Lankhorst Sneek

What Lankhorst Sneek does

Lankhorst Engineered Products, headquartered in Sneek, Netherlands (founded 1803; pivoted to recycled plastics in 1975), is a niche market leader in thick-walled recycled plastic engineering. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WireCo WorldGroup. The company manufactures and sells products under two main brands: KLP® (Kunststof Lankhorst Product), a thick-walled (5–250mm wall thickness, 0.5–250kg shot weight) recycled plastic material available in standard, glass fiber-reinforced (KLP®-V), and steel-reinforced (KLP®-S) variants; and EKON®, a flat extrusion line producing plastic sheets and strips from PE, PP, and specialty materials under sub-brands such as Ekoboard, Ekogrip, Ekoprotect, Ekomove, and Ekoshield. Supporting capabilities include in-house CAD/FEM modelling, mould flow analysis, a calibrated materials laboratory, and a patented KLP® Foundation Beams coupling design. Production runs on 100% solar energy from an on-site solar park in Sneek; the EKON division operates from a separate facility in Born.

The company is organized into six dedicated divisions — Coil Storage Solutions, Railway Solutions, Infrastructure (civil engineering/GWW), Offshore Solutions, Custom Solutions, and EKON® — each with specialist sales coverage. End-customers span vertical segments including civil engineering & infrastructure (bridges, docks, sheet piling, urban furniture), railway networks (hybrid polymer sleepers), industrial manufacturing & logistics (coil/pipe storage), offshore energy (riser/pipeline protection), nuclear & utilities, rescue & emergency services, agriculture & horticulture, and maritime/vessels. Products are certified to ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001; structural designs meet Eurocode NEN-EN-1990/1991; specific products are TNO-tested, TÜV-evaluated, and Rijkswaterstaat-compliant; the Combi Damwand uses PEFC-certified wood.

The business model is project-based and B2B: revenue is generated through one-time sales of engineered plastic products (KLP® product line, EKON® sheets) and professional services for custom solutions. Pricing is quote-based per project, with no public price lists. The go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct enterprise sales (large projects, custom solutions) with a network of authorized dealers for standard KLP® products in the Netherlands (four dealers) and France (KLP France Ouest). The company claims global reach across multiple continents and exhibits at major industry events such as InnoTrans Berlin.

Name

Lankhorst Sneek

Legal name

Lankhorst Engineered Products

Website

https://lankhorst-ep.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1803

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lankhorst Engineered Products (Sneek, Netherlands; est. 1803) is a WireCo WorldGroup subsidiary that manufactures thick-walled recycled plastic products (KLP®) and flat-extrusion sheets (EKON®) for civil engineering, railway, industrial, offshore, and agricultural customers across Europe and globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recycled Plastic Engineering Products

NAICS

Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326), Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080), Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821), Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycled Plastic Compounds (PCR/PIR) (IMANABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Material Handling Protective Accessories (Slip Sheets, Corner Boards, Pallet Collars) (IMALAFAN)

Keywords

• Recycled plastic products
• Thick-walled polymer engineering
• Civil infrastructure solutions
• Polymer railway sleepers
• Sustainable plastic manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Sneek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. KLP Product Sales: Sale of thick-walled recycled plastic products for infrastructure, railway, and industrial applications. Products include bridges, steigers/docks, ground retention systems, urban furniture, and custom moulded parts.
2. EKON Flat Extrusion Products: Sale of plastic sheets and strips made from PE, PP, and specialty materials. Products include plastic on roll, plastic sheets, and custom extrusion solutions for poultry, gardening, civil infrastructure, industrial solutions, and thermoforming.
3. Custom Solutions Engineering: Custom plastic engineering services including consultation, design, prototyping, tooling, and production of tailor-made plastic solutions for unique industrial challenges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lankhorst Engineered Products manufactures thick-walled recycled plastic (KLP®) products for civil engineering, railway infrastructure, industrial coil handling, offshore energy, and rescue/emergency applications, plus EKON® flat-extruded plastic sheets and strips. Offerings include bridges, sheet piling, docks/piers, foundation beams, urban furniture, hybrid polymer railway sleepers, and tailor-made custom-moulded plastic solutions engineered to replace wood, steel, and concrete with 100% recycled, 50+ year-lifespan materials.

Product overview

Lankhorst Engineered Products is a market leader in thick-walled recycled plastic technology operating since 1803, organized into six divisions: Coil Storage Solutions (coil handling systems), Railway Solutions (hybrid polymer sleepers), Infra/Infrastructure (bridges, docks, ground retention, street furniture), Offshore Solutions (riser/pipeline protection), Custom Solutions (tailor-made polymer engineering), and EKON® (flat extrusion sheets and strips). The core KLP® brand provides the foundational recycled plastic material available in standard, glass fiber-reinforced (KLP®-V), and steel-reinforced (KLP®-S) variants. Infrastructure products include KLP® RapidRetain shore protection, KLP® Combi Damwand and KLP®-V Damwand sheet piles, KLP® Bruggen bridges, KLP® Steigers docks/piers, KLP® Straatmeubilair street furniture, KLP® Diamantkoppaal parking posts, KLP® Fundatiebalken foundation beams, and KLP® Grijpstenen anti-drowning ledges. EKON® produces plastic sheets and strips in various materials (HDPE, LDPE, PP, specialties) and specialty brands including Ekoboard, Ekogrip, Ekoprotect, Ekomove, Ekoshield, Ekoliner, and slipsheets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KLP®: Kunststof Lankhorst Product - thick-walled recycled plastic product line serving infrastructure, railway, coil storage, and offshore applications. Products include KLP®-V (glass fiber reinforced), KLP®-S (steel reinforced), and standard variants. Known for 50+ year lifespan, 100% recycled and recyclable materials.
• EKON®

Products and services

• KLP® Coil Storage Solutions Coil storage and transport systems made from KLP® thick-walled recycled plastic for managing steel coils in industrial facilities, replacing wood or metal storage racks with maintenance-free alternatives.
• KLP® Railway Solutions (Hybrid Polymer Sleepers) KLP® Hybrid Polymer sleepers serving as a sustainable, durable alternative to traditional wooden railway sleepers for rail networks and track systems.
• KLP® Infrastructure (Infra / GWW) KLP® products for civil and public-works engineering, including bridges, steigers (docks/piers), ground retention systems, sheet piling, and street furniture, offering maintenance-free alternatives to wood, steel, and concrete.
• KLP® Offshore Solutions Custom-engineered KLP® riser and pipeline protection solutions, deck covers, and other components for offshore energy and marine applications.
• KLP® Custom Solutions Tailor-made plastic engineering services from design, prototyping, tooling, and mould flow analysis through production, assembly, storage, and logistics for unique industrial plastic challenges across rescue, nuclear, utilities, and other sectors.
• EKON® Flat Extrusion Products Plastic sheets and strips from PE, PP, and specialty materials produced by EKON® flat extrusion in Born, Netherlands, including Plastic on Roll, Plastic Sheets, and specialty brands Ekoboard, Ekogrip/Colourgrip, Ekoprotect, Ekomove (road plates), Ekoshield, Ekoliner® (with non-woven fabric), and Ekon slipsheet.
• KLP® RapidRetain Lightweight recycled plastic shore protection system consisting of panels and combination piles with plastic caps, featuring unique panel connections that eliminate the need for pile alignment and use PEFC-certified softwood.
• KLP® Combi Damwand (Combi Sheet Pile) Sustainable sheet pile combining PEFC-certified wood with recycled plastic, where plastic protects the top portion where wood is most vulnerable, resulting in maintenance-free sheet piling.
• KLP®-V Damwand (Glass Fiber-Reinforced Sheet Pile) Glass fiber-reinforced plastic sheet pile for heavy-duty applications, offering high rigidity and impact resistance while maintaining KLP®'s durable, maintenance-free properties.
• KLP® Grijpstenen (Grip Stones) Lightweight recycled plastic anti-drowning ledges for integration into brick quay walls, providing handholds for people who fall into water.
• KLP® Gordingen & Wrijfstijlen Wear-resistant rubbing strips and fender systems made from 100% recycled plastic (PE), combining wood workability with plastic durability for protection of quay walls and docks; TNO-tested and Rijkswaterstaat-compliant.
• KLP® Straatmeubilair (Street Furniture) Durable, maintenance-free benches and picnic sets made from recycled plastic, widely used throughout the Netherlands.
• KLP® Diamantkoppaal Diamond-head parking posts made from recycled plastic, featuring unique X-base anchoring for high ground resistance without additional anchors, equipped with reflective red-white bands.
• KLP® Fundatiebalken (Foundation Beams) Lightweight foundation beams for small constructions such as garden sheds, weighing 8 kg per meter, easy to saw and install without concrete or drying time, with up to 50% faster installation than concrete and a patented shape-fast coupling design.
• KLP® Bruggen (Bridges) Durable, maintenance-free bridges made from recycled plastic, compliant with NEN-EN-1990/1991 Eurocode standards, with spans up to 5 meters without additional support.
• KLP® Steigers (Docks / Piers) Splinter-free, maintenance-free docks and piers with non-slip walking surface, designed for long technical lifespan and intensive use in water engineering applications; NEN-EN-1990/1991 Eurocode-compliant.
• KLP® Holle Paalkop Hollow pile cap protecting wooden foundation piles at the critical water-air transition zone, preventing degradation from moisture and oxygen.

Quantifiable outcome

• Environmental cost indicator (MKI) of only EUR 0.017 per kg for sheet piling products
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EmpateccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional social workplace that operates their own workshop directly on Lankhorst premises in Sneek. This close partnership creates meaningful employment opportunities for people in the community while ensuring seamless integration in the production process. Custom products are often assembled in cooperation with Empatec.
• KingmaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized KLP dealer in Hommerts, Friesland, Netherlands. Provides local sales and rapid delivery of standard KLP products.
• Van Dorp HoutminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized KLP dealer in Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Provides local sales of KLP composite plastic products.
• Postmus NuisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized KLP dealer in Nuis, Groningen, Netherlands. Provides local availability and advice on KLP products.
• KLP-OnlineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized KLP dealer in Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands. Provides online and local sales of KLP products.
• KLP France OuestminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized KLP distributor in Lorient, France (western regions). Provides local sales and distribution for French market.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fiberon: Manufacturer of composite decking, railing, and cladding products made from recycled materials. Comparable business model producing durable, low-maintenance recycled plastic products as substitutes for timber in outdoor and structural applications.
• TimberTech (AZEK): Composite decking and building products manufacturer (now part of The AZEK Company) producing capped polymer and composite boards for outdoor construction. Comparable in offering recycled-content durable alternatives to traditional materials.
• Trex Company: Largest US manufacturer of composite decking and outdoor building products made from recycled wood fibers and recycled polyethylene. Highly comparable to KLP as a recycled-plastic structural product serving infrastructure and outdoor construction end-uses, with overlapping value proposition of durability and low maintenance.
• Tangent Technologies: US manufacturer of recycled plastic lumber and structural profiles for marine, infrastructure, and industrial applications. Closely comparable to KLP in serving civil engineering, marine, and industrial markets with thick-section recycled plastic products.
• MoistureShield: Composite decking and lumber producer using recycled plastic content for outdoor structural applications. Direct competitor in the recycled plastic lumber category targeting infrastructure and outdoor durability use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Uponor: Global provider of plastic pipe and infrastructure solutions for building, civil, and utility applications. Comparable broader incumbent operating in infrastructure plastics with overlap in civil engineering end-markets and sustainability positioning.
• Wavin (Orbia): Global provider of plastic pipe and infrastructure solutions across water management, building, and civil engineering. Comparable as a broad incumbent plastics manufacturer serving similar civil and infrastructure end-markets, though focused on pipe systems rather than structural profiles.
• Sekisui Chemical: Large Japanese diversified chemicals and plastics manufacturer with sustainable and recycled plastic product lines including building and infrastructure materials. Comparable as an incumbent industrial player with recycled plastic technology serving infrastructure applications.

Emerging players

• Plasticiet: Dutch designer and producer of recycled plastic sheets made from local plastic waste streams for design, architectural, and industrial applications. Comparable as a Netherlands-based recycled plastic sheet manufacturer using similar input materials and circular-economy positioning.
• Plastix A/S: Danish company converting marine and industrial plastic waste into recycled plastic raw materials and products for infrastructure and consumer use. Comparable emerging player in recycled plastic compounds and downstream applications serving European markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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