Fedrus International acquires Plastivan

Puurs-Sint-Amands – Fedrus International NV becomes shareholder of Plastivan NV

Fedrus International acquires the Belgian family company Plastivan -founded in 1966, headquartered in Oostrozebeke-, a leading manufacturer in the extrusion of plastic building profiles. The Plastivan group has production facilities in Belgium (Oostrozebeke, Ingelmunster and Pittem) and sales offices in UK, France and Poland.

With this acquisition the group of Fedrus International diversifies its activities in near core markets. Plastivan will operate within the Fedrus group as a separate Business Unit. Operational continuity is secured in the hands of the current management, François Vancompernolle, who will take up the role of COO and Frank Bracke, Finance manager.

Fedrus Forest contributes to a more sustainable world

Puurs-Sint-Amands - Fedrus employees’ plant 1.600 trees right away

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Fedrus International gave its employees a sustainable and lasting gift. A hectare of climate-resilient forest to thank them for their commitment and contribution to Fedrus' sustainable development. Near the headquarters, Fedrus employees planted 1,600 trees in the Branstbos (Bornem, Belgium) on 1 December 2022, one for each employee.

1 hectare of forest in Europe can offset about 12 tonnes of CO2. Besides CO2 offsetting, a new forest is valuable for a range of United Nations sustainable development goals, not only directly (such as Climate Action and Living on Land), but also indirectly (Good Health & Wellbeing).

Fedrus International, nominee BVA Awards 2022

Puurs-Sint-Amands - Fedrus International was nominated for the BVA Awards 2022 in the category growth.

Since its inception, Fedrus realized an impressive growth track record. From a small importer of roofing systems, the group has grown through numerous mergers and acquisitions and through organic growth into a market-leading one-stop-shop distributor for roof and facade professionals in Belgium and a world leader in zinc for the building envelope.

This year’s fifth edition of the prestigious BVA Awards nominated nine finalists selected on criteria such as overall evidence of sustainable growth, authentic leadership, and active ownership.

For the jury, the success of the Fedrus group is underpinned by a focus on sustainable growth, a resilient vertically integrated business model throughout economic cycles, strong market fundamentals, and a “can do” organization.

Fedrus International wants to congratulate Lansweeper as the winner in the category growth, as well as all the other nominees and winners of this event.