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Beehive for Koppert Cress after opening new greenhouse
During the festive opening of the new greenhouse of Koppert Cress in Monster on Saturday, March 7, collaboration took center stage. KUBO built this new greenhouse and marked the special occasion with a sustainable gift: the adoption of a beehive for Koppert Cress.
With this so-called “Adoption with Honey,” Koppert Cress will receive honey regularly for two years. The gift includes a certificate, updates about the bees, and two jars of honey per month during the active season.
Honey from Holland Bijen
The honey comes from a beehive that KUBO has adopted at Holland Bijen in Gouda. The hive is located at the Holland Bijen site and is professionally managed there.
This hive produces the honey that Koppert Cress receives during the season. In this way, a tangible and tasteful way is created to mark the opening of the new greenhouse.
Generations of collaboration
The collaboration between Koppert Cress and KUBO goes back generations. Both family businesses share a strong focus on innovation, quality, and sustainable food production.
The new greenhouse in Monster is another step in this long-standing relationship. With the construction of this greenhouse, KUBO once again contributes to a modern and efficient growing environment for Koppert Cress. It is a symbolic gift that aligns with the sustainable ambitions of both companies.
From innovation to impact in practice
While technology and energy efficiency come together in the new greenhouse, sustainability at Koppert Cress also takes shape in another way. In addition to large-scale innovations and system integration, impact is also found in small, tangible initiatives. This connection between high-tech solutions and natural ecosystems highlights how broadly the sustainability ambition is interpreted.
New fossil-free greenhouse for Koppert Cress
With the commissioning of a new, hyper-modern greenhouse, Koppert Cress is taking another major step toward fossil-free cultivation. The greenhouse, where specialty products are grown, was developed in close collaboration with Division Q and various partners. The result is an integrated energy system in which technologies focused on insulation, climate, heat, and CO₂ come together intelligently. With this new greenhouse and the recent connection to geothermal energy, Koppert Cress strengthens its position as a frontrunner in future-proof, sustainable greenhouse horticulture.
The new greenhouse aligns with the ambition from the covenant between greenhouse horticulture and the government to achieve fossil-free cultivation by 2040. The greenhouse supports an extremely stable and precisely controlled cultivation process, where quality, uniformity, and continuity are central.
“Sustainability is not a project for us, but a direction. This greenhouse shows that with a clear vision, collaboration, and courage, you can take steps that make sense both ecologically and economically. Fossil-free cultivation requires choices you make today, with tomorrow in mind.”
Stijn Baan - Director of Koppert CressCollaboration as a foundation
The development of the greenhouse is the result of intensive collaboration between Koppert Cress, Division Q, and a broad network of technology suppliers, construction partners, knowledge institutions, and governments in the Westland region.
Bart van Meurs, director of Division Q:
“Our role was to make the ambitions of Koppert Cress technically and practically achievable. Not by stacking separate solutions, but by designing one integrated system together with all partners.”
One greenhouse, one integrated system
The greenhouse of approximately 1.2 hectares has been designed as a cohesive whole. Some of the innovations are still under development or validation. By continuously testing and adjusting, the greenhouse remains aligned with its goal: maximum energy savings and minimal emissions. Elements of the concept include:
- Low-E glass for structural heat reduction;
- Use of drones for mechanical crop protection;
- Airflow floor system for heating, dehumidification, and air movement;
- Insulated facades for maximum energy efficiency;
- Low-grade heat, suitable for geothermal energy;
- Direct Air Capture for CO₂ from outside air.
Stijn Baan:
“The realization of this sustainable greenhouse full of innovations is only possible through strong collaboration. Our thanks go to all partners, customers, and involved teams who contributed to this result with their knowledge, commitment, and enthusiasm.”
About Koppert Cress & Divison Q
Koppert Cress is globally known for its range of microgreens, with as many as 80 products in its assortment, offering culinary added value year-round with high and consistent quality. Inspired by flavors and shapes from nature, Koppert Cress continues to innovate and inspire chefs with unique and high-quality products.
At Koppert Cress, everything revolves around the power of nature—a combination of passion for taste and a deep commitment to sustainability. Koppert Cress has been committed for years to making greenhouse horticulture more sustainable and improving its impact. Sustainability is so important that they have even established a separate company for it: Division Q.
Division Q’s mission is to make the greenhouse horticulture sector more sustainable by developing and implementing innovative technologies. They actively collaborate with startups that offer solutions in this area. Division Q provides room to experiment with pilots, is willing to implement new ideas as a launching customer, and is eager to share this story with the sector. Through their own investment fund, they also have the ability to invest in sustainable startups. With a large network in the sector and extensive experience in scaling innovations in greenhouses, Division Q, as an investor, offers much more than just financial support.