DECS is an international subsidiary of Douwe Egberts Master Blenders 1753 that provides complete coffee supply to its customers in the Out-of-Home market. It is headquartered in the Netherlands and has production facilities/sales offices in other countries of which one is located in Grimbergen, Belgium …

Sensata is major manufacture of sensors and controls, operates worldwide and has its production facilities in low cost areas such as China and Korea. The total revenue is 1.5 billion USD, with the major contribution of America's market. The EMEA business unit is located in the Netherlands and employs …

Semi-closed greenhouses have been developed in which window ventilation is minimized due to active cooling, enabling enhanced CO2 concentrations at high irradiance. Cooled and dehumidified air is blown into the greenhouse from below or above the canopy. Cooling below the canopy may induce vertical temperature …

SBM Schiedam is active in the design, engineering and construction of Floating Production Storage and O oading (FPSO) ships. Currently SBM has a few projects for Petrobras. Purpose of an FPSO is to produce oil from a subsea oil eld. The FPSO production process is split over di erent modules which can …

A (semi-)closed greenhouse is a novel greenhouse with an active cooling system and temporary heat storage in an aquifer. Air is cooled, heated and dehumidified by air treatment units. Climate in (semi-)closed greenhouses differs from that of conventional open greenhouses. The aims of our research were …

The Dutch greenhouse horticultural industry is characterized by world leadership in high-tech innovation. The dynamics of this playing field are innovation in production systems and automation, reduction in energy consumption and sharing limited space. However, international competitive advantage of …

Due to their limited size, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cannot justify full-time HR professionals in their organizations. Thus, the complex and time-consuming nature of many HR activities can result in a significant drain on existing managerial resources. Professional employer organizations …

The Dutch greenhouse horticulture industry is characterized by world leadership in high-tech innovation. The dynamics of this playing field are innovation in production systems and automation, reduction in energy consumption and sharing limited space. However, international competitive advantage of the …

It all began with ̈Celebration® Karneval® ̈ from Westhoff, a Calibrachoa mix consisting of three different colours. The result in red, yellow and blue was so convincing that it became the trend-setter for what nowadays is marketed under the name "combi-pots". These are colourful combinations, either …