AGRIPACK & BULK BAG MANUFACTURES

Retail packaging for produce

Transport packaging for produce

Industrial packaging for feed, food and non-food

What? Customised solutions

How? True co-operation

Sustainability for customers

Sustainability for suppliers

Sustainability for employees

Sustainability UN SDG goals

Retail packaging for produce

Transport packaging for produce

Industrial packaging for feed, food and non-food

What? Customised solutions

How? True co-operation

Sustainability for customers

Sustainability for suppliers

Sustainability for employees

Sustainability UN SDG goals

NNZ wants to create inspired packaging solutions for the shared success of our customers, suppliers and employees. We offer our customers fast, responsive customised services and advice. As independent advisor with a broad portfolio and knowledge about environmental impact of different packaging options we are a perfect partner to develop a sustainable packaging portfolio that fits your sustainable packaging strategy.

Reshaping is at the heart of our company. At NNZ we promote inclusive and sustainable growth and we are building a resilient infrastructure promoting sustainable industrialisation.

NNZ works in close co-operation with suppliers and customers when designing solutions that fit seamless in their packaging strategies. On time, every time. Meet the packaging network.

NNZ knows that your success is our success, we reshaped our processes making it possible to give you the best advice when creating your packaging solution.

In NNZ, sustainability means nurturing and building long-lasting relationships with our employees, customers and suppliers. We believe in progress, for humans and for the environment, and identify sustainability opportunities and embody real world commitments.

Innovation at NNZ means developing a sustainable packaging portfolio for you, using our fact-based #Rethink method guided by a Reinvent, Redesign, Research and Recycle approach.

At NNZ we are incredibly proud of our recognitions and patents, and to be recognized as an entrepreneurial and innovative company!

Please be invited to visit our media center for press releases, product introductions and market research.

At NNZ we value to meet in person to discuss your packaging needs. Check our events section for trade shows, webinars and conferences.

If you are interested in a career in the packaging industry please let us know. We are always happy to welcome new talented people at NNZ.

Our 1st decade revolved around pioneering: Founder Rien Boot () brings the story of NNZ (Noord Nederlandsche Zakkenhandel) to life in 1922. The first branch being the warehouse in Groningen called Libau, soon followed in 1924 by a building on the Hoornsche Diep in Groningen. Pioneering steps include: trips abroad to the Baltic States, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Also, the purchase of jute bags and jute cloth in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. In 1928 a turnover was made of NLG 334,000.

Our 2nd decade revolved around exploring. Leendert Boot () travelled to every corner of Europe for business opportunities. In 1939 he even visited America, where he established contacts with a sugar factory. In America, he purchased paper and cotton sugar sacks, which he shipped to the Netherlands via the Holland America Line.

Our 3rd decade revolved around dedication. In order to meet growing demand, after the war Leendert once again started his travels. In 1947 he purchased jute bags in America and Canada. Multiwall paper bags were added to the assortment and a joint venture was initiated with the American Chase Bag company in response to the development of Spain as a key sales market for onion bags.

Our 4th decade revolved around reliability. Reliable deliveries and business integrity drive the company forward. In 1954, Rien Boot’s second son, Wim Boot, joined the company. In 1957, NNZ had around 50 employees and celebrated the opening of a new location with the 1st jute printing machine.

Our 5th decade revolved around changes, the 1960s were hallmarked by NNZ embarking on new avenues. New packaging materials – such as lino sacks, multiwall paper sacks, cardboard, polypropylene and polyethylene started to play an increasingly important role. Following the departure of Mr. Boot Sr. on 1 December 1961, Leendert and Wim Boot became directors of NNZ.

Our 6th decade revolved around rebranding NNZ. In 1970 Wim Boot decided to change the name 'Noord Nederlandsche Zakkenhandel N.V.' into 'NNZ industrial packaging bv.'. This was decided because of the increasing international contacts and the product range that was no longer been limited to bags but included many other types of packaging.

Our 7th decade revolved around the start of geographic expansion. In 1983, the company opened its first office in Germany, and two years later it opened its own sales office in Roswell, Georgia, under the management of Marco Boot. By 1998, NNZ had 100 employees, 14 international branches and doubled its turnover in five years to approximately NLG 100 million.

Our 8th decade revolved around repositioning. Len Boot joined NNZ and repositioned NNZ as an independent advisor that offered the best packaging solutions for its customers and skipped its own production. He started a research and development department which led to a series of award-winning packaging products such as Carry-Fresh, Liqui-Sorb and Twin-Bag.

Our 9th decade revolved around a new vision. In June 2002, a new logo and tag-line were introduced: NNZ the packaging network. NNZ grew into the hub of an international network of producers, packers, distributors, universities, governments and customers. From 2004, Len Boot, the third generation, led the company. On 11 May 2007, NNZ opened a new and sustainable office in Groningen for NNZ Benelux and the NNZ Group. ISO and BRC certifications crowns the quality of the company's processes and products.

Our 10th decade revolved around multinational. NNZ is a market leader for transport, wholesale and consumer packaging for produce. The company continues its growthpath in industrial packaging. The company reached a turnover of €170 million, employs 250 people and has 22 own subsidiaries in 18 countries. The company also has an international network of companies with which it cooperates in more than 50 countries around the world.

Today, NNZ continues to grow ias a multinational packaging company serving customers in produce and industrial markets through its strategy of customer intimacy and service, with emphasis on sustainability and innovation in all aspects of our activities. NNZ has been reshaping itself, its products and services since 1922, and has only just begun!

Since 1922 NNZ has been reshaping packaging. Not only by creating innovative solutions for our customers, but also by reshaping the NNZ organization continuously. We created a film called ‘100 years of NNZ’ in which we display exactly how we have been reshaping and innovating packaging in the past and will continue to do so in the future.

Sustainability
Worldwide strategic locations
Pioneering
Reliable and ethical

Long-term partnerships
Teamwork
#Rethink innovation
Full service logistics

Independent advice
Innovation insights
Customer intimacy
Broad portfolio

We serve our customers from 24 owned subsidiaries in Europe, United States, Canada and Africa.

The quality of our products and services is an absolute priority. We challenge our suppliers and partners on a daily basis, as we also want to be challenged.

The European Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Association

More with less plastic, to accelerate a circular economy

Fights both climate change and poverty, by planting and growing bamboo

To manage and improve working conditions in global supply chains

Planting trees together for a green and healthy world

Improving the lives of the impoverished people of Northern Bangladesh

United against child trafficking, child labour and sexual exploitation

Develop and scal technologies to rid the oceans of plastic

Beating Global Poverty

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