Category Archives: News

Convent leads €11m investment round in circular scale-up ChainCraft

Through our Agri Food Growth Fund we led a €11m investment round in ChainCraft, please see the press release below:   Circular chemicals scale-up ChainCraft raised growth capital ChainCraft, a Dutch scale-up active in circular chemical production is proud to announce it closed a EUR 11m funding round and secured the upcoming equity funding for […]

CROWD takes another big step in its vision to become the leading player in Europe

Our portfolio company CROWD takes another big step in its vision to become the leading player in Europe in Cycliug Infra & Street Furniture solutions through the acquisition of the market leader in Scandinavia. Please see the group’s press release below for more details.   CROWD proudly announces the acquisition of HITSA A/S Being an […]

CROWD strengthens position in UK market through purchase of Bailey Group

Convent CROWD Bailey

Since its foundation in 2014, Creators of the Outside World (CROWD) have had the ambition to make a significant impact on the outside public living environment. A young and innovative group of established companies, we are involved in and contribute to designing and furnishing public spaces with products which enable modal transport, socialisation, and interaction, along with […]

Convertus started on the renovation of its Vancouver Island organic waste facility

Convertus has four facilities across Canada where it handles more than 300,000 tonnes of organic waste each year. The company wants to increase capacity from about 20,000 metric tonnes at the Nanaimo facility, for which it recently secured a long-term contract with the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN). The plan is to have the site […]

Convertus directors Mike Leopold and Jeroen van der Mark to speak at Canada-EU workshop on CETA Opportunities for the Cleantech sector

Environment and Climate Change Canada, in collaboration with the European Union, is pleased to invite you to join us on March 29-31, 2021 from 8:00 am – 11:45 pm PST/ 11:00 am – 2:45 pm EST for the 2nd Canada – EU Workshop on CETA Opportunities for the Clean Technology Sector. During this workshop, you […]

Successful first year of operation for Convertus

Convertus celebrated its first year, following the merger of Renewi Canada (formerly Orgaworld) and Waste Treatment Technologies (WTT). In its first year of operation, Convertus made strong progress with post-merger integration, operational delivery and rebranding, re-establishing ourselves as a powerful brand leader in the industry. In honour of this milestone, Convertus launched a new set […]

CROWD group wins major tender for ProRail for bicycle parking solutions again

Velopa, part of the CROWD group, has once again won the tender from ProRail for 2-tier bicycle parking solutions. For the third time in a row, Velopa is allowed to provide bicycle parking solutions for ProRail. Velopa has registered with a completely redeveloped product and based on product quality, inventiveness as well as on topics […]