The World's Champion for the Power of Plants
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70TH ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION WWW.AIPH.ORG FOUNDING AIPH Our purpose is the same, our vision is greater JOIN THE AIPH FAMILY Be part of an exciting future IGOTY AWARDS Recognising excellence in ornamental horticulture THE WORLD’S CHAMPION FOR THE POWER OF PLANTS From now on, GreenTech Amsterdam is an annual show. The next edition is to be held on 11 - 13 June 2019. A total of 10,465 professionals from 112 countries visited GreenTech 2018: more than half the visitors came from outside the Netherlands and the number of multinationals that attended increased. WHAT VISITORS SAID ABOUT GREENTECH “An introduction to the rapid innovation, which is essential for a successful company”, “Fascinating, full of technological innovations, safety and comfort for the participants”, “GreenTech was great for thought-provoking exhibits and interesting discussions with industry colleagues worldwide.” ABOUT GREENTECH GreenTech is the global meeting place for all horticultural technology professionals. GreenTech focuses on the early 26.27.28 SEPTEMBER 2019 stages of the horticultural chain and the current issues PADUA EXHIBITION CENTRE — ITALY th growers face. All Dutch front-runners, greenhouse builders and suppliers are present. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 70 OF HORTICULTURE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURES GreenTech Amsterdam 2019, your chance to meet the horticulture world in 3 days! Organised by: fl ormart.it www.greentech.nl NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 CONTENTS FOREWORD 5 70 YEARS AS THE WORLD’S CHAMPION FOR THE POWER OF PLANTS Foreword from Bernard Oosterom, President of AIPH ABOUT AIPH 14 18 7 WELCOME From Tim Briercliffe, Secretary General of AIPH 9 FOUNDING AIPH Out of the rubble of WW2, a thriving global community has grown 10 STRUCTURE OF AIPH AIPH board and committees 11 THE AIPH SECRETARIAT Growing the team for a growing future 12 AIPH MEMBERS Our permanent focus and raison d’etre FOREWORD FROM BERNARD OOSTEROM 13 CONGRATULATIONS FROM AIPH PARTNERS 17 31 President of AIPH Messages from AIPH’s long-valued partners 14 AIPH MEMBERSHIP n the 70th Anniversary of AIPH, stronger social cohesion? As a global coor- Infographic of AIPH’s global membership I wish a warm welcome to dinating organisation, AIPH is able to use its and events ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS everyone in the ornamental network to promote knowledge and informa- horticulture industry, especially tion of such benefits. We have both a national EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS 31 AIPH’S GREEN CITY CONCEPT to the growers who form our and international platform for sharing Ten years of promoting urban greening Ocore membership, along with our affiliated knowledge and disseminating best practice 17 APPROVING INTERNATIONAL members, also to our partners, and not least, and industry developments. Through AIPH HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS 32 THE AIPH GREEN CITY COMMITTEE to other members of the industry whom we committees, activities and collaborations What makes AIPH Approval so coveted? Interviews with Green City Chairs Karen Tambayong warmly invite to join the ever-growing AIPH we have the influence to bring about positive and Bill Hardy family devoted to ornamental horticultural. change through greening people’s lives. 18 AIPH EXHIBITION CATEGORIES The four classifications of AIPH approved 33 ENVIRONMENT AND PLANT HEALTH The AIPH family is very special. It consists Our organisation continues to grow in size events Promoting sustainable and ethical production of thousands of growers of flowers and and strength and I am indebted to the AIPH ornamental plants around the world who Chairs before me for their part in the shape 34 THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT – 20 THE AIPH 70TH ANNUAL CONGRESS are together united by one essential goal – of the organisation today. I am witnessing NOVELTY PROTECTION 34 The 2018 Congress held in Padova, Italy promoting the place of plants in people’s lives. many encouraging developments. We Advocating on behalf of the industry continue to approve and support a growing 23 AWARDING INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE for a balanced, working system We believe as passionately in the importance number of International Horticultural Expos The IGOTY Awards 35 THE MARKET ENVIRONMENT – of this goal as our founding members of 1948. and International Trade Shows across the FLOWER AUCTIONS In this anniversary publication it is poignant globe. We have brought our Green Cities to look back on our history to remember why concept to the attention of key international AIPH PUBLICATIONS What does the future hold for flower AIPH exists today. We also look forward to stakeholders. We are producing the first auction markets? 27 INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY what we have yet to achieve. Almost daily International Vision Project (IVP) Report - INSIGHT AND VISION a surmounting body of evidence grows to the industry’s first comprehensive research support our conviction that plants have a of established and emerging global markets, The AIPH International Vision Project and critical impact on quality of life and the future and we are proud to be the organising body International Statistics Yearbook To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) this year, FloraCulture International has partnered AIPH to of our planet. of the coveted IGOTY awards which crown 28 FLORACULTURE INTERNATIONAL produce a commemorative magazine. Editorial team: Tim Briercliffe (Editor- The benefits produced by flowers and plants excellence in our industry. Bringing the industry’s leading magazine in-Chief), Mia Buma, George Franke, Audrey Gerber, Joep Hendricks, Ron are so vast they are currently difficult to van der Ploeg and Penelope Tomkins. Photography: DimitriosFos Contact: under the AIPH umbrella [email protected] Address: AIPH, Horticulture House, Chilton, Didcot, quantify. How can we measure the combined, Our future holds many exciting opportunities. Oxfordshire OX11 0RN, UK Worldwide Advertising Office: Angie Duffree, far-reaching, long-term and interconnected Together, we have the will, energy and an 29 AIPH IN THE NEWS [email protected]: Drukkerij Van Deventer Graphic benefits of improved physical health, better unfaltering sense of purpose to fulfil our role design: Aryen Bouwmeester Publisher: Published by AIPH ® 2018 AIPH 35 With a global reach, AIPH’s voice is heard Anniversary Publication. All rights reserved. Publisher is not liable for the content mental health, a cleaner environment, higher as ‘The World’s Champion for the Power of around the world of the advertisements. Photography by permission of copyright owners. sustainability, greater biodiversity and Plants’. 4 70TH ANNIVERSARY WWW.AIPH.ORG 5 ABOUT US ABOUT US WELCOME FROM TIM BRIERCLIFFE Secretary General of AIPH he international ornamental horticulture Since 2008, we have been promoting the importance of industry today is indebted to the many the Green City. We believe that herein lies the future of our committed individuals and organisations sector. It doesn’t matter whether your focus is trees, shrubs, who had their own vision for this industry annuals, house plants or flowers, they all tick the box for city way before many of us were born. Today we greening. AIPH is working hard to influence international Tare building on the foundation they put in place and it is city organisations and to influence city decision makers right to look back and celebrate what has been achieved. around the world. Through our Green City conferences, Looking back helps us to appreciate where we have come published guidelines and International Horticultural from but critically we must be focused now on where we Exhibitions we are already reaching tens of millions across are going in the future. We cannot live on the vision of past the planet and I firmly believe that this is just the beginning. industry leaders. It is up to us to define and work towards a future we believe in. As well as driving demand for ornamentals, we are committed to supporting the growers that service this It has been my privilege over the last five years, as and preparing them for the future. We actively seek to Secretary General of AIPH, to work with visionary leaders share best practice between growers globally through our from grower associations and organisations around the International Grower of the Year Awards and are planning a world. Back in 2013, when I started the role, I could see number of focused conferences on topics such as sustaina- the huge potential that lies in AIPH. Taken from a global bility in the near future. We are active in tackling challenges perspective, it is startlingly clear to me that our industry common between countries, including plant health, invasive has a vibrant and exciting future. Sometimes you have to plants, pesticides, plant breeders rights and skills. We are stand back to see what’s going on but it is my belief that committed to providing the industry with the best possible this industry can justifiably think big when it comes to statistical data and market foresight through our annual the future. In a rapidly urbanising world the products of statistical yearbook and International Vision Project. our industry are no longer self-indulgent luxuries but are fast becoming essential service providers for the We have developed strong communication methods facilitation of healthy, sustainable and prosperous life on through our members and directly through our publica- earth. tion of FloraCulture International magazine. Working with our members and partner organisations, we I believe that working