"Suttons Horticulture of Norfolk... to become the UK's largest orchid supplier following a partnership deal with Chinese orchid producer Floranational, a specialist grower with extensive micropropagation facilities.
The two firms will have equal shares in a joint venture called S-Flora, having each invested 400,000 in the project. Together the firms will grow a million orchids over the next 18 months, in sites in China and the UK with a total covered production area of 250ha... The work will initially lead to an extra 15 jobs at B[S]uttons' UK sites, including at their 7ha glasshouse at Spalding, Lincolnshire." http://www.blackenterprise.com/yb/ybopen.asp?section=ybbf&story_id=100191810&ID=blackenterprise ********** see previous post on the same topic : http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2006-October/005830.html ********** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
