Ciccolella is a leading, integrated, ornamental plant cultivation company and the second-largest player in the European flower and plant industry. Ciccolella focuses on the trade and export of flowers, plants, bouquet and arrangements for nearly all European countries, with business activities being managed from our offfices in the Netherlands, in Aalsmeer and Naaldwijk. We work together with our many partners, including auction houses and growers.

Why Ciccolella

Partner for success

Working together
Ciccolella integrated several companies which work together closely. It is thanks to this approach of combining the production and trading that we are able to offer a total package of flowers and plants with the best quality and service.

Ciccolella believes in teamwork. That is why we maintain close contacts with our customers, both in the retail as well as the wholesale industries. We also work very closely together with our suppliers: The objective of this cooperation is to strengthen each other’s position: together, as serious business partners.

Sharing knowlegde
We regularly conduct market research and carry out trend analyses. This gives us insight into the market, allowing us to respond to the needs of the consumer. We are happy to share our knowledge with you. After all, this is how we come up with new and improved ideas and concepts.

Your success is our success.

Partner with passion

Ciccolella is a partner with passion. Passion for our profession and passion for our product.

In our nurseries in Italy we cultivate roses and anthuriums with a passion for profession of growing. In the Netherlands we turn flowers and plants into beautiful, inspirational arrangements. We do this with the greatest love and care. We are passionate entrepreneurs. Every day we do our jobs with enthusiasm and dedication in order to achieve our ambitions. We do what we’re good at: selling emotion by means of flowers and plants.

Refreshing and innovative

Ciccolella is constantly searching for something new. No wonder, then, that product development and innovation are the heart of our business. We want to inspire, which is why we are always developing new sales concepts, based on current and upcoming trends as well as on your wishes and requirements, of course. We offer to our partners unique customisation and total solutions that will help you set yourself apart on the sales floor.

We innovate by investing in scientific research and sustainable cultivation possibilities, entering into partnerships with others, investing in our employees and attracting new talent.

Structure

Ciccolella Holding International B.V. is the trade organisation in the Netherlands and is a part of the publicly traded Ciccolella S.p.A. The holding includes the following sales labels: Zurel, Sierex, TopFlora, Disva, Disva GCP and Diskoflora.

Our people

Martijn van der Hoeven Sales Manager - Diskoflora “Here you get the freedom to do things at your own initiative, which is very stimulating”	Sanae Chaara Account Manager - Top Flora “Personal contact and reliability are central elements in the relationships with my customers”	Ralf van Dijk Buyer - Sierex / Topflora “The healthy suspense of buying gives me a boost every day; no day is the same”
Niels van der Berg Account Manager - Disva GCP “There is an informal atmosphere at the company with a focus on finding solutions and where everyone works with a lot of dedication to offer the best service possible to our customers”	Michiel Hoogwerff Kroon Invoices - Zurel “The advantage of a large organisation is that you have a lot of advancement opportunities. I myself have worked in several departments and know the organisation through and through”	Hennie van der Voorn Commercial employee - Topflora “Cooperation is very important. We are there for each other and work together in order to find solutions”
Judith Griffioen Product developer - Ciccolella “I create new products every day, in line with our customers’ needs and with the latest trends. Being this creative with flowers and plants is wonderful!”	Theo van der Veek Location manager - Sierex "Taking care of business, being on top of things and continuously searching for innovation—that’s what makes my work interesting”

Annual statistics

Go to http://www.ciccolella.eu/investor/ for more information about our annual statistics

Download Summary financial results 2010
Download Group results Q1 2011