- CEO
- Pawel Kolasa
- Full Time Employees
- 293
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Wholesale distributors
- Address
- Wroclaw Poland
- IPO Date
- Jan 20, 2011
- Business
- Hortico S.A. is a Poland-based company engaged in the wholesale and retail distribution of horticultural supplies, agricultural inputs, and gardening products for professional agricultural producers and retail consumers. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Wrocław, Poland, the company operates across two core segments: the professional grower division (profi) and the hobbyist retail division (hobby). The company offers a comprehensive range of products and services, including vegetable, flower, lawn, and agricultural crop seeds; organic, mineral, and specialized foliar fertilizers; chemical and biological crop protection agents and beneficial organisms; horticultural substrates, peat moss, and growing media; greenhouse films, agrotextiles, nonwovens, and shading fabrics; professional irrigation systems, greenhouse automation accessories, and nursery containers; gardening tools and equipment; as well as agrotechnical consulting, soil and water diagnostic testing, and greenhouse sanitization services. Hortico distributes its products through a nationwide logistics network of regional wholesale branches and distribution centers across Poland, modern retail stores under the Zielone Centrum format, partner retail locations within the PSB Mrówka network, and the e-HORTICO.pl e-commerce platform. The company oversees several operating subsidiaries, including Przedsiębiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkółkarstwa w Ożarowie Mazowieckim Sp. z o.o. (PNOS), OGROFOL Sp. z o.o., and HORTICO Deutschland GmbH, enabling seed breeding, packaging, and international distribution across European markets. In recent corporate developments, the company listed its Series F shares on the NewConnect alternative trading system of the Warsaw Stock Exchange in October 2025; secured approximately PLN 1.78 million in non-repayable development grant funding under Poland's National Recovery Plan (KPO) through its PNOS subsidiary to modernize seed processing infrastructure in 2024; executed portfolio optimization through the divestment of non-core equity stakes, including shareholdings in Kubota S.A. and B-Act S.A.; and expanded its operational liquidity through the renewal and restructuring of multi-currency credit and bank guarantee facilities.