News

• First Celine measuring system installed
  A technical installation that takes completely independent samples of watering and drain water: not once a week but eight (!) times a day. And it doesn't stop at taking a water sample, the sample is also analysed in real-time for nutrients present. With the results, you can manage fertilization much faster. That is the added value that the Celine measurement system brings.
  
• Kam’s officially becomes Royal Brinkman Canada
  January 16th, 2023
  's-Gravenzande/Ontario - On January 16th, 2023, after a year of successful collaboration and teamwork, the Kam’s – Royal Brinkman partnership will be fully realized with the company name “Kam's Growers Supply” officially changing to Royal Brinkman Canada. The new name and logo will be proudly displayed on vehicles, buildings, web channels, and more.
  
  
• Bas Brinkman new Royal Brinkman Group board member
  December 23, 2022
  's-Gravenzande/De Lier - From 1 January 2023, Bas Brinkman will join the board of directors of the Royal Brinkman Group as director of the technical organization. This anticipates the growth ambitions of Royal Brinkman and Berg Hortimotive arising from the Groups' strategic course. That course aims to focus even more on the Group's strengths. This means a strong focus on trading activities on the one hand and on engineering activities on the other. The current board of directors consists of five people. This is joined by Bas Brinkman for the technical organization. He is the 5th generation of Brinkman to hold a management position in the family business.
  
  
• Kam’s WEB NEWS
  16 december 2022
  In January 2022, Kam's Growers Supply became part of the Royal Brinkman group. This allowed both companies to provide better service with a broader product range, inventory that is globally sourced but stocked locally, all supported by international knowledge and a team of local sales and agronomy professionals.
• Hygiene is key in new HilverdaFlorist construction
  A new nursery gives you the most ideal situation to make hygiene priority number one. That is the time in the design phase to set up the nursery as hygienically and practically as possible. HilverdaFlorist started talking to hygiene specialist Dirk Timmers of Royal Brinkman at an early stage. Dirk Timmers helped with the plans by going through the routes, the movements, the walking lines. To eliminate all hygiene risks and prevent cross-contamination."
• Royal Brinkman intensifies activities in China
  15 november 2022
  ’s-Gravenzande, The Netherlands – To give further substance to the overall credo 'Local-for-Local', Royal Brinkman is currently setting up a local, Chinese organization in Shanghai. With the creation of Royal Brinkman China, the international horticultural supplier is now represented locally in 13 countries. The intensification of foreign activities is in line with Royal Brinkman's internationalization ambitions.
• Introduction CleanGate hygiene station
  's-Gravenzande - Growers want to prevent plant diseases and therefore infections of their crops as much as possible. This is because they increasingly cause unwanted failure and yield loss. Taking adequate hygiene measures has therefore become more important than ever.
  
  
  Royal Brinkman is introducing a new variant hygiene station: the CleanGate. It is exclusively designed to meet current market requirements in the battle to keep out viruses, fungi and bacteria. New features are its multifunctionality; the CleanGate can be used in both walking directions, its smooth construction; reducing dirt and deposits and its solid construction; the CleanGate's robustness makes escape from the sensor or turnstile impossible.
• Producing hydrogen peroxide 'on demand'
  23 augustus 2022
  Royal Brinkman, together with HPNow, is introducing the HPGen generator. With the HPGen™ generators, growers produce Peroxide UltraPure™ themselves on-site at the nursery. This ultra-pure form of hydrogen peroxide can be fed directly into the grower's irrigation system. This makes it easy to keep the irrigation system clean during cultivation and gives the crops a boost: hydrogen peroxide breaks down into pure water and oxygen, leading to more dissolved oxygen in the water.
• Empas and Hortispares | A historical cooperation

  17 August 2022
  In 2020, parts shop Hortispares partnered with Empas. Two years later, the company is seeing consistent growth in Empas product sales as well as a lasting partnership: “Empas is always willing to think along with us, so that together we can meet customer demand.” Benjamin Hamer of Hortispares explains.
  
  

• Further integration of Berg Hortimotive
  Further integration Royal Brinkman’s Technical Department and Berg Hortimotive
  
  
• First anniversary Royal Brinkman Canada
  's-Gravenzande/Leamington - To give further substance to the credo "Local for Local", a local Canadian organization was established by Royal Brinkman on June 25, 2021. Now, Royal Brinkman Canada is celebrating its one-year anniversary. A year in which the organization has experienced considerable growth and has expanded and strengthened its relationship with customers.
  
  
• Berry goes through the ranks at Royal Brinkman
  As of May, Berry Blom (31) is the new account manager in Canada. In this role he takes care of all aspects of the clients’ experience. It is his job to ensure that all orders arrive at the right location, as well as to provide part of the aftersales process.
  
  
• New | Benomic EasyStar
  13 june 2022
  Berg Hortimotive, specialist in internal transport, is introducing a new type of pipe rail trolley at GreenTech Amsterdam, the BeNomic EasyStar. In addition, the two existing pipe rail trolleys have been optimized and given a new name at the same time. With this new BeNomic line, there is a suitable solution for every type of customer, in every market.
  
• GreenTech Amsterdam 2022
• Trade fair Fruit Logistica 2022
  2 april 2022
  From 5 to 7 April, the Fruit Logistica trade fair will take place in Berlin. At this fair, 3300 exhibitors from 80 countries will be present. Royal Brinkman will also be present at this fair. 
  
  
• Royal Brinkman acquiring Kam’s Growers Supply
  's-Gravenzande / Ontario - Royal Brinkman and Kam’s Growers Supply have joined forces to grow their businesses and offer an exceptional portfolio of products and services to the North American horticultural sector. Effective as of today Kam’s will be part of the Royal Brinkman Group. The acquisition is part of the growth strategies of both organizations and is fueled by the increasing scale of the horticulture market in North America.
• Hortispares | iPad giveaway winner announcement
• Berg Hortimotive launches ergonomics package
  Berg Hortimotive is launching an aftermarket ergonomicspackage for its popular Benomic Star pipe rail trolley. The package consists of various items that make the daily work on this pipe rail trolley even more pleasant.
  
  
  
• Insight into all service & maintenance
  's-Gravenzande - bQurius chooses Royal Brinkman's Service Engine to coordinate and manage all maintenance at twelve nurseries of five tomato growers, including Schenkeveld Tomatoes, Greenvalley and Van der Voort. Richard Schenkeveld: "Due to growth, we were looking for a modern system to monitor maintenance activities. We found it in the Service Engine."
  
• Arie Alblas strengthens the team of Royal Brinkman
  As of March, Arie Alblas (48) is the new local representative in the region of Ontario, Canada. In this role he is responsible for advising and helping customers in that region. 
  
  
  
• HORTILOGICS takes logistics to next level
  Dutch companies join forces in joint venture for 'Smart Greenhouse Logistics’
  HORTILOGICS takes greenhouse and packing logistics to next level.
  
  
  
• Extended collaboration with Weterings Machinery
  Royal Brinkman and Weterings will continue their successful international cooperation in 2021. The cooperation mainly revolves around machines that are used during the busy crop rotation period: the Bio Chopper and Bio Hopper.
  
  
  
• CEO Ton van Mil looks back on 2020

  In this thank-you message from our CEO - Ton van Mil looks back on 2020; what a year! We have been struggling with the coronavirus worldwide for almost a year now.
  
  
  

• Partnership between GE Current and Royal Brinkman
  September 30th, 2020 – GE Current, a Daintree company, and Royal Brinkman have entered an exclusive partnership together in the United Kingdom. The move names Royal Brinkman as the authorized distributor for Current grow lights while appointing Current the exclusive lighting provider for the famed horticulture supplier. 
  
  
• Introduction of the new Valent clip
  Discover the all new Valent clip. The excellent curvature ensures that there is less chance of damage to the plant. It is clearly audible when the clip is closed. In addition, it provides optimal guidance, and doesn't hinder the growth of the plant. Experience the new clip yourself by requesting a free sample.