Origin Enterprises

Origin Enterprises plc
Company typePublic limited company
Euronext Dublin: OIZ
AIM: OGN
ISEQ 20 component
ISINIE00B1WV4493
IndustryFood
Founded2006
HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
Key people
Gary Britton, (Non-Executive Chairman)
Sean Coyle, (CEO)
ProductsFood and agribusiness
Revenue€1,521.3 (2016)[1]
€66.2 (2016)[1]
€57.8 (2016)[1]
Number of employees
>2,600 (2020)[2]
Websitewww.originenterprises.com

Origin Enterprises plc is a focused agri-services group providing specialist on-farm agronomy services and the supply of crop technologies and inputs. The group has market positions in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Poland, Romania, Brazil and Ukraine. Origin is listed on the ESM (Euronext: OIZ) market of Euronext Dublin.

History

Origin was established by the IAWS Group in 2006 to focus on the original agribusiness and food and nutrition businesses of IAWS: it was admitted to the IEX and AIM on 5 June 2007.[3]

In October 2013 it bought 60% of Agroscope, a Ukrainian business, for $17.6m.[4]

In September 2015 it completed the acquisition of Romania's Redoxim.[5] Then in November 2015, it completed the acquisition of Kazgod group in Poland[6] and in December 2015, it completed the acquisition of Comfert S.R.L. in Romania.[7]

In June 2018, it announced an agreement to expand its footprint within South America, buying a sharehold part of two Brazilian companies, by €50.3m.[8]

Operations

Agri-services businesses include:[9]

  • R&H Hall
  • Goulding
  • Agrii
  • AgSpace
  • Origin Fertilisers
  • PB Kent
  • Rigby Taylor
  • Agrii Polska (Poland)
  • Comfert (Romania)
  • Redoxim (Romania)
  • Agroscope (Ukraine)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Origin Enterprises. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Origin Enterprises. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Intention to list Origin Enterprises on IEX and AIM". Origin Enterprises. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Agrimoney.com - Origin Enterprises buys Ukraine peer to expand agronomy empire". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ^ Doinita Dolapchieva. "Origin Enterprises completes acquisition of Romania's Redoxim - SeeNews The corporate wire". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. ^ Pamela Newenham (2015-08-18). "Origin Enterprises to acquire Kazgod Group for €22.4 million". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  7. ^ "Origin Enterprises completes Comfert SRL deal". Stockmarket Wire. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Geographical Expansion into South America" (PDF). official website.
  9. ^ About Us: Corporate Structure at official website. Accessed 1 May 2008.