Pellikaan Bouwbedrijf nv - België

What Pellikaan Bouwbedrijf nv - België does

Pellikaan Bouwbedrijf nv is a family-owned general contractor and integrated facility services provider founded in 1947, headquartered in Zaventem, Belgium. The firm operates an integrated Design-Build-Operate-Maintain (DBOM) service model, delivering turnkey construction projects bundled with long-term facility management to clients across Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Its portfolio is concentrated in education, sports and leisure, residential, and hospitality segments, with project evidence ranging from a 7,021 m² school to a 41-unit residential development and circular sports halls such as Den Turfput in Zemst.

The company's revenue model is anchored in DBOM contracts that combine upfront design and construction fees with multi-year maintenance and operating revenue, providing recurring income streams tied to public-sector and institutional clients. Sven Reynaert serves as General Director, and the firm employs approximately 28 staff according to firmographic data. The company is organized as a Belgian public limited company (nv) under family ownership, with no public financial disclosures and no recorded funding rounds, acquisitions, or external investors. The multilingual Dutch/English/German website and named projects in Bergisch Gladbach (Germany), Bedford, and Hinckley (United Kingdom) indicate an explicit international positioning despite the company's small headcount.

Competitive positioning rests on the bundled DBOM delivery model, accumulated sector know-how across education and sports/leisure facilities, and family-ownership continuity since 1947. The firm shows evidence of capability development in circular construction, an emerging differentiator in EU public-sector tenders, but no disclosed activity in digital construction technology, AI/ML applications, or adjacent verticals beyond its four core sectors.

Name

Pellikaan Bouwbedrijf nv - België

Legal name

Pellikaan Bouwbedrijf NV

Website

https://pellikaan.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pellikaan Bouwbedrijf nv is a family-owned Belgian construction firm offering integrated Design-Build-Operate-Maintain services across education, sports/leisure, residential, and hospitality sectors, with operations in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Design build construction
• Sports facility construction
• Educational facility construction
• Residential property development
• Circular construction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zaventem

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Full-service construction revenue from design, build, operate and maintain lifecycle covering sports facilities, educational institutions, residential developments and leisure complexes

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pellikaan Bouwbedrijf is a Belgian construction company that delivers four integrated expertises — Design, Build, Operate, and Maintain — for buildings and facilities in four sectors: sport, education, residential, and leisure/healthcare. The company manages projects across the full building lifecycle, from initial design and engineering through construction, and into long-term operation and maintenance of the delivered facilities.

Product overview

Pellikaan is a family construction company offering a unified, full-service building platform organized around four integrated expertises: Design, Build, Operate, and Maintain. This end-to-end approach covers the complete project lifecycle from initial ideas through post-opening operations and ongoing maintenance. The company specializes in societal pillars including education, work, and leisure facilities such as schools, sports complexes, swimming pools, and residential buildings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design (Ontwerp)

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,021 m² specialized educational facility delivered
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Veiligheid & PartnersminorOthersSafety and Partners program under Pellikaan's corporate responsibility section, indicating collaboration with safety-focused partners in construction operations

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Kohler Strabag Benelux: European construction major with Benelux and DACH presence; competes with Pellikaan for sports, education, and public-sector building tenders across Germany and the UK.
• BESIX: Large Belgian-headquartered EPC contractor operating across construction, concessions, and real estate across Europe and the Middle East; competes with Pellikaan on sports, education, and residential projects but at materially greater scale.
• CFE Group: Belgian-rooted construction and engineering group with activities in nonresidential building, civil works, and real estate development across Benelux; shares Pellikaan's design-build orientation but operates at a broader and larger scale.
• Royal BAM Group: Dutch-listed construction group with significant activity in nonresidential buildings (including sports and education) across the UK, Netherlands, and Belgium, overlapping Pellikaan's geographic footprint and target verticals at larger scale.
• Eiffage Benelux: European construction and concessions group active in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and the UK; competes for the same municipal and education tenders as Pellikaan, particularly on sustainable/energy-efficient buildings.

Direct peers

• Kroon & de Bont: Dutch design-and-build contractor specializing in sports halls, swimming pools, and leisure facilities; directly comparable niche focus to Pellikaan's sports and leisure vertical within a neighboring geography.
• Cordeel Group: Belgian industrial and nonresidential building contractor with integrated design-build capabilities and cross-border operations, serving similar education, leisure, and public-sector clients as Pellikaan.
• Democo: Belgian construction group offering design, build, and maintenance services for residential, commercial, and public-sector projects, overlapping closely with Pellikaan's vertical mix and DBOM-style positioning.
• Willemen Groep: Belgian family-owned general contractor active across nonresidential, residential, and civil construction, directly comparable to Pellikaan in scale, ownership structure, and integrated design-build services within the Belgian market.

Regional players

• Van Der Valk Bouw: Dutch construction firm historically linked to the Van der Valk hospitality brand, active in hotel and leisure construction; comparable niche overlap with Pellikaan's hospitality projects such as Hotel van der Valk Uden.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pellikaan-bouwbedrijf-nv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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