Two family‐owned blueberry companies, and long-time friends and industry allies, Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc. and Driesvenplant B.V. announce that Fall Creek has purchased the Driesvenplant nursery company in The Netherlands and that Driesvenplant’s employees will join the Fall Creek team effective immediately.
According to Fall Creek Chief Operations Officer Oscar Verges, Leon Driessen will serve as northern Europe operations manager and Marcel Driessen as technical advisor. Driesvenplant’s employees Ronnie Kersten and Bas Heijnen will join Fall Creek’s European sales and customer service team.
Fall Creek President and Founder Dave Brazelton recounts when Fall Creek sold its first order of plants to the Driessens in the early 1980s. “What started out as Fall Creek selling plants to Driesvenplant years ago has evolved into a lasting friendship and a collaboration between our companies to serve Northern and Eastern Europe’s commercial blueberry industry with Fall Creek’s genetics and plants grown by Driesvenplant. This enduring relationship has led to Driesvenplant joining Fall Creek,” explains Brazelton.
“We are humbled and inspired by the opportunity to join forces with Driesvenplant. Their knowledge and experience will strengthen our capability to deliver the very best in new varieties, plants, services and technical advancements to the growers throughout greater Europe,” says Verges. “The Driessen family and their professional team, along with ours, are committed to a successful transition. All of us at Fall Creek are extremely proud to have the Driessens and the Driesvenplant team’s support and personal involvement as the business, built by the Driessens, continues to grow and flourish under the Fall Creek family of companies.”
For more information:
Dave Brazelton
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
Tel.: +1.800.538.8001
Dave Brazelton
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
Tel.: +1.800.538.8001
Email: daveb@fallcreeknursery.com
Oscar Verges
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc.
Tel.: +1.800.538.8001
Tel.: +1.800.538.8001