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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 […]

CROWD purchases German market leader Ziegler Metall GmbH

Since its inception, Creators of the Outside World (CROWD), has strived to make a conscious contribution to the outside public living environment. Thourgh it’s mission, to encourage people to go outside, and its vision, to be the leading group in street furniture, public sheltering, and bicycle parking infrastructure with a key focus on Circularity and […]

Purchase of Renewi Canada

Renewi plc (LSE: RWI) is pleased to announce that it has reached a binding agreement to sell its Canadian operations (“Renewi Canada”) to Convent Capital (“Convent”), an independent, sustainability-focused, Dutch investment firm based in Amsterdam, for an enterprise value of up to CAD 107.5m (approximately €72m) (the “Transaction”). Upon completion, Renewi will receive initial cash […]