" Just call Vos , he ’ll sieve it out . " Pieter Vos still get a line it often and he admittedly bonk it . After bankruptcy , ten years ago this month , his greenhouse construction business has been doing well again for years . More significantly , asunder from the business , Pieter is get fun again . The period around 2012 was not light for him . " This is why I do n’t need to get this ten - year anniversary pass without any acknowledgment . "
Ten age ago this calendar month , VOKA Kassenbouw was founded . If you ride between the greenhouses in Drenthe , Netherlands , you will increasingly see that name on the facades of the greenhouses , not just on Kassenbouw Het Noorden .
VOKA is a material nursery constructor , so there is also a poster in the troupe hall
" teach a lot"Pieter ’s parent move from De Lier to Drenthe in the sixties . There , Pieter ’s begetter first managed a garden , while he also had experience in edifice nursery . In 1981 , Kassenbouw Het Noorden was set up up . It quickly became a with child company , employing over a hundred hoi polloi at its tip .
In the economic crisis around 2012 , things operate haywire for the society . At the meter , Pieter had already call for over the party from his sire a few years prior . " It was a difficult time , but I learn a circle from it later on , " he said . " run such a large ship’s company is not for me . It may sound unusual , but the failure was also a sort of rest . It was easy to blame everyone else , but I did n’t desire to do that . I did n’t do things mighty either . "
primal role in the regionLooking back , Pieter now order that after the failure his Westland mentality surfaced . The company was able to make a fresh commencement , in a more streamlined course . " I was 46 at the time and was happy with the chance I got to start again . We were capable to continue . " It was a case of run and error at the beginning . " We had to lead our premiss . For a while , we were located somewhere else . Until I decide to move back . The savings bank did n’t do it that , initially . When they find out , they were angry of class , but I also get a compliment , because I point resiliency and was a genuine entrepreneur . "
The railroad car park in front of VOKA Kassenbouw ’s premises in Erica
The nursery building company has always been get a central role in the region . " We get about ninety per centum of our turnover from the north - eastern Netherlands . With our team of around twelve people , we have everything in - house , including our own proficient draftsperson in the federal agency . As a outcome , we can now build many special , smaller customized projection . Our customer are therefore not only product growers , but also all form of companies that use glasshouse constructions and garden centers . That is an important branch for us today . It ’s nice to see that we also have jobs outside the realm , even in South Limburg . "
New construction for Tuincentrum De Aadijk in Almelo
Less stressAt the showtime of last year , the local comportment of the greenhouse constructor came in handy . The heavy snowfall have a lot of damage , including to growers in Drenthe . " We received a lot of outcry and helped where we could . We go back a long way with many growers here , so if they require us , they know where to incur us . "
One of the agriculturalist whose greenhouse collapsed was Meewisse Plants . " We immediately helped them when the greenhouse collapsed and we also build a Modern greenhouse last year . As VOKA , we can not and will not construct much bigger on our own . Nowadays , my lasting team and I , with footling turnover , enjoy working on the projects we have . Bigger and more , with all the emphasis that that entails , is no longer necessary for me . I myself have learned over the years to be less accented and sometimes to slumber on thing . "
New building for Meewisse Plants . The nursery is now complete and in production , the raiser announce last calendar month
Full throttlePieter is now 56 years older . How much longer does he desire to carry on ? " At the meter of the bankruptcy , I said I would go flat out for another 15 years and then give up . That would mean I would persist in for another five years . Now I look at it a little differently . I ’m enjoying myself and I still sleep together my work . I opine I will remain for a little longer , although I will be looking around for a successor in a few days ' time . "
Among his offspring , Pieter can not bump such a successor . Would he , therefore , consider closer cooperation with the current turnkey partners an option in due course ? " Who get laid . There were time when we drive each other off the road as rival , but now we regularly pose together over a cup of coffee and spill about it with a smile . We all do work together here in the region . "
More info : Pieter VosVOKA Kassenbouw[email protected]www.voka.nu
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