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The pressure is increasing with new, tightened climate plans. Glasshouse horticulture is the only sector in the manufacturing industry in the Netherlands to achieve all climate targets in 2020.

They are natural talents who have made their family businesses great through hard work. The practice was their school and not so much the school desk. Peter Dekker turned PDI into a global player. Bert van Ruijven of Arcadia had the vision and courage to go for disbudded chrysanthemum. Patriarchs who now make their (life) experience available to a new generation.

Data is becoming increasingly valuable, also in greenhouse horticulture. That is no longer news. To measure is to know, but what do you know exactly? In addition to the data itself, the interpretation of data is just as important.

A study started at the beginning of 2020 and entered the second phase at the beginning of this year. The PARperfect screen solution played an important and successful role in this experiment.

Always the optimal amount of PAR light in the greenhouse and an even distribution of the light over the crop; that is the PARperfect screen solution from Svensson in a nutshell.

Obscura light abatement screens play a dual role in keeping your plants and neighbors content
Article originally featured in Greenhouse Canada Publication

These are truly crazy times we are living in. The whole world is being confronted with the coronavirus from all perspectives including health, social life and financially. We truly hope that you, your family, friends and colleagues remain in good health.

Greenhouse curtains aren’t just for heat retention anymore. Even though natural gas prices are not extremely high right now in Canada, the Canadian climate makes energy curtains a must.

Automation is key in the Leamington greenhouse area and that was also the topic of the bus tour that took place yesterday, kicking off the Canadian Greenhouse Conference.

“With Svensson's newest climate screen, HARMONY 1315 O FR, lighting tomato growers can get through the worst of climates, even a record hot summer...

We normally like growers to focus on their crop, its quality and yields, which is the essence of their business and what pays the bills at the end of every season...

Diffuse light is priority number one simply because there’s money to be earned with it.