3. Background VEK Adviesgroep BV
• VEK Adviesgroep BV was established in 1971.
V (heating)
E lektra € 300/m2
K assen (greenhouses)
• Needs for independent consultancy
€ 2/m2
• Higher & bigger greenhouses
• More technology in greenhouses
• From grower to manager
4. History VEK Adviesgroep BV
• 1971: established by Mr. H. Vis as independent engineer
• ’80-’90: expanded to an international consultancy and engineering firm
• ’90-’00: specialized in growers associations
• 2000: operational energy consultancy & CHP
• 2001: purchased by Westland Energy
• 2007: together with Westland Energy purchased by Essent
• 2009: together with Essen purchased by RWE
• 2010: privatization (management buyout)
5. VEK in 2012
• serving international and local clients
– Greenhouse growers (vegetable & flowers)
– Seed and young plant companies
– Garden centers
– R&D greenhouses
– Growers Associations
• Office in Honselersdijk (NL),
Near Flora Holland Flower Auction Naaldwijk in center of Dutch Greenport
6. Our Mission
With and for our customers, we realize innovative new horticultural projects
from feasibility to realization in order to obtain good profits for our customers
on a highly sustainable way.
We do this globally with driven and entrepreneurial employees
From just an IDEA to a successful PROJECT
7. Services VEK - consultants:
• Conceptual design
• Investment calculation
• Feasibility study
• Bankable Business plan incl. marketing
9. Global trends
• Less professional growers producing more
• Investment costs increasing
• Less chemicals
• Less water & nutrients (water footprint)
• Less fossil energy (carbon footprint)
• Less wastes
• Less transport (local-for-local)
10. Global trends
• control over Nutrition
• control over Irrigation
• control over Climate
• control over Light
11. More and more greenhouses & glasshouses
• Ideal climate : better growth, more yield, less pests
• Year round : assimilation light / LED
• Energy cost : more sustainable sources available
12. Achievements
RITZA Russia
Status: realized project
Surface: ± 1,5 ha
Role VEK: from feasibility to realization
13. Achievements
AgriTex Greece
Status: realized project
Surface: ± 10 ha
Role VEK: feasibility study & bankable business plan
14. Achievements
Rose Garden Russia
Status: realized project
Surface: ± 26 ha
Role VEK: feasibility study & bankable business plan first 3 ha
15. Achievements
Beekenkamp Plants & Delifor Chrysanthums
Status: several realized projects
Surface: ± 28 ha
Role VEK: design & project management (new constructions and renovations)
16. Achievements
Marjoland Roses
Status: realized project
Surface: additional 7 ha of 20 ha
Role VEK: design, permits, spatial planning
17. Achievements
Prominent Groeneweg
Status: realized project
Surface: 9,3 ha including 3,3 ha Semi-Closed Greenhouse
Role VEK: real estate development and total project management
18. Achievements
Rijk Zwaan Seed company
Status: realized project
Surface: 1,2 ha breeding greenhouses and 2,8 ha propagation
Role VEK: total project management with strict hygiene protocol GSPP
19. Achievements
Voskamp Bros. Tomato
Status: build in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
Surface: 10+8+3,7+2,4 = 24,1 ha
Role VEK: turnkey from sketch to completion
20. Recent projects
Beekenkamp Plants
Status: completed
Surface: ± 7 ha
Role VEK: project management, permits, tendering
21. Recent projects
Voskamp Bros. Tomato
Status: just completed
Surface: additional 7,8 ha
Role VEK: turnkey, total project management
22. Recent projects
Voskamp Bros. Tomato
Status: just completed
Surface: additional 7,8 ha
Role VEK: turnkey, total project management
23. Recent projects
Voskamp Bros. Tomato
Status: just completed
Surface: additional 7,8 ha
Role VEK: turnkey, total project management
24. Recent projects
Looije Tomato
Status: just completed
Surface: 9,3 ha
Role VEK: turnkey, total project management
25. Recent projects
Looije Tomato
Status: just completed
Surface: 9,3 ha
Role VEK: turnkey, total project management
26. Recent projects
Looije Tomato
Status: just completed
Surface: 9,3 ha
Role VEK: turnkey, total project management
27. Recent projects
Looije Tomato
Status: just completed
Surface: 9,03 ha
Role VEK: turnkey, total project management