Press releases

Oct. 6, 2020

Press

A new standard in farm management: Lely introduces Horizon

Future farming at your fingertips

Maassluis, 6 October 2020 – Lely introduces a new farm management application, called Lely Horizon. The new application is the next step towards a bright future in dairy automation, connecting data from all relevant equipment and suppliers on the farm in one management system. Horizon is a real decision-support platform, which analyses data, offers insights and gives proactive advice to make the farmer’s life easier, the herd healthier and the farm more profitable

Sept. 8, 2020

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Lely installs 1,000th foundation pile for the Lely Campus Phase 2

Maassluis, 8 September 2020 - Today, Lely installed the 1,000th foundation pile for the second phase of the development of the Lely Campus in Maassluis. This milestone marks an important moment for the supplier of robot solutions to the dairy farming sector, in its drive to develop a sustainable Lely Campus.

July 27, 2020

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Lely announces fourth member for its Supervisory Board

Maassluis, 27 July 2020 – The newly formed Supervisory Board of Lely is now complete with the appointment of Lisbet Thyge Frandsen as its fourth and final member.

June 10, 2020

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Lely appoints Supervisory Board members

Maassluis, 10 June 2020 – Following the announcement in September 2019 to set up a Supervisory Board, Lely is now pleased to introduce three out of four members.

March 9, 2020

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Lely closes a fantastic year with record sales of Astronaut A5 milking robots

2019 was an exceptional year for Lely. The Lely Astronaut A5 milking robot, which was introduced in 2018, generated record sales. Sales of other Lely robotics in the 46 countries we’re active in shows that the adoption of robots in dairy farms is continuing worldwide. Lely’s performance was noticed throughout the world in 2019. In April, the company was voted ‘Family Business of the Year’, and Lely was officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the end of the year. 2019 also marked Alexander van der Lely’s announcement that he would become chairman of Lely’s new Supervisory Board. On 1 January, he was replaced as CEO by Andre van Troost, a former member of the company’s Executive Board. The Supervisory Board’s task is to ensure that Lely continues to be a robust family business in the future.

Nov. 22, 2019

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Lely proudly announces Senorics as winner of the first ‘Feed the Future’ challenge

Maassluis, 22 November 2019 – Senorics based in Dresden, Germany is named as the winner of the first edition of ‘Feed the Future by Lely’. Lely, the leading supplier of robotics and data management for the dairy farm, in partnership with Rockstart, one of Europe’s first startup accelerators; scouted talented tech entrepreneurs from around the world who think outside the box. The next generation of tech pioneers who could innovate and improve the dairy industry with technology solutions.