Kuijpers ProjectServe B.V.

What Kuijpers ProjectServe B.V. does

Kuijpers ProjectServe B.V. is a Dutch engineering and industrial automation company specializing in process technology for the food processing industry, headquartered in Zelhem, Gelderland. Originally established as ProjectServe with over 20 years of experience in the dairy sector, the company was acquired by technical services provider Kuijpers (P.G. Kuijpers & Zonen B.V.) in April 2018 and rebranded as Kuijpers ProjectServe. The firm serves dairy, food, pharmaceutical, and water treatment customers through an integrated portfolio spanning consultancy, pre-engineering, staff detachment, mechanical and electrical engineering, automation, and turn-key project delivery, with a particular specialization in Cleaning in Place (CIP) installations that automate hygienic cleaning without equipment disassembly.

The company's underlying technology is the proprietary Smart Factory data management platform, which links P&ID drawings to live taglists, automatically updates data when drawings change, and generates PLC code based on the functional purpose of components. Project execution follows a ten-phase V-Model methodology with ISA-88 standard software architecture, applied across automation platforms including Rockwell/Studio 5000, Siemens, Beckhoff, and MES systems. The platform also enables predictive maintenance and OEE performance analyses. Compliance frameworks include ATEX, EHEDG, HACCP, GMP, and the EU Machine Directive 2006/42/EC.

Kuijpers ProjectServe operates an enterprise field sales model with project-based pricing at hourly rates or fixed prices, targeting enterprise customers in food processing, pharmaceutical, and water treatment verticals. Its deepest relationship is with Friesland Campina Lochem, where 2-3 project managers have been embedded full-time for nearly two decades. Other named customers include LikeMeat in the plant-based meat alternatives segment. The company has 5 stated employees and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Kuijpers family business, leveraging the parent's broader sector knowledge and capacity.

Name

Kuijpers ProjectServe B.V.

Legal name

P.G. Kuijpers & Zonen B.V.

Website

https://projectserve.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kuijpers ProjectServe is a Dutch engineering and industrial automation firm specializing in process technology, CIP installations, and turn-key projects for dairy, food, pharmaceutical, and water treatment customers, powered by a proprietary Smart Factory data management platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Engineering Services for Food Processing

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Food & Beverage Processing Plant Construction (IMAFADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE), iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG)

Keywords

• Industrial automation services
• Food processing engineering
• Dairy plant engineering
• Cleaning in place systems
• PLC automation engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Zelhem

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: Complete engineering services from consultancy and pre-engineering to detail engineering, validation, commissioning and plant data maintenance. Project-based pricing or hourly rates.
2. Detachment Services: Detachment of software, hardware, and mechanical engineers as well as project leaders to support external projects.
3. Turn-key Projects: Complete turn-key project delivery including design, installation, inspection, and preventive/corrective maintenance of installations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kuijpers ProjectServe provides consultancy, mechanical, electrical, and automation engineering, plus turn-key project delivery for food processing installations, with a specialty in Cleaning in Place (CIP) systems. Engineers and project managers operate full-time at client sites, supported by a proprietary Smart Factory platform that links P&ID drawings to taglists and automates PLC code generation.

Product overview

Kuijpers ProjectServe is an engineering and industrial automation company offering a integrated portfolio of consultancy, engineering, and turn-key project services for the food processing industry. The core offering combines consulting services (feasibility studies, pre-engineering, staff detachment) with three engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical/hardware, and automation/software engineering) delivered through a proprietary Smart Factory data management platform. Their specialized Cleaning in Place (CIP) installations provide automated hygienic cleaning solutions for food and pharmaceutical production facilities. The Smart Factory platform serves as the central technology for integrating P&ID drawings with automated taglists and PLC code generation, enabling data-driven plant operations and predictive maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advies & Consultancy

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant time savings and reduction in cleaning agents through efficient CIP installations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KuijperscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProjectServe became part of technical service provider Kuijpers in April 2018 under the name Kuijpers ProjectServe. The affiliation with the Brabant family business enables Kuijpers ProjectServe to further develop and provides access to extensive knowledge, experience, and capacity in other sectors.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Alfa Laval: Global industrial equipment company serving food, dairy, pharma, and water treatment with hygienic processing and cleaning solutions. Comparable in CIP technology focus and target verticals, though a much larger publicly-listed incumbent.
• Krones AG: German supplier of integrated plant engineering for the food and beverage industry, including dairy processors. Comparable in turn-key project delivery and food industry specialization, but at significantly larger scale with global operations.
• Tetra Pak: Global food and beverage processing equipment and solutions provider with deep dairy industry presence. Comparable to Kuijpers ProjectServe in the dairy processing customer base and turn-key project delivery model, though at vastly larger scale and broader product portfolio.
• SPX FLOW: Provider of process engineering solutions and equipment for food, beverage, and industrial markets including dairy. Comparable in food processing focus and CIP/cleaning expertise, but operates globally with much larger engineering capacity.
• GEA Group: Large industrial machinery group focused on food processing, dairy, and pharma plant engineering. Directly comparable in target verticals (dairy, food, pharma) and turn-key project delivery, though at significantly larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• Endress+Hauser: Global supplier of industrial process measurement and automation instrumentation for food, pharma, and water industries. Comparable in industrial automation instrumentation serving similar food/pharma/water verticals, though with a much broader product portfolio.
• Bühler Group: Swiss plant and process engineering specialist for food and feed industries with strong presence in dairy-adjacent segments. Comparable in food processing turn-key engineering and process technology, though at much larger scale with global operations.

Direct peers

• ATS Automation Tooling Systems: Provider of custom automation and turn-key industrial automation solutions for life sciences, food, and consumer products. Comparable in industrial automation services, PLC/SCADA integration, and turn-key project delivery for regulated end-markets.
• HRS Heat Exchangers: Specialist in hygienic heat exchangers and process equipment for food, dairy, and beverage industries. Comparable as a niche engineering company serving food processing and dairy customers with specialized hygienic equipment and CIP-related expertise.
• Tri-Star Group: Smaller-scale food and dairy processing equipment specialist offering CIP systems and hygienic processing solutions. Comparable as a niche engineering firm focused on CIP and dairy processing, though likely with broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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