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Peat-free substrates at IPM Essen
Van der Knaap Group is one of the largest suppliers of substrates in the Netherlands. For more than forty years, we have supported growers of all kinds of crops with knowledge...
21-01-2025
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Research into the effect of Verimark on coco substrate
In innovation centre ‘de Kas’, Van der Knaap Group recently conducted a trial with crop protection agent Verimark from producer FMC. This research was set up in response...
08-10-2024
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IPM Essen
28-01-2025 - 31-01-2025,Esssen, Germany
Fruit Logistica
05-02-2025 - 07-02-2025,Berlin, Germany
GreenTech Americas
25-03-2025 - 27-03-2025,Querétaro, Mexico
Stimulating soil life ensures increased resistance in sweet pepper plants
Coco substrate is ideally suited to the development of active soil life. This has been proven by the results of several recent trials performed in innovation centre ‘de Kas’....
19-09-2024
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Ron van der Knaap appoints successor
On January the 1st, 2025, Ron van der Knaap, founder and CEO of Van der Knaap Group, is stepping down. He has found his successor in Jelte Veenstra, who will be responsible for...
06-09-2024
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Growrite wins Silver Award at Presidential Environment Awards in Sri Lanka
Growrite Substrates (pvt) Ltd, affiliate of Van der Knaap Group in the Netherlands, is proud to announce that we have been honoured with the Silver Award at the prestigious Presidential...
05-07-2024
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Richard van Duijn new CFO at Van der Knaap Group
As of June 1, Richard van Duijn has started as Chief Financial Officer at Van der Knaap Group. He succeeds John van Adrichem who held this role since 2012. With this appointment...
20-06-2024
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Van der Knaap Group expands production capacity
In 2022, we noticed that social and economic developments were boosting the future of sustainably produced coco substrates. We are now two years on and we can say that during that...
16-05-2024
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Meeting on peat-free kalanchoe in 'de Kas'
Recently, a number of kalanchoe growers met at Van der Knaap Group's innovation center 'de Kas' to view and discuss the trial of kalanchoe on alternative substrates....
10-04-2024
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