The Growcoon is firmly established with many large nurseries. The worldwide demand for the innovative propagation system continues to increase significantly. With the “Progressiv Growcoon”, the second generation has been on the market for a year, which is faster degradable and thus a welcome alternative for numerous new customers. Now the “Progressiv Growcoon” has been certified as “biodegradable” by the organisation “OK Biodegradable SOIL”. Product Manager Franziska Craayvanger reports why the award is so important. Franziska, please explain what the
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Environmentally friendly mulch for De Batterijen
Customer report from Klasmann-Deilmann Benelux The nursery De Batterijen in Ochten is one of the largest nurseries in the Netherlands and has been using our ProLine Containermulch for quite some time. The mulch is not only particularly effective against the spread of algae and weeds, but also particularly sustainable – an important aspect for the nursery. Reducing the footprint Erik Mol, who is responsible for quality assurance at De Batterijen, decided to use ProLine Containermulch for a very specific reason:
Campus Convention in Lingen
At the end of January, the 5th Campus Convention took place at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück on the campus in Lingen. Klasmann-Deilmann presented the peat moss project to students and representatives from business and local authorities. The Campus Convention brings science and business together. With the help of posters and short lectures, university members, representatives of the economy and municipality, and the interested public can inform themselves about innovative practical projects and research results. Dorothea Rammes (Production &
Meeting expectations, gauging limits
Klasmann-Deilmann publishes seventh Sustainability Report An interview with Moritz Böcking and Bernd Wehming The Klasmann-Deilmann Group has published its seventh Sustainability Report. Subtitled ‘Meeting expectations, gauging limits’, it addresses undeniably conflicting trends. Efforts are being stepped up in pursuing goals linked to high expectations. At the same time, limits to feasibility must be borne in mind. We spoke to our Managing Directors Moritz Böcking and Bernd Wehming about sustainable development within the Klasmann-Deilmann Group. Dirk Röse: The Klasmann-Deilmann Group
RPP certified harvesting areas
78% of harvested volumes RPP certified Klasmann-Deilmann supports the European Non Governmental Organization „Responsibly Produced Peat“ (RPP). The aim is the responsible use of peat harvesting areas and the protection of natural peatlands. To this end, RPP has established a certification system that demonstrably combines the selection, use and restoration of extraction areas with strict requirements. In recent years, Klasmann-Deilmann has applied for RPP certification for most of the extraction sites. By the end of 2018, this had been obtained
Turning old into new – with upcycled promotional materials
The staff at Langenhorst sheltered workshops make gym bags out of flags What can you do with promotional materials that are no longer needed and gathering dust in the stockroom, but too good to throw away? Klasmann-Deilmann decided to upcycle them and supplied textiles to the sewing room of the sheltered workshops run by Caritas in Langenhorst. The staff in the sewing room are busy measuring, cutting and tacking, threading needles, hemming and stitching. In the sewing room of the
A sustainable heating solution
A fifth production site gets woodchip heating Being a renewable resource, wood is a popular fuel for sustainable heating. Klasmann-Deilmann has now replaced systems based on fossil fuels such as oil and gas with woodchip heating at a total of five production locations. The woodchip heating facility at Geeste has now been in operation since December 2017. A complex distribution system is necessary to meet the different heating requirements of two large administrative buildings, the experimental greenhouse and a hall
International Peatland Society holds symposium
Fiftieth anniversary celebrated in Rotterdam A symposium was held in Rotterdam on the occasion of the International Peatland Society’s 50th anniversary. The theme was ‘Wise use of peatlands, past and future’. The International Peatland Society (IPS) is an organisation of individual, corporate and institutional members dedicated to the responsible management and wise use of peatlands and peat. Constituted in Quebec, Canada in 1968, the IPS is now registered in Finland, where the IPS Secretariat is also located. Currently the IPS
Lower Saxony Alliance for Sustainability – Count us in!
Klasmann-Deilmann has been commended for doing business sustainably by the ‘Lower Saxony Alliance for Sustainability’. Klasmann-Deilmann has belonged to the ‘Lower Saxony Alliance for Sustainability’ for just under 10 years now. A network of businesses, NGOs and policymakers seeking to move forward sustainable development within the federal state, the Alliance comes together in the form of a major gathering at least once a year. This time round, Lower Saxony’s Environment Minister Olaf Lies welcomed 120 participants from the worlds of
Biodiversity on peat moss sites – part 2
Lapwing discovered on former peat extraction area A lapwing has settled to breed on one of Klasmann-Deilmann’s peat moss sites. This bird is an at-risk species in Germany. In recent years, in an extensive scientific project, we have trialled Sphagnum farming in two former peat extraction areas. These sites now provide a habitat for threatened flora and fauna. In this two-part report, you can find out which animal and plant species have become established there. The cultivation of peat moss