On Wednesday , September 13 , Bejo ’s new Plant Nursery at Trambaan 8 in Warmenhuizen was officially open up . A beautiful modern localization that is fully equipped for the propagation and manual pollination of vegetable plants . It offers plenty of room for the outgrowth and further development of the company .

" With the team that will be working at this location , we have officially inaugurate the construction and greenhouses . From now on , they can take stride in further enlargement and professionalisation of the activities , " state John - Pieter Schipper , chief operating officer of Bejo .

Green activitiesThe squad of the Plant Nursery Department will sow and raise an estimated 15 million plant per class . These are mainly plants of mental test cross that are later on evaluate for suitable traits by breeders on test fields . In addition , flora raising is necessary for seed output and for planting of the presentation fields . During the flowering point in saltation , a team of specialized seasonal worker will play on crop pollination for the development of new trial crosses and parental logical argument .

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Moving forrard with technologyThe complex has been built for the future and equipped with new technologies that ensure an optimal working surround for employees and the sound shape for plants . For example , irrigation booms for watering are equip with CleanLight ultraviolet illumination Light Within that biologically protects plant against kingdom Fungi , viruses , and bacteria . harvest growth is bear out by tailor - made light-emitting diode light " recipes " , which are adaptable for different time of the yr and exsert the time of year . gamy - pressure misting helps to control the optimal indoor climate . The 39 cut up cell each have their own climate control scheme that can be go down to the needs of the crop in that cell .

course , this facility more than meets current standards of sustainability , such as good insularity , role of heating system pump , and solar board . Much attention has been paid to the efficient exercise and reuse of weewee . An ingenious example is that contraction from the greenhouse is collected to launder plant crate . In addition , the facility has been designed in a way where the Bejo squad can implement further sustainability , for example , adding more heat pumps . Bejo plan to set up a clime street that connects the various buildings on the Trambaan in Warmenhuizen between which live and moth-eaten needs can be exchanged . The facility at Trambaan 8 are already fully train for this .

Interesting job for a team leaderThe edifice suit well into its rural surroundings but still brook out in a subtle way . The triangular shapes were exhort by the Schoorl Dunes and the meandering West Frisian Zeedijk , well thought out by Studio Red from Tuitjenhorn . The overall complex has become impressive : in addition to the 2,500 - square - meter building , the adjacent greenhouses extend 28,000 square meters . At the moment , it is still very calm in the complex . The location will be put into employment in phases , pack over the main bodily function of an superannuated positioning in Warmenhuizen ( Oudevaart ) .

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During the prescribed opening , there was of course extra attention pay off to give thanks co-worker and all partners , mostly from the Warmenhuizen area , who cooperated in the computer architecture , mental synthesis , and furnish of the building complex .

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