This season several Belgian growers have started using Agrifast's Tom-System, distributed by Sanac group. They will check whether they can clip faster than plastic clipping and therefore reduce their labor cost, which is high in Belgium.
“We are always trying to serve our clients with the best products and we like a lot to search in the market for new products” explains Francis Fiers, purchasing manager of Sanac. “When I discovered the Agrifast Tom-System, I thought it could be an interesting product for the Belgian greenhouse sector. It is indeed an important sector, with more than 400 hectares of greenhouse tomatoes”
The Sanac group, headquartered in Wervik, Belgium, is the most important agricultural and horticultural supplier of Belgium. With more than 70 million in turnover and a staff of more than 100 people, it is active in the whole country and also North of France.
It is specialized in agricultural supplies, but it also has a logistics and retail division. Apart from the headquarters, there are three other facilities, situated in Roeselare, Lochristi and Saint-Katelijne-Waver.
“For Agrifast, Belgium is a strategic market and after three years of experience in The Netherlands, we had it very clear that we needed a Belgian partner to work in the country”, explains Alberto Lizarraga from Agrifast. “It is very important to know and understand the growers, how they work and which are their problems, so we can give them personalized solutions, and that is why we like to work with local partners. In this way, for us Sanac is the perfect distributor as they have a very specialized sales force and a broad knowledge and penetration in the Belgian greenhouse sector”