Philips Lighting Horticulture LED Solutions Adds Horticoop Scandinavia A/S to its Partner Network

Eindhoven, The Netherlands – Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, has signed a partnership agreement with Horticoop Scandinavia A/S, a specialist supplier of technologies for greenhouse products and services to professional growers in Denmark. This partnership strengthens the offering of Philips Lighting Horticulture LED Solutions to meet the growing demand for LED lighting in Scandinavia.

“Our decision to partner with Horticoop Scandinavia A/S is made after we recently completed our first project in Denmark for Queen Flowers, a high quality producer and breeder of Kalanchoe,” explained Udo van Slooten, Managing Director of Philips Lighting Horticulture LED Solutions.  “The market has good potential, especially in segments for potted plants and high wire crops. With potted plant growers, we can build on our experience completing numerous LED projects in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia There is a growing demand for LED lighting in this segment because it offers benefits such as radically higher propagation rates, faster rooting, lower energy costs and a rapid return on investment. As for high wire crops we have seen a long history of positive results already, like higher yields and better heat management resulting in more control over the crop.”

This latest partnership brings together Horticoop Scandinavia’s experience in selling and installing LED lighting at some of the largest Danish greenhouses with Philips Lighting`s innovative greenhouse lighting technologies. Together, the partners plan to expand the base of LED installations in Denmark and the rest of Scandinavia.

For further information, please contact:

Daniela Damoiseaux, Global Marcom Manager Horticulture
Philips Horticultural LED Lighting, Nederland
E-mail:  daniela.damoiseaux@philips.com 
www.philips.com/horti 

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About Horticoop Scandinavia A/S

Horticoop Scandinavia A/S supplies goods and equipment for operating greenhouses, nurseries and open field growing. The company is recognized as the preferred one-stop-shop for many Danish companies in the horticulture industry. Horticoop Scandinavia A/S has a great deal of experience in selling and installing assimilation light and has carried out projects for many of the biggest Danish greenhouses. In the future Horticoop Scandinavia A/S aims to further improve its services to its many clients and expand into other markets throughout Scandinavia.