Groot & Groot is intending to , in cooperation with two product companies in the vicinity , propose a group of employees influence and housing twelvemonth round . For this aim , a new agency and studio complex has been built and which has recently been commissioned . This complex offers room to 28 mass . " Labor is scarce , and the fact that I need labor now , my neighbor tomorrow and my other neighbour the day after , does not make it any easier to find full employees . We have join forces and trust to at least have found a partial commodity and , moreover , decent solution . "
At the mathematical product location in Italy
We blab out to Koen Groot , peony grower from Andijk , The Netherlands , where he is produce peony stem on eight hectare and peony blossom on another eight hectare . They have another 4,5 hectare in the Provence , in France , and are nearly cooperating with a number of growers in Italy . These activities are to poke out the season of course - the more south you go , the earlier the flowers - but class round delivery is not yet possible . To achieve that , they are also setting up a farm on the southerly hemisphere . Last year , employment started and October next twelvemonth is expected to succumb the first flowers .
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In a distant past tense , Wim Groot start produce various bulbs . His son Michiel , the father of Koen and Joost , settle to start produce peony 22 years ago . It did not take long before they started producing cuttings . Now , 22 years afterwards , the fellowship has develop into one of the largest international peony agriculturalist and cutting suppliers in the market . And it is still a folk company . Michiel is still very active in the cultivation , and mother is doing the administration . Koen and Joost each have their own task , and as we talk , the erstwhile brother take the first gradation in the company .
In the Netherlands
Eight years ago , Joost join and a Koen followed a few years afterward . Then , now five years ago , they make up one’s mind to focus completely on paeony . The production of newspaper clipping continue undiminished , but because peony , for mysterious reasons , is one of the few ( or perhaps even the only one ) crop for which the genetics are not protect , the area was importantly expanded . The exportation of cuttings increased and became very successful . harmonize to the pal , they now have lines to all corner of the world .
Modern placement southerly hemisphereBy opening a newfangled output locating in the southerly cerebral hemisphere , Groot & Groot can supply the market with peony year round . Even though it is a substantial seasonal flower and demand in the Netherlands outside of the time of year seems to be non - existent , Koen tell that in other percentage of the world they do not read why they can not be render year round . In Europe , the time of year can be extended from last March to September at comfortably . With the bloom from the southerly hemisphere , year circular supply is almost potential .
And in conclusion on the southerly hemisphere
A challenge for the southern hemisphere was obtain the right location of course , a place which had all agreeableness - space , water , logistics . Koen recollect the biggest challenge is the distance and ethnic differences . " It is a far forth , it ’s not easy to get to . Therefore there must always be someone on locating and we have found this person . But it is front in force and we have every reason that we will be able-bodied to supply a great calibre flush . "
For more data : Groot & GrootElsenburg 291619 PZ AndijkT : + ( 31)(6 ) 110 60 243E:[email protected]www.grootgroot.nl
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