BDMO and Du Caju Printing have announced that they are merging within the Karel Van Mander group. The merger of both companies’ shareholding will make closer cooperation between the companies possible, which will subsequently provide better support for further growth of both companies’ activities.

BDMO (Meulebeke) are experts in luxury packaging made from hard cardboard. Du Caju Printing (Erpe-Mere) has an excellent reputation in terms of folding cardboard packaging, mainly for the food industry. Both companies have known each other for a long time, have been working together for a few years and share the same values in terms of sustainable entrepreneurship. From now on, however, both companies will be able to work together even more closely at a more strategic level and optimise their activities. Focus will be on development of innovating and sustainable packaging, which their customers will be able to use as added value to their products.

Both companies will remain operational and will keep on using their excellent reputation in the market.

Geert Casselman will keep on leading the BDMO-team and Tom Du Caju will do the same at Du Caju Printing. “Joining forces and sharing our knowledge shall make us both even stronger and more ambitious. We would love to keep on expanding the partnership with both customers and suppliers by maintaining our focus on competitiveness, quality, innovation and service in the packaging industry.”

The Karel Van Mander Group contains not only BDMO and Du Caju Printing, but also, since the start of 2017, Hellyn Kartonnage (Wielsbeke).

The Karel Van Mander Group has more than €26m. turnover annually, mainly in Belgium but also in the neighbouring countries. They employ approximately 140 very motivated and talented people.