Maple Group buys Rotterdam industrial packer Fladderak

Maple Group has acquired fellow Rotterdam-based industrial packer Fladderak Industriële Verpakkingen, adding facilities in the Eemhaven to its existing packing, lashing and logistics operations. The combined business now has more than 40,000 square metres of capacity and over 100 employees, aimed at handling larger machinery and energy-transition export projects. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Fladderak will keep its name, location and staff.

Why this mattersConsolidation among specialist export packers signals rising demand for heavy-cargo packing capacity tied to machinery exports and energy-transition projects.

• Maple Group has acquired Fladderak Industriele Verpakkingen, based in Rotterdam's Eemhaven.
• Combined group now has more than 40,000 m2 of production, storage and handling capacity, including 25,000 m2 covered space.
• Lifting capacity reaches up to 80 tonnes, with a combined workforce of more than 100 employees.
• Fladderak has more than 75 years of experience in industrial packing for machinery and production-line exports.
• Fladderak will keep its name, Rotterdam location, existing contracts and staff.
• Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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