Q4 2021

EU BUSINESS NEWS / Q4 2021 13 , Aug21347 Best Commercial Horticulture Consultancy Firm 2021 – UK Horticultural Solutions Ltd (HSL) is a small teamworking with external specialists to provide the technical expertise and support required within the controlled environment agriculture sector. This can be from small specialist research projects to supporting a major international client with a huge agricultural project, the largest being a 100 hectare intensive production farm in Indonesia. Formed in 2007, Horticultural Solutions Ltd has seen great success thanks to the gaining of experience and expertise from working on projects across the UK and around the world. Some of these projects include the Eden Project, Tropical Islands Berlin, and EU funded projects, as well as commercial horticulture in the US, China, Korea, South Africa, and Singapore. Over the last few years, HSL has changed from material supply and contracting to an advisory and design consultancy provider working for and alongside clients to ensure they receive technical support and advice to achieve optimum success for their project requirements. These clients range from major international companies to governments. One of HSL’s most recent completed major projects has been the overseeing of the design through to project management of the new build nursery at Education City for Qatar Foundation. The involvement in this high value project encompassed all aspects of a new nursery design and build inclusive of HSE, man and cost management. Meanwhile, a current project requires the production of crops within an insulated warehouse using LED lighting and high tech hydroponic growing systems, a type of vertical farming concept. This project differs from the current leafy green vertical farm systems currently available and commercial roll out is envisaged for 2022. This is alongside feasibility and concept planning for a 30 hectare salad production facility in South Africa and further development works for cocoa farming in various parts of the world. Another current project is the full design of a research and production facility for Modelez International/Cadbury. To help them complete such projects, HSL’s team has decades of horticulture experience, covering all sectors from commercial glasshouse design and manufacture through to energy control systems and logistics management. Company Managing Director, Victor Lambert holds a wealth of industry experience, having previously worked at Van Vliet B.V. Holdings for over 30 years, which subsequently changed its trading name to Hortimax. Victor was Commercial Director of Hortimax Holdings B.V. and also held the post of Managing Director of United Kingdom, French, Spanish, and USA subsidiaries in addition to his role as Group Export Director. The Hortimax organisation provided mechanical and electrical/controls equipment/ services to protected cropping industry, glasshouse, botanic garden industry sectors. The organisation had at the time a turnover of 50 million euros and employed 200 persons excluding sub-contract staff. So, whether you are a commercial grower looking to build or expand, or a retail business planning water management and energy efficiency improvements, the HSL team can guide your plans from conception to reality, and always well within time and budget. With their decades of experience and strong connections with everyone from glasshouse designers to benching and boom irrigation, HSL is a one- stop-shop for all horticulture needs. Company: Horticultural Solutions Ltd Contact: Victor Lambert Email: [email protected] Website: www.hsluk.com