Vreugdenhil Bulbs & Plants from 's-Gravenzande, Holland is a grower of a wide range of bulbs and potted plants. This year they are investing in expending their WPS SmartFlo logistical system in their greenhouses.
From one central point
Jochem Vreugdenhil, Managing Director: "Cultivation will be much more central in the new setting. “ After potting, the young plants will go to the so-called sprouting zone for two weeks. The wish was to be able to send out the plants from one central point, which will enable us to grow efficiently. With the set-up developed by WPS, we are going to realize this.
Self-adjustable
From the potting area, the plants are transported via a WPS conveyor belt through a plant spray unit and over a length of 140 meters (460 ft) upwards into the greenhouse. Different routes can be set independent from each other. It is possible to choose whether the potted plants go to the growing, delivery department or to the sprouting zone. Vreugdenhil is the only customer (so far) of WPS that utilizes a stacked double conveyer system. And with this achieves high capacity of conveying plants through the greenhouses and related zones. The conveyor belts in the sprouting zone are installed at an ergonomic working height of 80 cm (2.6 ft), so employees no longer have to bend down. The new system connects to the existing SmartFlo system of Vreugdenhil Bulbs & Plants.
About Vreugdenhil Bulbs & Plants
Vreugdenhil Bulbs & Plants was founded in 1938 by Jochem Vreugdenhil Sr. He grew different kinds of vegetables, grapes and tulips and in the 1960’s he was one of the first Amaryllis growers.
Currently the company is run by his grandson Jochem Vreugdenhil and has grown into one of the larger companies of its kind. Under approximately 120,000 m2 under glass divided over 3 locations in the Westland, various plant varieties are grown all year round.