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Company type | Cooperative |
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Industry | Floristry |
Predecessor | Verenigde Bloemenveilingen Aalsmeer (VBA) FloraHolland (FL) |
Founded | January 1, 2008 |
Headquarters | Legmeerdijk 313, Aalsmeer, Netherlands |
Number of locations | Aalsmeer Naaldwijk Rijnsburg Eelde |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jack Goossens (Chairman) Steven van Schilfgaarde (CEO) |
Revenue | €4.6 billion (2015) |
€12.5 million (2015) | |
Website | RoyalFloraHolland.com |
Royal FloraHolland, legally Koninklijke Coöperatieve Bloemenveiling Royal FloraHolland U.A., is a Dutch conglomerate of florists. It is one of the largest auction companies in the world. Royal FloraHolland is headquartered in Aalsmeer, with locations in Naaldwijk, Rijnsburg and Eelde.
The export auctions are located in Aalsmeer, Naaldwijk and Rijnsburg, and there is an auction for the domestic market in Eelde. The brokerage agency focuses on futures and day trade and operates at all branches.
Measuring 740 by 700 meters, the auction building in Aalsmeer is the largest building in Europe by floor area. Until 2008, it was the largest building in the world (currently ranked fifth).