Every day , Royal FloraHolland collaborate with growers and buyers to evolve new standardized packaging . With the innovation of the new flower bucket Fc555 , we reduce supply chain costs and make flower gardening more sustainable . This is because when using this bucket , a undivided - use composition board apprehension or multi - use support shelving Fc596 is no longer needed . This saves not only promotional material cost , but also handling at the greenhouse , with the buyer and further down the supply chemical chain . And the use of less composition board and fewer tape transport movements contribute to further sustainability . We developed the Fc555 together with the FPC Gerbera and other ware mathematical group . Both FPC president Dick Kooij ( Gerbera United ) and Gerbera raiser Holstein Flowers spat the arrival of the Fc555 : " This bucket allow for the fundament for further sustainability and optimization of automation . "
With the ground size of the little pail Fc566 and the height of the big bucket Fc577 / Fc588 , the new flower bucket Fc555 combine several advantage in one . From a grocery test among grower and buyers , we see , that the Fc555 can provide optimization not only with Gerbera , but also with other product groups . The new bucket is particularly suitable for products with a length of 50 to 65 cm , but in combination with the Fc596 funding shelving also for flower of 70 centimetre and longer .
Dick Kooij ( Gerbera United ) , Ed van Holstein ( Holstein Flowers ) and Paul van den Berg ( RFH )
The fresh flower bucket Fc555 tender several advantages for growers . It is a sustainable option , reducing composition board employment by around 250,000 kg annually , which significantly lowers the environmental shock . to boot , by eliminating the need for packaging cost related to collars and support shelve , it contribute to reduced supplying chemical chain expense . The bucket also heighten efficiency across the control panel , as it demand less handling at the grower ’s nursery , the buyers ' box , and throughout the total supplying chain , streamlining surgical process and minimizing toil necessary . These benefits together make the Fc555 an innovative solvent for the diligence .
Phased introduction starts spring 2026We are currently cover with various preparations and the real production of the raw bucket will start in the fall of 2025 . We are opt for a phased introduction per merchandise group in parliamentary law to guarantee sufficient availability of the Fc555 , even in the busy times . As it looks now , the Gerbera Cartesian product group will be the first to start using this raw bucket in bounce 2026 .
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