Dutch plant growers build new 9 hectare nursery

Plant growers Van Son & Koot and Baanplant want to start a new, 9 hectare arboriculture company opposite their existing nurseries in Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands, Dutch newspaper BD reports. About 30 people will be employed at the new nursery.

Photo: Van Son & Koot

The company already has 14 hectares of greenhouses and a container field of 5 hectares, on which about 2.5 million plants are produced annually. According to the entrepreneurs, scaling-up would be necessary to maintain their present market position - they supply to several garden centers and building markets.

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Publication date: Wed 30 Aug 2017

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