Sustainable solutions provider RSK has acquired Crowders Nurseries, a seventh-generation family-run wholesale nursery business.

Crowders has been cultivating plants for more than 200 years, operating out of two locations in Lincolnshire: Horncastle and Woodhall Spa. It provides wholesale solutions on a multi-sector scale from government organisations, local authorities, landscape contractors, landscape architects and construction firms throughout the UK, the Channel Islands, Ireland and Europe.

Chief executive Robert Crowder, who will continue to lead the business, says: “When we were looking for continuity for our 225-year-old family business, an approach from RSK came along at the right time. Its service offering in the environmental sector is a complementary fit for us, and its sustainability credentials and ethos mirror our own values. We are looking forward to the additional benefits we will get from being part of a larger family of companies.”

RSK operates in a majority of the economy sectors, including those with great sustainability and environmental responsibility.

RSK Group chief executive officer Alan Ryder says: “The range of skills and experience at Crowders is exceptional, with its capability of supplying small seedlings through to semi-mature trees. This is an acquisition that will support many of our endeavours in the environmental and infrastructure sectors. With a production capacity of 330 acres, and as a provider of hardy wholesale nursery stock to commercial landscape professionals, landowners and public sector organisations, Crowders is a valuable addition. Crucially, this is also a business that is aligned with RSK’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.”

Crowders has secured further contracts spanning the coming four years.