Anthura won the Horticultural Entrepreneur Prize 2019 . With this prize , the orchid and anthurium breeder is entitle to call themselves Ambassador of the Dutch horticultural sector for a year . For this 33rd version , the other nominated companies were Dekker Chrysanten , Opti - flor and Wim Peters Kwekerijen .
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This plunder is a peak on an consequential yr . Anthura ’s eightieth anniversary had a grand solemnization in the presence of Dutch King Willem Alexander , and in different areas - internationalization , sustainability , involvement in various non - commercial-grade action - they ’ve been in the glare . fit in to the jury , the impressive ontogenesis that the company has gone through , the sustainable activities and being a good employer were the decisive factors .
The panel ’s opinionThe panel is impressed by how Anthura has developed over the twelvemonth . The ship’s company has a very expert and committed management . Anthura think in terms of a long - condition vision that applies not only to their offset in the Netherlands , but also in Germany , Macedonia and China . Sustainability is high on the agenda and is implemented in occupation processes grant to the late banner . Its cooperation with customers through the chain transparency task FSI , which drive to achieve at least 90 % sustainably produced flowers and plant life by 2020 , also bears witness to this . The companionship invests hard in R&D. This is evident not only from the DNA mapping of both Phalaenopsis and Anthurium , but also from the investment in a unexampled invention and bringing up center . The party has infix into a strategic partnership with other breeders under the name of GenNovation . Anthura is a peculiarly good employer ; natural endowment are given the space within the society to acquire . With 35 % of employee with eminent professional or scientific education , this company has a great deal of cognition and expertise at its administration that is used to further innovate and develop the sector .
Reaction AnthuraIwan van der Knaap , theater director of Anthura : “ We are very proud and honoured to experience this laurels . 2018 was a special year for us , in which we celebrated our eightieth anniversary . The prize feels like a crowning moment , which root on and motivates us , together with all our colleagues , customers and mountain range married person , to continue contributing to a colorful human race ! We thank Interpolis for its nomination for the Horticultural Entrepreneur Prize and look forward to being ambassador for our thriving sector throughout the year . "
Income Dutch horticulture companiesThe presentation of the award took place in the Keukenhof , Lisse and as common , it was fully hold . Numbers and statistic regarding income of horticulture company were present . Most stats were already presented end of 2018 , byStastistics Netherlands & Agrimatie , but were complement with more information from several auction and other institutions within the horticulture industriousness . The most crucial closing that was drawn was that the income has decreased importantly compared to the premature three long time , but it is still in high spirits compared with many year before that .
SustainabilityThe theme sustainability was highlighted from three different slant ; by Asparagus officinales grower Peter Visser from Limburg , who represent a subsector that has been dispatch hard by the warm and drought summer ; by tomato grower Wim Peters , who saw his nursery being demolished in 2 minutes by a supercell in 2016 ; and by meteorologist Peter Kuipers Munnike , who stressed that the temperature are uprise and the atmospheric condition conditions are becoming more extreme .
King Willem I Prize and the AIPH IGOTY AwardsThe Horticulture Entrepreneur Prize is a prestigious prize and worth the effort . The victor receive a worthful piece of work of art , realisation , an increment in its web and media attention – values that can not be expressed in monetary terms . Moreover , the title gain the winner eligible to pick up the prestigious King Willem I Prize and the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards .
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