IFTF: "More than an exhibition"

Just one week left till the International Floriculture and Horticulture Trade Fair ( IFTF ) will open up its door in Vijfhuizen , the Netherlands . From November 7 - 9 most 300 party will be present at the Expo Haarlemmermeer , where visitors from all over the world follow to the IFTF to see the late development .

Dick van Raamsdonk at the IFTF 2017 .

Increase in act of growersAgain , the show has grow in size and number of exhibitors . compare to last year , the show area is 15 percent big in size and will host around 10 percent more exhibitors . Interestingly , this year not only more growers from Modern participating countries are display , but also more growers from existing display countries as well . " Newcomers this year are from , for example , Iran and Zimbabwe , which adds again more flavors to the variety of product on exhibit and will create new clientele chance for attending buyer " , say Dick van Raamsdonk of HPP Exhibitions , organizer of the show .

More than an exhibitionOver the years , IFTF has developed into a floriculture program ; in other words , it has become more than an exhibition alone . The good afternoon of Tuesday November 6 , for instance , in the auditorium of Expo Haarlemmermeer , the International Floriculture Forum “ IFF ” will be bear . The Forum will host a range of high-pitched - stage verbaliser who will be tempt to share their views with the audience on major on-going and approaching change in the landing field of outside trade , logistics and product design .

Besides that , over the age , the expo has become more interesting for florist shop as well . " Florists are becoming increasingly significant in the sector . They are , so - called , the last connexion in the Ernst Boris Chain . " The number of flower store used to lag behind in the yesteryear , but since they started a limited flower store event four years ago , named IFTF World of Flowers , the routine of florists increased . " Since the first version in 2014 the routine of visiting flower store have increase to closely 1,500 in 2017 , coming from more than 50 land . " unremarkable contention are read place with the Wim Hazelaar Trofee ( Wednesday and Thursday ) and the Student Challenge ( Friday ) being organized again . moreover a vast regalia of products is shown in the total sphere and on display in the Inspiration Zone . All in all , the World of Flowers , orchestrate by Green Team Consultancy+ has become of great value to the IFTF .

And next to all the event that are exact spot at the IFTF , several shower , aside from exhibiting , are also opening the doors of their quickness . In total14 locationscan be impose , most of them base in the area near Vijfhuizen .

Largest floricultural eventThe IFTF is held at the same time with the FloraHolland Trade Fair ( FHTF ) . fit in to Van Raamsdonk , these show complement each other . " The FHTF include plants and also has a enceinte routine of Dutch growers , which both IFTF does n’t have . Together , this results in the world ’s largest floricultural event . " In lodge to stimulate the visitor to visit both fair , they connect the two with bird bus . Besides visiting the fairs , the locating also offers great possibilities to visit other leading Dutch companies in the floriculture sphere .

The IFTF takes place next week ( November 7 - 9 ) at the Expo Haarlemmermeer in Vijfhuizen . For more information and to record , chatter here .