Founded in 1785, Fullwood Packo is active in milking under the Fullwood brand, and cooling and industrial under the Packo brand.
Diksmuide, Belgium-headquartered Packo Pumps provides stainless steel general industrial, hygienic, pharmaceutical and OEM pumps for the food, pharmaceutical and other general industries.
The acquisition of Fullwood Packo will strengthen Verder’s position in hygienic and food processing applications and in the industrial pump sector.
“We are very excited to be adding Fullwood Packo to the Verder group of companies. We feel we can support the Fullwood and Packo companies to grow and continue to succeed over the coming years,” said Andries Verder, CEO of Verder International.
The Verder Group was founded in 1959 by André Verder and is now fully owned and managed by his son Andries. With sales offices in 24 countries, Verder Group has two divisions: Verder Liquids (industrial pumps) and Verder Scientific (laboratory equipment).