Certhon

Certhon engineers and manufactures turnkey, custom-made solutions for the most high-tech horticultural projects, anywhere in the world. Certhon has more than 125 years of experience in horticulture and is based in the Netherlands. With 150 highly trained and experienced experts, the company has all the knowledge, know-how and technologies under one roof to enable entrepreneurs all over the world to produce local, fresh food. Certhon focuses on turnkey greenhouse projects, indoor farming, LED lighting, technical installations and innovations such as autonomous growing and robots for example for picking crops. Certhon’s solutions are innovative and sustainable, and achieving a solid return on investment for the client is central to Certhon. Each technical and agronomic solution is extensively tested by the Agronomy department in Certhon’s own Innovation Centre in Poeldijk. In the Certhon Innovation Centre, our plant scientists and technology experts are doing research at the optimization of technologies in the field of indoor farming. The combination of Certhon’s knowledge of plant and technology makes the company the ideal partner to find the best cultivation method for a certain type of crop. Certhon does not only advise on the best cultivation systems but can also design and build the growth chambers including all the technologies that are needed.

As of April 1, 2020, Japanese company DENSO has become a co-owner Certhon. DENSO is known worldwide for the largest and very best robotics technology and creates highly advanced products. With ninety percent of the cars in the world having DENSO components, the Japanese company is no stranger to high-tech. By combining DENSO’s knowledge and expertise in automation with Certhon’s advanced horticultural technologies and know-how, next gen growing systems can be developed and accelerated.

Would you like to know more? Visit our website www.certhon.com or visit us at Seed meets Technology 2021.