Since 2022 , commodity and wage prices have heighten significantly . Few company / sector are not impact by this . The question is what you’re able to and which costs you need to pass on to your customer .
" An interesting doubt , " responds Marvin de Klerk , Finance Director at Martin Stolze . " In late years , we have seen the cost of materials and salaries prove by about 5 % per year . Recently , the collective labor agreement , which a expectant part of our workforce falls within , was reincarnate , with wage cost being increased by 7 % retroactively from 20 March 2025 . you could not put across on such an increment whole in your selling prices . To still absorb such an increment in cost , we are initially face at how we can further optimize and automate our processes internally . We supply most of our products instantly to the end user , the agriculturalist . We provide a stable , reliable solution , which ultimately results in a simplification of labour costs . The destruction - exploiter knows what to ask from Martin Stolze , but ultimately must preserve to see the note value of our Cartesian product . "
Martin Stolze ’s customers are also experiencing cost increase in their line . Labor is becoming more expensive . Moreover , the challenge is to attract and retain in effect masses . faculty shortage are the society of the mean solar day for both provider and cultivator . In the past , it was common to have piece of work in gardening done by citizenry . Packing , sorting , potting , harvesting , cuttings and cleaning are trade union movement - intensive activities . With today ’s shortages , labor is comparatively expensive and concentrated to recruit . Small farm often lose out to larger farm that have more fiscal strength to pay higher salaries .
stave shortages make certain process insufferable , costly , or they take longer . If the tightness in the undertaking marketplace continues , it affect growth .
Marvin : " One of the solution to work out the stave shortage is to endue in mechanization and automation combined with robotization . A robot is never sick , can work longer in case of peaks and does not need a break . With current technology , it is possible to supervise and process complex mental process simultaneously . In increase , a golem does not suffer from ergonomically hard conditions such as heat , humidity and ( heavy ) repetitious study . "
Through mechanization , processing capacity can be increase , and the work becomes less stressful for faculty . This result in less staff wastage .
With a potting machine , for exemplar in combination with a pot automaton , the capability and reliableness of the potting process increases importantly , and fewer people are want . A conveyor belt arrangement eliminates the motivation for a cultivator to labor a forklift for planting . A curler conveyer belt buffer ensures well-heeled sorting of stock . A deliverance system allows a grower to quickly call off multiple orders containing various product .
For more information : Marvin de KlerkMartin Stolze BVTel : +31 ( 0)174 518 113[email protected]www.martinstolze.nl
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