, part of Recycling Power West Africa Limited.
- IHC (Royal IHC)coreDutch consortium partner with expertise in dredging and wet mining. Partner in Vietnam projects and economic missions.
- SolveighminorConsortium partner in Vietnam Circular Economy Conference and projects.
- 2030 Water Resources GroupcoreLaunched by World Economic Forum Davos 2008. GC cooperated with 2030 WRG on Ganges river basin stakeholder engagement and Hindon rejuvenation program.
- Netherlands Embassy in IndiacoreGovernment partner providing support for Waste to Wealth projects in India, Hindon River Basin. Embassy delegation participated in project visits.
- NATEC VietnamminorNational Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Development in Vietnam. Vietnamese delegation visited Netherlands, followed by GC return visit to Vietnam.
- Food ValleyminorRegional partner in the Netherlands Food Valley area, visited by Vietnamese NATEC delegation as part of showcase of Dutch successes.
- GreenfieldCitiesminorPartner in developing the Mafraq Clean Tech Campus project in Jordan. GreenfieldCities helps global forced migration challenges through sustainable urban areas.
- Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Netherlands)coreDutch government ministry supporting water sector international projects. Partner in DBFMO projects and trade missions.
- T&T Group (Vietnam)minorVietnamese partner in economic mission with Prime Minister Mark Rutte, part of consortium for Vietnam projects.
- Upp! (Vietnam)minorVietnamese partner in economic mission with Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
- AB ConsultminorConsulting partner in Vietnam economic mission with Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
- Hoffmann GroupminorSupported internship of civil engineering students Martijn Otte and David van de Glind during their thesis research for GC project in India.
- de WerkplaatsminorSupportive platform for accelerating transfer of Dutch knowledge and technology, initiated by Netherlands Enterprise Agency RVO. Partner in India projects.
- World Food CenterminorWorld Food Center Netherlands is a meeting place for knowledge institutions, companies, government bodies and consumers. GC created the concept.
- National Mission Clean Ganga (India)coreIndian government body responsible for cleaning the Ganga river. GC invited to workshop in New Delhi and cooperates on Hindon River Basin Concept.
- TwenceminorDutch partner visible in GC project imagery, cooperation in waste management projects.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
GC competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Arcadis: Dutch-origin global design, engineering and consultancy firm with water, climate and international development practices. Comparable to GC for international project development and climate-adaptation work, but operates at much larger scale and with a broader service portfolio.
- Tetra Tech: Environmental engineering and consulting firm with deep water, sanitation and international development practices. Comparable in DBFMO-style project delivery for government clients in developing economies.
- CDM Smith: Global environmental and infrastructure engineering firm with a large international development practice. Comparable to GC in serving municipal and government clients on water/sanitation and in executing multi-disciplinary projects in emerging markets.
- Mott MacDonald: International development, water and infrastructure consultancy with extensive emerging-market project portfolios. Like GC, it bundles advisory, design and consortium delivery for government and donor-funded projects.
- Sweco: European engineering, design and consultancy firm (formed via merger with Grontmij) with water, environment and urban development practices. Similar to GC in multi-disciplinary water/infrastructure project development for public-sector clients across European and emerging markets.
Emerging players
- Deltares: Dutch applied research institute specializing in water, subsurface and infrastructure. Comparable to GC's AquaVector groundwater monitoring capability and Dutch-led international water partnerships, though Deltares focuses on research rather than full DBFMO delivery.
- Paques: Dutch water and biogas treatment technology provider with a strong presence in circular-economy and waste-to-value applications in emerging markets. Overlaps with GC's Waste-to-Value offering and Dutch technology-export positioning, but operates primarily as an equipment/process technology supplier.
Direct peers
- Royal HaskoningDHV: Dutch-headquartered engineering consultancy with deep water, climate-adaptation and international development practices. Like GC, it combines advisory, project development and consortium delivery for public-sector clients across Asia and Africa, though at materially larger scale.
- Nijhuis Industries: Industrial water and wastewater treatment EPC firm headquartered in the Netherlands. It is also an actual GC consortium partner, operating in the same waste-to-value projects in India and Ghana and serving overlapping municipal/government customers.
- Witteveen+Bos: Dutch engineering consultancy focused on water, infrastructure, environment and spatial planning. Comparable to GC in Dutch origin, multi-disciplinary water/waste expertise, and execution of public-sector projects internationally.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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GC leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
GC subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
GC funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about GC
What does GC do?
GC develops, finances, and operates multi-disciplinary infrastructure and environmental projects through a DBFMO (Design, Build, Finance, Maintain, Operate) model, working with foreign and Dutch governments and businesses. The company delivers integrated solutions across climate adaptation, water management, waste-to-value resource recovery, urban area development, and agri-food, alongside proprietary groundwater sensing technology (AQUAVECTOR). Its core commercial concepts are Waste to Value, World Food Center, Smart Cities, and AQUAVECTOR.
Is GC a public or private company?
GC is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was GC founded?
GC was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is GC based?
GC is headquartered in Ede, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does GC make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. DBFMO Project Delivery is the primary driver. The others are strategic Concept Development.
Who are GC's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Arcadis, Tetra Tech, CDM Smith, Mott MacDonald and Sweco. Emerging players are Deltares and Paques. Direct peers are Royal HaskoningDHV, Nijhuis Industries and Witteveen+Bos.
Does GC have an API?
No public API is recorded for GC.
What industry is GC in?
GC's product category is Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAEADAA, Civil & Site Works EPC (Earthworks, Roads, Drainage, Foundations), with a secondary code of EUAHAJAC, GHG Accounting & Net-Zero/Decarbonization Planning (Scopes 1–3). Its NAICS code is 541620 and its SIC code is 1540.