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Group Jansen acquires Vinitex
Acquisition Vinitex
“We are 100% committed to sustainable growth”
ZONHOVEN, 25 January 2023 – In times of crisis when we are overwhelmed by negative news, construction company Group Jansen has a positive announcement to make: they’re acquiring Dutch laboratory furnisher Vinitex. “This marks a new step in our ambitions for international growth,” says CEO Nadia Jansen. “By intensively diversifying, innovating and exploring niches, together we continue to build a sustainable future for our group, our 735 employees and our clients.”
Unique market position
Group Jansen’s CEO sees a complementary partner in Vinitex. This specialist in the design, production and installation of laboratory furniture is the ideal complement for Jansen Cleanrooms, a niche company within Group Jansen.
“Vinitex is an established player in the market segment of laboratory equipment in Belgium and the Netherlands as well as Germany. In the past, we’ve worked together constructively on various projects. Through this acquisition we are now further expanding our portfolio of projects and products,” explains Nadia Jansen. Both Jansen Cleanrooms and Vinitex want to strengthen and expand their unique market position with this new cooperation.
Win-win
That Jansen Cleanrooms and Vinitex share more than just their professional expertise only makes the future look even brighter. “We’re both family businesses with similar DNA, the same business model and an absolute belief in the strength and knowledge of our own people. So we’re convinced that the acquisition is a win-win on all levels,” says Nadia Jansen.
Both Mark and Nicole Raaijmakers, the former owners of Vinitex, will remain on board in their roles as Technical and Commercial Directors, respectively. Eric Vanhees, as current COO of Jansen Cleanrooms, will take Vintex’s operations and team under his wing.
Strong together: Jansen Cleanrooms & Labs
“I look forward to continuing to build this wonderful company,”Eric Vanhees concludes. “Starting in January, we will bring Vinitex and Jansen Cleanrooms together under the nameJansen Cleanrooms & Labs. Of course, we will not simply abandon the name Vinitex, which is an absolute household name in the laboratory world. Vinitex will continue to exist as a brand name. With Jansen Cleanrooms & Labs, we can offer the end user in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany a turnkey formula as a high-performance total partner. This new cooperation structure is thus a fine example of sustainable growth, which benefits both companies, their employees and their clients.”
More about Group Jansen
Group Jansen is a family-owned company with more than 50 years of experience in renovation and general contracting (Class 8). The group specializes in finishing and technical installations based on innovative proprietary products and services.
In addition to a general contracting company, the group encompasses cleanroom, painting, service and technical installation companies. It also has its own production workshop for joinery, comfort islands, prefabricated elements and movable partitions. Its activities range from health- and clean care to pharma, offices, leisure, hotels and retail.
To this end, the group employs 735 people at 12 locations in Zonhoven (headquarters), Oudsbergen, Heusden-Zolder, Balen, Herentals, Aartselaar, Mechelen, Brussels, Charleroi, Ghent, Sintra (Portugal) and Sint-Oedenrode (Netherlands). Turnover amounts to 235 million euros.
More about Jansen Cleanrooms
Jansen Cleanrooms is a 100% subsidiary of Group Jansen with offices throughout Belgium, The Netherlands, and Germany. The company specializes in design & build cleanrooms (turnkey solutions) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
From design/detail engineering to BIM management, from project management to construction, from automation to fine control, from validation to service—and all this for both finishing and technical installations. By organizing all these services in-house, Jansen Cleanrooms occupies a unique position in the industry. This results in the employment of 57 people and a turnover of 30 million euros.
More about Vinitex
Vinitex is a family-owned company with more than 65 years of experience in the design, manufacture and installation of its own brand of laboratory furnishings.
Thanks to an extensive and flexible range of products (fume hoods, flexible extraction arms, storage cabinets and laboratory furniture), the company is able to custom furnish any laboratory. Vinitex operates from Sint-Oedenrode (Netherlands) and Coswig (Germany), accounting for 79 employees and a turnover of 12 million euros.