BOWE SYSTEC buys majority stake in Optimus

Lübeck-based BÖWE SYSTEC has bought a 70% stake in the Netherlands-based Optimus Sorter Holding. Founded in 2007, Optimus Sorter is a medium-sized company specializing in designing, developing and manufacturing sorting and conveyor systems for the logistics and postal industry. Other key customer industries are retail, wholesale and e-commerce.

Joachim Koschier and Manfred Barwan, Managing Directors of BÖWE SYSTEC, commented: “Together with Optimus Sorter we have successfully realized a project in the postal and parcel market and came to the mutual conclusion that our businesses complement each other very well.”

The two founders and Managing Directors of Optimus Sorter, Jack de Bruijn and Albert Hendriks, will continue holding 30% of the company’s shares as well as acting as Managing Directors.