Grimme, a specialist in the harvesting and handling of non-combinable crops, has taken another step in its succession and future growth planning by appointing a new management team. Current group Managing Director Franz Grimme, who celebrated his 70th birthday earlier this year, is joined by newly appointed joint managing directors Franz-Bernd Kruthaup and Jens Walter, long-serving managers in the business.

Among management appointments at the division manufacturing potato and beet machinery, 28 year old engineer…