VECHTA-CALVESLAGE, Germany — Big Dutchman is becoming a significant minority shareholder in the Dutch Ammerlaan group from Venlo in the Netherlands, the companies announced. A renowned full-service provider for innovative greenhouse projects, Ammerlaan is a family-owned business managed by Michel La Crois with more than 75 years of experience.
Ammerlaan’s 100 employees design and realize greenhouse structures for the production of fruit, vegetables, leafy greens and flowers in sizes from 2 to 20 hectares. The company focuses on high-tech greenhouses for sustainable and resource-efficient food production. Ammerlaan firmly believes that controlled-environment agriculture has an. . .