CNC location in Moerdijk.
new equipment. AB Texel is an expert in potato transport, which is very difficult and specialised, they are better than our own transport service in all these aspects. We already outsourced work to AB Texel including the transport of manure. Amco will continue to exist as a brand and a team within CNC, as well as the network of horse stables. So it was a logical move. Vos adds: “DTO is fundamentally different. Its focus is more on being a trading company with logis- tics features, and a company with patented techniques for transporting compost. DTO will also help us expand our international customer portfolio.”
The owner and the future The new CEO is pleased about the cooperation with Sun. “For example, they have invested 12 million euros here at the Moerdijk location last three years, in some vital, major adaptations and renovations, such as modernising the halls that store horse manure.” Brilleman is aware of the negative perception that private equity investors focus primarily on short-term gain. “There is always a possibility that CNC will be sold again, but the world of private equity has changed in recent years. Investors must now keep a company viable or
improve its performance if they even want to consider putting it on the market again. I know from experience that there is a healthy relation ship with Sun and they invest heavily in us, so selling all of a sudden is no longer an option.” He also plans to stay where he is for the longer term. Longer than Van Asselt? “Eric did a good job, but Sun believes that entering a different business phase requires a different management. In five years’ time, we will be a leading European player in the field of substrate production, and we have an excellent starting position.” According to Vos, the current consolidation in the compost sector is also apparent in other links in the chain. Brilleman: “The concept of creative destruction is a healthy process. You just have to ensure that your company is a leader in this process.”
Compost and quality There has been plenty of talk lately in the sector about the widespread deterioration in compost quality, consistency, in the whole sector. What is their view? Brilleman says cautiously: “Ensuring the consistency of compost is always difficult. Quality always prevails above ‘commercial considerations’, but we cannot
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