Six former Celtic Refrigeration employees sign on a contract bridge with Airclima last Friday . They are three refrigeration engineers , one service and maintenance technologist , one salesman and one technologist . They will link up the Belgian party on 4 December , although they will largely put to work from the Netherlands / menage .
Carlo and Matthias Cuvelie
to begin with this calendar month , ( the Dutch branch of ) Celtic Koeling , specialize in refrigeration applied science and a well - known name in the Dutch and international flower and veg trade , wasdeclared belly-up . This failure is an chance for Airclima to further thrive its market share in the Dutch mart , sound out carbon monoxide - possessor of the fellowship Matthias Cuvelie . " For some clip we have been looking for technician in the Netherlands , but finding good people is not easy . Around the sentence of the bankruptcy , we at once start talks with several employees of Celtic , with whom we have always had an excellent relationship , by the way . That has now ensue in this transfer . "
Flowers and beyondThe aim is not only to grow in the cut blossom sphere but also in pharma / logistics and solid food . Several courteous projects have recently been realized in both sectors and they see a lot of potential for growth . " With many of our customers in the region around Schiphol / Amsterdam , in both heyday and those other sphere , the fact that these people are all from the Nieuw Vennep area is favourable , " Matthias knows .
For now , there are no concrete plan to open a Dutch limb , although Matthias does not govern it out in the long test . by the bye , there is no question of any kind of acquisition - machinery , cars or materials . It is true , however , that the employee pertain bring a lot of experience with them and have been run together for a prospicient time . One of them had worked at Celtic for 22 twelvemonth , another 18 , and the others also had a longer track book there . " In that gumption , a musical composition of Celtic is indeed being taken over , while at the same time , this means a substantial expansion for our own company . "
solid growthAirclima was founded 25 years ago by Carlo Cuvelie , Matthias ' father with Matthias himself taking over two twelvemonth ago . Michel Cuvelie , Matthias ' nephew , has been at the helm with him since 2012 . In that time , the family clientele has grown into one of the big figure in in the main the cut flower world in the Netherlands . " Through close contact and invariant design , our customers often regard Airclima as a collaborator , " says Matthias .
Last year , some 10.5 million euros in turnover was generated , 65 % of which was in Dutch ornamental plants . The stay client are locate throughout Europe , with Germany and France as the large state . Remarkably , Belgium itself serves only a minuscule grouping of customers . It utilise 32 - and from the first of December 38 - hoi polloi .
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