GevenHout

What GevenHout does

GevenHout is a German-incorporated specialty wood trading company (legal entity: Geven Holzhandel GmbH, registered in Kleve, HRB 9707) that operates exclusively in exterior wood products for the professional construction and landscaping market. The company's headquarters is in Weeze, Germany, with a Dutch showroom/office in Boxmeer (GevenHout B.V.), and it serves buyers across Benelux (Netherlands, Belgium) and DACH (Germany) markets. GevenHout targets professional trade buyers including gardeners (hoveniers), contractors (aannemers), and carpenters (timmerbedrijven) — no retail or DIY consumer segment is served.

The product portfolio is organized around three core categories: facade cladding (gevelbekleding), decking boards (vlonderplanken), and beams and posts (balken & palen). GevenHout offers a deep catalog spanning thermally modified woods (Thermo Fraké, Thermo Ayous, Thermo Vuren, Thermo Essen, Thermo Tauari, Thermo Radiata Pine), tropical hardwoods (Angelim Vermelho, Padouk, Ipê, Cumaru, Garapa, Guariuba, Massaranduba), European species (Rustiek Eiken, Douglas), and modified alternatives (Accoya, Moso Bamboo X-treme), delivered in multiple profiles (barcode, block, blind rhombus, shiplap, X-clip, B-fix). A patented X-clip invisible click system anchors the technical offering alongside B-Fix and GRADwood mounting platforms. Value-added services include custom profiling (schaven), color retention, pre-greying, matte black finishing, and fire-retardant (class B) treatments.

The business model is direct e-commerce sales of one-time wood product purchases, with business account registration enabling order history and fast reordering. Pricing is unit-based (per m² or per m¹), ranging from ~€2/m¹ for basic impregnated pine rear slats to over €190/m² for premium species, with most products in the €30-100/m² band and delivery from €69. The go-to-market is sales-led with a content-marketing and SEO-driven top-of-funnel presence across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and an extensive technical knowledge base. Sustainability credentials (FSC, PEFC, EUTR, EUDR compliance) and FSC-certified tropical hardwood sourcing serve as additional buyer-facing trust signals.

Name

GevenHout

Legal name

Geven Holzhandel GmbH

Website

https://gevenhout.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GevenHout is a German specialty exterior wood trader serving professional builders (gardeners, contractors, carpenters) across Benelux and DACH with facade cladding, decking boards, and beams via e-commerce and patented mounting systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Exterior Wood Products (Building Materials)

NAICS

Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing (321912), Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing (337212)

SIC

Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031), Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMADADAH

Wood Siding, Cladding & Exterior Wood Profiles

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Building Materials & Products/Timber, Lumber & Engineered Wood Products

SECONDARYIMADADAG

Wood Mouldings, Millwork & Trim

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Building Materials & Products/Timber, Lumber & Engineered Wood Products

SECONDARYIMAMABAI

Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Sawmills & Wood Processing

SECONDARYIMAMABAE

Planing Mills & Lumber Surfacing

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Sawmills & Wood Processing

Keywords

• Exterior wood products
• Facade cladding systems
• Decking boards
• Thermally modified wood
• Construction timber supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Boxmeer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wood Product Sales: One-time sales of outdoor wood products including cladding, decking, beams, and posts. Products are sold in various profiles and wood species with prices per square meter or linear meter.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GevenHout supplies exterior wood products — including facade cladding (gevelbekleding), decking boards (vlonderplanken), beams and posts (balken en palen), planks, and associated mounting systems — to professional builders, gardeners, contractors, and carpentry businesses in the Benelux and DACH regions. The company specializes exclusively in outdoor wood, offering multiple species (thermally modified, tropical hardwood, European softwood, modified wood, bamboo) in various profiles with custom planing/milling and value-added treatments.

Product overview

GevenHout is a specialized wood trading company focused exclusively on exterior wood products for professionals in construction, landscaping, and architecture. The company operates as a B2B supplier offering a comprehensive portfolio organized around three core product categories: Gevelbekleding (facade/wall cladding), Vlonderplanken (decking boards), and Balken & Palen (beams and posts). The product range spans multiple wood species including thermally modified woods (Thermo Fraké, Thermo Ayous, Thermo Vuren, Thermo Essen, Thermo Tauari, Thermo Radiata Pine), tropical hardwoods (Angelim Vermelho, Padouk, Ipé, Cumaru, Garapa, Guariuba, Massaranduba), European woods (Douglas, Rustiek Eiken, Vuren), and modified alternatives (Accoya, Moso Bamboo). Products are offered in various installation-friendly profiles including barcode profiles, block profiles, blind rhombus, X-clip, B-fix, shiplap, and smooth-planed options. GevenHout provides value-added services such as custom planing/milling, color retention treatments, pre-greying, matte black finishes, and fire-retardant treatments. The company serves as a one-stop solution for professional buyers seeking high-quality exterior wood with supporting technical services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly all tropical hardwood is FSC certified
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• X-clipcoreTechnology or IntegrationX-clip is a patented invisible mounting system partner. The system consists of aluminum rails with pre-mounted clips that allow planks to click securely into place. GevenHout offers various wood species compatible with the X-clip system including Ipé, Padouk, Thermo Fraké, Thermo Essen, and Accoya.
• RemmerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRemmers provides wood treatment products including HSL-36 system stain for color retention (kleurbehoud), and wood end sealer. GevenHout sells these treatment products as accessories for their wood products.
• B-FixcoreTechnology or IntegrationB-Fix is an invisible mounting system where clips are mounted to the subframe and planks are slid over the clips. GevenHout offers multiple wood species in B-Fix compatible profiles including Padouk, Guariuba, Thermo Tauari, and others.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lunawood: Lunawood supplies thermally modified wood for decking, cladding, and other outdoor applications. Its material focus, professional customer use case, and premium performance positioning overlap directly with GevenHout's thermally modified exterior-wood range.
• Thermory: Thermory manufactures thermally modified wood products for exterior decking, cladding, and architectural applications. GevenHout serves the same professional project use case and offers thermally modified species and profiles, so Thermory is a direct material-category peer despite being a larger manufacturer.

Emerging players

• Moso International: Moso International supplies bamboo products for exterior decking, cladding, and related architectural applications. GevenHout lists Moso Bamboo X-treme, so the companies intersect in the same outdoor-project market as a material and format alternative.
• Kebony: Kebony produces modified wood for decking, cladding, and exterior applications. GevenHout sells modified and thermally modified wood and competes for professional exterior projects, making Kebony a product-focused alternative in the same materials category.

Broad incumbents

• Bauhaus: Bauhaus is a broad building and home-improvement retailer that carries wood, decking, cladding, and project supplies. It overlaps with GevenHout in products and professional DIY customers, but lacks the same exclusive outdoor-wood specialization.
• Bouwmaat: Bouwmaat is a Netherlands-based professional builders' merchant carrying timber, building materials, and project supplies. It is a broad incumbent competitor for contractor purchasing and delivery, with less specialization in exterior wood than GevenHout.
• Raab Karcher: Raab Karcher is a Dutch building-materials wholesaler with timber and broader construction product categories. It competes for professional project procurement and regional distribution, but offers a wider portfolio than GevenHout's outdoor-wood niche.
• Jongeneel: Jongeneel is a Dutch timber and board specialist serving construction professionals. Its wood-product range and project-delivery model overlap with GevenHout's cladding, decking, beams, and posts, while its broader portfolio makes it a regional incumbent.
• Pontmeyer: Pontmeyer is an established Dutch building-materials merchant with timber, cladding, decking, and related construction products. It competes with GevenHout for professional contractors and project procurement in the same regional market, although its assortment is broader.

Others

• Accsys Technologies: Accsys Technologies develops and manufactures Accoya acetylated wood for demanding exterior applications. GevenHout lists Accoya in its range, making Accsys an upstream technology and material peer rather than a like-for-like distributor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GevenHout
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gevenhout
• Instagraminstagram.com/gevenhout
• TikToktiktok.com/@gevenhout
• Pinterestnl.pinterest.com/gevenhout

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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