New projects, developments and innovations

Opening new Hortes garden centre in Riga (LV)

This month garden centre chain 'Hortes' will open its third establishment in Riga. They successfully grow to three locations in a short time. Two of them were recently built in Estonia.

3.000 m2 Venlo construction realised in 8 weeks for Billig Blomst

Despite COVID-19 we realised 3,000 m² of Venlo construction in eight weeks at the newly acquired garden centre of Billig Blomst in Næstved. This fast growing Danish chain now has six garden centres.

Highest point of glass palace at ‘Flora’ in Cologne

On 27 August, the first large steel arch of the new tropical glasshouse for Flora und Botanischer Garten Köln was erected and secured. The highest point of this special glass construction for this well-known botanical garden in the city of Cologne is reached at an early stage.

Climate-proof office of VB receives GPR Certificate

Monday July 20 was the first working day for the employees of VB at their new energy neutral workplace. On that day, the GPR certificate was also awarded after an extensive assessment by consultancy bureau M3E. With extremely high scores (between 7.9 and 8.8), the sustainability of this property is one of the best in the Netherlands.

Successful completion for The Pavilion (IE)

In September the successful garden centre The Pavilion will open the doors of the 1.500 m² glass construction of the Venlo type (SP Small Span).

Another order for new garden centre Plantorama

While we are building the largest garden centre in Denmark, we were once again commissioned by Plantorama to build a second garden centre in Hørsholm.

Technically advanced glass construction for well known Botanical Garden “Flora”

Once again EdenParks, part of Smiemans Projecten, will build in a world famous botanical garden. This time a special high-profile glass palace of ± 3,000 m² will be realized in "Flora Cologne".

Stylish new garden centre for Plantorama in Tilst

This year Smiemans is realizing a new garden centre of almost 12,000 m² for the well-known chain Plantorama in Denmark

Garden centre for Billig Blomst in Næstved

Smiemans is once again building a garden centre for the retailchain Billig Blomst. We will build a new greenhouse of approximately 3,000 m² in Næstved (DK).

Corona measures

Given the current situation regarding the coronavirus / covid-19, we would like to inform you about the preventive measures we have taken to limit the effects and about the consequences we have experienced so far.

Another project in America

Together with Conservatory Craftsmen we are building a glass structure against an existing building in the state Iowa, the United States.

Completion garden centre Hobbyland (DK)

The additional 1,400 m² wide span construction for the new garden centre of Hobbyland (DK) has been realized. Now they have a total covered area of ± 3,000 m².

1.500 m2 extension for garden centre the Pavilion

For “The Pavilion Garden Centre" Smiemans Projecten realizes ± 1.500m² expansion with a new modernized Venlo glass construction.

Official opening Kipster Beuningen

The official opening of Kipster Beuningen took place in the presence of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality: Carola Schouten.

Delivery and start construction of new Hortes garden centres

The delivery of the new Hortes garden centre in Tallinn has only just taken place and we are already working at the third garden centre in Riga, Latvia.

New sustainable office building VB with atrium

Biophilic connection between offices of Planon Netherlands

Delivery of new Hortes garden centre

The Hortes Tähesaju garden centre in Tallinn, Estonia, was opened on 2 November 2019. The wide span project is almost 5,000 m² in size and designed by Breddels architects.

New video garden centre Groenrijk

We recently added a new video to our You Tube channel of garden centre Groenrijk in the Netherlands which was built by Smiemans Projecten in 2016.

Second revolutionairy farm to be build

The revolutionary Kipster farm is so successful that Smiemans Projecten will soon start building the second location. This time in Beuningen, also in the Netherlands.