Mother's Day: € 6.5 million increase in turnover
18 May 2017Mother's Day produced € 6.5 million more turnover than last year. The week before Mother's Day was exciting and colourful. But even with 'all hands on deck', the logistics service provision was not up to the task. A shortage of trolleys led to trouble and complaints. We need to do better.
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Eyes and ears on site: Hoorn Bloommasters about global sourcing
17 May 2017Global sourcing offers many benefits in worldwide trade for the buyers of Royal FloraHolland. Hoorn Bloommasters, a company from Aalsmeer that makes hand-tied bouquets, has been using it for years.
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Despite uncertainty regarding Brexit, more flowers sold in the UK
17 May 2017It seems the British are spending more on flowers and plants again. At least, that was evident during Valentine's Day and Mother's Day period according to a market visit conducted in the spring of 2017 in the UK.
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Warming a greenhouse with geothermal energy? Unique geothermal project started
12 May 2017This is an innovative project involving boring into the Trias geological layer to reach hot water at 4 km depth.
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Without global trade, there would be no growth!
12 May 2017In other countries, the horticultural sector is growing faster than in the Netherlands. If we want to remain a player of global importance, we shall have to look beyond our borders.
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