At Gerbera van Megen , a floricultural company based in Straelen in the Lower Rhine region , sustainability is a top priority . Run by Thomas van Megen and his forefather Hans- Peter , the mob byplay cultivate more than 110 different gerbera variety show across 1.5 hectares of greenhouses .
The raw glasshouse , build up a few years ago , are DOE efficient , and the ornamental producers also practice a combine heat and power industrial plant . As a result , they have been able to almost halve their overall warming requirement . " At the start of last year , we began deploying an innovative plant protection automaton , " says Thomas van Megen . The majority of the flora protection is perform by beneficial being , which the automaton applies to the plants in a particularly gentle personal manner and with speck truth . If liquid flora protection Cartesian product are demand , the robot also applies them very expeditiously , about 30–50 % more economically than conventional methods . What ’s more , the producers apply predominantly biological plant tribute products .
Since May 2021 , the family business has been packaging its ornamentals exclusively in paper with the help of an innovative packaging machine . " We are the only genus Gerbera producer in Europe that has presume to take this step , " emphasizes the junior coach .
The paper packaging is made from 80 % recycled material and bear the FSC seal . " Our customers have reported a regenerate increase in the sales agreement of our merchandise thanks to the paper publicity . consumer are glad to see less plastic waste , " says Thomas van Megen . The family business has also been GlobalGAP certified for several old age . " The credential definitely helps promote sales , as many retailers now only buy goods that touch GlobalGAP standards . Our client can be indisputable that the certified Gerbera have been acquire in an particularly environmentally friendly way , " says van Megen .
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