" With the roseate production in Kenya having increased , growers want to check that they wo n’t become interchangeable . Making fragrancy is a way to secure their place " , say Piet Kelderman , Commercial Manager at Finlays . This Kenyan rose farm that grow a large variety of flowers at their three farms ( two in Kericho and one in Londiani ) which together cover an acreage of more than 100 ha . Just two years ago , they started producing redolence , and the need for these ' packed at source ' has increase sharply .
Piet Kelderman at theIFTEX2019 in Nairobi , Kenya
Bouquets at source"Besides diversification from the competition , we see that making bouquets at source is cheaper than doing it in Europe " , says Kelderman . On top of that , many European state and the UK are dealing with labor deficit . " commonly , Polish workers are making the fragrance in Europe , but due to the better saving in Poland , many go back to their home country . As a result , it is harder to find workers for these kinds of jobs . "
What ’s thechallenge?So , for these reasons , Finlays saw the opportunity to put something dissimilar on the market instead of straight bunches . And their wide assortment of flower , let in Roses , Dianthus Barbatus , Dianthus Aston Villa , Matthiola , Standard Carnations , Veronica ’s , Eucalytus , Leather ferns , Grevilia , Photinia , Leucadendron and Gypsophila , also enabled them to do so . But arrive at a full posy is not just putting some efflorescence together , it entails more than that , explain Kelderman . " The challenge is : every flower in the corsage needs to be of high caliber . If one efflorescence in the sweetness does not meet the quality standards , the total fragrancy will be claim . "
And bind the nosegay is also an art in itself . " We ’ve trained all our workers in the backpacking area , and for the spiralled posy , we have our own specialiser who have mastered this skill . "
Bouquets of Finlays ( with hand - made card )
DemandSince Finlays started packing bouquet at source , they have seen the requirement increase sharply . " Besides the fact that it is cheaper for the importer to purchase the ' tamp down at source fragrancy ' , they are also fresher . Fewer hands allude the flowers . " Finlays mainly sells directly to countries all over the world ( among others Australia , China , Japan , the Middle East , Russia and Europe ) , but the principal requirement for bouquets comes from Germany , Norway and the UK .
plan of the bouquetsWho plan the redolence ? fit in to Kelderman , the designs are made together with the customers . " We often make a pattern and send sample , but we also send all our products to our customer so that their own pattern department can work on different designing as well . "
For more informationJames Finlay ( Kenya ) LimitedPiet KeldermanEmail:[email protected]www.finlays.net
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