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Private lesson by Adelinde Cornelisse

Adelinde Cornelisse is currently one of the Netherlands most successful dressage riders. With her horse Parzival, she was a member of the Dutch national team at the Peking and London Olympic Games. In London, she was a reserve, but in Peking she took part in the team competition, in which she won bronze together with Anky van Grunsven and Edward Gal. In the individual competition, she succeeded in winning silver. Plospan has sponsored Adelinde for some time and supports her in triumphant sporting career.

Hats off to Adelinde
In return for the sponsoring, Adelinde agreed to give a select group of Plospan customers a private dressage lesson. Riding their own horses, a total of six eager customers took part in a serious training session lasting 45 minutes in which Adelinde gave them helpful directions and concrete tips matched to their individual level that they could put into practice straight away. The training session was a stunning success.

Enthusiasm and passion
Adelinde thought that the training session was a huge success and was amazed by the enthusiasm and passion of the student riders. The 6 Plospan customers were impressed by the professionalism and the practical tips and directions that immediately enabled them to improve their dressage skills. The event was hugely enjoyable and hats off to Adelinde for giving our customers such an unforgettable evening.

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Solar panels, solar panels and even more solar panels!

From September to mid November 2015, the Xperal firm from Nederweert fitted a total of 9,240 solar panels on the roofs of the buildings at Plomp & Zonen BV’s company premises. It was a huge job, but now every square metre of roof is being utilised to its maximum potential.

Completely energy-self-sufficient
The result is that Plomp & Zonen BV has become completely energy self-sufficient. The solar panels generate a total output of 2.4 megawatts, which is enough to meet the energy requirements of 5,800 households per year. The solar panels on the roofs of the company buildings generate more energy than Plomp & Zonen BV needs for its own operations. This means that all the energy all the energy superfluous to the company’s own requirements is fed into the power grid. In this way, the company contributes to renewable energy and a cleaner environment not only for itself, but also for the local community.

SDE subsidy
For this socially responsible project, Plomp & Zonen BV obtained a subsidy under the Sustainable Energy Production Incentive (SDE) scheme. The Dutch government set up an 8-billion euro fund in 2015 to help businesses like Plomp & Zonen BV generate clean energy from solar panels.

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Solar panel party at Plospan

 

As a family business with a clear focus on sustainability and corporate social responsibility, we were really proud when the former President of the House of Representatives, Anouchka van Miltenburg, who lives in the same area as we do, opened the largest solar panel project in Gelderland at Plosplan’s business premises on Friday, 3 June!

Green energy
Van Miltenburg drove into the marquee, which was set up on Plosplan’s premises in Waardenburg for the occasion, in a Stella Lux solar-powered car. In her speech, she compared our wood-chip-processing plant to the winner of the World Solar Challenge by saying, “Both produce more green energy than they use.”

Largest solar panel project
More than two hundred invited guests attended the event organised by Plospan to celebrate the completion of the 2.5-hectare solar panel array on the roofs of the factory buildings. It is one of the largest solar panel projects in the Netherlands and the largest in the province of Gelderland. The final six panels were put in place on Tuesday, 31 May.

The courage to invest
Van Miltenburg continued her speech by talking about the increasing popularity of solar power and the role played by industry in the use of sustainable energy. She praised Plosplan’s 2.2-million euro investment in solar panels by stating, “Solar power is definitely the way forward, but it needs companies like Plospan, which take their responsibilities seriously and dare to take risks.”

9,240 solar panels
By pushing a ‘big red button’, she symbolically put the 9,240 solar panels into operation together with the four brothers of the Plomp family who run Plospan.

And now we are hoping for plenty of hours of sunshine so we can generate the maximum amount of electricity to meet our own needs and to feed as much as possible back to the ‘grid’.

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29 April to 1 May 2016: Longines Global Champions Tour Shanghai

This is year is already the third year that we will be attending this international, prestigious competition. Plospan supplies the horse bedding for the world’s top 98 horses who will display their superlative qualities at this fantastic event. In addition, Plospan has a stand at the trade fair where we will be welcoming our international business clients. As early as 7 March, we shipped 2 large containers of high-grade wood fibre to ensure its timely arrival: the Global Champions Tour show jumpers will want for nothing during their stay in Shanghai.

A thrilling contest for the pole position.
Shanghai is the fourth venue of the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT), following Miami, Mexico and Antwerp and will soon play host to the entire international show-jumping elite. At present, after three competitions, Christian Ahlmann from Germany is leading the LGCT, with John Whitacker from the UK and Italian national Emanuele Gaudiano following at his heels. Harrie Smolders, in ninth place after three competitions, is the highest ranking Dutchman and performed particularly well in the two most recent competitions. Hopefully, Harrie can continue to hone his performance and advance a few places in the overall rankings.

Plospan is a frequent exhibitor at LGCT
In total, there are fifteen international competitions that count towards the rankings for the Global Champions Tour. The final competition will be held in Doha, Qatar in November. Plospan will also be represented at this year´s international competition in Valkenswaard.

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Plospan Excellent provides comfortable bedding during the 49th edition of Indoor Brabant

From 10 to 13 March 2016, the Brabanthallen in ’s-Hertogenbosch will be dedicated to equestrian sports. For four days, the best riders from around the world will show their skills during the 49th edition of Indoor Brabant. An event that attracts more than 73,000 visitors every year.

Plospan Excellent wood fibre bedding for the competition horses
Plospan has always been a regular contributor to Indoor Brabant. This year, the company has its own stand at the tradeshow and is also supplying more than 400 bales of Plospan Excellent wood fibre, which will be used as bedding in the stables. We are immensely proud of the fact that our leading product will provide optimal comfort for the real stars of this international equestrian event: the competition horses.

Plospan hosts customer evening on Friday, 11 March
International show jumping is traditionally the main feature of the Friday evening programme. Every year, this is an exciting race against the clock. A guaranteed spectacle, in which top international riders risk everything to come away with the first prize. Plospan will be there with 200 loyal customers to enjoy the show. A fantastic opportunity to talk to each other again and to enjoy watching the absolute elite in international show jumping.

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Interzoo 2016, Plospan will be present again this year

The Interzoo in Nuremburg in Germany has become a fixed meeting place for Plospan and its international customers and representatives. The Interzoo is the world’s biggest biennial trade fair for the international pet supplies market. It has more than 1,700 exhibitors and attracts over 37,000 visitors. This year, it is taking place from 26 to 29 May.

Stand 7A-602
At the Interzoo, visitors can find out everything about the latest food, hygiene, housing and health products sold by pet shops, including Plosplan’s top-quality bedding materials. Plospan’s stand, measuring 24 square metres, will be located at number 7A-602 in Hall 7A. Our product specialists and experts are already looking forward to speaking to customers and visitors from all over the world, including, for example, our Asian contacts, who always manage to find their way to our stand.

Product innovations
The Interzoo is an ideal opportunity to renew acquaintances, make appointments for the coming months and, of course, to see our product innovations in real life.

Tickets for regular customers
We have reserved tickets for our regular customers. To order yours, all you have to do is send an email to cindyplomp@plospan.nl.

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Plospan Bioenergy B.V. officially accepted for the BSL in the UK.

As from today, Plospan Bioenergy B.V. has been officially accepted by the British government as a supplier. BSL (Biomass Suppliers List) UK ensures that all imports of wood pellets and related biomass to the UK comply with strict environmental requirements. This means that the production process, transport and raw materials must remain within set parameters (minimum CO2 emissions). Raw materials must demonstrably originate from controlled felling. The most important issue here is the fact that more new trees are being planted than are being felled.

More information about the BSL can be found by visiting: https://biomass-suppliers-list.service.gov.uk/

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Plospan takes yet another step forward in sustainable entrepreneurship with PEFC.

Registration number: CU-PEFC-870686

The fact that Plospan is ENplus, DINplus and Better Biomass certified was already known. However, the market does not stand sill and constantly demands improvement in the much discussed “sustainable entrepreneurship”. Plospan’s latest certification has been launched and has made it possible to produce wood pellets with a 100% PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) claim.

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RMV Gorinchem 2019

The first day of the 2019 RMV Gorinchem was a huge success. There. We described it in one sentence. The interest of visitors on this day was largely captured by the MEDI plus sawdust, which is on the up and up among the Plospan bedding materials. After all, the main issue here is the wellbeing and health of the animals. Plospan is basically constantly working on improving the production processes and products.