For food. For flowers. For sure.
Company profile
www.certhon.com
For food. For flowers. For sure.
Introduction
The certainty of Certhon Welcome to Certhon. Specialist in the design and realisation of complete greenhouse construction projects across the globe. Although the history of our family business goes all the way back to 1896, our core business has always been the same – building reliable greenhouses and energy-efficient systems. But the market for protected cultivation continues to grow spectacularly. Certhon relishes the challenge of these developments by continually coming up with innovative ideas and solutions that help our clients to distinguish themselves from the competition. Solar panels and geothermal energy in Africa, semi-closed greenhouses in France and the US, and ground-source heat pumps in South Korea – all proven trendsetting projects. Multi-layer cultivation systems are the next step towards developing daylight-free growth chambers. Proof that innovation is in our genes. But innovation is also embedded in our project approach. Our knowledge and expertise provides an added value to our clients. Yields are the key focus here, like our clients we have the ambition to be the best the market has to offer. Our projects are challenging and different, every day. However, the clients’ wishes remain the same – they expect efficient solutions and a healthy return on investment (ROI). The certainty of Certhon, regardless of crop or application. For food. For flowers. For sure.
Hein van der Sande CEO Certhon
Our vision
Greenhouse solutions Certhon plays a leading role in the greenhouse horticulture sector and is continuously looking forward. After all, horticultural technology has for decades been solving key issues in the sector relating to energy, water and clean food. Will ornamental and edible crops soon be grown without daylight? What are the alternative sources of energy of the future? And what will be the role of aquaponics? All questions that inspire us daily. Certhon believes in total solutions. That’s why we have all disciplines in-house to carry out a complete project – from design to execution – fully in line with the client’s requirements. The greenhouse or growth chamber, with all its systems and installations, must be the ideal integration of very diverse techniques. Our specialists coordinate all aspects of a project perfectly in order to create a profitable project. With the wishes of consumers becoming increasingly more specific, it’s the small things that make the big difference for our clients. Certhon understands that its responsibility doesn’t just stop at the greenhouse or its systems. Which is why we guide our clients from begin to end with their key choices, up to and including agronomical support. We call the new approach to greenhouse solutions the pinnacle of turnkey, the ROI- key.
The history 1896 Van de Bosch began as a black smit.
1953 The start of Van der Sande, as a company active in the installation of heating applications.
1961 Inveka is established as an installation company for heating and greenhouses.
1968 Van der Wilk starts a welding company for greenhouse heating and boiler houses.
1995 Together, Van der Wilk and Van der Sande form Wilk van der Sande.
1995 Bosch Inveka is formed in a merger of Van den Bosch and Inveka.
2000 Wilk van der Sande and Bosch Inveka become sister companies.
2005 The two companies move to the current site in Poeldijk.
2011 Bosch Inveka and Wilk van der Sande set operations forward under the umbrella organisation Certhon.
2014 Certhon establishes entities in various countries to get closer to the market.
Perfectly integrated projects
All expertise under one roof
Greenhouse construction For Certhon, the greenhouse is the backbone of a project and determines the strategy, the layout and the logistics for every horticulture project. Our own design team continues to innovate in greenhouse design to optimise crops and quality while minimising energy consumption.
Growth chambers In terms of daylight free growth chambers, Certhon has integrated all the necessary disciplines for optimal climate management. Heating, cooling, lighting, irrigation, CO2 and growing tables make the growth chamber suitable for every crop. We have the expertise to provide client-specific solutions with maximum yields.
Service Because Certhon places such a high priority on ROI, it has developed hardware and software for worldwide monitoring. Our service provides the support the systems need anywhere on earth for an optimum efficiency.
Electrotechnology Reliable and advanced solutions for all kinds of electrotechnical systems, installations and lighting – that’s what defines Certhon. Our integrated approach means all advice, design and installation required is in reliable hands.
Heating & Cooling Certhon makes a major contribution to innovative solutions for heating and cooling. Not only projects based on fossil energy sources, but also those based on alternatives sources such as geothermal energy, solar energy and underground cold/heat storage.
Water technology Certhon is familiar with all requirements and guidelines set for water technology installations in greenhouse horticulture. This means we can provide the best advice relating to water technology installations, whether they concern water storage, water transport, water treatment or crop-growing systems.
The ROI-key philosophy
For food. For flowers. For sure. Our many years of experience in horticulture means our specialists are able to perfectly guide our clients. Although client requests are always unique, the goal and expectation remains the same – ROI, Return On Investment. Approaching a project with the turnkey concept is no longer sufficient. We are setting the new standard: the ROI key. Your key to Return On Investment. From start to finish, we guide our clients during the key decisions. From species selection, to growing schedules, from hygiene training to labour organisation. The expertise of our specialists combined with our extensive network means we are intimately acquainted with the whole process, from seed to plant. The high degree of knowledge of our organisation enables us to provide crop production supervision and management. Consultancy and agronomical support after completion of the project emphasises our ROI-key philosophy. The certainty of Certhon runs from the beginning to end as a driving force through every project.
Our way of working
Certainty for your project From a cooling application in Mexico to a complete project in Russia. Other worlds, other issues. And yet Certhon’s approach is always the same. With the greatest of care to realise a reliable and profitable project.
Step 1 Ambition
Step 2 ROI solution
Step 3 Design
Your ambition is the starting point of our project approach. We will help you draft a project plan based on your objectives. Using the information you provide, our experts will get started on:
The initial project design help to determine the overall scope of the project. Our preliminary proposal will help you optimize the business plan and financing.
Once we’ve agreed on the proposals, our experts can start working in more detail. Your ambition becomes reality. An extremely detailed quotation is made that is fully tailored to your needs.
✓ Climate information and dimensions of project location ✓ Crop plans ✓ Business plan
✓ Project proposal ✓ Project plan estimate ✓ Total budget estimate
✓D etailed quotation ✓D etailed parameters ✓P roject conditions (responsibilities, delivery, finances)
Step 4 Completion
Step 5 Delivery
Step 6 Service
Your project will be professionally designed by a client-specific project team. You will be appointed your own specialist for each discipline. This includes determining how to carry out on-site management. Certhon is ISO9001 and HortiQ-certified, which means your project will be carried out according to the highest quality standards.
Once everything has been built and installed, we will move towards commissioning. We can offer your users a training programme to make sure they know how to use the agronomic hardware and software.
We will continue to support you after your project has been completed. This is an important pillar of our ROI-key philosophy. Our service team is available 24/7 to answer questions and offer remote support.
✓ User training programme ✓ Agronomic support
✓ S ervice support ✓A gronomic advice
✓P roject engineering ✓A ppointing the project team ✓P roject planning ✓P artners (labour, logistics) ✓ S ubstantive material and logistical choices ✓B uilding and installation
Innovations
The lifeblood of Certhon Innovation is what’s made Certhon great. With our unswervingly keen view into the future, we always provide clients with the latest technology. The urge to stay ahead means our clients are continuously improving their yields. And that’s a given fact that has driven our company for 120 years to seek improvements every day.
Growth Chambers The major benefit of growing plants in a growth chamber is that the crops are not influenced by external factors. To accurately monitor and control the climate in the growth chamber, Certhon has developed its own Phytotron Control System. This system can be operated remotely and ensures optimized climate management and a wide range of precision control technologies.
SuprimAir greenhouse
JSK Cooler
An ingenious combination of greenhouse, ventilation,
The JSK extracts warm air from above. Once this air has been
cooling and control to create an ideal climate all year round.
cooled by the battery, it is blown under the crop. The cooled
The SuprimAir concept integrates the latest technical
air is uniformly distributed. Thanks to the balanced method of
innovations in various fields. Ideal temperature and relative
distributing air: the air flow around the crop is even, resulting
humidity are combined with lower energy consumption and
in a consistent horizontal and vertical distribution of the
a reduced general risk of disease occurrence.
greenhouse climate.
SanSolar
LED interlighting
The SanSolar was developed to meet all specific requirements
This innovative application has many benefits. The LEDs
of greenhouse horticulture and sometimes extreme climate
ensure year-round production, consistent quality and higher
conditions. Reliability and energy efficiency are always the
crop yields. The LED growth-light system means crops are
priority. Therefor the system can supply the maximum
always well illuminated, even in winter or overcast summer
possible energy.
days, enabling them to constantly grow.
Active on 6 continents
Worldwide Certhon projects Sandylands First greenhouse in the UK, with LED interlighting.
St. Davids 9 ha. fully fitted with diffuse glass.
Deliscious Multilayer cultivation system for lettuce production.
Le Jardin de Rabelais SuprimAir greenhouse for tomato production.
Dube Trade Port 16 ha. in cooperation with local parties.
Chiapas Flower Cooling system for top quality ornamental plants.
Polskie Pomidory S.A. 10 ha. greenhouse and
Magnit
heating connected to a
40 ha. turnkey project for
power plant.
Russia’s largest retailer.
ECF Farm First greenhouse for aquaculture
Jeonbuk Heating by using innovative heat-pump system.
Blokker Specialized ground cooling system for ornamental cultivation.
Oserian World’s largest geothermal project for greenhouse heating.
For food. For flowers. For sure.
ABC Westland 555 2685 DG Poeldijk The Netherlands
P.O. Box 90 2685 ZH Poeldijk
T +31 174 22 50 80 F +31 174 22 50 81
info@certhon.com www.certhon.com