The past years , Atrium Agri has made a name for itself a strategic partnership between several horticultural suppliers . Now , they go even further : from now on , the different companies are fully part of Atrium Agri . Atrium Agri has acquired all interests in Havecon , VB Group , and PB detective , including those have by investor Victus Participations . At the same time , the partnership has reached an correspondence with the co - shareholders of its existing participate interest in Bom Group , CambridgeHOK , and JB Hydroponics .
" These acquisition make Atrium Agri the largest and most complete horticultural supply cluster in the story of Dutch glasshouse horticulture , " the founders say .
Just draw started"I do n’t think there ’s a comparable company in our diligence mighty now , and we ’re just getting started , " said Koen Brabander of PB Tec . Together with Henk Verbakel ( Havecon ) and Edward Verbakel ( VB ) , he ground Atrium Agri in 2019 . In a very myopic time , Atrium Agri has made some big steps . Now , all company are bring together , including the companies of the founders .
Firstly , the majority of the interest in PB tec was acquire from Victus Participations and that of the other minority shareholder in PB tec . This means the company is fully owned by Atrium Agri , include PB tec ’s foreign interest in North America and Australia . On the same day , Atrium Agri drive the entire stake in all Havecon companies . In the same dealings , Atrium Agri reached an agreement for the acquisition of VB Group . Among other thing , VB help to make the horticultural sector more sustainable by realize geothermic zip available as a next source of Department of Energy . Havecon works nearly with its strategical partner Voorwinden Group , which has also acquired an interest in Atrium Agri .
400 employees , 400 million turnoverThis harmonization creates the largest horticultural supply cluster to date with more than 400 employees and several branches in the Netherlands and abroad . Group turnover for 2021 is approaching Euro 400 million with what the enterpriser call ' a very healthy result ' .
flowing team"‘By consolidate these forces within the mathematical group , we ’re in an even better billet to meet the increasing demand in the market , " says Henk Verbakel , adding that a mickle of attention will be cave in to compound cognition . " This will enable us to offer the market with more in high spirits - technical school solution quicker , answer that are becoming more and more common . Since we can streamline a lot from one team , we are in an even sound position to expeditiously realise progressively tumid and more complex projects . "
For VB , the learning mean after 55 twelvemonth , the family job will no longer be own by the Verbakel family . Edward Verbakel is proud to merge into the Atrium Agri group of company . " It is a powerful political platform of reformist horticultural provider , where the ambitions are in high spirits and progressive . We ’ve already reach a lot , but together , we can go even further . We are confidently working together on the future of outside greenhouse horticulture ! "
" ‘ It ’s groovy to see that one vision and one goal of three entrepreneurs can be bring in in such a short time , " add Koen Brabander of PB tec , who says he does not think there is a comparable society in our industry right now . " And we ’re just getting started . Now that it ’s there , it all makes sense , but whywasn’tit there yet ? There ’s a really cynical statement : I wish you a lot of staff . Surely , this has come about through the uncurbed committal , passion , and vigor of our squad , our true capital letter . I look frontward to the developments that we ’ll receive with our partners and customers in the close future . "
Bank financingThe funding form chosen by Atrium Agri is bank financing , which is made possible by a immix adeptness of Rabobank and ING . This financing facility has enable Atrium Agri to bring all companies together , admit the companies of founders . Throughout the acquisition and financing process , the management of Atrium Agri was notify and assisted by the Maasdael Corporate Finance team .
" I have great respectfulness for the way in which all stockholder involved have subdue their individual interests to create a global drawing card in greenhouse gardening based on common reliance and a shared vision , " order Rick Voet of Maasdael . " The acquisitions of Atrium Agri are fully in business line with market trend such as globalization , turnkey delivery , making the solid food mountain chain more sustainable , and increase demand for gamy - technical school solutions , which are so characteristic of greenhouse gardening . The Netherlands can be proud of this new formed Horti Powerhouse . "
Strategic growthThe list of company produce by Atrium Agri is now set out to take on telling forms . It started at the ending of 2019 with a majority wager in turnkey provider Bom Group . In less than two years , absolute majority interests were also take up in successively VEK Adviesgroep , CambridgeHOK , and JB Hydroponics . In addition , an exclusivity was agreed on with BaOpt for go its mood system in horticulture , and pursuit was recently taken in ADI ( Agri Data Innovations ) . This start - up party collects , analyses , and fancy data from the greenhouse and converts this into cultivation areas for improvement .
Due to the tremendous development , Atrium Agri has nominate a new direction consisting of Richard Schmit ( CEO ) , Joffrey Bouman ( CFO ) , and Ruben Peeters ( COO ) . They will further shape the group ’s strategy and functional activity in the coming years .
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