Blokland

What Blokland does

Blokland BV is a family-owned Dutch private limited company (B.V.) founded in March 1987 by Frans and Corry Blokland, headquartered at Stobbeweg 26 in Ter Aar, Netherlands. The company provides integrated equipment rental and services for the GWW (Grond-, Weg- en Waterbouw) sector — civil engineering, infrastructure, and construction — through six core service lines: earthmoving (grondverzet), demolition (sloopwerk), soil remediation (bodemsanering), transport, ground suction technology (grondzuigtechniek), and construction materials trading (handel). It serves construction companies, project developers, contractors, municipalities, and industrial clients primarily in the Netherlands, with transport capabilities extending across Europe.

The technical platform is a physical fleet of more than 100 owned machines and 60 vehicles in-house, supplemented to roughly 300 machines deployed weekly, ranging from 800 kg mini-excavators to 70-ton heavy crawlers with 28-meter demolition booms. Specialized assets include four advanced ground-suction wagons (double and triple turbine models capable of extracting material from distances up to 100 meters), GPS-equipped machines from 21 tons, an EWK tunnel excavator with 360-degree rotating boom, electric demolition equipment, and a self-developed filtration system with an overpressure unit that enables suction of asbestos and contaminated soil for BRL7000-certified remediation work. A proprietary safety mobile application supports incident reporting for field staff, and a self-developed safety platform is integrated into the company's KAM (Quality, Safety, Environment) management system.

Revenue is generated through three streams: equipment rental (with or without operators), professional services (earthworks, demolition, soil remediation, transport — both nationally and across Europe), and construction materials trading (sand, gravel, clay, PVC). The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, leveraging short family-business communication lines and a one-stop-shop bundling model. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is differentiated by an extensive certification stack including ISO 9001, VCA**, VCAP, BRL SIKB7000, BRL SMVS-007, CO2 Bewust Level 3, NEN-EN 16001, SIR, and ADR, which collectively function as gatekeepers for tendering on regulated Dutch GWW and remediation contracts.

Name

Blokland

Legal name

Blokland BV

Website

https://bloklandbv.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Blokland BV is a family-owned Dutch equipment rental and services company serving the GWW (civil engineering, infrastructure, and construction) sector with earthmoving, demolition, soil remediation, transport, ground suction technology, and construction materials trading across the Netherlands and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Equipment Rental and Services

NAICS

Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (532412), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237)

SIC

Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Earthmoving & Excavation Equipment Rental/Leasing (TLABAFAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Earthmoving equipment rental
• Soil remediation services
• Demolition services
• Ground suction technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Ter Aar

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental: Rental of GWW machines including excavators from 800kg to 70 tons, bulldozers, loaders, dumpers, mobile cranes, sweepers, and specialized equipment with or without operators for earthworks, demolition, and construction projects.
2. Services (Grondverzet, Sloopwerk, Bodemsanering, Transport): Comprehensive services including earthworks, demolition work, soil remediation, transport services, and ground suction technology. Services are provided both nationally and internationally for machine and goods transport.
3. Construction Materials Trading: Sale of raw construction materials including sand, gravel, clay, and PVC products for building projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Blokland BV is a Dutch equipment rental and services company serving the GWW (Grond-, Weg- en Waterbouw / civil engineering) sector. It rents excavators (800 kg to 70 tons), bulldozers, loaders, dumpers, mobile cranes, and sweepers, with or without operators, and provides integrated services including earthworks, demolition, soil remediation, transport, ground suction technology, and construction materials trading.

Product overview

Blokland BV operates as a rental and service company for the GWW (Grond-, Weg- en Waterbouw) sector - civil engineering and construction. The company offers a unified portfolio of six integrated service lines: Grondverzet (earthmoving) as the core service, complemented by Sloopwerk (demolition), Bodemsanering (soil remediation), Transport, Grondzuigtechniek (ground suction technology), and Handel (construction materials trading). This integrated approach allows clients to source multiple services from a single provider. The company maintains a fleet of over 100 machines and 60 vehicles, with specialized equipment including GPS-enabled excavators (21+ tons), an EWK tunnel excavator with 360-degree rotating boom, and four ground suction trucks with advanced filtration systems capable of handling asbestos and contaminated soil. A proprietary safety app complements the service portfolio for workplace safety management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grondverzet (Earthmoving) Core earthmoving services for civil construction projects including roads, waterways, dikes, bridges, and canals, as well as cultural-technical ground work, dredging, and demolition. Targeted at construction companies, project developers, and contractors.
• Sloopwerk (Demolition)

Quantifiable outcome

• Machines capable of working at distances up to 100 meters from the suction wagon
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Boels Rental: Largest equipment-rental operator in the Benelux, with extensive fleet of earthmoving, demolition and aerial equipment and presence across the Netherlands — directly comparable to Blokland's GWW rental core.
• A. Hak: Dutch civil infrastructure contractor specializing in pipeline construction, cable works and earthmoving — a comparable mid-sized Dutch GWW specialist with similar equipment-heavy operations.
• Van der Spek: Dutch Caterpillar dealer supplying, servicing and renting heavy construction equipment to GWW contractors — closely aligned with Blokland's earthmoving and demolition fleet operations.
• Mourik: Dutch industrial services and GWW contractor active in earthmoving, demolition and environmental remediation — a comparable mid-sized family-led industrial services peer.
• Mateco: Specialized rental of construction, earthmoving and aerial machinery with strong Dutch coverage; competes head-to-head with Blokland for GWW and demolition contractors.

Broad incumbents

• Dura Vermeer: Dutch construction and infrastructure group covering civil engineering, environmental and redevelopment projects, comparable to Blokland's earthmoving and remediation portfolio.
• Koninklijke Heijmans: Major Dutch construction and infrastructure group with in-house plant and GWW capabilities; serves overlapping client projects at greater scale and breadth than Blokland.
• Ballast Nedam: Dutch construction and infrastructure group with civil engineering, mobility and water works projects; serves similar Dutch infrastructure clients to Blokland at significantly larger scale.
• Koninklijke BAM Groep: Largest Dutch construction company operating across civil engineering, infrastructure and remediation — overlaps with Blokland's GWW, demolition and remediation service lines.
• Royal VolkerWessels: Large Dutch construction, infrastructure and property group whose subsidiaries execute GWW, rail and environmental projects — directly comparable end-market with much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blokland-bv

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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