Lely

Current leadership (1)

• Andre van Troost CEOreported, not verified

Founders (2)

• Cornelis van der Lelycofounderfounded 1948-01-01no longer at company
• Arij van der Lelycofounderfounded 1948-01-01no longer at company

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Former / Previously (2)

• Cornelis van der Lely Co-Foundersince 1948-01-01secondary-verified
• Arij van der Lely Co-Foundersince 1948-01-01secondary-verified

Safety record

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Incidents affecting Lely (1)

• Lely settles A4 robotic-milker class action for about $122M over alleged defects affecting cow health and milk output (2023)2023-09-01 · Other

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Peer companies

• DJI7 models
• Naio Technologies4 models
• WORX Landroid4 models
• Carbon Robotics3 models
• Solinftec3 models
• GreenField Robotics2 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

mature

Counterparty risk class

low

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Recent activity

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• Record createdJun 24, 2026

  Added to the verified registry

• Incident recordedSep 1, 2023

  Lely settles A4 robotic-milker class action for about $122M over alleged defects...

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Sources (1)

1. https://www.lely.com/solutions/milking/astronaut/ ↗

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