Loonbedrijf Sturm-Jacobs B.V.

What Loonbedrijf Sturm-Jacobs B.V. does

Loonbedrijf Sturm-Jacobs B.V. is a privately held Dutch agricultural contracting company (loonbedrijf) founded in 1946 in Wieringerwerf, Noord-Holland, and currently owned by Pim Sturm and Cindy Sturm-Jacobs (since 2010). The company operates three divisions: arable farming (akkerbouw, ~65% of operations), bulb cultivation (bollenteelt), and earthworks (grondverzet), serving arable farms, bulb growers, construction firms, government bodies, and private clients primarily in North-Holland with regular operations across the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Southern France. Service offerings span tillage, sowing/planting, spraying, combine harvesting, ridge pulling, bulb planting/harvesting, crane work, dumper transport, precision leveling, and yard/path construction, supported by a modern, GPS/RTK-GPS-equipped fleet including tracked harvesters, a 27-ton Cat excavator with 3D GPS, combine harvesters with yield mapping, and a Tebbe spreader for variable-rate fertilization.

The company's underlying technology centres on precision agriculture via RTK-GPS for sub-centimeter accuracy, variable-rate application based on task cards and soil maps, and laser/GPS-controlled leveling. Sturm-Jacobs pioneered the double-net 1.80m tulip bulb planting system in 2001 (first in the world), developed the S-System for bulb harvesters (now industry standard in the Netherlands), self-built onion tunnel sprayers, and co-developed a custom GPS-equipped bulb planter with Machinefabriek Koops in 2016. The company is VCA* and VKL certified, a Cumela Nederland member, and an SBB-recognized apprenticeship placement company.

Revenue is generated through service fees for contracted agricultural and earthworks work (professional services model) plus a smaller materials sales stream (sand, grit, garden soil, compost, concrete slabs, drainage channels). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers contact the company directly via phone (Thomas de Klerk for planning, Pim Sturm for other matters) or email. The company maintains long-standing customer relationships, including Vertify (research platform partnership since 2013), and pursues growth through technology adoption, partnership with Smart Farming NHN (2019), and selective geographic expansion into Belgian, German, and French bulb operations.

Name

Loonbedrijf Sturm-Jacobs B.V.

Legal name

Loonbedrijf Sturm-Jacobs B.V.

Website

https://loonbedrijfsturmjacobs.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Loonbedrijf Sturm-Jacobs B.V. is a privately held Dutch agricultural contractor (loonbedrijf) in Wieringerwerf, Noord-Holland, founded in 1946 and owned by Pim and Cindy Sturm-Jacobs. It provides arable farming, bulb cultivation, and earthworks services to farms, bulb growers, construction firms, government, and private clients across the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and France using GPS/RTK-equipped equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Contracting Services

NAICS

Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine (115113)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Harvesting & Combining Services (Grain, Oilseed, Row Crop) (AFACAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tillage & Field Preparation Services (Plowing, Cultivating, Bed Prep) (AFACAAAF), Crop Spraying & Chemical Application Services (Ground Rig) (AFACAAAB)

Keywords

• Agricultural contracting services
• Arable farming operations
• Bulb cultivation services
• Earthworks contracting
• Precision agriculture services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wieringerwerf

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Contracting Services (Loonwerk): Full-service agricultural contracting from sowing/planting through harvesting, covering approximately 65% of operations in arable farming and including bulb cultivation. Services also include earthmoving, crane work, site preparation, and private garden/estate services. Revenue is generated through service fees for contracted agricultural and civil engineering work.
2. Materials Sales: Sale of construction materials including sand, grit, garden soil, compost, clay/growing soil, concrete slabs (new and used Stelcon plates), and drainage channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Loonbedrijf Sturm-Jacobs B.V. is a Dutch agricultural contractor that performs field operations for arable farms and bulb growers, including arable farming (akkerbouw), bulb/tulip cultivation (bollenteelt), and earthworks (grondverzet). The company also sells agricultural materials such as sand and offers GPS/RTK-guided precision agriculture services to farming clients in the Netherlands.

Product overview

Loonbedrijf Sturm-Jacobs B.V. is a diversified agricultural contractor providing comprehensive services across three main divisions: arable farming (akkerbouw), bulb cultivation (bollenteelt), and earthworks (grondverzet). The company's precision agriculture module (Precisielandbouw) serves as a technology-forward offering utilizing GPS/RTK-GPS for site-specific farming operations. Arable services include specialized crop-specific operations for potatoes, sugar beets, chicory, onions, carrots, and broad spreading/fertilization, while the Vertify research partnership provides trial field support. The earthworks division offers crane services, dumper transport, precision leveling, and yard/path construction. A residential services arm addresses private customer needs, and a materials sales operation completes the portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arable Farming Contracting (Akkerbouw)

Quantifiable outcome

• Bollenteelt 1.80m beds now standard: 4,750 ha cultivated in the Netherlands (2017)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Smart Farming NHNminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019A cooperation between business, government, education, and research launched on 5 November 2019. The data and knowledge platform aims to apply high-tech and data solutions in the agricultural sector of North-Holland North. Sturm-Jacobs is a member, contributing to the optimization of business results, product quality, and sustainable use of soil, water, and energy.
• Machinefabriek KoopscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Collaborated with Machinefabriek Koops (Middenmeer) to develop and build a completely new bulb planter in 2016. The planter features the ability to plant bulbs up to 25% thicker on the outer side of the net and is equipped with GPS.
• Vertify (formerly Proeftuin Zwaagdijk)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Since 2013, Sturm-Jacobs has served as Vertify's research platform, hosting a large portion of arable farming research on its fields at Medemblikkerweg. The company performs sowing, hoeing, spraying, irrigation, and harvesting on trial plots using specially adapted miniature machinery. Work extends to locations across the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Germany.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Kverneland Group: Norwegian-origin and now Kubota-owned manufacturer of tillage, seeding, spraying, and feeding implements distributed across Europe. Comparable as a primary equipment supplier whose implements are deployed by Dutch contractors across arable and bulb operations.
• Lemken GmbH & Co. KG: German family-owned manufacturer of tillage, sowing, and crop-protection implements widely used in Dutch agriculture. Comparable as a primary equipment supplier whose tillage and seeding implements are deployed by contractors such as Sturm-Jacobs.
• Amazone: German family-owned manufacturer of fertilizer spreaders, crop-protection sprayers, and tillage implements. Comparable as a key supplier of the variable-rate application and sprayer technology used in Dutch precision contracting.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Agrifirm Group: Dutch agricultural cooperative providing crop solutions, feed, and arable services to member farmers across the Netherlands. Comparable as a Dutch agricultural services organization serving the same arable-farming customer base, although it operates at much greater scale and with a broader portfolio than Sturm-Jacobs.
• CLAAS KGaA: German family-owned agricultural machinery specialist focused on combines, forage harvesters, and tractors. Comparable as a leading European harvester manufacturer competing in the same agricultural contracting space where Sturm-Jacobs operates its own harvester fleet.
• AGCO Corporation: Global manufacturer of agricultural equipment including Fendt, Massey Ferguson, and Valtra tractors plus application machinery and combines. Comparable as a key OEM whose implements and combines are deployed across the Dutch agricultural contracting industry alongside Sturm-Jacobs' New Holland fleet.
• Deere & Company: Global leader in agricultural equipment and precision-agriculture technology including GPS, RTK, and ISOBUS. Comparable as a key equipment and technology partner whose customers include agricultural contractors like Sturm-Jacobs and whose precision-agriculture strategy overlaps with the company's RTK-GPS service offering.
• Kubota Corporation: Japanese global manufacturer of tractors and agricultural machinery, including the Kverneland implements business. Comparable as a major equipment supplier to Dutch agricultural contractors and a broad incumbent in the precision-agriculture ecosystem.

Direct peers

• CNB (Coöperatieve Nederlandse Bloembollencentrale): Cooperative Dutch flower bulb trade and brokerage organization supporting Dutch and international bulb growers. Comparable through its deep focus on the Dutch bulb sector where Sturm-Jacobs pioneered 1.80m bed-planting and S-System harvester technologies.

Emerging players

• Trimble Inc. US-based precision-agriculture technology provider offering GPS, RTK, variable-rate application, and farm management software. Comparable as a precision-agriculture technology player whose offerings parallel Sturm-Jacobs' precision-contracting capabilities and whose pricing and product roadmap shape contractor economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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