What Bork Groep does

Bork Groep is a fourth-generation, family-owned demolition and environmental services company headquartered in Stuifzand in the province of Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, founded in 1946 by Jan Bork. The company provides integrated circular demolition services, including precision dismantling and structural demolition, hazardous material remediation (asbestos, chromium-6, lithium, soil contamination), 24/7 emergency response for fire and storm damage, and processing of construction and demolition waste into reusable material streams. Its technical capabilities span a fully electrified heavy equipment fleet (including a 30-ton electric excavator, electric trucks, and a hydrogen vehicle), an in-house Energy Hub at Stuifzand with 300 solar panels and 2x100kW battery storage, the BAS remote-controlled inspection robot for hazardous environments, and an internal material tracking system (Tussenstation) that registers provenance and downstream placement of salvaged materials. The company serves primary customers across government, social housing corporations, and industrial sectors in Northern and Central Netherlands, and participates in the Circulair Mineraal joint venture that processes recycled concrete into circular aggregate products.\n\nThe business operates through project-based contracts awarded via tendering, direct procurement, and long-term relationships with municipalities, housing corporations, and industrial asset owners. Revenue is generated across five streams: demolition services, environmental remediation, recycling and material sales, circular furniture (Crafted Circulair), and emergency response. The company holds an extensive stack of Dutch and EU certifications (Asbest LC, BRL-SIKB-7000, BRL-SVMS-007, Safety Culture Ladder Level 3, CO2 Prestatieladder Level 3, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, VCA, VCA Petrochemie, VIHB) and has earned VERAS circular demolition project certificates for the AOC Terra Meppel and Sleen/Schoonoord projects. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales led by commercial manager Arnout Vos, with regional offices in Groningen and Assen, plus a Tussenstation innovation and material hub in Hoogeveen. The company is a member of the Dutch demolition contractors' association VERAS and collaborates with TU Eindhoven (Prof. Jos Brouwers) on CO2-activated recycled concrete, with Hanzehogeschool Groningen on the Circulaire Minerva Hub, and operates internal training through Bork Academy.

Name

Bork Groep

Legal name

Bork Groep

Website

https://borkgroep.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bork Groep is a fourth-generation family-owned demolition and environmental services company in Northern and Central Netherlands, providing circular demolition, hazardous material remediation, recycling, and 24/7 emergency response to government, housing corporations, and industrial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Demolition and Environmental Services

NAICS

Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Remediation Services (56291), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Demolition & Selective Tear-Out for Hazardous Materials (BPALALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Remediation & Site Cleanup (Soil/Groundwater) (IMAIAGAA), Decontamination & Demolition (Decommissioning, Industrial Facility Cleanup) (EUAIALAL), Brownfield Site Assessment & Remediation (BPALAKAA)

Keywords

• Demolition services
• Circular demolition
• Hazardous material remediation
• Construction waste recycling
• Environmental remediation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuifzand

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

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. Sloopwerken (Demolition Services): Core demolition services including precision dismantling, structural demolition, and circular demolition. Revenue is project-based, earned through awarded contracts from government, housing corporations, and industrial clients. Projects range from small residential to large industrial installations.
2. Sanering (Environmental Remediation): Specialist remediation services for hazardous substances including asbestos, chroom-6, lithium, soil contamination, and solar panels. Provided as standalone services or integrated with demolition projects. Revenue is project-based.
3. Recycling and Material Sales: Processing of construction and demolition waste into reusable material streams. Products sold include concrete aggregate (4/22 and 0/8), hydraulic mix aggregate, asphalt aggregate, topsoil, sand, and gravel. Also provides container rental and transport services.
4. Crafted Circulair (Circular Furniture): Innovation initiative under Bork umbrella producing circular furniture from salvaged demolition materials (e.g., sluice doors converted to tables). Revenue from sale of circular furniture products. Supported by subsidy from Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.
5. Calamiteiten (Emergency Response): 24/7 emergency response services for fire and storm damage, including rapid deployment of specialized teams, BAS robot inspection, and asbestos management. Available on-call to insurance companies and municipalities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bork Groep provides demolition (Sloopwerken), hazardous material remediation (Sanering) for asbestos, chromium-6, lithium, and contaminated soil, construction and demolition waste recycling into reusable aggregates, and 24/7 emergency response (Calamiteiten) for fire and storm damage. Projects are awarded through tenders and direct contracts from municipalities, housing corporations, industrial clients, and project developers across Northern and Central Netherlands.

Product overview

Bork Groep is a family-owned demolition and environmental services company offering integrated services for circular deconstruction. Core services include demolition (Sloopwerken), recycling, remediation/sanering (asbestos, chromium-6, lithium, soil), and emergency/calamity response. Key sub-brands include Tussenstation (circular materials hub), Circulair Mineraal (concrete recycling factory), Crafted Circulair (furniture from demolition materials), BAS robot (safety inspection), Emissie.nul (zero-emission demolition), and Borkbak container rental. The company operates from locations in Stuifzand, Groningen, Assen, and Hoogeveen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Crafted Circulair: Innovative circular furniture project under Bork, transforming salvaged materials from demolition into furniture pieces
• Emissie.nul
• Bork Asbestsaneringen
• Bork Sloop & Milieu BV
• Tussenstation
• BAS (Bork Automated Services)
• Bork Academy
• Insert

Quantifiable outcome

• First large-scale emission-free demolition project completed at Mandemaat in Assen (RVO-kantoor)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coöperatie InsertcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Cooperative of demolition companies including Bork focused on high-quality reuse of construction materials. Insert coordinates material collection through five regional hubs, processes materials (including hardwood via partner CirQ Wood and Woodjoint), and sells certified circular products. Bork contributes salvaged materials to the Insert platform.
• Circulair MineraalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Joint venture founded in 2016 by six family demolition companies to develop concrete recycling technology. The Circulair Mineraal factory in Stuifzand processes concrete rubble into circular filler, betonzand, and betongranulaat. Bork hosts the facility on its Stuifzand site and participates as a co-founding partner.
• Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU Eindhoven)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partnership led by Professor Jos Brouwers (Chair of Building Materials) to develop CO2 activation of cement stone in recycled concrete. The technology enables recycled concrete components to function as active cement, going beyond simple breaking and sieving.
• CirQ WoodcoreTechnology or IntegrationSpecialist partner within Coöperatie Insert that processes circular hardwood from demolished buildings. Founder Brent Boerkamp develops applications for salvaged hardwood, including finger-jointing and lamination to produce new beams and profiles. Products are FSC 100% Recycled certified.
• Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat / RVOminorOthersCrafted Circulair, Bork's circular furniture initiative, is partly funded by a subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, administered by RVO (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland).
• MWPOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroningen-based project developer specializing in transformation of industrial heritage buildings. MWPO collaborates with Bork on circular demolition of the Niemeyer factory, where Bork carefully disassembles materials for reuse in the building's redevelopment.
• Vermilion Energy Netherlands B.V.minorOthersClient and project partner for the decommissioning of the HTC Vermilion gas treatment station in Harlingen. Vermilion is the asset owner; Bork was contracted for the full decommissioning including above-ground installations and underground infrastructure.
• ReymminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial cleaning specialist that performed the internal cleaning of the HTC Vermilion installation prior to demolition, following detailed flushing plans. Part of the multi-party team on the Harlingen project.
• ArcadisminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultancy providing safety oversight and control on the HTC Vermilion project. Checked each demolition work plan for safety compliance before authorization to proceed.
• Sustainable Fuel Plant (SFP)minorOthersFuture occupant of part of the Harlingen site after decommissioning is complete. SFP will produce bio-LNG through anaerobic digestion of plant-based waste, representing the site's post-decommissioning sustainable redevelopment.
• TussenstationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation hub and overslag location operated by Bork at A.G. Bellstraat 29D in Hoogeveen. Functions as a broedplaats (incubator) for circular entrepreneurs and a material storage and brokerage platform. Materials harvested from demolition sites are registered, stored, and made available for resale.
• Insert (material refurbishment)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner that applies new coatings to salvaged ceiling tiles and other materials from demolition projects, giving them a second life before reinstallation by partners like Marvo.
• MarvominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner responsible for reinstalling refurbished ceiling tiles and other circular materials after they have been processed by Insert.
• Bouwcenter ConcordiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional building materials supplier in Meppel that processes demolition wood from Bork into new reusable building materials, in collaboration with a regional social employment initiative.
• Stichting NICEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation collaborating with Tussenstation on new perspectives for recycling and upcycling of construction materials.
• 't Web Opleidingen, Adviezen en SubsidiesminorOthersTraining provider that delivers safety and skills courses (Hoogwerker, BHV, VCA, Heftruck, NEN norms, Shovel) tailored to Bork's working environment. Courses are adapted to specific work activities and future technologies such as lithium-ion batteries.
• Hanzehogeschool GroningenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Applied Sciences collaboration through the Circulaire Minerva Hub project (part of Nationaal Groeifonds/TNO). Bork provides circular demolition expertise; students design a pavilion using salvaged materials from demolished buildings.
• SW VastgoedverbeteringminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term partnership with Hoogeveen-based real estate improvement company for glass replacement in housing corporation properties. Bork removes glass including asbestos-containing sealant; SW installs new glass same day. Both companies are headquartered in Hoogeveen.
• MammoetminorOthersHeavy-lifting and transport specialist collaborating with Bork on the HTC Vermilion decommissioning project in Harlingen.
• BilfingerminorOthersIndustrial services company collaborating with Bork on the HTC Vermilion decommissioning project in Harlingen.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Renewi: Listed Dutch/Belgian waste management and recycling group. Comparable to Bork in construction & demolition waste sorting, aggregate resale and circular material recovery, but at substantially larger scale and with municipal collection contracts.
• Antea Group (Netherlands): Dutch engineering and environmental consulting firm active in soil remediation, environmental services and circular transition. Comparable to Bork as a Dutch BRL-SIKB-7000 remediation peer, though more consulting/engineering-led rather than execution-led.
• Kurion (Veolia): Veolia-owned environmental remediation and decommissioning services business. Comparable to Bork's high-hazard industrial remediation work (radioactive, mercury, hydrocarbons at Vermilion), operating at much larger scale and with nuclear/industrial decommissioning capability.
• Vorm Bouw: Larger Dutch construction and demolition group active in selective demolition, asbestos removal and circular redevelopment. Comparable to Bork as a Dutch general demolition contractor with growing circular building services, but operating at greater scale across more regions.
• Mourik: Dutch industrial services and environmental contractor covering demolition, remediation and (petro)chemical cleaning. Comparable to Bork's industrial decommissioning work (e.g., Vermilion gas plant) at greater scale and with international reach.

Direct peers

• Beelen Sloopwerken: Major Dutch demolition contractor offering sloopwerken, asbestos sanering and recycling. Direct competitor to Bork in the Northern Netherlands and across the Randstad, with overlapping certifications (SVMS-007) and a similarly broad customer base among municipalities and housing corporations.
• Dusseldorp Groep: Dutch demolition, remediation and circular materials specialist. Closely comparable to Bork in service mix (demolition, asbestos remediation, material recovery) and in operating with a regional Dutch footprint plus a circular-economy focus.
• Multi Engineering: Dutch demolition and asbestos removal specialist serving housing corporations, municipalities and industrial clients. Comparable to Bork in regulated demolition work, SVMS-007 certified operations, and circular material recovery ambitions.
• G. Janssen Bouw & Sloopwerken: Family-owned Dutch demolition and remediation firm with comparable service portfolio (sloopwerken, asbestsanering, bodemsanering) and similar regional/family-business profile to Bork.

Emerging players

• RSK Group: UK-based environmental and engineering services group active in demolition, asbestos and remediation. Comparable to Bork in integrated remediation + circular economy positioning, and a useful adjacency peer given the shared UK/NL regulatory heritage (e.g., asbestos regimes).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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