Hedera Plant , part of Vireo , from de Kwakel , the Netherlands has recently built a new greenhouse . The acreage of Vireo thus comes to about 33 hectares disperse over 9 locations . At the moment there are around 250 multitude turn at Vireo . In the article below growers Patrick and Cas Hogenboom ( Church Father and son ) talk about the expansion and cover .
Family business“About 55 eld ago the ship’s company was founded by my father Cees Hogenboom . ab initio , chrysanthemums were grown . About 40 years ago there was a switch to green plants . Hedera Plants is a veridical family job . About 30 years ago I link up the caller together with my brother Martin and now my sons Luc and Cas are also work in the company . Cas has now been working for two years as a facility manager for all placement . He also monitor the fresh facilities very well . Son Luc work as the General Manager at Vireo . Patrick ’s brother Martin Hogenboom is the Sales Director at Vireo Plant Sales .
Vireo Plant Sales is the umbrella name for a number of nursery that have joined force in the areas of purchasing and gross sales action , construct and order processing . Hedera Plant is one of those nurseries .
Double screen“We prefer to construct a very self-colored 12.80 - metre wide glasshouse cap . With wish to the screen instalment , we wanted to save more Energy Department . That is why for the first time we have opted for a double cover - energy installation . In other words , we have opted for a Sunday protection screen cloth and an energy cloth . We had the installations conduct out in a ‘ tent shape ’ with a pull - push system . Just like we have at all our nurseries . “Peter Dekker Installaties BVPatrick and Cas : “ PDI was not completely unknown to us . We had never had an installing sterilise by them before , but one of the greenhouses that we took over a few years ago is equipped with installations by Peter Dekker Installaties . ”
For this new construction , Hedera Plant devoted a outstanding heap of time to search into which induction they would need and what the summate value of the screen induction has to be .
" I found the conversations with Jeroen de Jonge from PDI very pleasant , " according to Patrick . “ They work in a lot of practical noesis , which meant that we got more and more more insight into our wishes and associated solution . What really appealed to me , among other thing , was one of their innovations ; they have developed Spring blocks for their PDI Pull - Push system . I sense very confident knowing that the installations with this organisation will always shut by rights now . This was sometimes difficult with a pull - push system without Spring block . And yes , if you need to pull through more free energy , then the optimally closing of your induction is a must . ”
Satisfied“I was promised by PDI that they were really hold out to make something beautiful out of it . And I must honestly say : they certainly delivered!For more information : Hedera / Vireo Plant SalesHoofdweg 131424 PC De KwakelThe Netherlandswww.vireoplantsales.com
Peter Dekker Installaties BVIndustriestraat 402671 CT NaaldwijkThe Netherlandswww.pdinl.com
