What Kroon & de Koning BV does

Kroon & de Koning BV is a medium-sized regional construction and development company headquartered in Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, and a wholly-owned subsidiary (werkmaatschappij) of VolkerWessels. The firm operates across six core service lines — woningbouw (ground-bound residential), appartementen, ontwikkeling (development), renovatie & onderhoud, transformatie, and utiliteitsbouw — serving housing corporations (woningcorporaties), municipalities, private developers, healthcare institutions, and private clients. Projects range from small-scale 10-home developments to large-scale neighborhoods of 400+ units, with ongoing wins including the 515-home Waterwijk in Lansingerland, the 120-unit Woonzorgcomplex Bospark in Alphen aan den Rijn, and the 226-home nul-op-de-meter retrofit at Agaatlaan in Leiden.

The company's core technology platform is MorgenWonen, VolkerWessels' proprietary industrialized modular construction concept that produces homes 100% in-house in factory settings, with fixed component libraries combined with flexible facades, roof forms, and buyer customization. The product family extends to MorgenWonen Plus (high-end customized variants) and MorgenWonen Hout, a fully circular timber construction concept for buildings up to eight floors. Operational stack includes the parent group's WAVE safety program, VCA** (highest-level) certification, Safety Culture Ladder Trede 3, materials passport documentation, BENG and nul-op-de-meter energy standards, and an emission-free 2030 roadmap targeting 70% CO2 reduction versus 2019.

Commercially, Kroon & de Koning generates revenue through B2B project contracts (turnkey construction, joint development with developers, tenders from municipalities), with each project treated as a one-time engagement. Pricing is individually negotiated rather than published. Customer acquisition flows through public tenders, direct housing-corporation commissions, and joint development with developers such as Roosdom Tijhuis, Schakenbosch BV, Estate Invest, and Van Omme & de Groot. A dedicated service portal supports post-handover after-sales and recurring maintenance work. Geographic focus is regional Netherlands (Randstad and Hoeksche Waard), with a stable of 10+ named housing corporation clients and an active project pipeline extending through 2028.

Name

Kroon & de Koning BV

Legal name

Kroon & de Koning BV

Website

https://kroondekoning.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kroon & de Koning BV is a medium-sized Dutch regional construction and development firm, subsidiary of VolkerWessels, specializing in residential, healthcare, and utility projects using the proprietary MorgenWonen industrial modular system. It serves housing corporations, municipalities, private developers, and healthcare institutions across the Randstad region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Construction

NAICS

Residential Remodelers (236118), Land Subdivision (2372)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Residential construction
• Modular housing systems
• Property development
• Renovation services
• Healthcare construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Zwijndrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction & Realisation: Core revenue from construction contracting — building residential (ground-bound homes, apartments), healthcare, and utility projects for third-party developers, housing corporations, municipalities, and private clients. Projects range from small (10 homes) to large-scale (400+ unit neighborhoods). Revenue is project-based and one-time per contract.
2. Development & Realisation: Joint development and construction of residential projects, often with partner developers (e.g., Roosdom Tijhuis, Schakenbosch BV). Kroon & de Koning participates as both developer and contractor, generating revenue through land development, property sales, and construction margin.
3. Property Management & After-Sales Service: Service and maintenance operations for delivered projects, including a dedicated service portal and response team for handover issues and post-construction servicing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Kroon & de Koning BV is a medium-sized Dutch regional construction and development company that builds, renovates, and develops residential, healthcare, and utility real estate. Its core services span ground-bound homes, apartments, large-scale neighborhood development, renovation and transformation of existing buildings, and post-construction service and maintenance. The company specializes in operating VolkerWessels' MorgenWonen industrialized modular housing concept and serves housing corporations, municipalities, private developers, healthcare institutions, and private clients across the Netherlands.

Product overview

Kroon & de Koning is a medium-sized regional construction company operating in residential, care, and utility construction. The company offers six core service areas (woningbouw, appartementen, ontwikkeling, renovatie & onderhoud, transformatie, and utiliteitsbouw) and operates under VolkerWessels. Their product portfolio centers on the MorgenWonen family of industrial building concepts: MorgenWonen (standardized modular homes built 100% in-house since 2014), MorgenWonen Plus (customized high-end homes), and MorgenWonen Hout (circular timber construction up to 8 stories). They also offer MyOwnHome starter homes and post-construction service and maintenance through their service portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy-neutral homes — MorgenWonen homes generate more energy than they consume
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered parent company, core, key and minor.

• VolkerWesselsparent companyStrategic or Co-development PartnerKroon & de Koning is a werkmaatschappij (subsidiary/work company) of VolkerWessels. Benefits include shared branding, centralized procurement, MorgenWonen concept access, sustainability programs (WAVE, emission-free 2030), VCA and Safety Culture Ladder certifications, and participation in the VolkerWessels careers network.
• MorgenWonen (VolkerWessels)coreTechnology or IntegrationMorgenWonen is VolkerWessels' proprietary industrial modular housing concept. Kroon & de Koning is a specialist in MorgenWonen and MorgenWonen Plus construction, producing homes 100% in-house. Also uses MorgenWonen Hout (timber construction) for taller buildings.
• Thuis in BouwenkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerThuis in Bouwen collaborates with Kroon & de Koning on large-scale residential developments. Both companies are responsible for realizing Landgoed Voorlei (325 homes) and Hof van Lucard (157 homes).
• Schakenbosch BV (KondorWessels Projecten & Borghese Real Estate)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Landgoed Voorlei (325 homes on 33 hectares). Kroon & de Koning and Thuis in Bouwen are responsible for construction. Kroon & de Koning constructs the Boomgaard and Het Lint phases.
• AM (Gebiedsontwikkeling)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAM is developer of Landgoed Voorlei and BABEL project. Kroon & de Koning and Boele & van Eesteren realized the BABEL tower (24 two-level apartments) at the Lloydpier, Rotterdam.
• Bouwinvest Healthcare FundkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerBouwinvest Healthcare Fund commissioned 120 care apartments in Woonzorgcomplex Bospark, Alphen aan den Rijn, and is the end investor/lessor. Kroon & de Koning developed and is building the complex. Fund is managed by Maya Savelkoul.
• Heren 5 ArchitectenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect for Woonzorgcomplex Bospark. Also designed the Bospark complex with 'leefstraten' (living streets) concept promoting community interaction.
• Eigen HaardkeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEigen Haard commissioned Kroon & de Koning for 44 mid-range rental apartments at Blomwijckerpad, Amsterdam Nieuw-West. Turnkey contract signed September 2024.
• DOOR ArchitectenminorOthersArchitect for Blomwijckerpad project (44 apartments in Amsterdam). Also responsible for design of the two apartment complexes.
• WoonfortekeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWoningcorporatie Woonforte partnered with Kroon & de Koning and Ruimtemaken for the Wonen op de Tuin project in Boskoop — 88 homes (40 social rent, 18 mid-range rent, 6 social family homes by Woonforte; 5 freehold + 19 free-sector apartments by Kroon & de Koning).
• RuimtemakenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner in Wonen op de Tuin, Boskoop. Also involved as concept developer in Bospark Alphen aan den Rijn.
• RhiantkeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWoningcorporatie Rhiant signed contract with Kroon & de Koning for 12 sustainable senior homes in Volgerlanden, Hendrik Ido Ambacht (May 2025). Also building 12 senior homes in De Hofjes project.
• Roosdom TijhuiskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development partner for De Noordzyde in Dirksland (~150 homes) and the earlier Kleine Boezem project. Shared development and construction responsibility for a diverse housing mix.
• Estate InvestkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Hof van Lucard, Nieuwe-Tonge (157 homes). Kroon & de Koning and Thuis in Bouwen are building the project. Estate Invest uses a demand-driven approach listening to housing seekers and local needs.
• Oost West WonenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWoningcorporatie providing rental apartments in the Hof van Lucard project in Nieuwe-Tonge.
• HW WonenkeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWoningcorporatie HW Wonen commissioned 11 nul-op-de-meter apartments in Maasdam (Fazant project). Project started October 2024, delivery Q4 2025.
• RochdalekeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHousing corporation Rochdale commissioned The Rock project in Amsterdam-Oost — 68 social rental apartments and an Ouder-Kindcentrum (650 m2). Delivered mid-2024.
• Atelier PUUURminorOthersArchitect for The Rock project in Amsterdam-Oost. Designed the two residential towers with lower connecting section.
• Van Omme & de GrootkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper client for Waterwijk phase 1 (25 homes) in Bergschenhoek. Kroon & de Koning is constructing 25 + 29 homes in Waterwijk, part of the larger Wilderszijde development (515 homes) by OCW (Van Omme & de Groot + VolkerWessels Vastgoed).
• MeerWonenkeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMeerWonen commissioned 29 Nul-op-de-meter social rental apartments at Gerarduspad, Oude Wetering. Delivered 2021.
• DE ArchitektenminorOthersArchitect for Gerarduspad project (29 apartments, Oude Wetering).
• PortaalkeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWoningcorporatie Portaal commissioned the retrofit of 226 homes at Agaatlaan, Leiden — the first high-rise in the Netherlands retrofitted to nul-op-de-meter with district heating. Kroon & de Koning/Bébouw Midreth delivered the project.
• Stichting AbronakeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare foundation whose former institution site in Soesterberg was redeveloped into Sterrenberg — a new mixed residential and care neighborhood. Kroon & de Koning (with Boele & van Eesteren) built ~400 market-rate homes and 7 care buildings (~200 care places) with ~200 placements.
• Boele & van EesterenkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolkerWessels sister company. Bouwcombinatie Sterrenberg (Boele & van Eesteren and Kroon & de Koning) executed all construction at Sterrenberg. Also collaborated on BABEL tower (Rotterdam) and Agaatlaan renovation.
• Installatiebedrijf Werkendam (IBW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBW is a specialist installation company partnered with VolkerWessels and Kroon & de Koning for 20 years. Handles MEP installations (plumbing, roofing, electrical) in MorgenWonen Plus projects. Contributed to Harnasmolen, Koopse Glorie, and Blomwijckerpad.
• Klimaatgarant (Climate for Life Group / IthoDaalderop)coreTechnology or IntegrationSpecialist in energy systems (WKO, heat pumps, ventilation, shower WTW) for residential construction. 60+ specialists in development, installation, operation, and maintenance of energy systems. Long-term partner of Kroon & de Koning, optimizing installations in MorgenWonen Plus projects.
• Stichting Bewuste BouwersminorOthersIndependent foundation co-founded by VolkerWessels ensuring responsible building practices in Dutch construction. Five core values: Bewust, Veilig, Milieu, Verzorgd, Sociaal. Independent unannounced inspections.
• Fundis (incl. Palet Welzijn)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare and well-being network providing the 'Wonen met Amare' concept for Bospark care complex — enabling seniors with and without care needs to live together, promoting mutual care and community. Palet Welzijn provides community management.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Van Wijnen: Dutch residential and utility contractor/developer and direct competitor, also operating industrialized modular housing concepts (Wonen in de Bouw). Comparable in target market (housing corporations, municipalities, developers) and project scale (100-500+ unit developments).
• Trebbe: Dutch regional residential contractor and developer with comparable focus on woningcorporaties and area development. Similar project size profile (100-500 unit developments) and active in the same Randstad/South-Holland geographies.
• Hendriks Bouw en Ontwikkeling: Dutch mid-sized construction and development firm with comparable focus on residential, care, and renovation projects. Direct overlap with Kroon & de Koning in housing-corporation and healthcare tenders in central Netherlands.
• Dura Vermeer: Dutch family-owned construction and development firm with strong residential and area-development focus. Directly comparable in housing-corporation tender activity, sustainability programs, and the same Dutch regional market.
• Plegt-Vos: Dutch regional construction firm with strong residential and care-construction focus, comparable in size (~regional, mid-sized) and customer base (housing corporations, healthcare institutions, developers) in eastern Netherlands.
• Waal (VolkerWessels sister company): Sister company under VolkerWessels also focused on residential development and construction using MorgenWonen and similar industrialized methods. Operates in adjacent Dutch regions and is the closest internal comparator for operational and financial benchmarking.
• TBI Holdings (ERA Contour): Dutch conglomerate whose ERA Contour and other subsidiaries focus on residential and urban development. Competes in the same Dutch housing-corporation and developer tender market and has similar sustainability and modular ambitions.
• Ballast Nedam: Dutch construction and development company active in residential, healthcare, and area development. Direct peer in housing-corporation and municipal tenders, with comparable focus on energy-neutral and modular building methods.

Broad incumbents

• Royal BAM Group: One of the largest Dutch/European construction groups with significant residential contracting (BAM Woningbouw) and active in modular/off-site construction. Competes on the same municipal and housing-corporation tenders and operates at greater scale.
• Heijmans: Major Dutch construction and real estate group with a large residential development division (Heijmans Woningbouw). Direct overlap in social/market-rate housing tenders, energy-neutral renovation, and area development across the Randstad.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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