At its AGM on October 12 , CNB ’s director , Leo van Leeuwen , announced that this Dutch flower light bulb and plant cooperative once again realized record taxation . Its 2022/2023 financial twelvemonth ’s brokerage employee turnover was € 344 million , thus surpassing 2021/2022 ’s € 317 million . Leo qualified the good news , state , " Looking beforehand , we see challenge lift for the professing and our member . We must be amply committed to that . "
CNB ’s club show an upward trend , and sales were higher than await . " There ’s sizable growing on the Refrigeration and Preparing side and in intermediation . Over the preceding ten years , we ’ve seat some € 25 million in Cooling & Preparing , with the aim of being ' the best storage facility ' . We have excellent , reliable infrigidation facilities . So we can birth on our hope to our customers . need presently outperform our capacity . thing , thus , look effective for the time to come . "
' Good score’Mediation prove a shrill rise in turnover , too , particularly with tulip and lily . " More than three percent of tulip volume were brokered , and sales grew by 14 % . In lilies , we view a five per centum rise in numbers and a 12 % gamey dollar volume . That ’s a good mark , considering acreage ontogenesis . Also , we managed to keep cost well under ascendency and once again achieve a good result . uncalled-for to say , we ’re delighted with that , " Leo explains .
At the confluence , members approved a 10 % return and adopted the fiscal statements . " We chose to have an in - person members ' meeting again this class , which was great . It was good to have the members physically gather again . Then in - depth questions are require , and you have good , spirited discussions about our sector and the CBN ’s future . "
Research fundGiven the good numbers , the CNB has no short - term concerns about that . " The bulb sector is , of class , face significant challenges maintain its public support . Think of the craw tribute intersection discourse , the controversial causa , and also , for example , the come up costs and needed investment funds for the future . enquiry is require to meet these kinds of challenge , " Leo points out .
" We also require effective communication with all variety of social organizations , politicians , and residents about our finish and how we intend to attain it . That costs money , which the sector must raise . We talked about whether CNB could put part of its win into some kind of investment trust . So , alongside our brokerage function , the sphere expects more from us . That ’s a obligation from which we wo n’t shy away . "
Jan Menting , CNB ’s Board of Directors Chairman , betoken its ' willingness to invest ' on the consideration that good program are put forwards that are sufficiently supported by CNB member . " After all , we work with penis ' money , which we have a obligation to handle cautiously , " tot up Van Leeuwen .
" This is right at the top of the schedule in the Flower Bulb Sector Consultation , which I presently moderate . CNB is also doing its part financially and put to various projects . If there ’s a secure plan , we must support it . " But not getting behind a plan is not an actual pick . That is full of life , also for CNB . " If no more bulbs are being traded , we no longer have a reason to live , either , " Leo concludes .
Source : CNB
