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Dümmen Orange is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement with the business management team on the sale of its global Orchids business.

From 1 January 2026, the majority of members and suppliers who offer, trade and settle flowers and plants at the Royal FloraHolland platform will be certified according to the requirements of the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI basket of standards).

Bayer today announced a partnership with UK-headquartered company Trinity Agtech. As part of Bayer’s efforts to drive regenerative agriculture, Trinity Agtech’s platform Sandy will be instrumental for Bayer’s Carbon Initiative in the region EMEA in measuring and monitoring carbon on a farm level.

It has become a more than good custom that at Easter, during the Holy Mass celebrated by the Pope, all kinds of colourful flower arrangements decorate St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, in Rome.

Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, proudly announces the election of Marc Driessen, CEO Beekenkamp Ornamentals, as President of the organisation as of 1st January 2024.

During the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) Spring Meeting in Doha, Qatar, Members of the General Meeting elected Dr Holly Peng, from China, as its new Vice President.

Anthurium producer Rijnplant from De Lier (the Netherlands), part of Dümmen Orange since 2015, is independent again as of March 1. Under the leadership of director Paulo Reis, Rijnplant is committed to continuing its service to customers worldwide, offering a diverse and innovative range of...

With 762 exhibitors (655 in 2023, +15%), 204 delegations of international buyers (150 in 2023, +27%), 50,000 square meters of exhibition space (45,000 in 2023, +10%), 25,000 attendees (23,000 in 2023, +8%), 114 accredited foreign purchasing groups (85 in 2023, +26%) from 45 countries and 4...

MPS and Fairtrade signed a cooperation agreement at the leading trade fair for horticulture IPM Essen, in late January. The goal of the cooperation is to gain a better understanding of the climate impact and other environmental performance factors of ornamental growers who participate in both...

Following the '2023 - Year of the Salvia' trial organized last summer at the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden at Hyde Hall (U.K.), Fleuroselect is delighted to communicate the results of the Award of Garden Merit assessment and People's Choice competition. Consumers visiting the garden were...

HARD landscaping topped the sales table in the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report for January 2024 with hardy plants, seeds and bulbs also doing well (February 2024). Figures recorded by GCA member garden centres last month show a good start to the new year with just...

The insurance company Gartenbau-Versicherung VVaG is expanding its sphere of activity and is now also represented in Belgium. With this strategic step, it is expanding its presence on the international market to a total of nine countries. The expansion contributes significantly to the...

HAL Investments is investing in Koppert, the global leader in biological solutions for agriculture. This will provide capital to strengthen Koppert's position and accelerate its international expansion.

Signify, the world leader in lighting, recently equipped HAS green academy in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, with several new dimmable Philips GreenPower LED installations. The greenhouses and climate chambers at the university of applied sciences now have the latest grow light technology.

Once again set in the magical park of the Château de Chantilly, the Journées des Plantes de Chantilly are gearing up for their next event in Spring.

PanAmerican Seed is pleased to announce that, since its industry debut in 2020, a percentage of proceeds from the disease-resistant Beacon Impatiens series has supported seven charitable organizations with monetary donations climbing over $290,000 (USD).

On 1 April 2024 the MPS board welcomes Marco van der Sar as new chairman. With the experience he gained while working for various organisations in the green sector, he is no stranger to the industry.