Meerkerk Houtbouw B.V.

What Meerkerk Houtbouw B.V. does

Meerkerk Houtbouw B.V. is a Dutch family-owned manufacturer of prefabricated wooden buildings, founded in 1950 and operating from a modern workshop facility in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. The company designs and produces a portfolio of structures that includes permanent and temporary beach pavilions, beach sleep houses, lifeguard posts, beach huts, construction site offices, semi-permanent offices, recreation homes, custom-built structures, and complementary items such as furniture, terrace screens, and used construction huts for resale.

The firm's core technical asset is a proprietary prefab wooden building system developed approximately 50 years ago and subsequently optimized, which is described as having become an industry standard in the Dutch construction industry. Production is conducted in-house at the company's own workshop, with all wood sourced under FSC and PEFC chain-of-custody certifications and additional VCA safety, SKH, and recognized training company credentials. Multi-generational expertise, currently vested in four second-generation Meerkerk family members, underpins the craftsmanship.

Revenue is generated through custom project-based sales to a diversified customer base spanning contractors, hospitality and beach recreation operators, municipalities (e.g., Gemeente Sluis), sports clubs, recreation companies, and private individuals, with projects delivered across the Netherlands and internationally (including Germany). Pricing is bespoke per project, the go-to-market is direct project sales, and demand signals come from both private hospitality operators (frequently post-fire rebuild or expansion work) and public tenders.

Name

Meerkerk Houtbouw B.V.

Legal name

Meerkerk Houtbouw B.V.

Website

https://meerkerkhoutbouw.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Meerkerk Houtbouw B.V. is a Dutch family-owned manufacturer, founded in 1950, that designs and produces prefabricated wooden buildings — including beach pavilions, construction site offices, lifeguard posts, and recreation homes — for contractors, hospitality operators, municipalities, sports clubs, and private individuals in the Netherlands and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hardinxveld

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Prefab Wooden Building Sales: Custom project-based sales of prefabricated wooden buildings including beach pavilions, construction site offices, semi-permanent offices, recreation homes, clubhouses, and other structures. Projects are sold to contractors, hospitality companies, municipalities, sports clubs, and private individuals. Revenue is project-based with custom pricing per building.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Meerkerk Houtbouw B.V. designs, manufactures, and delivers prefabricated wooden buildings from its workshop in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. The portfolio includes permanent and temporary beach pavilions, beach sleep houses, lifeguard/beach posts, small beach huts, construction site and director's offices (including semi-permanent offices), recreation dwellings, custom timber structures, and complementary furniture and terrace screens. Production is custom project-based, serving Dutch and international customers in hospitality, construction, government, sports, and recreation.

Product overview

Meerkerk Houtbouw B.V. is a prefab wooden construction company with over 73 years of experience since 1950. The company operates from a modern production facility in Hardinxveld-Giessendam and offers a comprehensive portfolio of wooden building solutions. The core product lineup includes Vaste Strandpaviljoens (permanent beach pavilions) and Tijdelijke strandpaviljoens (temporary pavilions) for hospitality businesses along the Dutch coast, complemented by Strandslaaphuisjes (beach sleep houses) for overnight accommodations and Strandposten (lifeguard/beach posts) for safety operations. The company also produces Bouw- en directieketen (construction site offices) including Semi-permanente kantoren (semi-permanent offices), which represent their industrial/commercial building segment alongside Recreatiewoningen (recreation dwellings). Additional offerings include custom solutions through Maatwerk and complementary products like Meubelen (furniture) and Strandkotjes (beach huts). Their proprietary building system, developed 50 years ago and optimized 20 years ago, enables standardized yet flexible construction for projects ranging from simple to complex, serving both the Dutch and international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vaste Strandpaviljoens (Permanent Beach Pavilions)

Quantifiable outcome

• Building system became industry standard used in large infrastructure projects as well as residential and commercial building
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• BIRD BreweryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018BIRD Brewery in Amsterdam supplies craft beers to Beachclub BIRDS, a beach pavilion built by Meerkerk Houtbouw. BIRR Brewery creates distinctive beers with creative names like 'Fuut Fieuw' and 'Nog Eendje'.
• Made BlueminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Social enterprise partnership where Beachclub BIRDS sells filtered dune water as table water. For every 1 liter sold, Made Blue provides 1000 liters of clean drinking water in developing countries. Over 1,500,000 liters of clean water has been realized.
• Dutch BargainminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal brewery from Groede supplying beers to De Strandloper pavilion in Cadzand, built by Meerkerk Houtbouw. Part of local/regional product strategy using Zeeland region's strengths.
• Stichting BlauwzaamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeerkerk Houtbouw participates in the fourth Energy Convenant of Stichting Blauwzaam together with other regional companies. Goal is to save 10% energy per turnover in 3 years.
• Stichting Hout en MeubelminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMeerkerk Houtbouw is a recognized training company (erkend leerbedrijf) approved by Stichting Hout en Meubel for training young people to become carpenters.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Portakabin: UK-based modular building manufacturer delivering site offices, modular buildings, and portable buildings. Directly comparable as a prefab building specialist serving construction site offices and semi-permanent commercial structures, though at significantly larger scale.
• Baufritz: German sustainable prefab home manufacturer using FSC-certified wood and ecological construction methods. Comparable in certified sustainable wood prefab positioning and custom project-based delivery, though focused on residential housing.
• Losberger De Boer: German manufacturer of modular buildings and temporary structures serving construction, events, and commercial markets across Europe. Overlaps with Meerkerk's construction site office and temporary pavilion offerings, with comparable custom prefab delivery.
• Huf Haus: German manufacturer of prefabricated wooden houses using a proprietary post-and-beam system. Comparable in its wood prefab manufacturing approach and custom premium positioning, though focused on luxury residential rather than hospitality/construction end uses.
• Wernick Group: UK modular building manufacturer and supplier of portable and prefab buildings, including site offices, modular classrooms, and permanent modular buildings. Closely comparable product portfolio and custom project-based business model.
• De Groot Vroomshoop: Dutch modular building manufacturer producing prefab residential, commercial, and educational buildings from a domestic production facility. Operates in the same prefab wooden/modular construction category with similar custom project-based B2B and B2G go-to-market.

Broad incumbents

• Algeco: European leader in modular space and portable building solutions, offering site offices, modular buildings, and storage across multiple countries. Comparable product overlap with Meerkerk's construction site office and semi-permanent office segments, but operates at a much broader scale across more geographies.
• Atco: Canadian-based global manufacturer of modular structures, workforce housing, and portable buildings. Overlaps with Meerkerk's prefab site office and modular building category, but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple industries and geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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