Our story

About us

Haakman Flowerbulbs is located in Wevershoof, right in the centre of the Dutch bulb region. If you export tulips and you want to deliver excellent quality, then you have to keep everything under control.

A good sparring partner

keeps you alert

and enthusiastic

Partnerships

A good sparring partner keeps you alert and enthusiastic. In 2008 we joined forces with Menting Bulb Nursery in the North East Polder; a powerful partner who is conveniently located in an area ideal for cultivating large areas of tulips.

In 2010, in order to be able to supply a broad spectrum and maintain a feel for forcing tulips, we set up H&M Flowers, a completely independent company that concentrates on forcing tulips at the higher end of the market. This has given us invaluable experience which we use to take our customers to a higher level.

Why Haakman Flowerbulbs BV?

  • One of the few real tulip specialists.
  • A wide and innovative range for large and small customers who force tulips in water or top soil.
  • Bulbs from the best growers in the Netherlands.
  • High level of automation: we know exactly where each bulb originates and can rapidly provide information.
  • Specialist in preparation and cultivation. We are proud that Alex Laan – an expert in tulip preparation – is involved with our company.
  • We inspect every batch of tulip bulbs for internal quality and always carry out stage monitoring. We prepare our bulbs very precisely depending on the outcome of the tests.
  • Year-round supply thanks to our branch in New Zealand.
  • Punctual delivery thanks to excellent logistics.
  • We give extensive global assistance in the forcing process.
  • We think like growers because we also have our own nursery (H&M Flowers).

Interested in our tulip bulbs or a partnership?

Accomodation

Haakman Flowerbulbs is located in Wevershoof, right in the centre of the Dutch bulb region. If you export tulips and you want to deliver excellent quality, then you have to keep everything under control. We can do that in our fully-equipped modern premises. Covering an area of 8,800 m² of which 5,000 m² is glasshouse for the internal tulip nursery.

Our premises boast no fewer than 15 cool cells of which the reception hall is one of the most important. Here we can store more than 50 million tulips  at a time. The temperature is always between 20 and 23 degrees, which is ideal for tulip bulbs intended for forcing. In addition, we have a branch in New Zeeland, which allows us to supply our customers all year round.

Dirk-Jan Haakman

Commercial Director and Salesmanager

Michiel Kruijer

General Manager & Operational Director

Dick Haakman

Advisor + Sales Eastern Europe

Marcin Toporowski

Floor Manager

Stijn Meijer

Salesmanager

Alex Laan

Agrospecialist and Advisor