15 long time ago , on September 29 , 2005 , Gerjan Telleman established Fresco Flowers in the Netherlands . It all started with one Kenyan grower , then one out of Ethiopia , by and by to be followed by blossom from Ecuador and Brazil ( due to market place requirement ) .
Gerjan Telleman , proprietor of Fresco blossom
" At the starting signal , we took every chore of course , but soon the focus was almost solely on Eastern Africa . In January 2006 , Simon van der Burg start Timaflor , and in September 2006 the first flowers were harvested . I started an sole coaction with Timaflor and in the course of fourth dimension , 9 grower joined . Meanwhile , while we received more and more flowers , we moved to different fix within the auction sale several times . Every yr two more packing lines were added and today , the number of stem is still growing . "
Jan Spring in ’ t Veld ( auctioneer at Royal FloraHolland ) , Gerjan Telleman
ClockNowadays , Fresco Flowers is represent 10 dissimilar growers . What binds them is a strong belief in the auction clock . " From the beginning , we have been a strong supporter of the clock and we still are , " continues Gerjan . " customer want dependability and regularity , you give them that by being there at all meter with a strong commitment . Volumes on the clock are minify , but that does n’t apply to Fresco Flowers ! The fact that the clock as an pawn is being further optimized by Royal FloraHolland is excellent , especially now that the new preparations are being made for a digital interior clock . In fact , a internal clock has been around for twelvemonth . We have always auctioneer at one emplacement here in Aalsmeer , and everyone could and can buy there . It ’s going very well , so we will preserve to do that . "
COVID-19The last months , without a dubiousness , have been peculiar . For about two weeks , they were close down whole . From the 1st of April , some rosebush carefully entered the market , and since then the numbers started to rise day by day . It increase so much that Fresco is practically back to its old floor at the moment . " 25 to 30 percent of the roses on the clock in Aalsmeer come from us . I ’m just making trusted that we , our growers , are doing something right . If the food market does n’t make any more brainsick moves this year , the close result should still be good . " We are still fall behind behind last yr , but the last one and one-half to two month we even supplied more blossom compared to the same calendar month last class . "
Team Royal FloraHolland Dockservice and Kees Ouwersloot ( Fresco Flowers )
Air freight , however , is still a concern . Cargo is still expensive , there are few flights and on top of that , address at the airport select much longer than before . That is the case for Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam , the Netherlands , but also for Maastricht ( NL ) and other airports . " That has to improve , it has to ' normalise ' , but we can not do anything about it . "
Hard workHowever , with hard piece of work a bunch can be solved . " In terms of efficiency and workflow , we have instruct a figure of thing lately . For example , where there used to be two men , there is now one ; and where you lose velocity , we have right by working in sack . We started working with a break of the day switching and an good afternoon / even shift , we have made the process smoother and more flexible . It will also enforce to many others : you could suffer from a sure incorporated sightlessness , so to speak , and only when things are shaken up , then you start to wonder why you do things the elbow room you do them " .
Not possible right on now , but if lot allow , Fresco hopes to have a nice 15th day of remembrance party .
For the coming yr , Fresco Flowers hopes to continue their growth of the preceding year . " Doubling the number of machine that are run is n’t our dream in 15 years , but growing steadily is . The conception mold just fine and also , we are growing gradually in land area . Now , 10 people are in direction and 100 to 120 people are working at the workplace . And last but not least , we remain where we are and we will remain on the clock . We have a smashing line of work , every day is dissimilar - the craft can count on us . "
