A couple of months ago , we had a talking with the squad at Hendriksen . In the midst of the pandemic , they were building anew facilityin Hazerswoude Dorp ( Netherlands ) and according to architectural plan , the facility was completed before summertime . The new facility was necessitate because , on the one hand , the old one was n’t sufficient anymore and on the other script , this raw facility will enable them to meet the continuously increasing requirement for cut .
Simon Hendriksen with farm manager Charles Omulo
With the windup of the facility , the facilitating condition so to address are provide , but that is not the heart of the matter . The cutting itself , the actual ware and the inwardness that it ’s all about , is a story on its own , and some slap-up news can be shared from this side as well . " You have to invest in challenging time " , says Managing Director Simon Hendriksen . " In the former crisis , we saw this at other companies and most of them benefited from that conclusion in the longer terminus . That ’s why we have expanded the production area of our industrial plant fabric in Uganda by 2.5 to 3 hectares of greenhouse . "
Simon Hendriksen and Siebren van Aalst
There are no better cuttings than cuttings from Uganda . Simon and his colleagues are convinced of this by now , although they were n’t at first . " In the first years of this hundred , we saw traditional trade in wintertime cuttings dropping and then it did n’t go well with the boxwood either . We did not sleep with what to do , so we had to take a broader view regarding the mixture and production . The musical theme to start in Africa came up , but at that time it was still quite expensive and quite exclusive . Also , the mart was unlike at that metre , it was still strange , so to talk , raiser were n’t ready yet . But the idea keep coming back . We even went to South Africa once , but did n’t take any steps afterwards " .
" Then , I received an e-mail from JP Cuttings . " Cuttings from Uganda , is n’t that something for you ? I was n’t interested at first , till they call for it again . And the conversation started … What do we have to lose ? Then they excuse us what it was like there . While I had certain products available once a year , they could harvest all twelvemonth round . They were able-bodied to be after ahead and grade orders right up to the week in advance . Moreover , the quality was excellent , which we discovered ourselves soon after . The ontogeny power is in the merchandise and it roots directly at the customer . It was all all different from what we were used to . With lavender , for example , we delivered cuttings in the autumn , but there usually was a release of 10 percent . Then at the customer , the plant has to hole up , where another 20 percent gets lost . Then , when the cultivator belong into yield in the spring a part of the cuttings are n’t rise well . Now we have a success rate of 99 % and the thinning immediately grows into a beautiful works " .
" We were quickly convinced and now it was a affair of begin our client excited and wait for new customer . Once they saw the welfare , they return more often and asked for ever - increasing amounts . Those advantage are obvious : not those ( heating ) costs , not those breakdown , strong material , and also a tidy sum of freedom to plan more and more efficiently " .
UgandaIn Uganda , they developed over the years . " We start with a small wooden nursery that regularly fall in . Then we ended up at JB Cutting , a troupe that produce cuttings for a number of other company , and we now pull three hectares of a solid greenhouse there . The plant stuff that is produce there is so firm in the first place because the clime is idealistic . It ’s constantly 25 , 30 degrees , the light on the equator , the weather is always the same . That does n’t even apply to Kenya , where you do have seasons , and sure not to the Netherlands , where a week of northern winds can actually throw a wrench in the industrial plant . Moreover , the cultivation is easier to keep sporting . Some pests can get more pressure , but biologic protection , which proceed better with rut , is also easier to use . In gain , all greenhouses are fit out with louse netting , which basically observe everything inside . Although full constitutional is not ( yet ) possible , we can therefore also supply very neat material . And that ’s super important , because a respectable start is half the work . ultimately , the quality is extra guaranteed , because it simply requires more work and attention . While Dutch cuttings still ask to be made the correct sizing by the grower himself , this has already been done here , and there is also more time and space to play neatly and to deliver a unvarying product " .
2020 is not going to be a large year , in March Hendriksen was left with material . The buffer zone has now shrunk considerably , but the post is almost normal again . " At the same time , we have products that are already trade out for the first 30 calendar week of next year , " Simon concludes . " We have amber in our hands , the tone of which is practically matchless here . Some customer were not concerned at first but occur back when we showed the calibre of the product . That ’s not to shoot a line , I ’m really not the best cultivator , but we do have the best people , the good clime and the best starting stuff " .
For more informationD.J. Hendriksen & Zn BVBurgemeester Smitweg 952391 NG Hazerswoude DorpNetherlands+31(0)172 - 587403E:[email protected]www.djhendriksen.nl
