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July 16th, 2015
Ohlinger Group joins Vinventions
After more than 60 years under the leadership of the Ohlinger family, the German Ohlinger Group joins a new and larger family, Vinventions.
As of June 30, 2015, Ohlinger Group, Fussgoenheim, Germany became part of Vinventions LLC, Zebulon, USA. Ohlinger is the leading German specialist for wine closure solutions to the still and sparkling wine industry.
“Joining Vinventions enables us to enter the next phase of growth for our company, for our customers and for our employees,” said Rudolf Ohlinger. “Our personal engagement will make sure that we succeed with this generational transfer and that Ohlinger will enter its next phase of development,” adds Ohlinger.
“We welcome the Ohlinger team as part of Vinventions, and we are looking forward our joint growth,” said Marc Noël, founder and Chairman of Vinventions.
“The addition of Ohlinger is another major step on our way to becoming the most innovative and trusted supplier of complete wine closure solutions to the still and sparkling wine industry worldwide” explains Dr. Heino Freudenberg, President and CEO of Vinventions. “Beyond the renowned synthetic closures of Nomacorc, Vinventions can now offer high-end screwcaps, natural corks, and glass closures. We will start in Germany, then add selected European countries, followed by a targeted global rollout. Further additions to our solution range are already in preparation.”
Hynek Chaloupka has been appointed as Managing Director of Ohlinger Group. Hynek Chaloupka has served Ohlinger since 2010 and has been active in the wine closure industry for more than 20 years.
“This is a major opportunity for further growth of Ohlinger's Fussgoenheim site,” said Chaloupka. “Ohlinger's concept as a complete wine closure solutions provider for the still and sparkling wine industry fits the Vinventions strategy very well and will be further strengthened by the marriage. The synergies of our two companies and the fact that both are driven by family entrepreneurs make the Ohlinger - Vinventions match a very strong one.”
About Vinventions
Vinventions was created by family entrepreneur Marc Noël, jointly together with Bespoke Capital Partners, Heino Freudenberg, and further partners. The goal of Vinventions is to become the most innovative, operational excellent and trusted supplier of complete wine closure solutions to the still and sparkling wine industry worldwide. In January 2015, Vinventions acquired Nomacorc, the global leading supplier of high-end synthetic closures to the wine industry. Including Ohlinger and Nomacorc, Vinventions employs over 500 associates and operates five production sites in USA, Belgium, Germany, Argentina and China. Vinventions produces over 2.5 billion closures annually and closing every eighth wine bottle worldwide. The leadership values of Vinventions center on customer dedication, innovation, operational excellence, decentralized entrepreneurship, teamwork and long-term responsibility.
www.vinventions.com
About Ohlinger
Ohlinger Group is a 3rd generation family company located in Fussgoenheim, near Ludwigshafen, Germany. Ohlinger is the leading German specialist for wine closure solutions to the still and sparkling wine industry. Based on in-depth industrial expertise, Ohlinger offers a full range of closures, including high-quality screwcaps, high-end natural corks, Safecork synthetic corks and Vinolok glass closures.
www.ohlinger.de
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