De Lier facility enables the company to expand its seed processing, packaging and logistics activities
Rijk Zwaan has announced the opening of a new facility in De Lier, an expansion that the company said increased its capacity for seed cleaning, processing, storage and packaging.
In a ceremony attended by colleagues, construction partners and Bouke Arends, mayor of the Municipality of Westland, the new Seed Connect Centre was officially opened on Tuesday 8 April.
The new facility is located at Rijk Zwaan’s headquarters in De Lier, the Netherlands.
Besides enabling the company to expand its seed processing, packaging and logistics activities, the new building includes office areas and a multifunctional meeting space.
To ensure they meet the highest standards of quality, the seeds produced by Rijk Zwaan worldwide are processed and packaged in De Lier before going to customer.
“We work with a very wide range of equipment and processing techniques,” said Hubertien Doldersum, manager operations.
”This is necessary to process and package the 30 crops and 1,800 varieties in our assortment in such a way that we comply with all laws and regulations, and meet the high quality expectations of our customers.”
Rijk Zwaan said that, with the global demand for high-quality fruit and vegetable seeds rising, the new Seed Connect Centre enabled it to keep pace with this trend.
The existing facility at the headquarters in De Lier would remain in use, it confirmed.
