Theme of the month: layered spaces trend
We have discovered in recent years that we can easily transform or divide up spaces. Living spaces were used as offices, childcare facilities or study areas. So rooms were used for multiple functions. This creates a certain layering, with functional furniture. This trend has continued, and you can now see it reflected in flowers and plants as well. We would like explain this and show you some examples.
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Partner with Passion: Daan Kromhout
Daan Kromhout is one of our Partners with Passion. They are a leading supplier of glass, pottery and decorative items. They recently relocated, and we were invited to visit their new premises in Rijsenhout. We’d like to take you along! We are meeting with Roy Witmaar, E-commerce manager, who has worked at Daan Kromhout for nearly four years. We meet in the new premises’ showpiece: the showroom. Roy shows us the range and tells us about this great family business. Daan Kromhout is one of our Partners with Passion. They are a leading supplier of glass, pottery and decorative items. They recently relocated, and we were invited to visit their new premises in Rijsenhout. We’d like to take you along! We are meeting with Roy Witmaar, E-commerce manager, who has worked at Daan Kromhout for nearly four years. We meet in the new premises’ showpiece: the showroom. Roy shows us the range and tells us about this great family business.
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Employee of the month: Piet van der Plas
Our sophisticated shipping system enables us to deliver flowers and plants all over the world. We thereby work a lot with external logistics companies. But florists in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are supplied by our own drivers. These delivery employees deliver the finest products to florists six days a week. They set off early in the morning with their truck fully loaded. We rode along with delivery employee Piet van der Plas. Piet has been working at Heemskerk Flowers as a delivery employee for about three years. He showed us what his working day looks like. Will you join us?
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Employee of the month: Cees Guyt
At the age of 86, Kees Guyt is our oldest colleague. Last month he celebrated 25 years of employment at Heemskerk Flowers; a festive reason for an interview! The fact that he is still at work at this age surprises many people. But if Cees has any say in the matter, he’ll carry on working for at least the next few years. We talked to him about his work and what motivates him to keep working at his age.
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My Peony Society
My Peony Society is an alliance of the best peony growers, traders, wholesalers, florists and arrangers. Together, they grow the highest quality peonies, for lovers all over the world. With knowledge and love, they bring you the best peonies you can enjoy the longest. They achieve this through cooperation, sharing knowledge and checking every step in the life cycle of the fragile peony. We would love to tell you more about this beautiful alliance.
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Grower of the month: Voorn Sprayroses
Voorn Sprayroses is an international grower of spray roses. The company values a recognisable and consistent balance in colour, bud volume, bud distribution, flowering habit, shelf life and fragrance. The range consists of year-round spray roses, grown with passion and craftsmanship in the Netherlands and loved throughout Europe and beyond. To see how Voorn Sprayroses operates, we visited the company.
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Employees of the month: Magda and Katarzyna
One of our export countries is Poland. Our colleagues Magdalena and Katarzyna represent Heemskerk Flowers there. There were once neighbours, now they are co-workers. They both come from Poland and therefore speak the language fluently. They are the important link between the florists in Poland and the head office in the Netherlands. Meet this top team, who will do anything for their customers.
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Ode to nature
Every year the Flower Council of Holland announces the horticulture sector style trends for the new year. One of these trends is Ode to Nature. As the name suggests, nature plays an important role in this trend. Nature is invading our interior and taking over. We would like to tell you more about this trend. And be inspired by our photo shoot, which centres on this trend!
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Collecting Memories style trend
Every year the Flower Council of Holland announces the horticulture sector style trends for the new year. This spring and summer, the focus is on the Collecting Memories style trend. This is all about security, safety and comfort. In a world in flux, there is a need for remembering, for comforting products. A home where we can find the peace and quiet to cherish good memories. We would like to show you what this trend involves and how you can apply it.
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Employee of the Year 2022: Bradley
An ‘Employee of the Year’ vote was held at the end of 2022 amongst our colleagues, whereby everyone could vote for a co-worker. It was thereby important that the co-worker embodied our values: Passion, Pride, Innovative and Professional. Shipping colleague Bradley van der Ven won the title of ‘Employee of the Year 2022’ with an impressive 14 votes. We talked to Bradley about his work at Heemskerk Flowers.
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The Mastergrowers
With awe for nature and a fascination with innovation The Mastergrowers have been striving for mastery for over a century. Years of practice and focus. Studying every variety and constantly adding new things. You can see that love for their craft reflected in the product, from root to flower. We would like telling more about these master growers.
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Drivers' League winners
In September, October and November 2022 Mercedes-Benz again organised the Fleetboard Drivers’ League. The driving behaviour of several thousand truckers in the Netherlands was monitored by Fleetboard, Daimler Truck’s telematics system. A number of our drivers took part in this competition without realising it, and won prizes!
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Styletrend: Vintage Folklore
Attention to diversity and longevity of products is what Vintage Folklore stands for. It is important to refurbish or repair things instead of throwing them away in order to contribute to a better future. In this blog we would like to tell you more about this ornamental trend and which products fit this trend.
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Grower: Roma Nova
In the heart of the Bulb Region is a leading flower bulb nursery called Roma Nova. Based on colors, environment and experience, they combine flower bulbs with decorative materials. In this blog we will tell you more about Roma Nova and the products they offer through our webshop
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Employee: Han Katerberg
At the end of the 1980s, A. Heemskerk B.V. was one of the fastest growing companies. That meant that it was looking for new employees almost every day. Hence Bert (Sr) words standing next to Han in the toilet in early September 1989 and spontaneously said: “You’re going to come and work for me!” This direct approach appealed to Han, and after a brief interview that same afternoon he joined the company.
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