What MAES does

MAES (legal name: Algemene Bouw Maes, VAT BE 0885.778.858) is a Belgian general construction company headquartered in Gent, operating as a subsidiary within the Groep Van Roey diversified construction group. With 69 employees and operations centered on East Flanders, West Flanders, Flemish Brabant, and the Brussels-Capital Region, MAES delivers large, complex construction projects across multiple sectors including office buildings, industrial facilities, laboratories, residential developments, hospitality venues, sports and recreation facilities, and student housing. The company operates exclusively on a B2B basis, engaging private and public-sector clients directly through tender processes and partnership discussions.

The company's service portfolio spans five delivery modalities: nieuwbouw (new construction), renovatie (renovation, with emphasis on circularity and reuse), design & build (integrated architectural and engineering execution), bouwteams (collaborative construction teams), and PPS (public-private partnerships). Project execution is structured around three coordinated internal entities — study and calculation, purchasing and work preparation, and execution — with the procurement/preparation function explicitly positioned as the central axis for sustainability decisions. Technical differentiators focus on energy efficiency: deployment of city battery systems on construction sites and smart applications that monitor and reduce energy consumption and flatten peak loads. The company also collaborates with UGent knowledge centers on sustainability working groups and partners with Labeur, a Gent-based inclusion organization, for social sustainability.

Revenue is generated on a project-by-project basis through tender quotations, with no public pricing and no software/SaaS revenue model. Growth signals are indirect but include active hiring, a diversified cross-sector project pipeline, and increasing integration with Groep Van Roey sister companies across construction (Van Roey, vanhout.pro, Artem), supply (Staalbeton, Architon), development (Van Roey Vastgoed), and technical services (Van Roey Services, Metiz, Alfa Group, IFTech). The company is privately held with no identified institutional investor involvement, and ownership rests with Groep Van Roey NV as the parent entity.

Name

MAES

Legal name

Algemene Bouw Maes

Website

https://maes.pro

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MAES (Algemene Bouw Maes) is a 69-employee Belgian general contractor in Gent, delivering large new-build, renovation, design & build, bouwteam, and PPS projects across office, industrial, residential, hospitality, and public sectors in Flanders and Brussels as part of Groep Van Roey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gent

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Revenue generated from construction projects including new construction, renovation, design & build, bouwteams (construction teams), and PPS (public-private partnerships). Projects span across multiple sectors including office buildings, industry, labs, residential, hospitality, swimming pools, and student housing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MAES (Algemene Bouw Maes) is a B2B construction company that plans and executes large, complex construction projects across Belgium from study and calculation through procurement, work preparation, and execution. Its portfolio spans new construction, renovation, design & build, bouwteams (collaborative construction teams), and public-private partnerships (PPS) for office, industrial, laboratory, residential, hospitality, and public-sector clients. The company focuses on integrating sustainability and energy efficiency into project delivery, leveraging its position within Groep Van Roey for comprehensive construction solutions.

Product overview

MAES (Algemene Bouw Maes) is a construction company operating as part of Groep Van Roey, offering a unified portfolio of construction services rather than discrete software products. Their core offering encompasses general construction services spanning study and calculation, procurement and work preparation, and execution phases. The company delivers projects through multiple service modalities: new construction (Nieuwbouw), renovation (Renovatie), design & build, bouwteams (collaborative construction teams), and PPS (public-private partnerships). Their integrated approach enables them to serve diverse sectors including office buildings, industrial facilities, laboratories, residential projects, hospitality (hotels and restaurants), swimming pools, and student housing, with particular focus on large-scale challenging projects. MAES operates primarily in East and West Flanders, Flemish Brabant, and Brussels from their headquarters in Gent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects across multiple sectors: office, industrial, labs, residential, hospitality, swimming pools, student housing

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groep Van RoeycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of MAES. Groep Van Roey is a major Belgian construction group providing strategic direction, shared services, and coordination across subsidiary companies including construction contractors, real estate development, and technical services.
• Van RoeyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within Groep Van Roey focused on construction services, collaborating with MAES on various projects.
• vanhout.prominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister construction company within Groep Van Roey group, potentially collaborating on larger projects.
• ArtemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister construction company within the Groep Van Roey group.
• Van Roey VastgoedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate development company within Groep Van Roey, potentially collaborating on development projects.
• Van Roey ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical services and facility management company within the group.
• Alfa GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical services company within the Groep Van Roey ecosystem.
• SportoaseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports facility operator within Groep Van Roey group, collaborated on sports and recreation construction projects.
• LabeurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInclusion organization in Gent helping people with distance to the labor market. MAES partners with Labeur for social sustainability initiatives, providing meaningful employment opportunities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Besix: Major Belgian-headquartered international construction group operating across building, infrastructure, and concessions. Comparable to MAES in general building contracting and PPS capability but at much larger scale with global geographic reach across Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
• CFE: Belgian-listed construction group with divisions in construction, multi-technical services, and real estate development. Comparable to MAES in Belgian multi-sector construction but operates at significantly larger scale with a broader portfolio spanning civil works and concessions.

Regional players

• Royal BAM Group: Dutch-listed construction group offering general building contracting and infrastructure services across the Netherlands and UK. Comparable to MAES in general construction activities and enterprise customer focus but primarily serves Dutch and UK markets rather than Belgium.

Direct peers

• CIT Blaton: Belgian general construction company headquartered in Brussels, serving commercial, residential, and industrial sectors across Belgium. Comparable due to similar multi-sector general contracting model, comparable project scale, and Belgian market focus.
• Artem: Sister company within Groep Van Roey offering general construction services in Belgium. Directly comparable to MAES as another operating construction contractor under the same parent with similar multi-sector service offerings and Belgian market focus.
• Wust: Belgian construction company with general building contractor activities across multiple sectors in Belgium. Comparable to MAES in Belgian general construction market positioning, multi-sector scope, and project types.
• Democo: Belgian general construction company focused on large-scale and complex building projects across Belgium. Comparable due to similar appetite for complex multi-sector projects, comparable customer types (enterprise, public), and Belgian market presence.
• Vanhout.pro: Sister company within Groep Van Roey providing general construction services with a strong industrial focus. Comparable due to identical parent ownership, similar general contracting model, and overlapping Belgian customer base across commercial, industrial, and residential segments.
• Van Roey: Sister company within Groep Van Roey offering general construction services with similar multi-sector expertise but operating in a different Belgian geography (Antwerp region). Most direct comparable due to identical parent ownership, overlapping services, and matching customer profile.
• Galère: Belgian general construction company (subsidiary of Wanty group) operating in building, civil works, and multi-sector projects. Comparable to MAES in its Belgian multi-sector general contracting profile and similar target customer mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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