In the heart of Provence, close to Mediterranean sea, expand your business in an ideal place for floriculture

Floricultural zone of Bastidette LA CRAU - VAR - FRANCE

FLORICULTURAL BASIN OF HYÈRES N A strategic situation in the heart of an horticultural area Heavy trucks 10 ha fitted out in a ideal way to access welcome your greenhouse project › 10 minutes from the Hyères Flower Market place Delivery and and his business park, 1st place in France for selling cut shipping area flower. Rainwater › Easy access heavy trucks, highway A 57 at 5 min. 1h from basin Marseille, 2h from Avignon, 4h from Lyon › A location close to the coast with a sunny and warm Mediterranean climate : 300 days of sun a year › Access to the Canal de Provence for a safe and efficient irrigation › Connection to energies network : electricity and natural gas › Different lots of land available according to your project, to be rented › Network of suppliers and professional organizations for advices and equipments › Experimented employees, Agricultural High School of Hyères › Ultra high speed Internet connections by optical fiber (until 1000 Mb/s) › Specific Investment aids for greenhouses and equipments by public authorities, until 35 % of the cost. The Var department : first place for floriculture in France A specialized network to ensure your success › 1160 ha of production, 570 growers, 4000 jobs › 1st french floriculture area for cut flowers : more than 400 growers at Hyères, La Crau, Carqueiranne and La Londe › 40% of the national production of cut flowers, a large scale including more than 100 species The Mediterranean floriculture: a chance in a globalized market Quality, originality, freshness, fame : assets to face the competition Know –how of the companies from Var allows to propose typical products on the market, with well known quality, and with opportunities of a specific production calendar. The HORTISUD label has been created to promote floricultural products from Var in every professional media in France and abroad. The exceptional weather conditions facilitate the growth of a specific range of plants and flowers with low water and energy requirements: this facilitates an eco- responsible cultivation and communication with consumers. Moreover, Provence has a valuable image on markets; its situation in south of France allows to use freshness and closeness arguments with customers. A wide range of specialized suppliers for your company Equipments, advices and services available in all aspects of your business : › Greenhouse and cultivation equipments : heating and lighting equipments, automatisms, irrigation, soilless systems, maintenance › Supply of plant plugs and seeds adapted to the Mediterranean cultivation: annuals, perennials, bulbs,… › Crop protection and Integrated Pest Management › Fertilization, water analysis, fertilizer › Products quality control › Business plan, economic management › Sale, communication and valuation of the production › Transports, logistic › Business Intelligence, floriculture data and trends Hyères area: an ideal place to live The floricultural zone is located on La Crau city (17 000 inhab) : little Mediterranean town with many facilities and businesses, near Hyères and Toulon cities, on the urban area of TPM. Floricultural zone of Shopping mall, cultural facilities (theater, opera) and sport facilities are quite close, few minutes by car from La Crau city, as the Toulon-Hyères Bastidette airport (scheduled flights towards French big cities and some of the north of EU). LA CRAU - VAR - FRANCE An exceptional and protected coast lines nearby municipalities (Hyères, Carqueiranne, Pradet,…), with some famous natural sites like the Giens’ FLORICULTURAL BASIN OF HYÈRES peninsula, Hyères island within the National Park of Port-Cros.

Var Floriculture, a dynamic and well organized sector to assist your company A wide range of services are opened to be guide in your project: creation of the production unit, personal advices for crops, but also products sales and communication.

Sica Marché Aux Fleurs Contacts : 1st market place for local cut flowers products. www.marcheauxfleurs.fr

Scradh Specialized trial and experimentation center. Toulon Provence Méditerranée, management www.scradh.com Direction du développement économique, de l’innovation et de la compétitivité du territoire. 20, rue Nicolas Peiresc - BP 536 83041 Toulon cedex 9 - Tél. 04 94 05 35 40 Chambre d’agriculture du Var www.tpm-agglo.fr - [email protected] Advices and floricultural assistance for companies. www.ca83.fr

Phila-Flor Association : technical advices, soil and water analyses. Florisud, professional coordination www.philaflor.fr 1202, vieux chemin de Toulon - 83400 Hyères Tél. 04 94 12 44 44 / 06 16 23 82 50 www.florisud.fr - [email protected] Florisud Animation, Project management, business Intelligence for floriculture. With financial support of : www.florisud.fr

Hortisud Collective brand of Var cut flowers. Quality control and valorization. www.hortisud.fr : Hortense Hébrard TPM, SHV, Florisud - Oolaboobaloo. Florisud TPM, SHV, : Hortense Hébrard Credits