Brouwer Urk Internationaal Transport B.v.

What Brouwer Urk Internationaal Transport B.v. does

Brouwer Urk Internationaal Transport B.v. is a Netherlands-based, privately held temperature-controlled road freight carrier specializing in groupage transport of refrigerated and frozen goods across Europe. Founded around 1960 by Jurie Brouwer, the company has operated for more than 65 years from its headquarters and cold store facility on Westwal in Urk, Flevoland, where partial loads are consolidated into full routes. Its fleet of 25 trucks and 40 trailer units (as of 2021) runs multi-temperature trailers capable of carrying goods at two different temperatures simultaneously, and is supported by Transpas Enterprise transport management software and on-board computers. Brouwer operates its own scheduled lanes into the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and the United Kingdom, and extends reach to the rest of Europe through a partner carrier network covering Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, the Czech Republic, and Poland.

The company's commercial focus is the European seafood and frozen-goods verticals, with eight named Dutch customers in the fish sector (FishermanChoice, Ocean Company, ANT, Van der Lee, Visscher, Seafood Connection, Neerlandia, Kramers). It is ISO 22000 certified for food safety management and is a member of Transport & Logistiek Nederland. The go-to-market is sales-led B2B, with quote-based pricing per shipment negotiated through [email protected], supported by a multilingual website (Dutch, English, German) and active social channels.

Ownership and management changed materially on January 1, 2026, when Bram Vlot fully transferred Brouwer to Kotra Logistics (Yerseke), which had held a stake since 2021. Brouwer operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary under the Kotra Group, retaining its brand identity, with Jan Romkes as Location Manager overseeing day-to-day operations alongside a planning, fleet, project, and finance team.

Name

Brouwer Urk Internationaal Transport B.v.

Legal name

Brouwer Urk Internationaal Transport B.v.

Website

https://brouwer-urk.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brouwer Urk Internationaal Transport B.v. is a Dutch temperature-controlled groupage freight carrier operating own multi-temperature routes across the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and the UK, serving European seafood and frozen-goods shippers. Wholly owned by Kotra since January 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Temperature-Controlled Freight Transport

NAICS

Transportation and Warehousing (48-49), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (49312)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

LTL Temperature-Controlled / Perishable Carriers (TLADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Goods Transport (Deep-Frozen) (TLADAHAF), Chilled / Fresh Transport (Refrigerated) (TLADAHAG), Refrigerated (Chilled) Freight Forwarding (TLACAMAA)

Keywords

• Refrigerated freight transport
• Cold chain logistics
• Temperature-controlled shipping
• Frozen goods transport
• Groupage transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Urk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Transport Services: Temperature-controlled (refrigerated and frozen) groupage transport services for businesses across Europe. The company charges for freight transportation based on distance, volume, and temperature requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Brouwer Urk Internationaal Transport B.v. provides temperature-controlled (refrigerated and frozen) groupage transport across Europe, combining partial loads into full routes at its cold store facility in Urk, Netherlands, using multi-temperature trailers that can transport goods at two different temperatures simultaneously. The company runs its own multi-weekly routes to the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and the United Kingdom, and uses a partner network to reach all other European countries.

Product overview

Brouwer Urk Internationaal Transport B.v. is a temperature-controlled transport company specializing in groupage transport within Europe. The core offering consists of combining partial loads into full routes at their cold store facility in Urk, utilizing multi-temperature trailers that can transport goods at two different temperatures simultaneously. Their service covers own routes to the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and the United Kingdom, with partner networks extending coverage to all other European countries. The company operates as part of the Kotra Group following full acquisition in January 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temperature-Controlled Groupage Transport Core freight service: combining partial loads from multiple shippers into full routes at Brouwer's cold store in Urk and transporting them under refrigeration or freezing conditions to destinations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and the United Kingdom via own fleet, with partner networks covering all other European countries. Targeted at businesses shipping fresh and frozen seafood and other temperature-sensitive goods.

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kotra LogisticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021In January 2021, Kotra Logistics from Yerseke acquired a stake in Brouwer Transport. The collaboration strengthens both companies thanks to their hands-on and no-nonsense mentality. As of January 1, 2026, Bram Vlot fully transferred Brouwer to Kotra, making it wholly owned by Kotra. Brouwer remains an important link within Kotra while retaining its trusted identity, ensuring continuity, reliability, and personal service.
• European Transport PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReliable partner relationships established to cover transport services to all other European countries beyond core markets (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, UK). These partners handle deliveries to countries including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Czech Republic, and Poland.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with a global temperature-controlled logistics and cold-chain division. Competes with Brouwer on European frozen and chilled flows but at vastly greater scale and with a much broader service portfolio.
• DFDS: Danish-listed pan-European logistics and ferry group with a temperature-controlled road logistics division serving food producers and retailers across Northern and Western Europe. Broader and larger than Brouwer but operates directly competing refrigerated transport services.

Direct peers

• Royal Den Hartogh Logistics: Dutch bulk liquid and food-grade logistics provider with significant temperature-controlled transport capability across Europe. Comparable to Brouwer in Dutch food logistics heritage, pan-European footprint, and B2B customer focus.
• AB Texel Group: Largest Dutch food and agri-logistics transport group, focused on temperature-controlled distribution for producers, processors, and retailers. Closest large-scale Dutch peer to Brouwer in target customers and temperature-controlled services.
• Bakker Logistiek: Dutch refrigerated and frozen distribution specialist serving supermarkets, meal-kit operators, and food producers across the Netherlands and neighboring countries. Comparable multi-temperature distribution model and food-retail customer profile.
• H. Essers: Belgian-headquartered transport and logistics provider with a dedicated temperature-controlled division serving pharma and food across Benelux, Germany, France, and the UK. Directly comparable to Brouwer's Benelux-anchored temperature-controlled groupage offering.
• Mainsped Logistics Group: Austrian temperature-controlled groupage and full-load carrier serving Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and neighboring markets. Overlaps directly with Brouwer's German and Austrian priority corridors and shares the multi-temperature groupage model.
• Nagel-Group: One of Europe's largest temperature-controlled food logistics providers, headquartered in Germany. Offers multi-temperature groupage and full-load transport across continental Europe with deep food retail and processor relationships — directly comparable to Brouwer's model at much larger scale.
• STEF: French-listed temperature-controlled transport and logistics specialist operating multi-temperature groupage networks across France, Iberia, Italy, Benelux, and the UK. Highly comparable to Brouwer in service mix (multi-temp trailers, groupage, cold-store consolidation) and customer base (frozen and chilled food).
• Kotra Logistics: Dutch logistics group and Brouwer's parent company since the January 2026 full acquisition. Operates temperature-controlled and groupage transport across Benelux with similar seafood and frozen-goods customers; Brouwer now functions as a specialist subsidiary within Kotra's network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcWrD0U3o4QlWDJYu1Nm4Jw
• Facebookfacebook.com/Brouwer-Transport-Urk-172329029479845
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brouwer-urk-internationaal-transport-b-v
• Instagraminstagram.com/brouwertransporturk

Compliance1 record

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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