“We also need to continuously improve our efficiency through automation”
The Gartneriet PKM nursery was founded by Poul and Marie Madsen north of Odense, Denmark, in 1948. Since then, their son Kristian and their
Automate the sticking of cuttings
AutoStix is a revolutionary system designed by Viscon to automate the sticking of cuttings using a patented transplanter and innovative biodegradable strips. AutoStix is
Smart automatic guided vehicle in ultra-low body
In the ornamental industry, mixing and shipping goods on CC trolleys is highly labour-intensive. Growers dislike these trolleys because of their inferior manoeuvrability and
Plant small plants with robot arms
The ISO Robot Plug Planting Machine is a machine with robot arms that can plant small plants in the ground from a plug tray.
New sales concepts give German pot plant growers strong market foothold
Wolfgang and André Ripkens have made a lot of progress in recent years. Apart from investing heavily in automation, the German pot plant growers
‘Use of analysis of sales and costing data basis for future decisions’
Stan Vander Waal got his first taste of working in horticulture when he was just 13 years old. His father switched from crop and
‘I’m not such a big fan of spreadsheets.’
‘Internationalisation is crucial to us’, explains Meiny Prins, CEO and co-owner of Priva, and Businesswoman of the Year 2009. ‘Priva is a family-owned and
