Nine ornamental growers, from Belgium, China, Colombia, Denmark, The Netherlands, Russia and UK, have reached the finals of the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards (IGOTY) 2017.
On Tuesday 24 January 2016 at the Colosseum Theatre in Essen, Germany, the industry will come together to celebrate the finalists as the world’s best in ornamental horticultural production. One will become AIPH International Grower of the Year.
AIPH hosts the awards in partnership with Founding Partner, FCI, and Headline Partner, Royal FloraHolland.
The finalists of each category are:
Cut Flowers
Flores El Capiro S.A. – Colombia
Van den Berg RoseS – The Netherlands
LLC TK-Podosinki – Russia
Young Plants
Beijing Nabobay Horticutral Co., Ltd – China
Graff Kristensen A/S – Denmark
Finished Plants and Trees
Boterdaele Erik bvba – Belgium
Gui Zhou Miaofu Urban Horticulture Co.,Ltd – China
Boomkwekerij Ebben B.V. – The Netherlands
Bransford Nurseries – UK
Bronze, silver and gold will be awarded, where applicable, to each category. Each of the category winners will be judged for the overall award – AIPH International Grower of the Year.
For Costa Farms, IGOTY Winner 2016, the awards were particularly motivating. Justin Hancock, Consumer Marketing and Digital Specialist at Costa Farms, said, “The greatest benefits were the extra motivation it brought to our team and reinforcement of our corporate image. It reinforces the image of excellence and leadership we strive to portray to our customers.”
The awards takes place during the week of IPM Essen, the world’s leading horticultural trade fair.
Find out more about the finalists at www.aiph.org/groweroftheyear
