Efficient irrigation with Sercom computer Schrijnwerkers is a blueberry company, founded in 1969 by Rob Schrijnwerkers. Nowadays, this family business has locations in Horst, Overloon (Netherlands), and Weeze (Germany). Schrijnwerkers has two production sites in Weeze of over 75 hectares in total. The companies in Germany are known by the…
Potato Europe – Skovnæs Kartofler (Denmark) During Potato Europe exhibition in Germany, we were visited today by yet another user (Skovnæs Kartofler) of the Sercom climate computer! On the picture Mr. Lars Petersen from Skovnæs, Maribo, Denmark. Skovnæs was one of the very first clients in Scandinavia who installed a…
Sercom end user Degenhardt Spezialkulturen Christiane Degenhardt-Sellmann, owner of the flower bulb production company Degenhardt Spezialkulturen, discusses working in a male-dominated sector, family tradition and what she sees herself doing in the future. By prospective specialist editor Yasmin-Coralie Berg. Holland, the world’s largest tulip producer Holland is the world’s largest…
Europe’s Mini Gardeners Sercom ambassador André Busigel from Albertshofen has welcomed 23 miniature gardeners into one of his greenhouses. As part of the project Europe’s Mini Gardeners, the children assembled in one of its greenhouses, to see the planting of the vegetables with their own eyes. The small producers learned…
Trade visit to Florida and Guatemala On the occasion of the opening of Ter Laak AmericaS in Guatemala, a trade visit to Florida and Guatemala will be organised. This will be done together with Idearvelop. International companies interested in Phalaenopsis are welcome to join this trip. The target group includes…
Dakar Rally by dirt bike “I did ride through the greenhouse once,” Arjan Bos says. “But there weren’t any peppers then. It was during the crop change. I just wanted to give it a try.” As we speak, he pushes his dirt bike into the greenhouse. Time for a picture…
Ter Laak about to start phalaenopsis cultivation in Guatemala One of the largest Dutch orchid growers, Ter Laak Orchids, is almost ready to start the cultivation of its first phalaenopsis plants in their new 1ha greenhouse in Guatemala. “The greenhouse is currently being manufactured and in the second week of…
German Sercom user develops cucumber beer Cucumber drinks have been growing in popularity for years. Water or sparkling water with a slice of cucumber is healthy and trendy and hip clubs complete their gin and tonics with a slice of green. Cucumber grower André Busigel takes it one step further.…
Dutch Minister Ploumen visits Pavlodarsky Teplichny Last month a Dutch horticulture trade mission took place between The Netherlands and Ukraine. Dutch Minister Ploumen visited the largest tomato nursery in Ukraine: Pavlodarsky Teplichny Kompleks (Pavlovski greenhouse complex). This greenhouse complex uses a Sercom climate computer. The operation was built in 2013…
Glass greenhouse in Tunisian desert At the end of February 2015, construction of a more than 4.5 hectare greenhouse started in El Hamma in the south of Tunisia, in the Tunisian desert. The project was started from scratch in the desert under the name Maison L’Oasis. Contrary to other projects…
