NL: "New flower bucket Fc555 preserves floriculture and increases efficiency"

Every day, Royal FloraHolland collaborates with growers and buyers to develop new standardized packaging. With the introduction of the new flower bucket Fc555, we reduce supply chain costs and make floriculture more sustainable. This is because when using this bucket, a single-use cardboard collar or multi-use support shelving Fc596 is no longer needed. This saves not only packaging costs, but also handling at the nursery, with the buyer and further down the supply chain. And the use of less cardboard and fewer transport movements contribute to further sustainability. We developed the Fc555 together with the FPC Gerbera and other product groups. Both FPC president Dick Kooij (Gerbera United) and Gerbera grower Holstein Flowers applaud the arrival of the Fc555: "This bucket provides the basis for further sustainability and optimization of automation."

With the ground size of the small bucket Fc566 and the height of the large bucket Fc577/Fc588, the new flower bucket Fc555 combines several advantages in one. From a market test among growers 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 support shelving also for flowers of 70 cm and longer.

Dick Kooij (Gerbera United), Ed van Holstein (Holstein Flowers) and Paul van den Berg (RFH)

The new flower bucket Fc555 offers several advantages for growers. It is a sustainable option, reducing cardboard usage by approximately 250,000 kg annually, which significantly lowers the environmental impact. Additionally, by eliminating the need for packaging costs related to collars and support shelving, it contributes to reduced supply chain expenses. The bucket also enhances efficiency across the board, as it requires less handling at the grower's nursery, the buyers' box, and throughout the entire supply chain, streamlining operations and minimizing labor requirements. These benefits together make the Fc555 an innovative solution for the industry.

Phased introduction starts spring 2026
We are currently continuing with various preparations and the actual production of the new bucket will start in the fall of 2025. We are opting for a phased introduction per product group in order to guarantee sufficient availability of the Fc555, even in the busier times. As it looks now, the Gerbera product group will be the first to start using this new bucket in spring 2026.