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Explore our projects that are shaping the future of horticulture. Stay connected and informed on how we’re driving innovation in the sector.

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Third trial year starts at Botany. Ridder again a proud partner in energy efficient tomato growing

The third year of the innovative research program into energy efficient tomato growing has started at the Botany Group. Together with Ridder, Grodan a...

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TOM 4.0 - Advancing towards full robotization in tomato cultivation

For many years Ridder has been involved in the management of labor. Labor is one of the biggest challenges in greenhouse horticulture, not just the co...

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First ever customer of a Ridder climate screen switches after ten years to... Ridder

In 2015 a new manufacturer of climate screens entered the market: Ridder. It was not an illogical step. Up to that point hundreds of screening install...

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13 jan
With the RES 20 D FR Climate Screen, manage your moisture levels and prevent algae growth

At Ammerlaan TGI, innovation drives both their diverse plant assortment and the advanced tools they rely on, like Ridder's groundbreaking RES 20 D FR ...

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26 nov. 2024
Saving energy in year-round tomato cultivation: 'It will be much easier with dehumidification'

In Meterik in Limburg, an impressive pilot project is underway, initiated by Grodan and Signify, using Philips LEDs in collaboration with various part...

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6 feb. 2024
A complete crop-centric system solution for Lebo Farms in Ontario, Canada

Canadian greenhouse grower Peter Neufeld from Lebo Farms has been producing cucumbers and peppers in an 86 acre greenhouse with an integrated ecosyste...

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22 mei. 2023
"Ridder Productive is an indispensable and versatile tool"

Aubergine nursery Van Onselen has been using Ridder Productive for years but is still discovering new possibilities. The labor and production tracking...

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5 mei. 2023
Revolutionizing Sustainable Tomato Farming in Mexico: The Solar Garden Story

For over a decade, Solar Garden has been a longtime customer of Ridder. Founded with a mission to produce vegetables with excellence, profitability, a...

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23 jan. 2023
'High gas prices make energy-saving screens an attractive option for radish cultivation'

Although radish is a 'cool-season crop', with the current energy prices, the investment in energy-saving screens still proved interesting to grower Jo...

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18 aug. 2022
'This screen fabric allows us to save 10 percent more energy'

The owners of Linflowers describe themselves as 'strong bloomers' with a long family history, who are constantly evolving and always looking for uniqu...

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28 jan. 2022
'You can get the screen you want'

Some greenhouses require a unique screen. For example, AgroCare's facility in Tunisia, where tomatoes are produced almost yearround. 'We require more ...

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15 dec. 2021
‘I want to be able to grow the tomatoes of tomorrow while preserving the water resources that nature offers us’

More and more French greenhouse growers are researching new opportunities to decrease the water footprint of their operations. One of them is Michel l...

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3 dec. 2021
Anticipate energy loss with a Pyrgeometer

An important part of saving energy is having the most precisely tuned climate control possible, which provides the perfect balance between greenhouse ...

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8 okt. 2021
Collaboration a key step towards autonomous irrigation

Piet Wijnen is the cultivation manager of various strawberry greenhouse sites of Dutch nursery Thwan of Gennip BV. At two sites, he uses a Ridder (for...

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24 aug. 2021
Ridder and Itolsa help CIMMYT to develop resilient maize and wheat varieties

Controlled Environment Agriculture contributes to global food security in many ways. Besides the sustainable production of locally grown fresh produce...

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6 jul. 2021
“Unique digital feedback enhances screen system accuracy and reliability”

Last year was an important year for the family-owned greenhouse grower Kwekerij Overgaag, located in the Westland region of the Netherlands. This bell...

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20 mei. 2021
The best possible screening plan for Schneider Youngplants

At the end of 2020, Dutch greenhouse company Schneider Youngplants moved its production nursery and head office from Ridderke...

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10 mei. 2021
Greenhouse control with dedicated smartphone-app

At his tree nursery in Zevenaar, The Netherlands, owner Ralph Hoof is the 2nd generation who is engaged daily in the cultivation of Conifers and other...

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5 mei. 2021
Organic cultivation is getting started with Ridder's climate screens

Bio Kwekerij Frank de Koning is a modern biodynamic greenhouse horticulture company based in Voorne-Putten in the Netherlands. Crop manager Wim van Ma...

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25 mrt. 2021
“Focus on quality and sustainability”

Dutch plant grower Kwekerij P. Mostert is a typical Westland-based family business that has been growing plants in their nursery in s-Gravenzande for ...

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29 jan. 2021
Dutch experience helps China's future agriculture!

Kaishen Hofeng - Shandong Qingdao Laixi, covering 14 hectares, mainly grows six types of tomatoes, more than 180,000 plants in total. The growth of th...

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9 dec. 2020
Adaptive screen solution for cucumber greenhouse with hybrid lighting

The Dutch greenhouse company Van Gog Kwekerijen cultivates cucumbers on an acreage of 26 hectares. About 17.5 hectares of the area are cultivated with...

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27 nov. 2020
Duijvestijn Tomaten first to use new Ridder summer screen

The phase 2 greenhouse expansion of Duijvestijn Tomaten has been equipped with an advanced double screen installation by our partner Schermned. In thi...

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9 okt. 2020
New screens for Van den Berg – Est

Replacing and upgrading the screening installation during a crop cycle? Not a problem when you choose for the right expertise of a partner like Peter ...

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24 sep. 2020
Hydrangea grower chooses for Ridder Variable Screening

Together with installer Luiten Greenhouses, we recently delivered a special screen installation to hydrangea nursery De Stadsweiden in Harderwijk, The...

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18 mei. 2020
Versatile crop control for AgroTrade greenhouse in Uzbekistan

In Bukhara, Uzbeikstan, Ridder-partner Seratek is realizing a 50 hectare greenhouse project for the Agro Trade group of companies. In January 2020 the...

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29 apr. 2020
"The crop is in control"

As an answer to the growing demand of responsibly produced greenhouse grown cucumbers, Vine Fresh acres of Ruthven, Ontario, broke ground on a 12.5 ac...

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29 apr. 2020
"Smart adaptive solutions to optimize Chinese solar greenhouses"

Last spring, the experimental research facility of Wageningen University & Research in The Netherlands were expanded with a genuine Chinese Solar ...

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29 apr. 2020
"Productivity increased by over 30 percent using Ridder Productive"

Nishan Antaal (general manager) and Luis Sanchez (assistant grower) at Southshore Greenhouses, Kingsville Ontario, present their solution to tackle la...

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29 apr. 2020
"Ridder Productive motivates staff and ensures fair pay"

With three locations totalling nearly 30ha of greenhouses and around 500 workers, keeping track of everyone’s activities is a job in itself. In 2014 M...

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29 apr. 2020
"Smart automation facilitates ambitious seed breeding process"

Founded in 2010 by Alois and Sander van Vliet, Axia Seeds, based in the Netherlands, has rapidly evolved into a mature seed-breeding company. Accordin...

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28 apr. 2020
Quick and easy compliance with water purification requirements

Since 1 January 2018, Dutch greenhouse horticulture companies have been legally obliged to purify their residual water flows with certified water trea...

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28 apr. 2020
"Together you can translate innovation into an effective solution"

For over 60 years, Flevoplant has mainly been cultivating strawberry plants, a process that involves taking cuttings to cultivate young plants from hi...

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28 apr. 2020
“It’s not about building a greenhouse. It’s about delivering a solution”

While Spain is home to one of Europe’s largest horticultural industries, 90% of the activities of Spanish greenhouse manufacturer Asthor are focused o...

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28 apr. 2020
On route to year round production in Almeria

Growers in Almeria have started to pioneer with more advanced production systems. Instead of outsourcing their production, growers are investing in te...

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28 apr. 2020
Cravo combines nature, automatic protection and climate optimization in one single solution

At Ridder we are proud of the long-standing relationship we have with Cravo; the world’s leading manufacturer of retractable roof greenhouses. In this...

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28 apr. 2020
Advanced greenhouse enables Chinese growers produce outstanding quality

In a search of better quality and higher yields, the Chinese Shuifa Group is heavily investing in glass greenhouse operations. Last year the Chinese g...

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23 apr. 2020
China’s largest high-tech vegetable greenhouse

The Chinese horticulture venture Kaisheng Haofeng has ambitious plans to become one of China’s largest high tech greenhouse growers. The joint venture...

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23 apr. 2020
Creating a better climate in Spanish greenhouses

Ridder's local partner Jumadi installed the Ridder RPD PolyDrive inside a traditional Spanish greenhouse. In combination with the use of the versatile...

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23 apr. 2020
Greek university researches low-input cultivation

Renovations and investments in new projects; as a result of attractive subsidies and financing opportunities the Greece horticulture sector is subject...

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23 apr. 2020
Zero-emission greenhouse production in Southwest France

Three French farmers teamed up to create a sustainable greenhouse project in Southwest France. In March 2020 they will pick the first tomatoes that ar...

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8 apr. 2020
Ridder teams up with experienced Canadian partners for new Lebo Farms project

Ridder Group and its local Canadian partners Anchor Hydro, Zwart Systems and Acrobat have recently started work on a new greenhouse project for Lebo F...