What Bvb Landscaping does

BVB Landscaping develops and produces organic and mineral substrates for public green infrastructure in the Netherlands and wider Benelux market, operating as the landscaping division of Kekkilä-BVB Grubbenvorst B.V. (a European growing-media group). Its portfolio centers on climate-adaptive growing-place solutions, with the Citykross concept as the flagship: a layered system of specialized stone fractions, nutrition substrates, and UrbanActive carbon that enables rainwater infiltration, retention, and disconnection from sewer systems in paved urban environments. Additional product lines include the UrbanSand and UrbanGranulaat tree-substrate family, Wadi infiltration substrates, Waterberging kwarts, Lava, Sandwichsubstraat, Drainzand, and the GreentoColour perennial substrate concept — most available in standard and RENEW peat-free variants. The company holds BRL 9341 and BRL 9335-4 quality certifications from Kiwa and operates five production/distribution sites across the Netherlands.

BVB Landscaping serves primarily Dutch municipalities and engineering bureaus, with secondary demand from contractors (e.g., Heijmans) executing public infrastructure works. Its go-to-market is sales-led and quote-based: customers submit specification requests via the website or email, and orders are fulfilled with 2-3 working-day lead times for standard products and five days for bagged/blowable variants. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales plus embedded advisory services delivered by European Tree Technician (ETT)-certified specialists who consult on underground growing-place design. Distribution is exclusively direct, supported by a content-marketing layer (GROW magazine, Ontwerpboek design handbook, webinars, on-site knowledge sessions) that targets engineering bureaus as specification influencers. Notable end-customer projects include Gemeente Nijmegen (Via Gladiola), Gemeente Helmond (Burgemeester Geukerspark), Gemeente Oirschot (Slingerbos), Gemeente Horst (Van der Horstplein), and inclusion in Gemeente Amsterdam's five-year substrate research trial.

Name

Bvb Landscaping

Legal name

Kekkilä-BVB Grubbenvorst B.V.

Website

https://bvb-landscaping.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BVB Landscaping is the Dutch public-green-infrastructure division of Kekkilä-BVB, developing and producing climate-adaptive organic and mineral substrates (Citykross, UrbanSand, UrbanGranulaat) for municipalities, engineering bureaus, and contractors across the Benelux.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscaping Substrates & Growing Media

NAICS

Landscaping Services (56173)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance (BPABADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban & Community Reforestation / Street Tree Planting (AFAMACAL), Right-of-Way & Vegetation Management (Utilities/Transportation Corridors) (BPABADAI), Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure (BPADALAL)

Keywords

• Urban growing substrates
• Climate-adaptive landscaping
• Tree granulate products
• Water infiltration substrates
• Public green infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Nijmegen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Substrate Products Sales: BVB Landscaping develops and produces custom substrates for urban greenery applications including rooftops, parking lots, urban trees, sports fields, borders and plant beds. Products are sold directly to municipalities, engineering bureaus, and contractors. Revenue is generated through product sales with typical order processing times of 2-3 working days for standard products and 5 working days for bagged/blowable products.
2. Custom Substrate Development & Consulting: The company provides custom advisory services on underground growing place design and climate-adaptive concepts. Technical advisors (ETT certified) offer consultation on specific project requirements, including site-specific substrate recommendations and growing place construction design.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BVB Landscaping develops and produces organic and mineral substrates for public green spaces, including climate-adaptive underground growing place systems (Citykross), tree granulates and sands (UrbanGranulaat, UrbanSand), water infiltration substrates (Wadi, Waterberging kwarts), green roof and parking substrates, and custom perennial substrates. The company sells directly to municipalities, engineering bureaus and contractors across the Netherlands and Benelux, supported by ETT-certified technical advisors.

Product overview

BVB Landscaping is a substrate manufacturer for public green spaces, offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialized growing media. The core products include tree substrates (UrbanSand, UrbanGranulaat series), water infiltration and retention systems (Citykross, Wadi, Waterberging kwarts), and specialized substrates (Lava, Sandwichsubstraat, Drainzand). The Citykross system represents their flagship climate-adaptive concept for rainwater disconnection and underground growing places. Many products are available in standard and RENEW (peat-free) variants. Products are designed for diverse applications including rooftops, parking lots, street trees, sports fields, borders, and parks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Citykross: A climate-adaptive concept for underground growing spaces enabling rainwater disconnection to green areas. The concept combines stone, special nutrition substrate, and UrbanActive carbon for water infiltration and retention in urban environments.

Products and services

• Citykross Water-Retaining Substrates (Citykross waterbergende substraten) Climate-adaptive concept for underground growing places that disconnects rainwater from sewers onto surrounding greenery. Made from rock, special nutrient substrate, and UrbanActive charcoal. Available in fractions 70-45, 60-40, 2-6, 16-22 and UrbanActive (0-10). Sold to municipalities, engineering bureaus and contractors for climate-adaptive street, plaza, and tree-planting projects. BRL 9341 certified.
• BVB UrbanGranulaat 70-45 (Tree Granulate) Heavy-duty tree granulate for use under heavily loaded roads, city distributor roads, bus lanes, industrial roads, and busy squares. High rootable volume and good moisture buffer. Also available in peat-free RENEW variant.
• BVB UrbanSand 60-40 (Fine Tree Granulate) Finer tree granulate compared to UrbanSand 300, more load-bearing. Suitable for average loading under parking spaces and roads with minimal heavy traffic such as residential areas, home zones and squares. Also available in peat-free RENEW variant.
• BVB UrbanSand 300 (Tree Sand) Tree sand applicable under paving with minimal load such as walkways, bicycle paths, or shopping areas without car traffic. Also available in peat-free RENEW variant.
• BVB Wadi Infiltratiesubstraat Substrate suitable for temporary infiltration buffers (wadis). Developed to maintain an open structure for a long period with high porosity content. Also available in peat-free RENEW variant. BRL 9335-4 certified.
• BVB Waterberging Kwarts 1-6 Infiltration substrate based on crushed stone 1-6 without added growth medium. Also known as 'grindkoffer'. High water absorption capacity of approximately 425 l/m3, suitable for catching peak showers.
• BVB Waterberging Kwarts 16-22 Infiltration substrate based on crushed stone 16-22 without added growth medium. Also known as 'grindkoffer'. High water absorption capacity of approximately 425 l/m3 with higher infiltration speed and greater load-bearing capacity than 1-6 variant.
• BVB Lava Suitable as water-retaining or water-infiltrating layer. Naturally lightweight with high water absorption capacity (30-40%, approximately 350 l/m3). Available in 3 fractions: 3-8, 8-16, and 16-32. Basalt Lava 3-8 and 8-16 are also suitable as top layer for prairie planting.
• BVB Sandwichsubstraat Fine-structured substrate that can be swept into sandwich panels. Contains large amount of soil biology providing direct nutrition with high nutrition buffer.
• Drainzand 350 Drainage sand with multiple applications: prevents groundwater from reaching growing places when placed underneath, can serve as remediation sand to improve clay-like soil structure, and provides capillary action with infiltration crates.
• GreentoColour Substrate Concept Substrate concept for perennial plants developed with partner Griffioen Wassenaar. GreentoColour Buffer contains significantly higher clay and silt content than other products, retaining more water and nutrition - important for increasingly erratic climate conditions.
• Custom Substrate Development & ETT Technical Advisory Custom advisory and design service for underground growing place construction and climate-adaptive concepts, delivered by European Tree Technician (ETT) certified advisors. Supports customers with site-specific substrate recommendations and project specification.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trees with sufficient water, nutrients, oxygen, and physical space in the growing place will not seek these under sidewalks or sewers, reducing indirect infrastructure costs.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kekkilä-BVBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBVB Landscaping is a division of Kekkilä-BVB, a leading European company specializing in growing media for public greenery and professional horticulture. Kekkilä-BVB develops sustainable solutions for public greenery and supplies products for professional horticulture, garden architects, and consumers. BVB Landscaping operates as the landscaping subdivision serving municipalities and engineering bureaus.
• TBS-SVAcoreTechnology or IntegrationTBS-SVA provides specialized drainage kollen (drainage structures) specifically designed for the Citykross system, enabling water to infiltrate high in the system and directing it toward surrounding green areas and trees. These kollen are integral to the Citykross concept's water management functionality.
• Griffioen WassenaarcoreTechnology or IntegrationGriffioen Wassenaar is a perennial nursery that developed the GreentoColour® concept, a registered trademark substrate system for perennial plantings. BVB Landscaping supplies substrates under this concept for public greenery projects, providing high water and nutrient retention for climate-adaptive planting applications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DeepRoot Green Infrastructure: DeepRoot provides urban tree root management and structural soil products (e.g., Silva Cell) that serve the same application as BVB's Citykross and UrbanGranulaat: enabling healthy tree growth under paved urban surfaces. Comparable on technology category and municipal/engineering customer base, though primarily operating in North America.
• Pindstrup Mosebrug: Pindstrup is a Danish producer of peat-based and peat-free growing media serving professional horticulture and landscaping markets across Europe. It is directly comparable as a substrate manufacturer serving professional green-space applications with a sustainability/peat-free transition underway.
• Grodan: Grodan (a ROCKWOOL brand) produces stone-wool substrates primarily for horticulture but applies similar substrate-engineering expertise to controlled-environment growing media. It is comparable as a substrate manufacturer with proprietary growing-medium technology targeting professional cultivation markets.
• GreenBlue Urban: GreenBlue Urban designs and supplies structural soil systems, tree cells, and substrates for urban tree planting in streetscapes and pavements. It competes with BVB on the same application (tree substrates under paved surfaces) for municipal and developer customers across Europe.
• Jiffy Products International: Jiffy produces growing media, substrates, and propagation systems for horticulture and professional growers globally. It is comparable to BVB as a substrate manufacturer with overlapping customer segments in professional cultivation and green infrastructure inputs.
• Optigrün International AG: Optigrün is a German manufacturer of green roof and retention roof systems including proprietary substrates. It is directly comparable to BVB on substrate technology for rooftop and urban green infrastructure, and is already listed as a BVB collaboration partner.
• Kekkilä-BVB: Kekkilä-BVB is the parent group of BVB Landscaping and a leading European producer of growing media for public greenery, professional horticulture, and consumer gardening. It is the closest comparable by product category (substrates) and customer base overlap, but operates across a broader portfolio including horticulture and consumer segments.

Broad incumbents

• ACO GmbH: ACO is a large European manufacturer of drainage, stormwater management, and surface-water systems that are commonly specified alongside urban tree and substrate installations. It is a broader incumbent whose products (drainage channels, infiltration units) often pair with BVB's substrates on municipal climate-adaptive projects.

Emerging players

• Park Positive: Park Positive offers a total concept for green parking solutions and collaborates with BVB Landscaping on webinars around climate adaptation. It is an emerging/niche peer in green-parking substrates and systems that intersects BVB's product range.
• Griffioen Wassenaar: Griffioen Wassenaar is a Dutch perennial nursery that developed and registered the GreentoColour® substrate concept used in BVB Landscaping projects. It is an adjacent/partner peer operating at the intersection of plant supply and substrate technology for climate-adaptive public greenery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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