TOMRA was founded on an innovation in 1972 that began with the design, manufacturing and sale of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for automated collection of used beverage containers. Today TOMRA provides technology-led solutions that enable the circular economy with advanced collection and sorting systems that optimize resource recovery and minimize waste in the food, recycling and mining industries.
Wageningen University & Research provides education and generates knowledge in the domain of healthy food and living environment.
‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’. That is the mission of Wageningen University & Research (WUR). A staff of 6,500 and 10,000 students from over 100 countries work everywhere around the world in the domain of healthy food and living environment for governments and the business community-at-large.
The strength of WUR lies in its ability to join the forces of specialised research institutes and the University. It also lies in the combined efforts of the various fields of natural and social sciences. This union of expertise leads to scientific breakthroughs that can quickly be put into practice and be incorporated into education. This is the Wageningen Approach.
The scientific quality of WUR is affirmed by the prominent position we occupy in international rankings and citation indexes.
Created in 1932 and today managed by Delphine André, the founder's granddaughter, Charles André Group (GCA) has developped and diversified its historical activity of hazardeous goods road transport in order to answer its customer needs. In 2018, the revenue of the company was 1,3 billion euros, thanks to the commitment of 9,200 employees on 16 countries. European leader in transport and logistics, GCA cultivates seriousness and profesionalism through a network of 90 operational subsidiaries dedicated to the industry. Since 1978, the group is involved in multimodal transportation that represents 15% of the revenue (rail/road/river) and contributes to reduce the environmental impact.