Month: March 2019

In the last month, there have been internal management changes at Groenland and Bloominess.Marco van der Vegt has been appointed General Director of Bloominess and will be succeeded in his position as Financial Director of Groenland by Mark Wiersma. John Celie (Director of Groenland): “These appointments mark a further step in the growth of Groenland …

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Bouquetnet has signed up to a sponsorship deal with the Ruben Spaargaren Tennis on Wheels Foundation. This young and ambitious wheelchair tennis player from Aalsmeer ranks among the top in the Netherlands. Bouquetnet, supplier of ready-made quality bouquets to petrol stations and supermarket chains in Europe and beyond, is supporting Ruben Spaargaren’s ambition to become …

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Every Wednesday, Linda Janmaat cooks up a delicious Polish lunch for the employees at Celieplant, Bouquetnet and Bloominess! This week Mayor Nobel and Alderman Van Rijn from the Municipality of Aalsmeer joined them for a bite to eat before a short guided tour. Of course, both were presented with bouquets of flowers as a thank-you …

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John Celie (and Groenland B.V.) was recently nominated as a finalist in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 award! The EY Entrepreneur of the Year award is the world’s most prestigious prize of its kind. The title pays tribute to innovative entrepreneurship, encouraging and supporting entrepreneurs to get the very best out of themselves, …

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We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the GlobalG.A.P. Chain of Custody Certificate! By working in accordance with the GlobalG.A.P. Chain of Custody standard, we are able to trace our products accurately throughout the chain: from the delivered end product to the certified grower. The certificate also qualifies us to apply the …

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On Wednesday, 27 February, the three charities Ons Tweede Thuis (Second Home Foundation), the Mike Multi Foundation and Hart4onderwijsNepal were presented with a cheque on behalf of Celieplant. The donation was inspired by an extraordinary idea that is set to become reality! To mark Celieplant’s 25th anniversary, which was recently celebrated in style, John and …

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