Origin Enterprises plc provides agronomy services company in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Brazil, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Latin America. It develops products and services to improve soil fertility, nutrient use efficiency, and crop productivity. The company provides integrated agronomy and on-farm services comprising agronomy advice, services, and inputs directly to arable, fruit, and vegetable growers; and seed, nutrients, crop protection products and digital tools. It also offers procurement and supply chain solutions comprising prescription blended fertilizers and animal feed ingredients; and digital agronomy applications and agri-tech services to primary producers, input manufacturers, and agri-service companies. In addition, the company engages in the provision of advisory, service, and input, as well as turf and amenity management solutions to the professional sports turf, landscaping, and amenity sectors. Further, it is involved in the manufacture and distribution of landscaping, forestry, and maintenance equipment; IT implementation, maintaining, and licensing of software; grain handling; grain and feed trading; property trading; provender milling; and silo operation business. Additionally, the company provides sports and amenities; and agricultural and construction inputs. It provides its solutions under the Agrii, Goulding, Fortgreen, RHIZA, Origin Amenity Solutions, Origin Fertilisers, PB Kent, Linemark, Green-tech, and Origin Digital brand names. Origin Enterprises plc was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
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. In October 2013 it bought 60% of Agroscope, a Ukrainian business, for $17.6m. Then in September 2015 it completed the acquisition of Romania's Redoxim.In November 2015, it completed the acquisition of Kazgod group in Poland and in December 2015, it completed the acquisition of Comfert S.R.L. in Romania. 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.
We strive to make a positive difference to the livelihoods of the people who work with us and the communities we represent by playing a meaningful role in the agrifood industry, meeting the challenge of delivering wholesome, optimised and plentiful food to the marketplace.
Ms. Barbara Keane (Group Gen. Counsel & Company Sec.)
Mr. Declan Patrick Giblin (CEO of Latin American Division)
Mr. John Butler (Head of Bus. Devel. & Property)
Mr. Rafal Prendke (Chief Exec. Officer of Continental European Division)
Prof. Jimmy Burke (Head of Research & Knowledge Transfer)
Origin Enterprises has been recognised for its commitment to industry best practice, responsible business and sustainability. We have been the recipient of numerous accolades including the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform's international Award for Sustainable Food Systems .
