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Zoono Group received its first major commercial orders, worth about NZ$600,000, from Sharpak Aylesham, the UK arm of Groupe Guillin, under an exclusive UK soft fruits packaging contract. A second identical order is scheduled for July 2026.
Groupe Guillin's French subsidiary Alterecopack acquired Gruyaert Verpakking and Verpakkingen V de V in Belgium, announced on December 30, 2025. Together they had about EUR 19 million turnover in 2024 and employ around 40 people.
Groupe Guillin, through its subsidiary WEFOLD DIFFUSION, entered exclusive negotiations to acquire the businesses of Cartonnerie Moderne, Défi Imprimerie and Alpes Emballages, which make food cardboard packaging with about EUR 13 million combined 2023 revenue and around 30 staff at three French sites.
Groupe Guillin acquired a 49% stake in WOBZ Industries and WOBZ Distribution, French makers of personalized reusable cups and containers with 2023 revenue of EUR 10 million and 60 employees.
Groupe Guillin acquired 90% of Ciesse Paper, an Italian maker of cardboard packaging for the fruit and vegetable market, on 2022-09-23. The founders Elisa and Lorenzo Govi keep 10% and remain in operational roles. Ciesse Paper reported 2021 revenue of EUR 28 million and is based in the Mantua area.
Groupe Guillin has entered exclusive negotiations with UI Investissement to acquire Groupe Gault & Fremont, a French and Belgian maker of paper bags, cardboard boxes and baking paper with 270 employees across four sites. The announcement is dated March 2, 2021.
Groupe Guillin's UK subsidiary Sharpak Bridgwater signed an exclusive agreement to acquire Etimex Primary Packaging's British CPET packaging production and sales business, with a closing expected by end of September 2018. The business has annual revenue of about EUR 6 million.
