Plant trend B.V.

Presentation of the company

Created in 2009, Plant Trend B.V. is active in the decorative plant sector. The company, managed by René van Zanten, has 85 employees and is based in Aalsmeer. The company sells decorative plants across Europe, to large European retailers. Peak sales are around Christmas, valentines day, Easter and mother’s day, as customers buy decorative plants and pots especially for these days.

Mr. René van Zanten, managing director, has overall 18 years of professional experience in the sector.

The company’s main activities are:

• Producing decorative plants for public holidays, like Christmas
• Producing plantarrangements
• Producing pot- plantcombinations

The company works with wholesalers and retailers across Europe, and is located in Aalsmeer, the centre of the Dutch flower and plant trading industry.

Project Description

The company requests 500. 000 € to finance the buildingprocess of an extra facility adjacent to its current warehouse in order to obtain an higher efficiency and reduce the transport costs. This project will be realised in the next few months.

The amount offered on the platform is limited to 245000€, which is in line with the regulatory limits.