Fsm Installatie Diensten

What Fsm Installatie Diensten does

FSM Installatie Diensten, headquartered in Tilburg, Netherlands and founded in 1994, operates as the coordinating service organization behind a portfolio of cooperatives and formulas serving approximately 300 affiliated installation companies in the Dutch installation industry. The company functions as a membership-owned collective — not a traditional corporate — in which individual SMB installers pool demand to access services they could not afford independently.

Its core product is the bundled service platform spanning seven formulas: collective procurement (delivering 5-10% savings on €75M+ in annual member purchase volume through approximately 30 preferred manufacturers and bonus pass-through), vocational training via TEB Vakschool, solar-energy solutions via SunNed (including a PV-offerte quotation tool with 25-year yield projections), equipment rental via GasNed Verhuur, three-tier service-contract administration, marketing services via Abel&co (promotional design, advertising, centralized printing procurement), and e-mobility charging-station services. Underlying technology is described as standard cooperative tooling — an order portal, a PV quotation tool, centralized invoicing, and a back-office administration layer — with no disclosed proprietary AI or data assets.

FSM's business model is a managed-services / membership collective: affiliated installation companies (244 of which sit within the Abel Installatie cooperative) finance and receive access to shared infrastructure through formula participation. Revenue mechanics include procurement margins or rebate shares, service-contract administration fees, rental fees, training program fees, and commercial terms from partner formulas. Distribution is single-country domestic (Netherlands), executed via the affiliated installer channel rather than direct-to-consumer, and the organization is privately held with no external equity investors identified in the source material.

Name

Fsm Installatie Diensten

Legal name

FSM Installatie Diensten

Website

https://fsminstallatiediensten.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FSM Installatie Diensten is a Tilburg-based, member-owned cooperative service organization that pools demand from approximately 300 Dutch installation companies to deliver collective procurement, training, rental, marketing, service-contract, solar, and e-mobility services they could not afford individually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tilburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Collective Service Provision: FSM generates revenue through collective financing of services for affiliated installation companies. Services are organized under various formulas managed by participating installers, with FSM serving as the facilitating organization behind initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

FSM Installatie Diensten is a Dutch service organization that bundles collective services for approximately 300 affiliated installation companies. It channels over €75 million in annual collective purchasing volume, delivers vocational training, solar energy solutions, equipment rental, service contract management, marketing, and e-mobility services through formulas owned by participating installers. The company acts as the coordinating force behind multiple cooperatives (Abel Installatie, Abel&co, SunNed, TEB Vakschool, GasNed Verhuur) serving SMB installers across the Netherlands.

Product overview

Fsm Installatie Diensten is a service organization serving approximately 300 installation companies in the Netherlands since 1994. The company operates as a collective purchasing and support organization for the installation industry, offering a platform of modular services built around business partnerships with Abel Installatie (cooperative for installation companies), Abel&co (service organization and network), SunNed (solar energy), TEB Vakschool (vocational training), and GasNed Verhuur (hot water equipment rental). The core services include collective procurement, vocational training, solar energy solutions with a PV quote tool, equipment rental, service contract management, marketing services, and e-mobility charging stations. These services are organized into formulas owned by participating installers, enabling individual companies to access expensive or time-consuming services through collective financing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collective Procurement (Inkopen)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-10% savings on purchasing through collective buying power
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TEB VakschoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEB Vakschool is an organization founded by mechanical and electrical installation companies to optimize the guidance and training of students in the technical installation industry. FSM partners with TEB to provide vocational training services for MBO students and career changers through apprenticeship programs (BBL route).
• GasNed VerhuurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGasNed Verhuur is a service organization specializing in renting hot water appliances. Active in North Brabant, Limburg, Gelderland, Flevoland, and South Holland.
• Abel InstallatiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbel Installatie is a cooperative for installation companies with 244 members. Provides centralized backoffice services including supplier agreements, order portal, consolidated invoicing, rental concepts for heating, lead generation, and specialization support for sustainability and lifetime-proof living.
• SunNedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSunNed makes solar energy financially attractive by producing high-quality solar panels with high yield and longevity. Provides PV-offerte tool for quick professional quotes, including layout plans, 25-year yield projections, and optional cleaning subscriptions.
• Abel&cocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbel&co is a service organization providing smooth handling of questions behind the scenes, with a national network of reputable installation companies. Provides marketing and communication services including advertising plan, promotional design, and centralized printing agreements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• GC Group (UK): UK buying group for independent plumbing, heating, and bathroom installation merchants. Closely comparable buying group model aggregating independent trade businesses for collective procurement, though geographically distinct from FSM's Netherlands focus.
• Energiewacht: Dutch installation and maintenance company focused on heating, hot water, and energy solutions. Comparable in Dutch installation services and recurring service contract model, though operating as a direct contractor rather than a cooperative.
• Coolrec: Dutch installation cooperative focusing on cooling and climate technology. Comparable in cooperative ideology and Dutch installation market, though focused on a narrower cooling niche.

Direct peers

• Isero: Dutch alliance of installation specialists offering network benefits, collective procurement, and shared services. Closely comparable cooperative-style model serving HVAC and installation professionals in the Netherlands.
• BouwCenter: Dutch cooperative buying group for construction and installation trade businesses. Highly comparable hub-and-spoke model offering collective procurement, marketing support, and shared services to affiliated independent contractors in the Netherlands.
• Abel&co: FSM's own service organization label providing marketing, communication, and centralized procurement. Effectively a sister-entity under the FSM umbrella, illustrating the strongest internal comparable for the marketing/communication formula.

Broad incumbents

• Technische Unie (Sonepar): Largest Dutch electrical wholesaler serving installation companies, part of global Sonepar group. Comparable as it similarly serves installation businesses with procurement scale, though it operates as a wholesaler rather than a member-owned cooperative.
• Rexel Nederland: Major Dutch distributor of electrical, lighting, and energy management products serving installation professionals. Overlaps with FSM's procurement-focused value proposition but at a wholesale level rather than collective structure.
• Feenstra: Large Dutch installation service company specializing in heating, ventilation, and service contracts. Comparable in its service contract focus and Dutch installation market presence, though operating as a direct service provider rather than collective.
• Saint-Gobain Distribution: Major European building materials distribution network serving installation and construction trades. Comparable as a large-scale distributor offering products, training, and services to installation companies across multiple European markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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