Span Schilderwerken en Span Finishing

What Span Schilderwerken en Span Finishing does

SPAN BV is a privately held Dutch family-owned painting and coating specialist headquartered in Beek (Montferland), Netherlands, with operating roots tracing back to 1879. The company operates under the 'De Spannen' collective, which encompasses four related companies from one entrepreneurial family in Zevenaar. SPAN BV's structure is organized around two principal business units: SPAN Finishing, which provides industrial coating services (pre-treatment, powder coating, and wet painting/natlakken) for serial manufactured products with high quality requirements targeting the construction, industrial, and private sectors; and SPAN Meesterschilders, which deploys master painters (Meesterschilders) for new construction, maintenance, and renovation painting projects across the Montferland, Achterhoek, and de Liemers regions of Gelderland.

The company's core technology centers on conventional industrial coating processes supplemented by a noted capability for low-temperature powder coating, enabling the finishing of heat-sensitive products that competitor processes cannot accommodate. SPAN Finishing focuses on coating serialized industrial products with consistent quality standards, while SPAN Meesterschilders delivers project-based property painting services for residential and commercial buildings. The combined offering allows the group to serve both B2B industrial clients requiring repeatable high-quality finishing and B2C/B2B property owners needing professional maintenance and renovation painting.

SPAN BV operates on a project-based, quote-driven sales-led go-to-market model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Revenue is generated through one-time service engagements for industrial coating contracts and professional painting projects. The company maintains a direct sales motion targeting property owners, industrial manufacturers, and private consumers within its regional Dutch service area, supported by dedicated websites for each business unit and an active Facebook presence. The business has remained under family ownership for over 140 years with no external investors, parent company, or disclosed funding rounds identified.

Name

Span Schilderwerken en Span Finishing

Legal name

SPAN BV

Website

https://spanbv.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1879

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPAN BV is a Dutch family-owned painting and coating specialist operating since 1879 across two units: SPAN Finishing (industrial powder coating and wet painting) and SPAN Meesterschilders (master painters for new construction, maintenance, and renovations), serving property owners, industrial manufacturers, and private consumers in the Gelderland region of the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Painting Services: Project-based revenue from painting services for new construction, maintenance, and renovation projects. Services include preparatory work, painting, and finishing for residential and commercial properties.
2. Industrial Coating Services: Powder coating and wet painting services for serial industrial products with high quality requirements, serving the construction industry, industrial sector, and private customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SPAN BV is a Dutch painting and coating specialist operating through two divisions: Span Finishing, which provides industrial coating services (pre-treatment, powder coating including unique low-temperature powder coating, and wet painting) for serial products with high quality requirements serving the construction industry, industrial sector, and private sector; and Span Meesterschilders, which delivers professional painting services for new construction, property maintenance, and renovation across the Montferland, Achterhoek, and de Liemers regions.

Product overview

SPAN BV operates as a multi-brand painting and coating company comprising two main divisions under the 'De Spannen' umbrella: SPAN Finishing (industrial coating partner) and SPAN Meesterschilders (building painting services). SPAN Finishing provides powder coating and wet painting services for serial industrial products with high quality requirements, featuring unique low-temperature powder coating capability. SPAN Meesterschilders delivers painting services for new construction, maintenance, and renovations, with over 140 years of heritage in the Dutch Gelderland region. Both divisions are part of a family-owned group of four companies based in Beek (Montferland).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Span Finishing: Partner in Finishing specializing in coating of serial products with high quality requirements, serving the construction, industrial, and private sectors with pretreatment, powder coating, and wet painting services.
• Span Meesterschilders

Products and services

• SPAN Finishing (Industrial Coating Services) Industrial coating services including pre-treatment, powder coating (with a proprietary low-temperature powder coating capability), and wet painting (natlakken), delivered to construction industry, industrial sector, and private sector customers for serial products with high quality requirements.
• SPAN Meesterschilders (Professional Painting Services) Master painters deployed for new construction, building maintenance, and renovation painting projects, with more than 140 years of regional experience serving Montferland, Achterhoek, and the Liemers regions.

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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Jotun: Norwegian global paints and coatings manufacturer with strong presence in marine, protective, and industrial coatings. Comparable as a coatings manufacturer whose products flow through industrial coating service channels overlapping with SPAN's industrial customer base.
• AkzoNobel: Dutch-based global paint and coatings manufacturer headquartered in Amsterdam. Comparable because it is the dominant coatings brand in the Netherlands and produces the industrial and architectural coatings that SPAN Finishing applies in its service operations.
• Axalta Coating Systems: Global coatings manufacturer specializing in industrial and refinish coatings. Comparable as a major powder coatings supplier whose products are commonly applied by industrial coating service providers like SPAN Finishing.
• RPM International: US-listed specialty coatings and sealants company with a portfolio of industrial and consumer coatings brands. Comparable as a broad coatings incumbent whose industrial and specialty coating brands serve similar end uses to SPAN Finishing's offerings.
• Hempel: Danish-founded global coatings supplier serving industrial, marine, and decorative markets. Comparable through its industrial coatings portfolio that competes with the type of powder coating and wet painting work SPAN Finishing performs.
• Tikurila: Nordic paints and coatings manufacturer (now part of PPG) supplying decorative and industrial paints across Northern Europe. Comparable as a regional decorative coatings incumbent with brand recognition similar to what SPAN Meesterschilders enjoys in Gelderland.
• Sika AG: Swiss specialty chemicals company supplying coatings, sealants, and surface treatments for construction and industrial markets. Comparable as a broad coatings and surface treatment player serving construction and industrial customers that overlap with SPAN's customer segments.
• DAW SE (Caparol, Alpina): German family-owned paints and coatings manufacturer whose brands (Caparol, Alpina) are widely used in European architectural coatings. Comparable as a European family-owned coatings manufacturer whose products and markets mirror SPAN's dual consumer/industrial positioning.
• PPG Industries: US-listed global supplier of paints, coatings, and specialty materials serving industrial, architectural, and consumer markets. Comparable through its industrial coatings portfolio that overlaps with powder coating and wet painting applications SPAN Finishing serves.

Emerging players

• Bodycote: UK-listed provider of heat treatment and surface treatment services to industrial manufacturers. Comparable as a publicly listed, scaled industrial coating and surface treatment service provider, contrasting with SPAN's family-owned service model in the same industrial coatings end market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/spanfinishing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/span-schilderwerken

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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