Lyreco to acquire Groenendijk Workwear in the Netherlands
September 5, 2024
Lyreco announced its intention to acquire the overall operations of Groenendijk Workwear, based in the Netherlands and operating in the Benelux region.
Groenendijk has more than 25 years’ experience in work- and footwear in the PPE market.
Within Lyreco-Intersafe, Lyreco’s safety division, work- and footwear are currently the fastest growing PPE product families with a high demand in SMB and corporate customers.
“Groenendijk enables us to take a leap forward on our ambition plan by having a company with the knowledge and experience, already excelling in workwear with an even wider portfolio of possibilities that we can roll-out internationally. This includes customer specific bespoke workwear.” said Joris Wels, CEO of Lyreco Intersafe. “Furthermore – like Lyreco, Groenendijk is focusing on sustainability. They care about the complete life cycle of products and offer their customers options to make their operations more sustainable”
“Groenendijk and Lyreco are both family-owned companies with shared values. I am proud of what we have achieved with Groenendijk over the last 27 years. I am confident that with Lyreco we would be able to accelerate on our growth ambitions and that our customers would be able to continue to rely on the best professional workwear, the best service and the best delivery in the market.” said Marien Groenendijk, Founder and Owner of Groenendijk Workwear.
The intended acquisition is now subject to the approval of the Dutch Competition and Consumers Authority.
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