Big Dutchman takes over Dutch company Inno+

The Big Dutchman group, based in Vechta-Calveslage, Germany, acquired the Dutch company Inno+ last week. With 25 employees and a turnover of approx. EUR 7 million, Inno+ is one of Europe's leading suppliers of exhaust air treatment and heat recovery systems for modern animal husbandry.

Inno+ is headquartered in Panningen, in the province of Limburg near the Dutch-German border. Business activities focus on Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Maurice Ortmans, who has been managing director of Inno+ since its foundation in 2003, will continue to manage the company and advance technical development.

Comprehensive range of exhaust air treatment and heat recovery systems

"With the Inno+ products, we will now be able to offer our customers a comprehensive range of exhaust air treatment and heat recovery systems," says Big Dutchman board member Bernd Meerpohl. "Combining our technical knowledge will allow us to work on practical solutions even more extensively in future, thus reducing the amount of antibiotics administered as well as further improving animal welfare and increasing the environmental compatibility of livestock housing.

Inno+ received a DLG (German Agricultural Society) certificate for its exhaust air treatment system for growing heavy broilers. Other Inno+ exhaust air treatment systems are currently being certified by the DLG.