MedicomZes
MedicomZes is a Dutch specialist healthcare construction contractor founded in 1974 and part of the VolkerWessels group. It builds and renovates hospitals, operating theatres, laboratories, cleanrooms and research facilities for Dutch university medical centers and topclinical hospitals.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1974
- HeadquartersAmsterdam / Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What MedicomZes does
MedicomZes B.V. is a Dutch specialist general contractor founded in 1974, headquartered in Schiphol-Rijk with regional offices in Amsterdam, Groningen and Rotterdam. The company is a subsidiary of the VolkerWessels construction group and focuses exclusively on healthcare construction: new builds, refurbishments and technical fit-outs for hospitals, operating theatres, intensive-care and recovery units, laboratories, cleanrooms, radiology suites, and research and diagnostics facilities. Its named reference base spans the major Dutch university medical centres and topclinical hospitals — Amsterdam UMC, UMCG, UMCU, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Diakonessenhuis, Martini Ziekenhuis and the transformed Het Slotervaart — indicating a client roster concentrated in the top tier of Dutch institutional healthcare.
The firm's technical offering centres on highly regulated healthcare environments: sterile operating theatres, BSL-grade labs, radio pharmacies, hybrid ORs and controlled cleanrooms. It highlights proprietary building components — notably the crashdek ceiling/floor system and prefab facade solutions — used in flagship builds, and executes projects predominantly inside "bouwcombinaties" (joint ventures) with VolkerWessels sister companies such as Kuijpers (installations), HOMIJ (technical services), Hanab (piping and electrical, formalised in September 2025), BRI Groep (masonry, partner on the UMCU Diergeneeskunde veterinary faculty build in 2025), Alkondor, Holland Staal and ULC. The certification stack — ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, Safety Culture Ladder Level 4 (achieved 2025), VCA Petrochemie, CO2 Prestatieladder Niveau 4, FSC, PEFC and BREEAM In-Use — functions as a prequalification set for healthcare tenders requiring the highest safety and sustainability thresholds. Equipment electrification reached 73% under the #emissievrij2030 programme in 2025.
The business model is project-based and tender-driven: clients are procured via open tender or selectie procedures, with multi-year project durations (e.g. Slotervaart ran four years; Noordwest Phase 1 ran three years to March 2026). Pricing is per-project; revenue is recognised through lead-contractor or share-of arrangements in JV combinations. With a 28-employee core of project management and coordination staff, on-site construction capacity is drawn from sister-company and subcontractor partners, which keeps the asset base light while supporting execution of 22,800–50,000 m² healthcare builds concurrently.
MedicomZes firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- MedicomZes
- Legal name
- MedicomZes
- Website
- https://medicomzes.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1974
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- MedicomZes is a Dutch specialist healthcare construction contractor founded in 1974 and part of the VolkerWessels group. It builds and renovates hospitals, operating theatres, laboratories, cleanrooms and research facilities for Dutch university medical centers and topclinical hospitals.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
MedicomZes industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Healthcare Construction Services
- NAICS
- Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Healthcare Facility Construction (Hospitals, Clinics, Labs) (IMAFACAD)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Healthcare & Laboratory Interior Fit-Out (IMAFANAC)
Keywords
Where MedicomZes is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Amsterdam / Schiphol-Rijk
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
MedicomZes business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Healthcare Construction Projects: Design, construction, renovation, and maintenance of healthcare facilities including hospitals, operating theatres, laboratories, cleanrooms, and research/education buildings. Projects are acquired through competitive tenders and direct negotiation with institutional clients. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts as a general contractor and coördinerend bouwkundig aannemer within construction joint ventures.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
MedicomZes product offering
Product offeringCore offering
MedicomZes is a Dutch construction company that designs, builds, manages, and maintains healthcare facilities including hospitals, operating theatres, laboratories, cleanrooms, and research/education buildings. Operating since 1974 as a specialist builder within the VolkerWessels group, the company acts as a coördinerend bouwkundig aannemer (coordinating structural contractor) delivering projects through construction joint ventures with installation and technical partners, executing works in fully operational hospital settings without disrupting patient care.
Product overview
MedicomZes is a construction company specializing in healthcare infrastructure, not a software product company. Their offering consists of integrated construction services for the healthcare sector, including hospital construction, operating rooms/laboratories/cleanrooms, research facilities, and healthcare facility transformation. The company designs, builds, manages, and maintains projects in complex curative healthcare, laboratories, and cleanroom environments. As a VolkerWessels company operating since 1974, they serve Dutch healthcare institutions through three office locations (Amsterdam, Groningen, Rotterdam) and deliver both small-scale maintenance projects and large-scale complex healthcare projects.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Hospital Construction (Ziekenhuizen) Full-service hospital construction including new builds, renovations, and complex healthcare facility projects for Dutch hospitals and university medical centres. The company serves as a specialised healthcare builder executing work in fully operational hospital environments.
- Operating Rooms, Labs and Cleanrooms (OK's, labs en cleanrooms) Realization of high-end operating rooms (OK's), hybrid operating theatres, laboratories, and cleanrooms that meet the highest technical precision requirements for healthcare environments, including central sterilisation departments (CSA) and biosafety levels ABSL-I through III.
- Research and Education Facilities (Onderzoeks- en onderwijsinstellingen) Construction of research and educational institutions, combining standard building with specialised laboratory facilities (BSL-II/III) for academic and research purposes, including veterinary research and biomedical facilities.
- Healthcare Facility Transformation and Renovation Large-scale transformation and renovation of existing healthcare facilities, including the conversion of former hospitals into modern care centres with updated infrastructure, sustainable systems, and rooftop additions.
Quantifiable outcome
- First healthcare building of Amsterdam UMC with WKO (heat and cold storage) system, making it 25% more sustainable than BENG (near-energy-neutral building) requirements.
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Companies that use MedicomZes
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
MedicomZes technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
MedicomZes partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- Hanab Installation TechnologycoreBouwcombinatie (construction joint venture) formed for healthcare construction projects. MedicomZes | Hanab has executed multiple projects together including the Central Sterilisation Department (CSA) at Diakonessenhuis Utrecht (approximately 700 m²) and the operating centre at UMCG. The partnership combines structural construction expertise with specialist installation technology.
- BRI GroepmajorPartnership for the Onderwijs- en Onderzoeksfaciliteit Diergeneeskunde project at De Tolakker (Universiteit Utrecht). BRI Groep provides technical installations for the veterinary research and education facility, which includes ABSL-I, II, and III level laboratories.
- KuijperscoreBouwcombinatie MedicomZes-Kuijpers was formed to deliver the Research & Diagnostiek Centrum (RDC) ADORE at Amsterdam UMC, locatie VUmc. Kuijpers brought specialist installation expertise for controlled environments. The joint venture successfully delivered the 22,800 m² hightech research centre in 2.5 years.
- ULC InstallatietechniekcoreOngoing partnership for healthcare construction projects, most notably the Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep Phase 1 project in Alkmaar (35,000 m²). ULC is responsible for all building-bound installations while MedicomZes serves as coordinating structural contractor.
- HOMIJ Technische InstallatiescoreBouwcombinatie MedicomZes-HOMIJ executed the transformation of Het Slotervaart (2020–2024), including the casco renovation and the 6,000 m² rooftop addition. Both companies are VolkerWessels subsidiaries, enabling integrated project delivery for complex hospital transformations.
- Inbo ArchitectenminorArchitecture firm involved in the transformation of Het Slotervaart, responsible for the overall design of the renovation of the kruisgebouw (44,000 m² BVO).
- Dev_real estateminorReal estate development advisor involved in the transformation of Het Slotervaart, working with the construction joint venture during the design development phase.
- VolkerWesselscoreMedicomZes is a VolkerWessels company, providing access to group resources, shared services, and a network of sister companies for integrated project delivery. VolkerWessels is one of the largest construction groups in the Netherlands.
- Visser & Smit BouwcoreMedicomZes is part of Visser & Smit Bouw, a VolkerWessels subsidiary. Visser & Smit Bouw serves as the parent construction company, with MedicomZes acting as its dedicated healthcare construction division.
- BCT Architecten / The Architech CompanyminorArchitecture firm responsible for the design of the Onderwijs- en Onderzoeksfaciliteit Diergeneeskunde at De Tolakker, developed in collaboration with Pieters Bouwtechniek.
- Pieters BouwtechniekminorStructural engineering firm responsible for the construction design of the Onderwijs- en Onderzoeksfaciliteit Diergeneeskunde at De Tolakker.
- TRAJECT Adviseurs & Managers b.v.minorTechnical installation advisor for the Onderwijs- en Onderzoeksfaciliteit Diergeneeskunde project, designing the technical installations.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
MedicomZes competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- TBI Holdings: Dutch construction group whose subsidiaries (including Croonwolter&dros and J.P. van Eesteren) execute hospital and healthcare projects. Comparable as a diversified construction group that bundles structural and installation disciplines, similar to MedicomZes' VolkerWessels bouwcombinatie model.
- Arcadis: Dutch-headquartered global design and engineering consultancy with healthcare and hospital project advisory work. Comparable at the design/engineering interface of large healthcare construction programmes.
- Dura Vermeer: Dutch construction group active in healthcare facility construction alongside residential, commercial and civil infrastructure. Competes for hospital tenders with broader capability set than MedicomZes' specialist focus.
- Heijmans: Major Dutch construction and development company with active healthcare and hospital construction projects. Competes with MedicomZes for institutional tenders but competes across residential, infrastructure and utilities too.
- Royal HaskoningDHV: Large Dutch engineering and project management consultancy active in healthcare facility design and supervision. Adjacent comparable: competes for design and engineering mandates on the same hospital projects that MedicomZes builds.
- Koninklijke BAM Groep: Large Dutch general contractor with a significant healthcare construction portfolio including new-build hospitals and renovations. Overlaps with MedicomZes on UMC tenders but operates across many non-healthcare segments as well.
- Strukton: Dutch infrastructure and construction firm with healthcare building experience as part of its broader portfolio. Competes with MedicomZes for hospital tenders but is more infrastructure-weighted.
Direct peers
- Hegeman Bouwgroep: Dutch construction specialist with a dedicated healthcare and hospital construction division, competing for the same UMC and regional hospital tenders as MedicomZes. Most directly comparable in scale, customer segment and live-environment specialism.
Others
- Visser & Smit Bouw: Parent entity of MedicomZes within VolkerWessels. Not a market peer in the traditional sense, but the most directly comparable sister operation in terms of general construction capability, geographic footprint, and access to the same group resources.
- Witteveen+Bos: Dutch engineering consultancy participating in healthcare and laboratory facility design. Ecosystem-adjacent comparable that often works on the same institutional projects as MedicomZes in advisory rather than execution capacity.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
MedicomZes social profiles
Digital presenceMedicomZes compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance9 records
MedicomZes financial estimates
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MedicomZes leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
MedicomZes funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
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MedicomZes M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about MedicomZes
What does MedicomZes do?
MedicomZes is a Dutch construction company that designs, builds, manages, and maintains healthcare facilities including hospitals, operating theatres, laboratories, cleanrooms, and research/education buildings. Operating since 1974 as a specialist builder within the VolkerWessels group, the company acts as a coördinerend bouwkundig aannemer (coordinating structural contractor) delivering projects through construction joint ventures with installation and technical partners, executing works in fully operational hospital settings without disrupting patient care.
Is MedicomZes a public or private company?
MedicomZes is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was MedicomZes founded?
MedicomZes was founded in 1974. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is MedicomZes based?
MedicomZes is headquartered in Amsterdam / Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does MedicomZes make money?
One revenue line is on record: healthcare Construction Projects.
Who are MedicomZes's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are TBI Holdings, Arcadis, Dura Vermeer, Heijmans, Royal HaskoningDHV, Koninklijke BAM Groep and Strukton. Hegeman Bouwgroep is listed as a direct peer. Others are Visser & Smit Bouw and Witteveen+Bos.
Does MedicomZes have an API?
No public API is recorded for MedicomZes.
What industry is MedicomZes in?
MedicomZes's product category is Healthcare Construction Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFACAD, Healthcare Facility Construction (Hospitals, Clinics, Labs), with a secondary code of IMAFANAC, Healthcare & Laboratory Interior Fit-Out. Its NAICS code is 5413.