Our customer Vandevelde switched from tomatoes to peppers in their newest greenhouse in Belgium. The pepper plants were planted mid-March, on perlite. “A very late start for bell pepper”, says Henk Vandevelde of Delipa, the name of the new cultivation company. “But after six weeks we had our first harvest. That was faster than expected.” If everything …
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2020 was a year of major investments at our plant in Ghent. A new furnace and mat line were installed in the factory. As a result, our customers can now combine our perlite blocks with perlite slabs. More growers than expected are following this approach. “Our investments are paying off because we can now offer the …
Especially for the UEFA Euro 2021, our customers Anne Mortelmans and Stefan Van Craen are producing tomatoes in the colors of the Belgian flag. They are used in the Stoffels Toma’Box . Anne and Stefan are growing their tomatoes on perlite for the first time. Revelation Stefan: “ Last August, which was a difficult summer period due to …
Our customer Kristof Van Dorpe of Vandogro grows two rounds of cucumber in summer and lettuce in winter. In mid-May, his two greenhouses, each with a surface area of 7,500 square metres, were home to a traditional cucumber crop. One of them is on perlite for the first time. Kristof is enthusiastic about it and …
TV channel Kanaal Z interviewed our customer Stoffels Tomaten about their healthy an tasteful tomatoes and their sustainable production.
Perlite slabs and perlite cubes are a perfect combo. Our customers were happy to share their experience with hortidaily.com and groentennieuws.nl: Pieter Hoogerbrugge from Kwekerij Hoogerbrugge: “A few days after the planting, the roots were already in the slab.” Colleague grower Peet Withagen of the Zonnekreek tomato nursery is no longer surprised by this quick …
Kurt Lauwers, who used to be one of the familiar faces at Hollandplant as their Sales Manager, recently made a remarkable career move. After 19 years he has moved to Willems Perlite. “I have always enjoyed working at Hollandplant, but I was ready for a new challenge,” says Kurt Lauwers. “I found it at Willems …