
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
The Journey of a Rose

































