Aleia Roses | Top Quality Roses

Aleia Roses specialises in the intensive cultivation of the Red Naomi!® variety, the best rose in the world and the preferred choice among the best florists in the sector, since it was introduced in the market in 2006.

The project is implemented at the largest, state-of-the-art greenhouse in Europe growing this variety. The facilities spread over 15 hectares, bringing together the latest Dutch technology in floriculture and the climatic advantages of being in Spain.

Chief Operations Officer

August 2015 - October 2019 (5 years)

General Information

  • Location: Soria, Spain

  • Member of the Board

  • Roles: Budget Analyst | Engineering | Projects | Building | Cultivation | Postharvest | Quality Control | R&D | Industrial Maintenance

  • Product: Ornamental Pesticide free hydroponic Red Naomi® roses

  • CAPEX >60M €

  • Infrastructure: 14ha hi-tec greenhouse, packhouse, 2x 24.000m3 basins

  • Installed power: 12MW

  • Company size: > 300 employees

  • Revenues: +16M €/year

Track Record

  • Production of 350 roses/m²/year; 50 millions of roses per year

  • Rainwater collection, 45% of total needs for crop irrigation

  • Zero Water Waste, 100% recirculation: rain, crop condensation, crop drainage

  • Zero Crop Residues used for biomass

  • Circular Economy: Electricity, Heat and CO2 obtainer from a biomass plant, using as fuel biomass from forest cleaning and wildfire prevention

Achievements

  • In Top3 quality roses grower in EU

  • Best quality roses with 14 days vase life by FloraHolland

  • 1st Ornamental Pesticide Free

  • Development of nontoxic fungicide for Powdery Mildew control with no residues

Certifications

  • Global GAP/MPS-GAP V11

  • MPS ABC - A qualification

  • GRASP (Risk Assessment on Social Practice)

  • MPS-SQ (Socially Qualified)

Awards

  • 2017 Circular Economy award from Dutch embassy in Spain

  • 2017 Agricultural Development award by Agricultural Engineer College of Madrid

  • 2018 Agricultural Innovation award by Innagrotable Forum

Vaselife Test: 18 days

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