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Gearbox wins theme award 2022
Friday 13 May 2022
This year there was also a theme prize for ‘Robotisation and data-driven horticulture’, which was won by Gearbox Innovations.
Wijnen Square Crops wins the Horticulture Entrepreneur Award 2022
Friday 13 May 2022
Wijnen Square Crops is the overall winner of the 35th edition of the Horticulture Entrepreneur Prize. These growers from Limburg will act as ambassadors for the horticulture sector for a whole year. Managing director Pieter Wijnen was presented with the prestigious prize at the well-attended event at Floriade in Almere on 21 April.
Read more: Wijnen Square Crops wins the Horticulture Entrepreneur Award 2022
New: theme prize 'Robotisation and Digitisation
Wednesday 6 October 2021
Alongside the Entrepreneur Prize, this year will also see the awarding of the ‘Robotisation and Digitisation’ theme prize. With this additional award, the Horticulture Entrepreneur Prize is rewarding new innovations and developments.
Good employment practices are playing an ever more important role throughout the sector because many companies are experience a shortage of labour and there is less inflow and horticultural training. We are seeing that the move towards the robotisation and digitisation of processes gives rise to benefits in two areas: the quality of the work and the appeal of the sector. We want to reward the developers and pioneers in the sector with this extra theme prize. We are thereby highlighting this development even more.
The theme prize is for entrepreneurs across the whole sector. This means the best development and innovation in robotisation or horticulture digitisation for glasshouse horticulture, arboriculture, fruit, outdoor vegetables, flower bulbs or bulbs. We are looking for innovations that are at a fairly advanced stage of development or innovative products that have not been on the market for very long. The innovation should be tested and validated in a relevant environment (TRL8 and higher). Participants can be (supply) companies in their own sector, but companies outside the agricultural/horticultural sector are also warmly invited to apply for the theme prize.
Review of 2019
Wednesday 8 January 2020
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
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!