Gipmans

Name

Gipmans

Legal name

Gipmans Productie B.V.

Website

https://gipmans.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Young Plant Nursery / Horticultural Propagation

NAICS

Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141), Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112), Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming (111219)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Greenhouse Vegetable Production (Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers, Leafy Greens) (AFAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Greenhouse Herb & Microgreens Production (Culinary Herbs, Microgreens) (AFAGAHAC), Solanaceous Vegetable Farming (Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant) (AFAGADAE), Root & Tuber Vegetable Farming (Carrots, Beets, Radish, Turnip, Sweet Potato) (AFAGADAC), Leafy Greens Farming (Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Arugula, Chard) (AFAGADAA)

Keywords

• Young vegetable plants
• Horticulture nursery
• Greenhouse propagation
• Organic seedlings
• Plant cultivation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Venlo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Young vegetable plant sales: Gipmans grows and sells young vegetable plants in trays and pots to professional growers. The company produces approximately 800 million plants annually across greenhouse and open-field vegetables, herbs, and organic varieties. Sales are B2B focused through account managers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gipmans is a Dutch horticulture nursery that grows and sells approximately 800 million young vegetable plants per year across eight production locations in Venlo and Sevenum. Its product lines cover field-grown vegetables (leaf crops, brassicas, root/bulb vegetables and 16 herb varieties), greenhouse vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, strawberries, aubergines) and SKAL-certified organic vegetables, with options for trays (144–300 holes) or pressed pots (2–10 cm), grafted or ungrafted. The company also provides Opkweektechniek cultivation consulting and delivers customized specifications to professional growers across Europe.

Product overview

Gipmans Young Plants operates as a specialized plant nursery growing approximately 800 million young vegetable plants annually across 7 locations in Venlo and Sevenum on about 40 hectares of greenhouse space. The company offers three core product lines: Vollegrondplanten (field-grown vegetables including leaf crops, brassicas, root vegetables, and 16 herb varieties), Glasgroenten (greenhouse vegetables including tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, strawberries, and aubergines with about 10 million warm plants annually), and Biologische Groenten (organic plants for tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and eggplants). Their cultivation expertise encompasses various delivery specifications including trays (144 to 300 holes) and pressed pots (2-10 cm), with grafted and ungrafted options. The company also provides cultivation consulting services and holds multiple quality and sustainability certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero emissions of fertilizers and crop protection products achieved through recirculation
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Plantenkwekerij SchreursminorOthersPlantenkwekerij Schreurs was acquired and integrated into the Gipmans Group as part of the company's growth and expansion over the decades, expanding the group's production capabilities and market presence.
• Fontys Venlo University of Applied SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Fontys Venlo where four international students worked on a project to optimize warehouse layout at one of Gipmans' locations. The project resulted in three valuable improvement proposals, demonstrating the company's commitment to education and innovation.
• Cult Content CreatorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVideo production company that collaborated with Gipmans in 2024 to create a brand movie filmed in the greenhouses, showcasing the company's operations and impact.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rijk Zwaan: Dutch vegetable seed breeder and young-plant producer serving professional growers worldwide. Overlaps with Gipmans in vegetable seedling propagation for greenhouse and field crops, with a stronger breeding/genetics orientation but comparable customer base in European professional horticulture.
• Beekenkamp Plants: Dutch family-owned plant propagator producing young vegetable, ornamental, and berry plants across multiple European sites. Directly comparable to Gipmans in product category (young vegetable plants), B2B professional-grower customer base, and Dutch operational footprint.
• Enza Zaden: Dutch vegetable seed company with a strong organic and conventional young-plant propagation business. Direct competitor in supplying high-quality vegetable seedlings to professional European growers, with similar focus on quality, organic, and Non-GMO credentials.

Broad incumbents

• Dümmen Orange: Large Dutch-based ornamental and young-plant breeder-propagator. While primarily focused on flowers and pot plants, it operates comparable propagation technology and serves professional growers across Europe, making it an adjacent incumbent in young-plant production.
• KWS Vegetables: Vegetable seed and young-plant subsidiary of KWS SAAT, serving professional growers in spinach, beans, tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. Overlaps with Gipmans in young-plant propagation for field and greenhouse vegetables across European markets.
• BASF Vegetable Seeds (Nunhems): Global vegetable seed and young-plant business within BASF, headquartered in the Netherlands. Comparable to Gipmans in greenhouse vegetable propagation (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers) but with vastly larger scale, proprietary genetics, and global reach.
• Syngenta Vegetable Seeds: Global seed and young-plant producer within Syngenta's vegetable seeds division. Operates a much broader geographic and crop footprint than Gipmans but is directly comparable in supplying high-performance vegetable seedlings and rootstocks to professional growers.

Regional players

• Sakata Vegetables Europe: European arm of Japanese seed breeder Sakata, producing young vegetable plants for European professional growers. Comparable to Gipmans in vegetable seedling propagation and B2B grower relationships, though with a different corporate parent and broader global breeding network.
• Takii & Co. (Europe): Japanese-origin vegetable seed and young-plant producer with a dedicated European subsidiary. Comparable in supplying high-quality vegetable seedlings for greenhouse and field production across Europe, though headquartered outside Gipmans' Dutch regional cluster.

Others

• Royal Brinkman: Major Dutch supplier of horticulture inputs, equipment, and services to professional growers. Comparable customer overlap with Gipmans but supplies inputs and infrastructure rather than competing in young-plant propagation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVm0v0t37mj4onmjEz_EMfQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/gipmansplanten
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gipmans-planten
• Xx.com/gipmans

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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