Farm Electronics goes Dutch with merger

Farm Electronics, the Grantham-based crop storage engineering specialist has merged with Tolsma-Grisnich, Dutch a firm which stores and processes potatoes, onions and carrots.

Farm Electronics will continue to trade and manufacture crop storage systems under its own name its factory and engineering design facility at Woodland Drive, Alma Park Industrial Estate.

“The merger in which Tolsma-Grisnich has taken a majority share is very much a win win situation for our customers and employees at our factory in Grantham as it is the intention of the enlarged business to invest in Farm Electronics and further grow the company securing its long term future,” said Tim Dudfield, managing director of Farm Electronics.
Pieter Wesseling , CEO of Tolsma Grisnich, added: “We very much welcome Farm Electronics into the Tolsma Grisnich Group and look forward to working with the company in forging and developing business opportunities with existing and new clients as we go forward.

“It is our intention together with the present management to further develop Farm Electronics’ business in the UK regarding bulk stores and glycol refrigeration systems. Additional commercial staff will be hired for this purpose.”