Ter Laak Orchids has been elected International Grower of the Year 2018! The prestigious award was presented by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) at the international trade fair IPM Essen. Moreover, the orchid grower from The Netherlands received the Sustainability Award.
The International Grower of the Year Award is a worldwide award for floricultural growers who excel in terms of market development, sustainability, economy, human resource and/or innovation. Ter Laak Orchids was nominated by the National Horticultural Entrepreneur Award and flower auction Royal FloraHolland.
Proud and grateful
Ter Laak Orchids is building its future in an innovative and sustainable way. Last year a new nursery in Guatemala was officially opened and currently an energy-efficient Daylight Greenhouse of 5 hectares is being built in The Netherlands. A unique company in the international floricultural sector. Director and co-owner Eduard ter Laak is proud of this achievement: “We are able to do this through cooperation with the right partners and a driven team, which has brought us to this international stage. We are very proud and grateful!”
Striving for top quality
Eduard Ter Laak: “Every day we strive for excellence, which is why we continually invest in technical innovations and development of our product, always in a sustainable manner, because respect for people and their environment is in our DNA. Together with our customers, suppliers and our employees we are constantly raising the bar, which is why we invest not only in our product, but also in sustainable relationships. Now this has been rewarded with this award is fantastic!”
Photo: Ter Laak Orchids.