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FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR AIPH IGOTY AWARDS 2017

Nine ornamental growers, from Belgium, China, Colombia, Denmark, The Netherlands, Russia and UK, have reached the finals of the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards (IGOTY) 2017.

On Tuesday 24 January 2017 at the Colosseum Theatre in Essen, Germany, the industry will come together to celebrate the finalists as the world’s best in ornamental horticultural production. One will become AIPH International Grower of the Year.

AIPH is proud to host the awards in partnership with Founding Partner, FCI, and Headline Partner, Royal Flora Holland.

The finalists of each category are:

Cut Flowers
Flores El Capiro S.A. – Colombia
Van den Berg RoseS – The Netherlands
LLC TK-Podosinki – Russia

Young Plants
Beijing Nabobay Horticutral Co., Ltd – China
Graff Kristensen A/S – Denmark

Finished Plants and Trees
Boterdaele Erik bvba – Belgium
Gui Zhou Miaofu Urban Horticulture Co.,Ltd – China
Boomkwekerij Ebben B.V. – The Netherlands
Bransford Nurseries – UKBronze, silver and gold will be awarded, where applicable, to each category. Each of the category winners will be judged for the overall award – AIPH International Grower of the Year.

For Costa Farms, IGOTY Winner 2016, the awards were particularly motivating. Justin Hancock, Consumer Marketing and Digital Specialist at Costa Farms, said, “The greatest benefits were the extra motivation it brought to our team and reinforcement of our corporate image. It reinforces the image of excellence and leadership we strive to portray to our customers.”

The awards also highlighted a number of business strengths for Costa Farms including, “Our team, our culture, and the comprehensive solutions we offer—from R&D and Marketing to IT and Business solutions.”

The awards takes place during the week of IPM Essen, the world’s leading horticultural trade fair. The evening ceremony includes a drinks reception, gala dinner, live entertainment and provides a great opportunity for international networking.

Don’t miss the early bird tickets which are available until 31 December at 180 EUR per person, and 170 EUR per person for table bookings of ten people.

Find out more about the finalists at www.aiph.org/groweroftheyear

For bookings contact Maria Wallin on +44 (0)7825 816 266 and at maria.wallin@aiph.org [vc_button2 title=”Back” align=”left” style=”square” color=”sky” link=”url:%2Flatest-news%2F|title:Latest%20News|””>


Rachel Wakefield

Communications Executive and Associate Editor
United Kingdom

rachel.wakefield@aiph.org