Group MC in Hasselt , Belgium together with Oprins Plant ’s direction , produce the shares of the Oprins family . Oprins Plant is a nursery in Rijkevorsel , Belgium with a strong positioning in non - invasive bamboo , remarkable hydrangea , and Ilex crenata as an alternative to Buxus . The company was founded in 1991 by Jan and Paul Oprins together with Chantal Quirynen and became a successful actor in the European decorative industriousness .
The horticulture and ornamental industry is undergoing an organic evolution that is driven by diligence integration , engineering , and new markets and outlets . To respond to these changes , the Oprins family and management , under the guidance of the M&A house Capitalize , have sought a strategic spouse to understand its vision into an ambitious ontogeny plan and thus brace geographic expansion . With the extension service of 270,000 ft² of new greenhouses in Rijkevorsel - project harmonize to the latest standards and engineering to ensure optimal growing conditions - the first step has already been exact in the adjustment and deployment of the growth strategy .
According to Oprins Plant , they have a numeral of assets to grow strongly in Europe and beyond . They are speciate in industrial in vitro propagation of bamboo and in a prize part of the industrial plant stove .
Therefore , Oprins Plant has been rebranded as Plant Select , which is in line with its master mathematical product categories consist of Bamboo Select , Ilex Select , and Hydrangea Select . Plant Select has 4 yield facility where a team of 50 employees produces more than a million plants every twelvemonth . These ascertain their way to customers all over Europe through landscapers and gardener , garden centers , computer hardware stores , supermarkets , and increasingly through on-line retail .
Wouter Marques , chief operating officer of Plant Select , is excited about the new quislingism with Group MC : “ The professionalisation and sustenance they will provide will raise the growth appendage . Many plants in European gardens originate from Rijkevorsel , and Plant Select has the dream to be capable to contribute many more ornamentals in the future . ”
Willem Broux , CEO of Group MC , endorses the drive and growth scheme of management and Plant Select : “ The combining of selective product class and being a forerunner in the field of in vitro propagation put the society in a position to realize a good growth flight . The integration of the knowledge and experience of direction and the investors is therefore an ideal combining for the future . With the fresh stockholder structure of Plant Select , the ship’s company also keep back the family aspect with the voltage to grow even further . This is in business line with Group MC ’s note value " family owned , professionally managed " .
Group MCis a household - owned investment company that provides speculation and development majuscule to small and medium - sized enterprises with ambitious growth plans . gift from entrepreneurship and with long - term commitment mould the basis of our investments . For Group MC , the investment in Plant Select , in addition to Carolus Trees and ABCz Group , is their third equity participation in the agricultural and horticultural industry .
For more information :
Plant SelectWouter MarquesE:[email protected]T : +32 478 502 419www.plantselect.be
Group MCWillem BrouxE:[email protected]T : +32 473 611 742www.groupmc.be
