IPSS Engineering

What IPSS Engineering does

IPSS Engineering B.V. is a Netherlands-based multidisciplinary engineering services firm founded in 2005 by Gerrit Gerritsen, delivering project-based engineering across the full lifecycle from feasibility through design, construction supervision, and commissioning for the process, petrochemical, and biobased/food industries. The firm operates from three sites: the Wageningen headquarters on the Wageningen University Campus, an Amsterdam office at the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA, where it was the first member from March 2022), and a Technohal in Bennekom used for in-house assembly and testing of process installations since 2013. Services are organized around four offerings — Development, Design, Support, and Optimization — delivered through four disciplines: Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Instrumentation, and Automation, using industry-standard tools (ASPEN, SolidWorks, EPlan P8) and methodologies (HAZOP, SIL, FEM, 3D modeling).

The company's core technology stack is built on conventional engineering software rather than proprietary platforms, with select differentiated offerings including ProKris anti-solvent sugar crystallization technology (commercialized via a joint venture with CleanTech Innovations called ProKris Technologies) and the LAURA Algae Reactor for CleanTech Innovations. Strategic projects include BESS-integrated EV charging infrastructure controlled by an ETCA Energy Management System, and the CO Guard filter system delivered to Shell Technology Centre Amsterdam in 2014 that remains operational. The firm holds VCA* 2017/6.0 safety certification from KIWA (valid through October 2027) and ATEX/NEN1010/NEN3140 compliance expertise, which are prerequisites for hazardous-environment work.

IPSS Engineering generates revenue through professional services fees on a project-by-project basis, with no public pricing. Target buyers are enterprise customers in the process, petrochemical, and biobased/food sectors, led by long-term anchor clients including Shell Technology Centre Amsterdam (since 2005), Wageningen University & Research (since 2013), and more recently BAM Energie & Water (purchase contract signed November 2024, extending coverage into Belgium). The operating geography is the Netherlands and Belgium, and go-to-market is sales-led through direct relationships, campus ecosystem networking, and client referrals. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or funding rounds.

Name

IPSS Engineering

Legal name

IPSS Engineering B.V.

Website

https://ipss.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IPSS Engineering is a Netherlands-based multidisciplinary engineering services firm founded in 2005, delivering process, mechanical, E&I, and automation engineering for enterprise clients in the process, petrochemical, and biobased/food industries across the Netherlands and Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

BESS EPC, Integration & Commissioning (EUAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Process engineering services
• Mechanical engineering design
• Electrical instrumentation automation
• Biobased process installations
• Petrochemical plant engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Wageningen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: Project-based multidisciplinary engineering services including process engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical & instrumentation, and automation. Revenue generated through fee-for-service engineering projects, from feasibility studies through detail engineering to construction supervision and commissioning support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IPSS Engineering provides multidisciplinary engineering services for biobased, petrochemical, and process-industry clients across the Netherlands and Belgium. Its offering is organized around four service lines — Development, Design, Support, and Optimization — delivered through four engineering disciplines: Process, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation, and Automation. Services span feasibility studies, PFD/P&ID development, 3D modeling, FEM/pipe stress analysis, ATEX control cabinet design, PLC/HMI automation, construction supervision, and commissioning, with in-house assembly and testing at the Technohal facility in Bennekom.

Product overview

IPSS Engineering is a multidisciplinary engineering services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of engineering services organized around four core offerings: Development Services (process development from research to production), Design Services (lab, pilot, and production installations with 3D modeling), Support Services (engineering support and advisory), and Optimization Services (process optimization for sustainability). These core services are delivered through specialized disciplines including Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering, and Automation. The company serves markets in biobased/food, petrochemistry, and process industries. Notable products include the ProKris sugar crystallization technology (operated through a joint venture with CleanTech Innovations called ProKris Technologies), the LAURA Algae Reactor, and the CO Guard filter system. Engineering capabilities extend to specialized offerings like pressure vessel design, pipeline engineering, and control cabinet design using industry-standard software tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ProKris Technologies: Joint venture between IPSS Engineering and CleanTech Innovations for scaling up and commercializing the ProKris sugar crystallization technology

Products and services

• Development Services Process development services in the research phase, including optimization of processes for production installations; supports feasibility studies and the translation of laboratory tests into pilot installations for clients in biobased, food, petrochemical, and process industries.
• Design Services Design of lab, pilot, and production installations from research phase through construction, including Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID), 3D modeling, and preparation of 2D production drawings and isometric drawings for enterprise process-industry clients.
• Support Services Engineering support for defined design issues, feasibility studies, project management guidance, advisory roles, and construction supervision or assembly work in process technology, process design, and electrical, instrumental, and mechanical technology.
• Optimization Services Optimization of production processes or installations focusing on sustainability, energy savings, and waste stream reduction through analysis of existing situations and structured action plans.
• Process Engineering Process engineering discipline covering design, analysis, monitoring, and improvement of processes, including creation of PFDs and P&IDs, process simulations using ASPEN, mass and energy balances, and feasibility and safety studies such as HAZOP and SIL.
• Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering discipline including strength calculations (FEM, pipe stress), pressure vessel and piping system design, 3D modeling using SolidWorks, Autodesk 3D Plant, and Inventor, adhering to ASME VIII, B31.3, EN 13445, and EN 13480 standards.
• Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering Electrical and instrumentation engineering including calculations, block diagrams, wiring diagrams, cabinet drawings, component selection using WSCAD, Eplan P8, and AutoCAD, with experience in ATEX guidelines and NEN1010/NEN3140 safety regulations.
• Automation Industrial process automation with design of customer-specific process automation including operation, signaling, alarm, and security systems; engineers have experience with PLC and HMI systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully delivered EV charging stations project with BESS integration and ETCA Energy Management System control
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BAM Energie & WatercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 November 2024Following EV charging stations project success at ETCA, IPSS signed a purchase contract with BAM Energie & Water to support BAM with engineering services on projects throughout the Netherlands and Belgium. First joint project was design and engineering of a high voltage transformer station at Schiphol Airport.
• Wageningen University & Research (WUR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2017Long-term cooperation agreement signed September 2017 for development, optimization, and commercialization of new anti-solvent sugar crystallization technology (ProKris). IPSS has been involved since 2013, completing design and construction of ProKris installation.
• Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPSS joined ETCA as first member on March 1, 2022. 29-partner ecosystem focused on energy transition through collaboration, technology, and innovation. IPSS provides engineering support for ETCA projects including EV charging infrastructure with BESS integration and grid support.
• AparaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCombined project where IPSS supported with process engineering and Apara Solutions provided software engineering for a shared client following ETCA collaboration.
• ProKris TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture between IPSS Engineering and CleanTech Innovations established to scale up and commercialize ProKris anti-solvent sugar crystallization technology. ProKris enables small-scale, sustainable, and energy-efficient sugar crystallization.
• FlowidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration where IPSS supports Flowid with engineering work in Mechanical and Electrical & Instrumentation & Automation fields for their SpinPro Reactor and other technologies.
• Shell Technology Centre Amsterdam (STCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding collaboration since 2005 when IPSS started with in-house projects for STCA. Extended to multidisciplinary engineering support for various R&D projects including pilot plants, control cabinets, and pressure vessel designs. IPSS was initially support for R&D facility relocation in 2009-2010.
• CleanTech Innovations (CTI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in ProKris Technologies. CTI had innovative idea to make algae grow faster under controlled conditions, which IPSS converted to functional design for LAURA Algae Reactor. Products used in food and pharmaceutical industries.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IV-Groep: Dutch engineering consultancy of comparable size providing multidisciplinary engineering for process, petrochemical, and energy clients across the Netherlands. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping disciplines and similar customer base.
• KCI: Netherlands-based engineering firm serving process industries with mechanical, process, and E&I capabilities — comparable in scale and service mix to IPSS Engineering, with similar petrochemical/food industry clients.
• Tebodin (a Bilfinger company): Dutch-origin multidisciplinary engineering consultancy now part of Bilfinger, serving process, petrochemical, and energy transition clients in the Netherlands and broader Europe. Comparable service portfolio but with greater scale.
• Movares: Dutch engineering firm combining process, mechanical, electrical, and automation disciplines for infrastructure and industrial clients. Comparable multidisciplinary model and Benelux focus.
• Tauw Group: Dutch engineering consultancy serving industrial, energy, and process clients with technical and environmental engineering services — overlapping customer base in process industry with comparable Benelux footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Stork (a Fluor company): Dutch-origin industrial services and engineering firm (now part of Fluor) serving petrochemical and process industry clients with mechanical, E&I, and maintenance services across Europe — direct functional overlap with IPSS's disciplines.
• Arcadis: Amsterdam-headquartered global engineering and consulting firm operating across process, energy, and industrial markets. Competes for the same Dutch enterprise clients but with vastly broader service portfolio and international footprint.
• Witteveen+Bos: Dutch engineering and consultancy firm with process industry, energy, and water expertise. Comparable in Dutch engineering services heritage but significantly larger and broader in scope.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Larger Dutch-headquartered engineering consultancy serving process industries, energy, and built environment globally. Overlaps with IPSS in process engineering and energy transition but at much greater scale and broader portfolio.
• Sweco: Europe-headquartered engineering consultancy with strong Benelux presence serving industrial, process, and energy clients. Competes for similar process industry assignments but with pan-European scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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