Foreword from the CEO
Growing together, with our farmers and horticulturists Increasing the profitability of our farmers and horticulturists – so that we can grow together – is the reason we at Arvesta come to work each day. Because it is our ambition to prepare them for the agriculture of the future thanks to our sustainable and innovative smart farming solutions.
Eric Lauwers Chief Executive Officer
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Growth is central at Arvesta. We grow together with our Experts in the field and our customers. We started the Stronger Together transformation process at Arvesta in 2017 to get back on track with growth. Since then, we have been working continuously towards a unified organisation with more than 40 strong brands. From separate entities, we have evolved into one company, one team, one dream.
A lot has changed in the last four years, but always in a positive sense. Today, we can proudly state that Arvesta is there and is growing! On the one hand, we are growing organically for the fourth year in a row - you will see the figures further in this report. At the same time, we have grown inorganically through acquisitions and participations. To illustrate this with a figure from HR: of our 2000 experts, 500 were recruited in the last three years and 200 were added via acquisitions. But growth is about more than turnover and the number of employees. There is another growth spurt underway at Arvesta, namely among our people. The employee satisfaction score within Arvesta rose from 64% to 71% in 2020. That is not just a figure; experience shows that people
