Van Ooijen Woerden

What Van Ooijen Woerden does

A. van Ooijen & Zn B.V., operating commercially as Van Ooijen Woerden, is a privately held, family-owned Dutch civil engineering contractor founded in 1970 and headquartered at Parallelweg-west 1 in Woerden, Utrecht. The company specializes in grond-, weg- en waterbouw (GWW) — earthwork, road construction, and water management — and serves Dutch municipalities (gemeenten), housing corporations (woningcorporaties), and property developers through public tenders and direct contracting. Core offerings comprise three integrated service lines: (i) Aanneming GWW contracting for site preparation, ground stabilization, infrastructure, and maintenance; (ii) Projectondersteuning advisory and stakeholder-communication services across the project lifecycle; and (iii) Exploitatie Depot, a certified circular depot handling bagger (dredged sediment), concrete and mixed rubble, and green waste into reusable aggregates and biomass.

The company operates a BRL 7500- and BRL 9335-certified circular depot and holds ISO 14001 (2022), CO2 Performance Ladder Level 5 (2023), and VCA certifications, which collectively position it for sustainability-weighted tenders. Revenue mechanics are project-based: multi-year contracts tendered by municipalities and housing corporations, with primary project types including bouwrijp maken (construction site preparation), woonrijp maken (residential finishing), ground preloading for residential developments, road reconstruction, and ongoing paving maintenance. The customer base is concentrated in the Utrecht and South Holland provinces — Woerden, Ronde Venen, Nieuwkoop, Gouda, Oudewater, and surrounding areas — with named reference projects including the 650-home Maricken II development in Wilnis and 61-home Teylerspark in Nieuwveen.

The business remains under family ownership with no disclosed external investment, parent entity, or subsidiaries. A team of approximately 25 professionals is supplemented by specialized subcontractors on a project basis. Recent strategic activity has centered on expanding sustainability credentials and adjacent infrastructure, including the November 2025 opening of Laadplein Woerden — an electric truck charging plaza developed in partnership with Entent — extending the company's footprint beyond core GWW contracting.

Name

Van Ooijen Woerden

Legal name

A. van Ooijen & Zn B.V.

Website

https://van-ooijen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Van Ooijen Woerden is a family-owned Dutch civil engineering contractor (founded 1970, Woerden) specializing in grond-, weg- en waterbouw (earthwork, road, and water construction) and certified circular depot operations, serving municipalities, housing corporations, and property developers across the Utrecht and South Holland regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Contracting

NAICS

Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Reuse & Reclamation Infrastructure Construction (Recycled Water Systems) (IMAFAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Organics Facility Development & Operations Services (Design/Build, O&M, Permitting) (EUAIAEAJ)

Keywords

• Civil engineering contracting
• Grond weg en waterbouw
• Circular depot operations
• Municipal infrastructure construction
• Earthwork and road construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Woerden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. GWW Project Contracting: One-time project-based contracts for civil engineering work including construction preparation (bouwrijp maken), infrastructure development, reconstruction, and maintenance for municipalities and housing corporations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Van Ooijen Woerden is a family-owned civil engineering contractor (aannemersbedrijf) specializing in grond-, weg- en waterbouw (earthwork, road construction, and water management) for Dutch municipalities, housing corporations, and property developers. The company executes site preparation (bouwrijp maken), infrastructure reconstruction, and ongoing maintenance, and operates a certified circular depot that processes excavated soil, concrete rubble, and green waste into reusable materials.

Product overview

Van Ooijen Woerden is a family-owned civil engineering company (aannemersbedrijf) founded in 1970, specializing in grond-, weg- en waterbouw (GWW) - earthwork, road construction, and waterway engineering. The company operates as a unified service organization offering core civil engineering contracting (Aanneming GWW), project support and advisory services (Projectondersteuning), and circular depot operations (Exploitatie Depot). Their integrated approach combines construction execution with circular economy practices through their certified depot facility, handling materials processing and recycling alongside project delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aanneming GWW (Civil Engineering Contracting) Core grond-, weg- en waterbouw civil engineering contracting covering earthworks, road construction, and water management projects for Dutch municipalities, housing corporations, and property developers.
• Projectondersteuning (Project Support) Advisory and support services across the project lifecycle including environmental communication, stakeholder engagement, project planning, and omgevingsmanagement.
• Exploitatie Depot (Circular Depot Operations) Certified circular depot operations processing bagger deposits, concrete rubble, mixed rubble, pruning waste, and excavated soil into reusable materials such as biomass, compost, aggregates, and reusable soil.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,662 kg CO2 saved in 2024 through plastic pipe recycling via Wavin Take Back service
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EntentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2025Collaboration for development of Laadplein (electric truck charging square) in Woerden. Van Ooijen provided site and infrastructure for high-power charging points for electric trucks and heavy commercial vehicles. Jointly opened by Provincial Deputy André van Schie and Alderman Roy Luca on November 14, 2025.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Dura Vermeer: Established Dutch construction and infrastructure firm with GWW and area-development capabilities, including site preparation for residential projects. Comparable end-customer set, broader portfolio.
• Heijmans N.V. Large Dutch listed construction company with a dedicated civil engineering (Infra) division executing GWW works for municipalities and developers. Direct overlap in the same tender pool, but at much larger scale and across multiple segments beyond GWW.
• Strukton: Dutch infrastructure and construction group active in civil works, including ground and water projects for public clients. Operates at materially larger scale across multiple specialized infrastructure segments.
• VolkerWessels: Large Dutch construction and infrastructure group with GWW, energy infrastructure, and civil engineering divisions. Competes for the same municipal tenders, though at substantially larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Koninklijke BAM Groep: Major Dutch construction group with significant infrastructure and civil engineering activity, including GWW work for public clients. Comparable project types and customer base, but operates nationally and internationally across building and infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Roelofs Groep: Dutch civil engineering and infrastructure contractor active in ground, road and water works, with comparable customer base of municipalities and developers. Similar mid-sized regional operating model.
• Van Gelder Groep: Dutch civil contractor specializing in ground, road, and water infrastructure, serving municipalities and developers. Direct overlap in core GWW activities, though at a larger regional scale.
• Gebr. Van der Lee: Dutch regional GWW contractor with similar focus on earthwork, road construction, and waterway projects for municipalities. Closest scale and service-mix analogue to Van Ooijen in the regional Dutch civil engineering market.
• Mourik: Dutch family-owned industrial and civil contractor with GWW, environmental, and remediation activities. Closely comparable in family-business profile, project types, and depot/circular operations.

Others

• Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster: Dutch dredging and maritime infrastructure specialist, relevant on the waterway/water-infrastructure portion of GWW where Van Ooijen also operates, though the core business (offshore, dredging, heavy marine) is largely non-overlapping.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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