Næste
Næste is a Danish circular design and construction company that designs, prefabricates, and installs sheds and outdoor buildings from reclaimed timber and industrial wood off-cuts, serving housing associations, municipalities, property developers, and large enterprises across Denmark via total turnkey delivery.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersGadstrup, Denmark
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Næste does
Næste ApS is a Danish circular design and construction company founded in 2018 by architect Niels Jakubiak Andersen. It designs, engineers, and prefabricates sheds and small outdoor buildings — including bicycle storage, waste sorting stations, depot/equipment sheds, bonfire huts, orangeries, fences, outdoor kitchens, and furniture — from reclaimed timber sourced through partnerships with Danish demolition firms and pre-consumer off-cuts from Scandinavian producers of Kebony (furfurylated pine) and Lunawood Thermowood. Production occurs in a 2,000 sqm manufacturing facility in Gadstrup co-located on RGS Nordic's waste site, with ~20+ craftsmen operating under a Design for Disassembly approach using screw foundations in lieu of concrete. Over 80% of materials in finished products are reclaimed, with documented lifespans of 20–30 years and minimal maintenance requirements.
The company sells through three project tiers — Fast Design (pre-engineered, lower-priced, shorter lead times), Flex Design (configurable dimensions and options), and Fri Design (fully bespoke, co-developed with clients) — and offers total turnkey contractor delivery including demolition, groundwork, foundations, electrical, and lighting via a fixed subcontractor network spanning Denmark. Pricing is project-based and contact-gated; a rental/leasing model was introduced in 2025. Customers include social housing associations (Lejerbo, Boligselskabet Sjælland, Boligselskabet Bispebjerg Terrasser), municipalities (Københavns Kommune, Frederiksberg Kommune), property developers (Fælledby P/S, Pension Danmark, Danica Ejendomme), large enterprises (Novo Nordisk), and foundation-sponsored civic projects (Realdania's 150 'Vores Sted' meeting places for the foundation's 25th anniversary).
Næste is B-Corp certified (score 101.2 — first in Denmark's Construction sector), FSC Recycled 100% certified, and DGNB-eligible, and has accumulated 15+ industry awards since 2019, including Leverandørprisen 2025 and Det Bæredygtige Element 2024. The company is privately held, founder-led, with no disclosed external funding, operates a team of ~25+ staff, and is headquartered at Finervej 7, 4621 Gadstrup, Denmark.
Næste firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Næste
- Legal name
- Næste ApS
- Website
- https://www.naeste.dk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Næste is a Danish circular design and construction company that designs, prefabricates, and installs sheds and outdoor buildings from reclaimed timber and industrial wood off-cuts, serving housing associations, municipalities, property developers, and large enterprises across Denmark via total turnkey delivery.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Næste industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Prefabricated Modular Sheds and Outdoor Buildings
- NAICS
- Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing (321992)
- SIC
- Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Modular/Offsite General Contracting & Installation (IMAFAAAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Residential Modular & Prefabricated Home Construction (IMAFABAF), Prefabricated Engineered Wood Building Components (Trusses, SIPs, EWP Kits) (IMAMACAJ)
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Where Næste is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Gadstrup
- HQ country
- Denmark
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Næste business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Modular shed and outdoor environment sales (total turnkey): Næste acts as a total contractor delivering complete turnkey shed solutions. Revenue is generated through the sale of modular buildings (sheds, bicycle storage, waste stations, covered areas, orangery, campfire huts) built from reclaimed materials, including full service from design through to installation. The company also offers related services such as demolition, groundwork, foundation, electrical and lighting work through fixed partners.
- Rental/leasing model: As of 2025, Næste also introduced a rental model for their sheds, expanding revenue streams beyond one-time sales.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Fast Design: Fixed sizes, functions, materials; lower price; shorter process; generic documentation; fixed price |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Flex Design: Flexible customer-adapted dimensions; multiple add-on options; free cladding choice; project-specific documentation and engineering; fixed price |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Fri Design: Fully custom — built to customer or advisor's design; process adapted to customer needs; co-developed details; joint price finding |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Full-service add-ons: Demolition, groundwork, foundation, electrical, lighting — single supplier for entire project |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels8 records
Næste product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Næste is a Danish circular design and manufacturing company that designs, produces, and installs prefabricated sheds and small outdoor buildings (cycle storage, waste sorting stations, depot/equipment sheds, bonfire huts, orangeries, fences, outdoor kitchens, furniture) built from reclaimed timber and pre-consumer industrial wood offcuts. The company operates as a total contractor (totalentreprenør) handling the full delivery from consultation, engineering, and permitting through production in its 2,000 sqm facility in Gadstrup to final installation, organized across three service tracks: Fast Design (standardized), Flex Design (configurable), and Fri Design (fully bespoke).
Product overview
Næste is a circular design and industrial company founded in 2018 that produces sheds and outdoor environments exclusively from reclaimed timber and industrial surplus. The product portfolio is organized around three design service tiers — Fast Design (standardized, pre-engineered modules at lower cost), Flex Design (customized dimensions and options), and Fri Design (fully bespoke projects) — supported by a complete turnkey delivery service covering consulting, engineering, production, groundwork, assembly, and handover. Core product categories include bicycle sheds, waste sorting stations, depot/equipment storage sheds, bonfire huts, fences, outdoor kitchens, furniture, and orangeries. Materials include proprietary reclaimed-product lines: Næste Tømmer (post-consumer structural timber from demolition), Næste Kebony (pre-consumer furfurylated pine from Scandinavian production), Næste Thermowood (pre-consumer thermally treated pine/spruce), Næste Eg (reclaimed oak), and Næste Træ (reclaimed wood for interior use). Add-on options include green/sedum roofs, skylights, partition walls, sliding doors, gutters, benches, lighting (Fischer Lighting/Fagerhult), and screw foundations. All products are produced in a 2,000 sqm facility in Gadstrup, Denmark, with approximately 20 craftsmen.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Næste Fast Design Standardized, pre-engineered shed design track offering fixed sizes, geometries, and defined add-on options. Modules can be pre-produced ahead of orders, delivering lower pricing and shorter lead times for professional buyers seeking predictable, faster delivery.
- Næste Flex Design Customizable shed design track offering flexible dimensions, multiple configuration options, free facade material choices (Næste Kebony or Næste Thermowood), and project-specific documentation and engineering at a fixed price.
- Næste Fri Design Fully bespoke design service for secondary buildings, allowing complete freedom in design, function, materials, and process within circular and reclaimed material principles. Projects are developed collaboratively with clients and advisors, with joint price-finding.
- Næste Cykelskur (Cycle Shed) Bicycle storage shed with timeless, calm aesthetics, clean lines, and generous overhangs providing shelter and a pleasant outdoor atmosphere. Built from reclaimed timber with minimal maintenance requirements, targeted at housing associations, workplaces, schools, and municipalities.
- Næste Miljøstation (Waste Station) Waste sorting station built from reclaimed timber, designed to make source separation intuitive and visually appealing. Modular construction with clear signage and operationally tailored access for housing associations, municipalities, and commercial sites needing to meet new waste fraction requirements.
- Næste Depot- og Materielskur (Depot & Equipment Shed) Storage and equipment shed built from reclaimed timber, providing robust, organized, and dry storage close to facility operations. Modular, Danish-produced, circular solution with low CO2 footprint for operational and maintenance use at housing developments, schools, and commercial properties.
- Næste Bålhytte (Bonfire Hut) Bonfire hut built from reclaimed timber serving as an inviting outdoor gathering point with shelter, visibility, and space for activities. Modular and circular with low CO2 footprint and optional overnight-shelter addition for housing developments, schools, and community spaces.
- Næste Orangeri (Orangery) Year-round outdoor room built in reclaimed timber and circular materials in Denmark, designed with low CO2 footprint, high aesthetics, and everyday joy. Customized to location and use, providing sun exposure, shelter from wind, and space for plants or herbs.
- Næste Hegn (Fence) Fence system constructed in maintenance-free Næste Kebony or Næste Thermowood reclaimed timber, designed to last for years while patinating beautifully. Targeted at property developers, housing associations, and commercial sites.
- Næste Udekøkken (Outdoor Kitchen) Outdoor kitchen made from production offcuts, minimizing waste while delivering top-quality outdoor cooking and gathering spaces for housing developments, schools, and community areas.
- Næste Møbler & Borde/Bænkesæt (Outdoor Furniture & Bench Sets) Outdoor furniture including classic table and bench sets built from reclaimed timber, designed to stand solidly and last for years as gathering points for neighbors, residents, or colleagues.
- Vores Sted (Realdania Meeting Places) Participatory community meeting place initiative developed for Realdania's 25th anniversary, constructing 150 small gathering structures primarily from reclaimed and surplus timber for communities and associations across Denmark.
- Byggeproces / Totalleverance (Turnkey Construction Service) Full turnkey delivery covering measurement and consulting, engineering, production, groundwork and demolition, delivery and assembly, and handover. Næste manages the complete process including building permits, design, production, and final installation under a single fixed price through fixed partners for demolition, groundwork, electrical, and lighting.
Quantifiable outcome
- Sheds last 20-30 years without maintenance (painting/oiling), making them cheapest over 30-year total cost of ownership
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Companies that use Næste
Customer profileNamed customers14 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Næste technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
Feature4 records
Næste partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Enemærke & PetersencoreNational construction company with approximately 700 employees across four locations (Ringsted, Glostrup, Odense, Aarhus, Aalborg). Provides fixed carpenter teams and prefabrication expertise. Their Upcycle Challenge in 2018 kick-started the initial collaboration. Næste leverages their carpentry teams for installation projects.
- Fremtidens FundamentcoreDelivers and installs quality screw foundations from German manufacturer Krinner. Ensures precise positioning just before Næste's shed modules arrive for assembly. Their screw foundation method has low CO2 footprint and enables easy removal, making it ideal for Næste's design-for-disassembly approach.
- TscherningcoreDemolition company that has been developing methods for effective selective demolition of relevant quality materials for Næste since the beginning. Also has a landscape/construction department frequently used for excavation and plumbing work on Næste projects.
- Søndergaard NedrivningcoreDemolition company with over 60 years of experience in good collaboration. Leads the way in developing new methods for selective demolition and circular solutions. Long-standing partner for sourcing reclaimed materials.
- KingominorDemolition company born from the idea of reuse, founded in a time when all building materials in a building were reused as a matter of course. Works to strengthen the circular agenda in building materials.
- Fischer LightingminorLighting company working for a world where light makes people healthier, producing all light fixtures following circular principles. Provides sustainable lighting solutions for Næste's sheds.
- ART–TEK ByggerådgivningcoreEngineering consultancy providing structural design solutions for dimensioning and fastening of load-bearing constructions. Combines aesthetics and structural engineering, and has good understanding of traditional building principles combined with modern methods.
- Bøttcher FOGminorElectrical contractor providing electrical installations on Næste projects in Zealand. Delivers high quality on time, ensuring customers can take the shed into immediate use with both outdoor and indoor lighting.
- Midt- og Vestsjællands TagdækningminorRoofing contractor certified in Derbigum, using product NT which has the highest recycling percentage in Denmark. Waste and remnants are recirculated back into the production of roofing felt, supporting circular roofing.
- STARK / GENTRÆminorSTARK, with Kent Fonseca and GENTRÆ, has entered the important path of recirculating wood and reducing waste. Næste sources good materials from STARK that have been rejected or reused for reasons that do not affect quality.
- KebonycoreNorwegian company with an environmentally friendly and robust method for impregnating terrace and facade wood using plant-based alcohol. In their high-quality production, Kebony rejects items for many reasons; Næste purchases these batches for use in shed facades, giving the materials a second life at high quality rather than the originally intended terrace use.
- MalmosminorLandscape company with extensive experience in green solutions. Together with Næste, Malmos creates more biodiversity around and on shed roofs. Malmos is B-Corp certified and sets requirements for all their partners.
- NordkystenminorPartner for construction and landscape work, with focus on finding circular solutions and reducing noise and disturbance during construction — important for environments where customers need to be minimally disrupted.
- RGS NordiccoreDenmark's largest private waste company, receiving 1/3 of all construction and demolition waste in Denmark and operating more than 28 reception and treatment facilities in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Næste's production facility is located on RGS Nordic's large waste site, providing daily access to reclaimed materials.
- RealdaniacoreDanish foundation celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025 by distributing 150 meeting places to communities across Denmark. Næste is constructing the elements for the 'Vores Sted' project, which also plays an important role in Realdania's 25th anniversary celebration. Næste was featured in Realdania's video series documenting the journey from mink farm to meeting place.
- Boligselskabet SjællandcoreHousing association that collaborated with Næste on a total economy comparison demonstrating Næste's cost advantage over conventional sheds. Also won the COROLAB 21 challenge together with Næste for future sustainable housing, testing how Næste's sheds create experiences and spaces for dialogue and changed behavior.
- Rådet for Bæredygtigt ByggeriminorGuides Næste and its customers regarding DGNB point allocation for specific projects.
- LunawoodcoreFinnish manufacturer of Thermowood. Up to 20% of their production is rejected due to high quality requirements and aesthetic tolerances; Næste sources these batches for use as facade cladding on sheds, giving the materials full functional life despite visual 'beauty spots'.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Næste competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Modvion: Swedish engineered-wood modular manufacturer focused on wind turbine towers and structural components. Comparable as a Nordic modular engineered-wood company using industrial wood technology, though it addresses a different end-product category (infrastructure towers vs. buildings).
- Enemærke & Petersen: Danish national construction company (~700 employees) with carpentry and prefabrication capabilities. Comparable as a Næste implementation partner and subcontractor; also a potential future competitor in modular sustainable construction.
- Woodify: Danish company specializing in reclaimed wood products for construction. Comparable as a Nordic circular-wood supplier addressing the same reclaimed-timber materials market, though more focused on raw material supply than finished modular buildings.
Broad incumbents
- STARK: Denmark's largest building materials distributor (owned by Saint-Gobain). Comparable as a Denmark-wide construction industry channel player and Næste partner for reclaimed material sourcing, but operates as a broad-line distributor rather than a specialist circular builder.
- BoKlok: IKEA/Skanska joint venture producing modular prefabricated wood homes across the Nordics. Comparable as a much larger industrial modular wood building operator in the same geography, but focused on residential housing rather than sheds/outdoor buildings.
- Troldtekt: Leading Danish manufacturer of sustainable acoustic wood-wool panels for construction. Comparable as a Danish sustainability-certificant (Cradle to Cradle certified) wood building materials supplier, but focused on interior acoustic panels rather than modular buildings.
Others
- Kebony: Norwegian manufacturer of furfurylated wood (key Næste supplier). Comparable as the upstream supplier of Næste's pre-consumer reclaimed cladding material; not a direct competitor but closely intertwined in Næste's value chain.
- Lunawood: Finnish manufacturer of Thermowood (key Næste supplier). Comparable as the upstream supplier of Næste's pre-consumer Thermowood cladding material; not a competitor but a strategic partner in Næste's reclaimed material supply chain.
Direct peers
- Lendager Group: Danish circular architecture and construction firm using reclaimed materials in building projects. Direct peer because it operates in the same Danish circular-construction niche with comparable mission, B-Corp-equivalent positioning, and focus on reused resources.
- Derome: Swedish industrial wood-products and modular construction company. Comparable because it manufactures prefabricated wood buildings and components at industrial scale, operating across the same Nordic market with a similar modular/prefab wood building value proposition.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Næste social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance3 records
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Næste leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Næste funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about Næste
What does Næste do?
Næste is a Danish circular design and manufacturing company that designs, produces, and installs prefabricated sheds and small outdoor buildings (cycle storage, waste sorting stations, depot/equipment sheds, bonfire huts, orangeries, fences, outdoor kitchens, furniture) built from reclaimed timber and pre-consumer industrial wood offcuts. The company operates as a total contractor (totalentreprenør) handling the full delivery from consultation, engineering, and permitting through production in its 2,000 sqm facility in Gadstrup to final installation, organized across three service tracks: Fast Design (standardized), Flex Design (configurable), and Fri Design (fully bespoke).
Is Næste a public or private company?
Næste is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Næste founded?
Næste was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Næste based?
Næste is headquartered in Gadstrup, Denmark, in the Europe region.
How does Næste make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Modular shed and outdoor environment sales (total turnkey) is the primary driver. The others are rental/leasing model.
Who are Næste's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Modvion, Enemærke & Petersen and Woodify. Broad incumbents are STARK, BoKlok and Troldtekt. Others are Kebony and Lunawood. Direct peers are Lendager Group and Derome.
Does Næste have an API?
No public API is recorded for Næste.
What industry is Næste in?
Næste's product category is Prefabricated Modular Sheds and Outdoor Buildings. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAAAK, Modular/Offsite General Contracting & Installation, with a secondary code of IMAFABAF, Residential Modular & Prefabricated Home Construction. Its NAICS code is 321992 and its SIC code is 2452.