Category: Competencies

Klasmann-Deilmann and Dutch Forestry Administration sign contract Klasmann-Deilmann Benelux has secured long-term distribution rights for so-called casing soil * used in the production of mushrooms. “This will strengthen our position in an important segment of the food industry,” says Moritz Böcking, Managing Director of the Klasmann-Deilmann Group. Significant quantities of these raw materials should be available by the turn of the year 2020/2021 at the latest. The contractual partner in the project, which will run for several years, is the

Klasmann-Deilmann virtually at Cultivate’20, from July 13th to 16th. Due to Corona, some trade fair organisers have taken new paths. Among them are the organizers of the Cultivate in Ohio, USA. Our colleagues in the states present from today on three days virtually our company at the Cultivate’20 Virtual.  Today is the day – Klasmann-Deilmann is making its debut at the first digital trade fair. This year’s Cultivate in Ohio, USA, will take place virtually from July 13th (10:00 am

International customer base and distribution rights transferred Bol Peat B.V. has taken over the operational business of Shakti Cocos B.V. With effect from 1 June 2020, Shakti Cocos transferred the exclusive international distribution rights and the existing customer base to the Dutch trading company. The agreement also includes the acquisition of the Shakti Cocos brand and the coveted patent for the buffered coir product Shakti Amla® including the trademark rights by Bol Peat. In the course of these measures, the

Our experts explain the path to sustainable development New technologies, new regulations and challenges. The substrate industry and growers will have to adapt to changes in the coming years. Not only drones, data-driven cultivation and climate change will play an increasingly important role in the horticultural sector. In a new video, our experts Hermann Konnemann and Sjors Beijer explain the challenges the substrate industry will face in the coming years in order to promote sustainable development. The video was produced

Klasmann-Deilmann pursues digitisation drive in commercial horticulture Developing a digital perspective with customers Klasmann-Deilmann is driving digitisation forward in commercial horticulture. At the International Plant Fair (IPM) 2020, the company will be presenting IT solutions that simplify processes between growers and substrate producers, and that bring customers added benefits. “While growth, and the plants themselves, remain ‘analogue’ in nature,” says Managing Director Moritz Böcking, “growers are benefiting from the advantages of going digital. It speeds up commercial procedures, makes logistics

Belgian customer testing substrate with wood fibre Johan Hindryckx (Sales at Klasmann-Deilmann Belgium) pays regular visits to his customers. This time, he wants to ask a commercial grower about how he has fared with Greenfibre, as both supplier and user are only beginning to acquire experience of this alternative raw material for growing bedding plants. Jan Vanoverschelde (Sales & Marketing at Klasmann-Deilmann Belgium) accompanied his colleague and gave us his report. By Jan Vanoverschelde Hendrik and Els greet us in

Interview with Eckhard Schlüter about major progress in the organic substrate sector Eckhard Schlüter works at the Klasmann-Deilmann Advisory Services & Quality Management department and is concerned primarily with the organic substrate segment. In the following interview he describes a substrate and fertiliser concept for organic substrates that has been developed in collaboration with Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and which can reduce pressure from sciarid flies by up to 80 per cent. Question: Eckhard, where do sciarids occur and

Effective weed suppression Our wood-based mulching material has now received the RHP product certification scheme’s quality mark. The high reliability of our product in terms of crop growth has thus been independently confirmed. Regeling Handels Potgronden (RHP) has existed since 1963. We have the quality of our products tested according to the stringent criteria of this Dutch organisation – covering the entire value chain from raw materials to production facilities and the finished product. This certification now also guarantees consistently

Students on a quest for a sustainable growing medium How can we ensure that urban populations are supplied on a regional basis with fresh fruit and vegetables, and that this food is produced sustainably? This is the task now facing 23 international teams of students. So what are the key criteria when choosing a growing medium? Sebastian Kipp of Klasmann-Deilmann showed them just that – in a webinar. Twenty-three international teams of students have been tasked with designing an urban

Working mechanisms of effective micro-organisms Research scientists have to have more than just scientific knowledge ‑ they also need patience. School pupils who continue to work on their projects right through the New Year break prove that they have the necessary staying power. Two pupils of Marianum high school who took part in the competition conducted research into effective micro-organisms and were rewarded for their stamina in the regional round of “Jugend forscht”. Klasmann-Deilmann congratulates them on their success. The cooperation