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7. Property, plant and equipment


31/12/2025

31/12/2024

€ 000

€ 000

Land and buildings

234,833

213,135

Machinery and equipment

250,763

208,677

Other fixed assets

82,526

66,581

Property, plant and equipment in progress and prepayments

149,071

82,259

Total property, plant and equipment

717,193

570,652

Land and buildings

Machinery and equipment

Other fixed assets

Property, plant and equipment in progress and prepayments

Total

€ 000

€ 000

€ 000

€ 000

€ 000

Balance as at 01/01/2024

Purchase price or manufacturing price

274,486

378,207

174,879

29,377

856,949

Accumulated depreciation

(60,499)

(176,342)

(113,085)

-

(349,927)

Book value as at 01/01/2024

213,987

201,864

61,794

29,377

507,022

Movements

Investments

7,417

20,235

11,843

68,175

107,669

Acquired through business combinations (Note 31)

1,196

337

4,931

-

6,464

Transfers (Note 8)

-

170

6,348

-

6,518

Depreciation (Note 24)

(10,174)

(25,266)

(16,889)

-

(52,330)

Impairment losses (Note 24)

-

-

-

-

-

Disposals

(239)

(292)

(4,268)

(275)

(5,074)

Exchange differences

99

-

283

-

382

Reclassified from PP&E in progress

849

11,630

2,539

(15,018)

-

Balance movements

(852)

6,814

4,787

52,882

63,630

Balance as at 31/12/2024

Purchase price or manufacturing price

284,087

409,690

192,165

82,259

968,201

Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses

(70,952)

(201,013)

(125,584)

-

(397,549)

Book value as at 31/12/2024

213,135

208,677

66,581

82,259

570,652

Land and buildings

Machinery and equipment

Other fixed assets

Property, plant and equipment in progress and prepayments

Total

Balance as at 01/01/2025

Purchase price or manufacturing price

284,087

409,690

192,165

82,259

968,201

Accumulated depreciation

(70,952)

(201,013)

(125,584)

-

(397,549)

Book value as at 01/01/2025

213,135

208,677

66,581

82,259

570,652

Movements

Investments

4,924

14,992

25,878

89,582

135,376

Acquired through business combinations (Note 31)

28,084

49,095

12,259

-

89,437

Transfers (Note 8)

-

168

880

-

1,048

Depreciation (Note 24)

(11,003)

(30,761)

(17,118)

-

(58,882)

Impairment losses (Note 24)

-

(9,512)

-

(51)

(9,563)

Disposals

(1,333)

(1,443)

(7,556)

(249)

(10,581)

Exchange differences

(168)

-

(126)

-

(294)

Reclassified from PP&E in progress

1,196

19,546

1,728

(22,469)

-

Balance movements

21,699

42,085

15,945

66,812

146,542

Balance as at 31/12/2025

Purchase price or manufacturing price

347,599

620,085

219,248

149,071

1,336,003

Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses

(112,766)

(369,322)

(136,722)

-

(618,810)

Book value as at 31/12/2025

234,833

250,763

82,526

149,071

717,193

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Investments

The investments in tangible fixed assets in 2025 amounted to €135,376,000 (2024: €107,669,000). The investments mainly relate to rebuilding the acquired dairy factory in Salas (Spain) and investments to the cheese factory in Heerenveen.

Capitalised borrowing costs

During the financial year, an interest amount of €2,974,000 (2024: €1,106,000) is capitalised, with an average interest rate of 4.5% (2024: 3%).

Acquisition during the year

Please refer to note 31 for further detail of acquisitions during the year resulting from business combinations.