Our company
Who we are and what we do
Bedrijfsgegevens
Facts & Figures
Foundation
Founded in 1948
Cornelis and Arij van der Lely started their company in Maassluis (The Netherlands). Our head office is established there, together with the Executive Board.
Employees
2,300
2,300 employees work day in day out to make farmers’ lives easier.
Production
2 production facilities
In our 2 production facilities, we bring together our product expertise to achieve the best result for our customers.
R&D
3 R&D departments
Our R&D departments play a key role in our capacity for innovation. We devote 6% of our revenue to product development.
Patents
1,500 current patents
Right now, we have 1,500 active patents protecting our inventions.
Markets
Customers in over 50 countries
Farmers in over 50 countries work daily with our solutions for use in the barn or on the field.
Sales
€ 704 mln.
We achieved revenues of € 704 million.
Ons bedrijf
Vision, mission and future
To help our customers all over the world make choices on how they set up and run their farm. To do so with advice and innovative solutions that contribute to efficient farm management.
Sustainability
We believe that sustainability is about treating people, animals and the environment responsibly. We want to hand over a better world to the next generation by developing sustainable products. For our customers, we want to be a trusted long-term partner.
Innovation
Because of our belief in innovation we have already introduced a range of ground-breaking products to the market. These have changed the face of the agricultural sector. Only by thinking outside the realm of traditional ideas can we continue to support our customers in the choices they make to achieve their goals. Now and in the future.
Corporate venturing
We are always looking for valuable partners to enlarge our innovation power. Smart start-ups that focus on solutions and technologies that can be applied in the dairy sector, making it more sustainable, profitable and enjoyable.
Annual review
Our online annual review zooms in on business developments and our most important achievements and in 2023 showing solid results. Yet, we continue to see uncertainty within the sector due to political uncertainty, high interest rates and stricter regulations.
Leadership team
Our organisation is being steered by a leadership team consisting of the Executive Board (seated at Lely Campus) and the Supervisory Board.
Diversity & Inclusion
Lely believes in an inclusive work environment which embraces diversity. What this means at Lely we explain in our proposition video. Our ambition is to have a 70%-30% men-women ratio by 2030 across our (senior) managerial roles. To achieve these targets, we will implement several initiatives on diversity and inclusion by means of communication, leadership, guidelines, training and sharing knowledge on the subject. We believe that our focus on diversity and inclusion will contribute to sustainable, long-term business results and employment relationships.