Berg Product wins a large, ultra-modern project in Turkey
Berg Product has won a large project in Sanliurfa, a town located in the south east of Turkey. A modern vine tomato farm of 12 hectares is being created here in two phases. The project is notable because the most modern horticultural technology has been applied. This has resulted in the Turkish using automatic harvesting wagons for instance. The Turkish market is becoming increasingly interesting for Berg Product according to sales manager Hans Fakkert.
Berg Product has been focussing on the horticulture sector in Turkey over the last year. Where previously the dealers approached the customers, an advisor is now employed for the emerging greenhouse farming market in that country. “Businesses prefer to have direct contact with the manufacturers”, Hans Fakkert explained. “A dealer is usually more broadly oriented, and doesn’t always have the product knowledge at his finger tips. Don’t forget that projects in Turkey are becoming increasingly complex too. The businesses there simply want Dutch quality. That’s why demands made on the advice that is provided is becoming even greater.” The project is then taken to completion together with the dealer selected by the customer.
The greenhouse farming company in Sanliurfa is a good example of a modern Turkish horticultural business. A very advanced vine tomato greenhouse farm is being set up in this town with a population of 400,000, located near to the Syrian border. After the initial phase of six hectares, Berg Product has now been engaged for the logistics in the second phase, along with the Dutch companies Gakon and Enthoven Elektra. The produce that will be grown there is aimed at the export market. The Turkish customer is working with the latest technology including the most innovative logistic systems manufactured by Berg Product. Fully automatically, the transport travels from the greenhouse to the industrial unit by way of automated wagons. The choice of such high technology is remarkable in a low-wage country. “But…”, says Hans Fakkert: “…these operators are going for continuity. In countries such as this, the wages may be low, but on the other hand, operators are never sure if they can get sufficient labour for the next day’s work.
source: freshplaza
