What Gemeente Roosendaal does

Gemeente Roosendaal is a Dutch municipal government entity serving the city of Roosendaal and five surrounding villages (Wouw, Heerle, Nispen, Moerstraten, and surrounding areas) in the province of North Brabant. It employs approximately 550 staff who deliver public services to local residents, businesses, and visitors from the HUIS van Roosendaal headquarters at Stadserf 1 and the Mijn Roosendaal online citizen portal. Core service lines include waste management using a Diftar differentiated-rate system, building and event permits, civil registration and personal documents, social services (WMO, Jeugd, Werkplein), urban planning, public safety enforcement, and sustainability/subsidy programs.

The municipality's technology footprint centers on the Mijn Roosendaal digital self-service portal, supplemented by the Afvalwijzer iOS/Android waste-collection app, the Saverpas access-card system for underground waste containers, the Zivver secure-communication channel for responsible-disclosure reporting, and a relaunched municipal website (2025). It is also producing a podcast (Knaldrang). Technical certifications include DigiToegankelijk.nl Level A and EN 301 549 digital accessibility, plus GDPR compliance with a dedicated Functionaris Gegevensbescherming and IBD information-security participation. No proprietary AI/ML, patents, or external APIs are disclosed.

Gemeente Roosendaal is funded primarily through Dutch municipal revenue streams: local taxes and levies (afvalstoffenheffing under Diftar, OZB onroerendezaakbelasting), intergovernmental grants from national and provincial bodies (including €14.9 million from the Volkshuisvestingsfonds and €7.2 million for livability/safety), and program-specific subsidies. Active strategic initiatives include the Bovendonk development (260+ homes on the former Gertrudis terrain), the Spoor C development (337 homes with Alwel), the Stationskwartier with NS and the Province, and energy-transition programs via Stichting Energietransitie Roosendaal. Leadership transitioned in 2024 with Mark Buijs installed as burgemeester under a new coalition agreement titled "We doen het samen!"

Name

Gemeente Roosendaal

Legal name

Gemeente Roosendaal

Website

https://roosendaal.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Gemeente Roosendaal is a Dutch municipal government entity employing approximately 550 staff to deliver public services — waste management, permits, social services, and urban planning — to the residents and businesses of Roosendaal and five surrounding villages in North Brabant, Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Local Taxes and Levies: Municipality collects various local taxes including afvalstoffenheffing (waste levy) based on Diftar (differentiated rates) system, OZB (onroerendezaakbelasting), and other municipal levies. Revenue also comes from government grants and subsidies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gemeente Roosendaal is a Dutch local government municipality providing statutory public services to approximately 77,000 residents and businesses across Roosendaal and five surrounding villages. Its core offerings include waste management under the Diftar system, permit issuance, civil registration and personal documents, social support (Wmo, Jeugd, Werkplein), urban planning, and sustainability subsidies. Services are delivered through the physical HUIS van Roosendaal service center, the Mijn Roosendaal digital portal, and the Direct Regelen online service catalog.

Product overview

Gemeente Roosendaal operates a digital citizen service platform offering online and physical services. The core offering consists of the Mijn Roosendaal citizen portal, the Direct Regelen service categories, and the HUIS van Roosendaal physical service location. Supporting services include waste management (Afvalwijzer app, Saverpas, Afvalkalender), permit applications, grants/subsidies, electoral services, and community programs like the Dag van Roosendaal annual celebration and 'Het begint met een idee' citizen initiative funding. The municipality also provides security services through Responsible Disclosure and comprehensive privacy compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Afvalwijzer App

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 200,000 tiles removed for greener Roosendaal - winner of NK Tegelwippen
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• AlwelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Housing corporation Alwel collaborates on Spoor C development building 337 homes, and on Westrand area development. Major partner in housing projects.
• NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Municipality and NS collaborate on Stationskwartier (Station Quarter) development project, with NS and Province working together on the future development of the station area.
• Provincie Noord-BrabantmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Province and municipality jointly invest in urban development including Stadshart-Noord and various infrastructure projects. Collaboration on mobility and spatial planning.
• EnexissupportingTechnology or IntegrationEnexis is energy grid operator in the region. Multiple property transactions involving Enexis-owned land are published through Didam procedure.
• TenneTsupportingTechnology or IntegrationNational grid operator TenneT has rights of establishment (recht van opstal) for energy infrastructure in the municipality area.
• Designer Outlet RoosendaalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigner Outlet shopping center collaborates with the municipality on city development and tourism promotion. Expansion plans in development.
• Veiligheidsregio Midden- en West-BrabantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional safety authority partners on emergency response, including pilot for emergency shelters (Noodsteunpunten) and fire safety.
• Stichting Energietransitie RoosendaalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation focused on energy transition, running the isolation program (Roosendaals Isolatieprogramma) and supporting sustainable energy initiatives.
• Bravis ZiekenhuissupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital won the Regenboog Award and is located on De Bulkenaar area. New hospital construction planned in collaboration with municipality.
• Islamitische Vereniging RoosendaalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIslamic Association and municipality working together on realization of a burial ground (begraafplaats) for the Muslim community.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gemeente Helmond: Similar-sized Noord-Brabant municipality (~92K residents) actively pursuing large-scale urban renewal and housing transformation, with comparable reliance on national/provincial grants. Strong functional analog for mid-size industrial-city municipal governance in the same province.
• Gemeente Breda: Larger neighboring municipality in West-Brabant, same province (Noord-Brabant), offering the same core municipal service portfolio (waste, permits, urban development, social services) with a larger population base (~184K vs Roosendaal's ~77K). Comparable governance model, citizen services, and regional development mandate.
• Gemeente Bergen op Zoom: Smaller neighboring municipality in West-Brabant with similar size (~66K residents), governance model, and portfolio of urban development and citizen services. Operates in the same regional labor market and shares the Veiligheidsregio Midden- en West-Brabant.
• Gemeente Etten-Leur: Smaller neighboring West-Brabant municipality (~43K residents) with comparable municipal service scope — waste management, permits, social services, and local development — operating in the same regional context as Roosendaal.

Regional players

• Gemeente Maastricht: Similar-sized Dutch municipality (~125K residents) in a different province (Limburg). Operates the same municipal service portfolio but in a distinct regional labor/housing market — comparable on function and scale, not on direct competition.

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Eindhoven: Largest municipality in Noord-Brabant (~235K residents) and the Brainport region's administrative anchor. Operates overlapping municipal functions at far greater scale, with sophisticated urban development and digital citizen services. Roosendaal's development partnerships (Province, NS) often route through Eindhoven-region initiatives.
• Gemeente Tilburg: Much larger Noord-Brabant city (~225K residents) operating the full municipal service portfolio at scale. Overlaps in waste management, urban development, social services, and citizen digital services, but with materially greater resources and a broader mandate.
• Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch: Provincial capital of Noord-Brabant (~155K residents), operating as a regional administrative hub. Shares the same provincial governance relationship and overlapping municipal functions; a structural reference point for how Roosendaal's service model scales.

Others

• VNG (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten): National membership organization representing all Dutch municipalities (including Roosendaal), setting common policy frameworks, providing collective services, and lobbying at the national level. Not a competitor but a structural peer in shared-service governance and inter-municipal coordination.
• IBD (Informatiebeveiligingsdienst voor gemeenten): Shared information-security service used by Gemeente Roosendaal (referenced in its Responsible Disclosure process) and all Dutch municipalities. Comparable to Roosendaal as part of the Dutch municipal ecosystem, though as a support entity rather than a peer municipality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gemeente.roosendaal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-roosendaal
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeente_roosendaal

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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