Axia Vegetable Seeds Welcomes New Account Manager Paul van Paassen
Axia Vegetable Seeds is strengthening its team with the arrival of Paul van Paassen as its new account manager. Born and raised in Kwintsheul, Paul brings with him an impressive 34 years of growing experience in the tomato sector. Axia Vegetable Seeds is strengthening its team with the arrival of Paul van Paassen as its […]
Read moreLooking Back: Axia at International Trade Fairs
Looking Back: Axia at International Trade Fairs In recent months, Axia has been present worldwide at several leading trade fairs within the horticulture and agro-food sectors. We proudly look back on valuable encounters, inspiring conversations, and new collaboration opportunities. Canadian Greenhouse Conference – Niagara Falls, CanadaAt this conference, Axia was represented by Stephanie Driedger, John Davis, […]
Read moreAxia at Fruit Attraction 2025
From September 30 to October 2, 2025, Axia will be present at the Fruit Attraction trade fair in Madrid – the international meeting point for the fruit and vegetable sector. Visit our booth and discover how our innovative varieties contribute to a sustainable and flavorful future. Our team is ready to share knowledge and inspiration – we look […]
Read moreÖGA Switzerland successful
Last week from June 29 to July 1, the Öga took place in Oeschberg/Koppigen, Switzerland. With more than 400 exhibitors on an area of 12 hectares, this trade fair offers a wide range of equipment, machines, seeds, young and ready-to-use plants. It was a successful fair. Our Sanmaxim and Xanadu varieties are currently doing very […]
Read moreGreenhouse raised to 6.80m
Yesterday the greenhouse went into the air for the first 5 centimeters and today before the lunch break we were a total of 1.10 meters further. In total, approximately 7,000 square meters of greenhouse has been raised. By raising the greenhouses, we will soon have all demos in one location. This winter also includes an […]
Read moreAxia connected to geothermal heat
Thanks to Trias Westland and A.Hak, we are now also connected to geothermal energy at the Burgemeester Elsenweg location. Greenhouses can be heated sustainably with geothermal energy. At a depth of 2.3 kilometers 90°C heat is extracted from the ground. In the Netherlands, the heat increases by an average of 30°C per kilometer of depth. […]
Read moreTomato breeder moves lit demo after greenhouse is raised
The eye-catching office villa at the Axia Vegetable Seeds breeding company has been in use for a while now, so it’s time for a new project. This time it concerns raising part of the greenhouses on the Burgemeester Elsenweg. In total, approximately 7,000 square meters of the greenhouse will be raised a good meter. This […]
Read moreMarcel van Kester joins the Axia sales team
“A horticulturist will always have a good foundation for a position with a breeder.” He is a horticulturalist by trade. His technical cultivation background comes in handy in his new job. Marcel van Kester has been working as a sales/technical advisor for Axia for three weeks. Northwest Europe will be his area. To be precise, […]
Read moreHorticontact 2022
And it’s already over for this year. The HortiContact greenhouse horticulture fair 10, 11 and 12 May in Evenementenhal Gorinchem was visited by more than 6,000 (greenhouse) horticultural professionals. A total of 311 exhibitors presented themselves at HortiContact 2022. The HortiContact was canceled in 2021 and for a while it seemed that it would not […]
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