Navus and Ridder join forces to drive growth and innovation in the horticultural market.

Navus is excited and proud to announce her partnership with Ridder, a privately owned global leader in horticulture automation solutions. Navus is convinced that with this investment, Ridder and Navus will jointly succeed in making Ridder the innovative front runner in the automation and robotization within the horticulture market.

The cooperation between the companies boosts Ridder’s capacity to invest in its business, growing its global foothold while at the same time continue to develop products that fit the future needs of growers in the different segments where Ridder is currently already providing solutions to support and optimize her customers’ operations.

“This is an exciting development for Ridder,” said Pascal Piepers, CEO of Ridder. “We remain true to who we are, while gaining the empowerment to focus on what we do best. Together we will accelerate and deepen our efforts to achieve our shared vision and strengthen Ridder’s position as a global innovator in CEA.”

“We believe in a bright future for sustainable food production to which horticulture contributes immensely.” Eduard Meijer, Managing Director of Navus explains. “The new partnership with Ridder underlines Navus’s goal to enable the transition towards a sustainable food production industry in different market segments. The partnership with Ridder fits seamlessly with this ambition.”

About Ridder

Ridder is a global leader in horticulture automation solutions, providing advanced technology and connected smart solutions to growers in over 100 countries. With a portfolio of drive systems, climate control, water treatment systems, climate screens, robotics and labor-saving tools, Ridder helps growers optimize production processes, improve crop quality, and increase yield. www.ridder.com.

About Navus (CEA Enterprises)

Navus CEA Enterprises is a “spin off” of Navus Ventures, both investment companies belong to the Lanvi group, as does Lely (Farming innovators). Navus aims to support high tech companies driving the ongoing development towards sustainable and efficient food production. We value honesty and transparency in the companies we work with. Our approach is hands-on and pragmatic, acting quickly and supporting management on strategic and operational matters. www.navusventures.com