In 2021 , Luiten Kwekerij contacted Havecon to talk about plan for a possible new facility . It involve a mark new web site of almost 6 hectares in Pijnacker , intend for the cultivation of indoor and Mediterranean plants . During the talks , all wishes and requirements were discussed and incorporate into a complete account . Towards the final stage of 2021 , parties came to a joint agreement , and in 2022 , the project was started and delivered .
Luiten Kwekerij once started , under the leading of Wim Luiten , in cut flowers in Bleiswijk . Soon after its design , it switched to growing potted plants , including yucca . The assortment was subsequently elaborate to include Mediterranean plant , enabling the company to offer a wide range of plants . Wim Luiten did not have a heir himself , so Frans van Dijk ( 2008 ) and Jeroen Soeterbroek ( 2013 ) join the management and today execute the company together . They do this with the help of a lasting chemical group of enthusiastic employee .
Luiten Kwekerij supplies a wide cooking stove of plants . The focus here is on render retail , garden centers , and DIY markets in Europe , with Germany , France , Scandinavia , and the Benelux as the main markets . Due to the loss of a fellow grower , Dracaena was also added to the range at the beginning of this class .
At the outset of 2018 , the baby’s room move from Bleiswijk ( 1.8 ha ) to the Hoefslag in Pijnacker ( 3 ha ) to grow further . But a want of space go up here , too , particularly to process all rules of order . And so , young building plan uprise in former 2021 .
Luiten Kwekerij establish a suited plot at Lange Campen , also in Pijnacker , of almost 120,000 m2 , which encounter the requirements . The novel construction lie in of 52,000 m2 of greenhouse and 6,900 m2 of processing space . Any further growth in the future is also potential at this location . The processing surface area is also brood with over 2,700 solar panels integrated into the deck organization . Of the full yield , 40 % is ego - used , and 60 % is give back .
Good connection"From the first conversation , there was a good connection between us and Havecon , " says Jeroen Soeterbroek . Both companies eff each other through others but had not make together before . A number of issues during the process ultimately convert Luiten Kwekerij to realize the project with Havecon . In compounding with Voorwinden Groep , Havecon proved to have enough in - house capacity and strength to establish the greenhouse within the desired planning . There is also a lot of knowledge in - house to seem at the possibilities in the project , and they straight off call back ahead to a potential future expansion .
Luiten Kwekerij is looking positively towards the future in the move market it operates in . With increasing requirement from retail , collaborations within the industry are bound to come out . In addition , the company wants to further increase sustainability by using e - boilers and hot water storage , for example . And who knows , peradventure the next phase will fit the bill in a few years ' meter .
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