It was a good year for the horticulture sector. The Netherlands was again the world’s largest exporter of seeds and young plants in 2019, with an export value of 3 billion euro. In terms of flower and plant exports from the Netherlands, 2019 was again a record year at a figure of 6.3 billion euro. Germany and the United Kingdom are still the biggest destination countries
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SK Roses: 'When you're growing roses you need to score maximum points on every detail’
Monday 6 January 2020
Three fantastic businesses, one prestigious prize. In a series of reports we get to know all three nominees for the Horticulture Entrepreneur Prize 2020. What did it take to get to where they are now? What challenges did they encounter? What is their vision for the future? This is the first report covering SK Roses, where we spoke to entrepreneurs Marc, Bas and Tom Koene.
Read more: SK Roses: 'When you're growing roses you need to score maximum points on every detail’
Prominent: '‘This is a totally new way of doing business’
Monday 6 January 2020
Three fantastic businesses, one prestigious prize. In a series of reports we get to know all three nominees for the Horticulture Entrepreneur Prize 2020. What did it take to get to where they are now? What challenges did they encounter? What is their vision for the future? This is the first report on Prominent, where we talked to director Jan Opschoor and board member and grower Tom Zwinkels.
Read more: Prominent: '‘This is a totally new way of doing business’
Plantanious: 'If we’re surprised, we can surprise our customers’
Monday 6 January 2020
Three fantastic businesses, one prestigious prize. In a series of reports we get to know all three nominees for the Horticulture Entrepreneur Prize 2020. What did it take to get to where they are now? What challenges did they encounter? What is their vision for the future? This is the first report covering Plantanious, where we spoke to entrepreneurs Freek and Joost Jansen.
Read more: Plantanious: 'If we’re surprised, we can surprise our customers’
Anthura is nominated for the International Grower Award 2020
Friday 8 November 2019
We are proud! The winner of the Tuinbouw Ondernemersprijs 2019, Anthura in Bleiswijk, is nominated for the prestigious 'International Grower of The Year' Award 2020 in the category 'young plants'. On Tuesday, January 28, at the IPM Essen, Germany, the winner will be announced.
Read more: Anthura is nominated for the International Grower Award 2020
SK Roses nominated for the 2020 award
Friday 25 October 2019
Pride, joy and a true surprise! On Friday, October 25, chairman Michiel F. van Ginkel paid a surprise visit to the innovative SK Roses in De Lier. Watch how the entrepreneurs were surprised on the early Friday morning!
Plantanious overjoyed with the nomination
Friday 25 October 2019
Joost and Freek Jansen from Plantanious B.V in Kwintsheul are overjoyed with the nomination. "We are doing a lot to make the world a better place, great to receive this recognition." Watch how Michiel F. van Ginkel announced the big news.
Prominently pleasantly surprised with nomination
Friday 25 October 2019
Happy, proud and exuberant and above all a lot of biodegradable confetti. Party at Prominent on Friday, October 25, because this top company has been nominated for the Horticultural Entrepreneur Award 2020. Take a look at the announcement!
Horticulture incomes have fallen
Wednesday 9 January 2019
2018 will be remembered for a long time because of the long hot and dry summer. This situation had a major impact on all open crops, but greenhouse nurseries also had to be creative in managing water.
OK Plant finalist International Grower
Friday 4 January 2019
OK Plant from Naaldwijk is a finalist in the pot plant category for the International Grower of The Year Awards 2019. This has been announced by the AIPH (The International Association of Horticultural Producers). These prestigious prizes will be presented on 22 January during IPM in Essen.
Wim Peters Kwekerijen nominated
Sunday 28 October 2018
Family business Wim Peters Kwekerijen produces, grows and packages Roma tomatoes and other special and exclusive tomato varieties over 16 hectares in Someren. The company is progressive, independent and forward-looking and sees many opportunities for tomato cultivation. The company uses the latest sustainable techniques wherever possible to achieve optimal results and the best quality. An example of this is LED lighting, which makes it possible to grow crops more energy-efficiently and productively all year round. The company is the front-runner in the Netherlands with 11 ha of LED lighting.
Opti-flor nominated
Sunday 28 October 2018
The mission of the family business Opti-flor is 'to let the customer enjoy special Opti-flor orchids to the full'. Entrepreneurs Marco and René Hendriks and Raymond van der Knaap do this with a team of committed and young professionals in an entrepreneurial and inspiring environment. The company grows more than six million phalaenopsis plants per year at seven production locations in the Westland, using special, high-quality and exclusive concepts. Opti-flor is known as a creative and innovative trendsetter. Their own R&D department has a strong market-oriented focus, resulting in pioneering out-of-the-box innovations.