Goldcrop, the seed and input supplier based in Cork, is to acquire Croplink Ireland, pending approval from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. Croplink Ireland is based in Ballyvaughan, Co Clare, and supplies crop protection products. The company was established in 2001 by Jim Droney. An agriculture graduate, Droney has built up the Croplink business over the years as a supplier of agri-chemicals to the trade.

Goldcrop was set up by Michael Murphy in 1984 after a management buyout of the agricultural division of Sutton’s Ltd. The company is now run by managing director John Murphy and had revenues of €47.3m in 2015. Operating profits were €1.1m.

Goldcrop has grown through acquisitions throughout the years. In 2007 it acquired Power Seeds from Origin Enterprises.

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