Rotom Europe continues to grow

Rotom Europe, a leading Pan-European provider of logistic load carriers for transport and storage, has attracted growth capital from its new shareholder Waterland.

Rotom Europe, headquartered in Son (Eindhoven, the Netherlands), has successfully developed into a Pan-European full service provider in the field of bespoke load carriers, with an annual turnover of more than € 140 million. Nowadays, Rotom is operationally active in 10 European countries, with 26 locations throughout Europe and has 500 employees. The group is developing, producing, trading, collecting, renting out, repairing and maintaining a broad range of logistics load carriers including for example wooden pallets, metal roll containers, mobile racks, and plastic pallets and bins for a wide range of customers.

After 30 years of successful expansion, the current board members and shareholders have the ambition to accelerate the growth of Rotom Europe, by developing the company into the leading European player in the field of bespoke load carriers and related services. In order to achieve this ambition, additional strategic support and capital are required to pursue add-on acquisitions and strengthen the existing companies in the group. Therefore, after a careful evaluation of the strategic options, Rotom Europe has selected the Pan-European investment company Waterland as its intended financial and strategic partner for the future. Arjan Kuiper, CEO of Rotom Europe, says “it’s our aim to support our customers to become more sustainable with returnable load carriers and packaging recovery solutions on a Pan-European level, for which we have been able to attract the right strategic partner”.

The company plans to acquire several companies providing load carriers and related services in the next few years to increase the density of the European network in existing countries including the Benelux, Germany, Spain, France and the UK and to enter new European countries such as the Nordics, Italy and Eastern Europe. On top of the planned network expansion, Rotom intends to extend its service activities which will enable the group to expand its sustainable solutions offering for customers such as packaging recovery, pooling and rental of returnable load carriers and repair and maintenance to extend product lifetime.

Arjan Kuiper continues: “with Waterland, we have found the right future business partner to realize our ambition to become the European market leader in sustainable bespoke load carriers and solutions. Rotom has deep knowledge of the European market for load carriers, whilst Waterland has a huge experience in facilitating the buy & build strategy, can provide ample financial resources and is able to provide solid strategic support, hence a perfect combination”. The founding and current shareholders of Rotom Europe remain on board as co-shareholders together with Waterland. The transaction is still subject to merger clearance in the Netherlands and Poland.

Rent logistical assets instead of purchasing them

Rent roll containers, rent pallets, rent plastic boxes, it’s all possible. Renting logistics means flexibility when you need it. Being able to deal with seasonal peaks by quickly adapting is one of the main advantages of renting roll containers for example. In addition, Rotomrent offers solid European coverage so that a suitable answer to your logistic problem can be given in a timely manner. We will be happy to look for the right solution together with you and to get started right away.

At Rotomrent, we focus on service

Service takes many forms, also within logistics. The main focus of Rotomrent are a deep and wide range, fast deployment and offering customised solutions. These solutions must relieve you of all your worries about logistics resources and their availability. The stream lining of transport chains and storage capacities are often central to the client. We rent out new and used roll containers, pallets and plastic containers in all shapes and sizes. We also offer metal boxes and stacking racks for rent in our range. Rotomrent products are reliable and suitable for multiple cycles.

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Finding and renting the right logistics equipment through Rotomrent is very easy. You can use our search bar to search for a specific product, such as an attached lid tote box or an anti-theft roll container. Are you looking for equipment for your sector? To make it easy for you, Rotomrent distinguishes 8 sectors: Automotive, DIY, Healthcare & Laundry, Industrial, Agriculture & Horticulture, Logistics, Retail & Supermarket, Food Industry. Is your sector not listed here? Don’t panic, just type in the sector with which yours has the most (logistical) similarities to see the most used products in a row. Of course you can also use the different categories to get to the product or overview you want.

Would you like to rent a roll container, for example? Then add a roll container of your choice to the quote. You can then proceed to the quotation form. As soon as you have filled in your details, your preference for the roll container rental dates and sent the request, we will get to work immediately and you will receive a suitable solution within a maximum of 48 hours. You can also e-mail us directly at info@rotomrent.co.uk. Would you like to contact us by telephone? We will be happy to assist you at +44 (0)1777 322100.