New owner for Kenz Figee

Kenz Figee Group, which specialises in the design, manufacture and maintenance of offshore lifting and hoisting systems – and which owns offshore crane company Kenz Cranes – has been acquired by MeeMaken BV, an investment company that specialises in the offshore energy sector. MeeMaken is run by Roderik van Seumeren and Natasja Sesink, who will be the new owners of Kenz Figee as partners with MeeMaken. Both formerly worked at heavy lift specialist Mammoet. Mr van Seumeren was chief executive of Mammoet from 2005 until mid-2011.

In a statement, Kenz Figee said: “We are very happy with this takeover, not only because of the long-term vision of MeeMaken, but also because they believe in the synergy with the other companies within the group.”

Robert de Rijcke, commercial director of Kenz Figee Group, said: “We believe that MeeMaken can lift us to the next level. The strengths and joint success of all of the companies in the group, including Selmers, Euro-Rigging, Alltec Lifting Systems, Be One Development and LiftWerx, will be combined so that a larger market can be served.”

The name Kenz Figee as well as the business activities of the two active business units – Kenz Cranes and Kenz Crane Services – will remain unchanged.