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Smiemans is pleased to announce the addition of Olaf Mos to the team. Mr. Mos contributes extensive experience in glass constructions and energy systems and will strengthen the team in both commercial and operational areas.
Plant grower and decoration partner for flowers & plants Bunnik Group in Bleiswijk will wind down all business activities in the coming months. Management and shareholders have decided this after failing to bring the company out of the red.
Sven Hoping is responsible for the TEKU division at plastics specialist Pöppelmann in Lohne, which specialises in plastic products for professional horticulture. In this interview, he talks about why on-time-delivery and inventory levels, investments in new products and future-proof technologies...
Signify, the world leader in lighting, has provided The Plant Company, one of the top North American growers of foliage plants, with Philips GreenPower LED toplighting compact, production modules, and the innovative Philips GrowWise control system.
Floramedia has appointed Chris Roggeband as the new CEO, effective February 1, 2024. He succeeds Joris Verweij, who has decided to leave Floramedia. Roggeband has held leadership positions at various international companies and brings experience and expertise in areas such as automation,...
Signify supplied Sunterra Greenhouses, in Acme, Alberta, Canada, with Philips GreenPower LED lighting in 2021. Sunterra has since reported two successful production cycles over their tomato and strawberry ranges. Installing Philips LED technology has proven to be a game-changer for Sunterra...
Bayer announced the expansion of its leading Fruits and Vegetables business to strawberries. With the acquisition of the strawberry assets of UK-based NIAB, Bayer will expand its focus on professional protected culture growers to meet the growing consumer and retail demand for year-round,...
The Saudi Arabian company Dava Agricultural is further expanding its greenhouse acreage. The company Dava, owned by the Al-Batal family, has signed a contract for a new semi-closed greenhouse of 23 hectares to be built with their long-term partner Debets Schalke. Dava’s greenhouse complexes...
The world's largest horticultural trade fair had to take a break for two years because of a small virus. Now the next edition of IPM Essen will start from 24 to 27 January 2023 - and expects many visitors from all over the world!
Koppert is on the road towards becoming a globally sustainable and green organization. While the company’s products and services have been promoting sustainable horticulture and agriculture for more than 55 years, it is now bringing more transparency into its processes and operations. This is...
Profile Products announced the acquisition of Quick Plug, a leading manufacturer of bonded growing media for plant propagation. This acquisition from Dümmen Orange, the prominent floriculture company based in the Netherlands, includes all Quick Plug products, technologies, employees, and...
“Widening our presence in other categories than soil supports our strategy of being the best partner in growth for Swedish home gardeners. Hasselfors Garden soil products have a strong position in Sweden and they are known for their good quality and performance. Algomin fertilizers fit well into...
Van der Ende Groep will be adding a Canadian branch from 2023. This expansion represents an important second step for Van der Ende Groep – following the recent acquisition of Quality Pumps & Machines (QPM) Belgium – in achieving its international ambitions.
Dümmen Orange has appointed Rik van Wijk as Director R&D Operations. He will assume responsibility for leading the breeder's R&D operations globally.
Together with colleagues, partners and clients, HilverdaFlorist officially opened its new production location at Achterweg 62 in De Kwakel with the Future is HERE event on Thursday 22 September. During the diverse afternoon programme, which included a speech by Arthur Koekkoek (Director...
The construction of the new garden centre for Gardheimar in Iceland is progressing well. In May, Smiemans Projecten started preparing the rugged volcanic terrain of 3 hectares for construction. Most of the 7,250 m2 steel construction has now been built. The special cladding of the entire structure...
The run on renewable raw materials for substrate production has already begun and is set to intensify. "We haven't been talking about peat for a long time now, but about a potpourri of aggregates for substrate production," welcomed Ulrike Fockenberg, Sales Manager Germany, to a journalists' day at...
Josef Hermann Gramann: "The real challenge is that with the peat phase-out, everything has become much more complicated. Many new raw materials have come in and are affecting the blends."
The substrate producer Gramoflor has been around for over 100 years. In 1908, Anton Gramann founded a peat trading company in Vechta. This was followed by the company's own peat extraction and later, in the 1990s, the production of horticultural substrates. Today, Josef Hermann Gramann is the head...
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