In a raw series , Royal Flora Holland is giving the floor to CEO Steven van Schilfgaarde . Once every four week , he give his view on the retiring period . This time , he peach about refuge and the cabinet ’s plans , among other thing .
Market picture"Flower pricing stay on unabated in recent hebdomad . book still lags middling compared to last twelvemonth , but overturn shows big pluses for almost all products . The delineation for houseplants is miscellaneous , with an overall picture show similar to the same period last class . The clock is still behind on direct . Fortunately , the picture in September is much better than that of August . I hope this continues into the fourth quarter , observe , though , that some product radical are struggling and the barter is take a very hard fourth dimension earning anything at all . They are getting the increased costs poorly reflected in their margins . "
Safety WeekA safe floriculture sector and security at our hubs are of bully importance to me . We work well with municipalities , police , usance , and the public prosecutor ’s office as part of the Resilient Floriculture Sector feeler , which is mainly aimed at combating counteract . But safety has many more prospect . As part of the Week of Safety , which started on 7 October , we are ask for spare attention to physical condom on the shop class floor , but also , for example , to social safety gadget . Not only among our employee but certainly also among the other user of our hubs . An crucial call to everyone is to cover ( either to a manager or anonymously ) if they see anything suspicious . Together , including growers and purchaser , we have thousands of eyes and ears . I see it as a joint duty to keep the sector safe and incorruptible . I am also thinking of labor using , for example . Not just this workweek , but all days of the year . There is an interestingpodcast seriesas part of the Resilient Ornamental Horticulture Sector feeler . " "
Cabinet policy"I am proud of that in the Budget Day documents , the glasshouse horticulture sphere is praise for its ' high - tech production ' which is of neat grandness to the Dutch economy . I am convinced that through commitment to knowledge and innovation , we can continue the most sustainable system in the world . design cutting to research and the scrapping of the Growth Fund , for example , do show that we as a sphere need to fund much more research and innovation ourselves . Fortunately , an gain from the depression to the high VAT rate for flowers and plants is out of the question . Active lobbying has bestow to this . government can be volatile , so we remain on our sentry go . The government interpret the importance of entrepreneurship for the earning content of the Netherlands and connect this to promises of reduce the regulatory burden and stable financial policy . That too is electropositive . However , like VNO - NCW , I am concerned that the locker has no eye for the tenacious - term earning capacity of our country . The cut in knowledge , innovation , and education are worrying in that context of use . "
FSI certification scheme"Sustainability in all its aspects is a spearhead for Royal FloraHolland . One of those aspects is authentication . The FSI board recently adopt an adapted scheme for the certification of small - scale growers . This outline incorporate stimulant from stakeholders , include adapting and simplifying the scheme ’s measure and rule . Additional thoughtfulness was given to reducing administrative burdens and costs . This marks the next step towards 100 % sustainability certification in 2027 . We meet members in the Klok Focus package with a contribution of € 250 on the cost of FSI Certification for turnover up to € 250,000 . "
Floriway"In late calendar month , Floriway , led by new management , has greatly improved its services and results . With this in mind , we will presently make a phone number of decisions on how Floriway will develop further . "
reservoir : Royal FloraHolland .
