Facility currently offers 14MW of capacity across 4,600 sqm of white space European data center firm NorthC Datacenters has broken ground on its 4.5MW expansion in Aalsmeer In a recent LinkedIn post the company said: “The first pile for the expansion of our data center in Aalsmeer is in the ground managing director Jan Willem Dees turned on the drill.” The Aalsmeer facility is one of four located in the Amsterdam region the facility currently offers 14MW of IT capacity across 4,600 sqm (49,500 sq ft) of white space Timelines for the expansion have not yet been provided NorthC added the expansion has been built in response to “the growing demand for reliable and sustainable IT infrastructure in the Amsterdam metropolitan area NorthC currently operates 13 facilities across the Netherlands in Almere, Amsterdam, Oude Meer, Delft, Rotterdam (x3), Eindhoven (x2) The company plans to add 11MW of IT capacity across its Dutch data centers Most recently the company announced it would expand its German data center footprint with facilities in Frankfurt and Berlin Its existing German data center footprint includes facilities in Munich and Nuremberg Both are also due to undergo expansions this year though further details have not been shared NorthC also operates four data centers in Switzerland meaning "eel-lake," is located just outside of Amsterdam Amsterdam is a popular data center market with Digital Realty and Equinix all having a presence in the capital Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Flower Art Museum & FloriWorld AalsmeerGet ready for a long weekend of flowers and plants this October The annual Aalsmeer Flower Festival could not take place in the summer flowers and plants are exhibited in ways you’ve never seen before integrated into art installations and design masterpieces You can even buy supplies for making your own autumn flower arrangements Demonstrations, workshops for adults and children and special exhibitions can be enjoyed throughout There will also be live music in the form of smooth blues so attendees can surround themselves in the festival atmosphere all day long The North Holland town of Aalsmeer is located 13km southwest of Amsterdam and has been dubbed the flower capital of the world as the largest flower auction in the world is held in Aalsmeer Here are the locations where the Flower Weekend takes place: The Flower Art Museum is the newest addition to this globally-renowned horticultural town It is the world's first museum dedicated entirely to contemporary art inspired by flowers visitors can enjoy many of the oldest varieties of flowers which are still grown there Browse the Aalsmeer Flower Festival website for more information We’re taking the next bold steps into a future of growth More About Us Our commitment to sustainability and a brighter future is evident in all of our leading brands More about Our Brands Sustainability is the essential guiding principle for our business into the 21st century and beyond More about Sustainability That’s why we’re 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surrounding facilities The solution: a custom electric heat recovery system Often referred to as the flower capital of the world draws thousands of visitors each year – many touring the renowned Royal FloraHolland auction and its 30,000 flower and plant species While the colorful accolade is certainly notable Aalsmeer touts an even more impressive distinction: the goal of fossil-free electricity use by 2040 paralleling other significant climate goals across the Netherlands but a unique group of local entities – with different yet shared interests – is already paving the way for progress Brought together by their common sustainability goals and motivation to reduce community-wide carbon emissions the municipality – along with NorthC Datacenters a childcare center and a nearby plant nursery – joined forces to create the Aalsmeer Energy Hub Data centers require significant cooling to run at optimum performance levels since their servers produce abundant heat which is often collected by an HVAC system and expelled into the external environment – as was the case with NorthC Datacenters Any heat released into the environment can be considered wasted – and since it takes energy to produce heat more environmentally friendly route can be taken: capture and recycle it as a heat source for other functions The choice was an easy one for Aalsmeer Energy Hub’s partners Recognizing an opportunity to utilize wasted heat as a mechanism for reducing community electricity consumption and carbon emissions childcare facility and plant nursery shift away from using gas fired boilers the groundbreaking project was officially launched in 2019 Aalsmeer Energy Hub collaborated with Trane Technologies’ local team on developing a custom electric heat recovery system leveraging Trane® CITY RTSF screw compressor heat pumps to capture excess heat from NorthC Datacenters and transfer it via heated water to the other three locations chilled water from those facilities returned to the datacenter – providing its necessary cooling requirements This energy transfer delivered a lower base temperature at NorthC Datacenters significantly reducing the electricity needed to create an optimal temperature within the facility the combination of the heat pump’s low-GWP refrigerant (R-1234ze) on-site solar array providing its electricity and the ability to reach 80 degrees Celsius output “I think a lot of people don’t know it is rather easy to heat and cool your building with heat pumps so it starts with educating people on their economic partner for Infinitus Energy Solutions Group By embracing bold innovation and advanced technologies the Aalsmeer Energy Hub project is a quintessential case study for accelerated decarbonization Previously wasted heat from NorthC Datacenters is now captured and dispersed to the childcare center plant nursery and sports complex – all of which are achieving cost reductions and natural gas use The closed loop system has decreased natural gas use enabled a transition to low-GWP refrigerant and improved the overall energy efficiency of all facilities avoiding nearly 400 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually – equivalent to the energy used by 48 homes each year all Aalsmeer Energy Hub partners are saving a cumulative ~210MWh in electricity annually Aalsmeer Energy Hub’s dedicated commitments innovative strategy and symbiotic relationship is enabling a greener more sustainable future – one that is free from fossil fuel use We’re leading the HVAC industry’s transition to low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants reducing environmental impact while providing the same expected comfort and performance a global pharmaceutical company focused on women's health sought a heating and cooling solution to meet their 2035 net zero goals Thermo King and Range Energy are currently testing the latest in the line of cold chain electrification solutions setting a new standard in low- to no-carbon refrigerated transport Center for Energy Efficiency and 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Kolster's 80th anniversary Dutch Flower Group Award and Greenovation Award The Glass Tulip Award, which rewards the best market introduction in five categories, was presented to growers who have worked for years on innovative products. There were no less than two awards per category; The jury award and a public award! There was a lot of voting for the audience awards, as many as 3,460 times! Read more about all the finalists and the winning novelties per category Royal FloraHolland was also present at the concurrent International Floriculture Trade Fair (IFTF) aimed at an international audience with some 150 growers as exhibitors Flowers are being destroyed at the flower auction in Aalsmeer The Dutch horticultural sector is sounding the alarm about the effects of the coronavirus crisis the auctions are struggling with low prices and the need to destroy the flowers Spring is usually the busiest time of year at the Aalsmeer Flower Auction in the Netherlands Now most of these flowers are being composted The coronavirus has grounded deliveries and shipments And now the Dutch government has banned public gatherings of any size until June People are hardly buying flowers right now "It's a dramatic situation," says Michel van Schie, spokesman of Royal FloraHolland the country's largest cooperative of growers which sells some 12 billion plants and flowers each year The Netherlands accounts for nearly half of the world trade in floriculture products and 77% of flower bulbs sold globally The Dutch exports overall are valued at $6.7 billion and the sector accounts for about 5% of the country's gross domestic product Now revenue has dropped by 85% since last month "You can't order [flowers] to stop growing," he says "And it's not possible to keep them in storage when they're not sold The decline comes as the Netherlands battles the rapid spread of the coronavirus. As of Tuesday, 276 people have died in the Netherlands from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and the country has identified 5,560 cases of infection most through an auction in the Netherlands Farmers there are leaving their roses to rot Flowers are stored prior to their destruction at the flower auction in Aalsmeer Van Schie says some Dutch growers have been giving their unsold flowers away to hospitals or even to passers-by on the streets More than 150,000 people work in floriculture many in family-owned businesses that have been operating for decades "It will be a disaster for local communities if these businesses go under," he says Daniel van de Nouweland runs Marjoland pink and yellow roses in greenhouses in the southern Netherlands "We have like 32 football [soccer] fields of roses," de Nouweland points out The company has weathered the 2008 financial crisis and a bacterial infection that killed off many of his blooms "But this crisis is different because we don't know when it will end," de Nouweland says Marjoland is only selling about 30% of the 170,000 roses it produces every day The rest it either gives to charity or presses into compost to be used as biomass fuel Van Schie says the cooperative he represents is talking to the Dutch government about financial lifelines for flower growers like Marjoland "Otherwise a lot of these businesses will go bankrupt," he says "That will damage our industry in a very heavy way And the flower business is one of the most important for the Dutch economy." Become an NPR sponsor Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker It should come as no surprise that the largest flower auction on the planet belongs to the Dutch who are synonymous with the notion of the blooming flora industry Known as "the Wall Street of flowers,” FloraHolland is the largest floral trader in the world it is one of the largest auction houses of any kind in the world They process flowers from 8,000 nurseries around the world and sell them to distributers at the Aalsmeer and Eelde warehouse who in turn put bouquets into the hands of customers.  approximately 20 million flowers from all over the world are sold off in this monolithic 243-acre building in a fast-paced Buyers can either sit at terminals in the actual auction house to place their bids They used to roll the lots of flowers out for the bidders to see (and smell) but those days have given way to the less romantic but more practical method of showing photographs of the wares on the terminals and leaving the actual goods in the freezers to keep them fresh The Dutch style of bidding starts with the highest price until someone's itchy finger hits the buzzer and secures the lot this is the center point of 60% of the world's cut flower market.  Its warehouse measures over 200 soccer fields in size Workers move about the cavernous space via electric carts and aerial tramways and various other blossoms are stacked on giant rolling shelves creating a colorful patchwork meadow when viewed from above.  Perhaps because flowers are such an ephemeral it might seem odd that there is such a high-stakes industry supporting them These are supposed to be the things of poetry But FloraHolland balances both the romantic nature of flowers with the busy industry surrounding them The company’s copy is peppered with slogans like planting seeds of opportunity…” Though flowers are sentimental selling them has to be done quickly–they won’t last forever Despite its struggles with the changing market the auction is still a fantastic place to visit with the automated system of tracks and trolleys that move the product around you can visit the center and watch the action from a special gallery that puts you right in the middle of all the action.  Easily accessible by Amsterdam city bus #172 and very near Schipol Airport its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol The 650 red and white Japanese plum trees of this Tokyo neighborhood blossom each spring Former private property that was hidden up a trail in the woods with thousands of bright yellow daffodils this hiking path becomes a daffodil paradise a unique nursery packed with desert plants East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers You can find more than 200 species of tropical plants at this garden owned by a former ambassador the community radio station for the town of Aalsmeer has taken their on-air studio digital with a new mixing console and “virtual radio” software solutions from Lawo The main studio installation consists of a 16-fader Crystal surface powered by a Lawo Compact Engine Value played a big part in the selection of Crystal according to Lennart Bader and Niels Tenhagen self-employed broadcast professionals who began their respective careers volunteering at Radio Aalsmeer Funds for the renovation came from generous donations by Rabobank and Schiphol Airport Tenhagen says that at the start of their project and the Lawo Crystal quickly became our favorite We love the clear design and quality engineering Literally every knob and button can be programmed.” provides the station’s main switching matrix “VPB has turned out to be super versatile and even allowed us to add additional analog in- and outputs,” says Bader we programmed a custom GPIO solution for tally lights and a multi-function color strip The team are very happy with their new studios and Lawo equipment “We are extremely proud of what we’ve achieved © 2025 Sports Video Group. All rights reserved. Site by Brightgreen Design/Arturan/Sfera Interactive and a swimming pool all use warm water from the site Dutch colocation player NorthC has successfully set up a district heating system in Aalsmeer just south of Amsterdam a Netherlands-based specialist refrigeration publication The Hub manages to capture and reuse the facility's waste heat and around 20 percent of it goes to the IKC Triade school and a swimming pool and sports hall called Die Waterlelie according to the RCC Koude and Lucht story by Uko Reinders Other heat could be used elsewhere but the distance to other potential customers would make this harder The data center uses outside air cooling as long as the temperature is below 18˚C "That heat was previously blown into the air," says Reinders [Google translate] because it involves a lot of energy: no less than 4MW This is now 0.75MW less during peak days; that energy is used for heating at three companies and institutions in the area." The water goes through a 1,400m pipe and reaches customers at a temperature of 22˚C the project decided to go deep and use horizontal directional drilling (HDD) because of the risk of meeting other pipes and potentially Second World War ammunition the water returns to the data center at a temperature of 12˚C because the water flows at a high speed of 1.5m/s Jeroen Roos of the energy transfer company Infinitus told Reinders Fertiplant uses warm water all year round to heat its offices and planting areas The company initially hung onto its gas boiler as a backup The swimming pool and the school have yet to fully test the system because they have been closed and not used heat during the coronavirus crisis which could potentially use waste heat from the data center NorthC would have to meet supply obligations to serve domestic consumers Data centers are increasingly encouraged to help their neighborhoods to reduce emissions on heating by offering their waste heat to nearby homes and businesses comparatively few organizations have been able to benefit because of the high capital costs of such projects and the relatively low quality of data center waste heat - it tends to come in the form of warm air or lukewarm water District heating systems only tend to exist in Nordic countries where the climate and political systems favor such developments New district heating systems such as the Aalsmeer Energy Hub are a comparative rarity However, in recent months, the data center operators of Europe have signed a climate-neutral data center pact, which promises that they will at least consider offering waste heat to district heating systems where appropriate the Norwegian government's Minister of Energy Tina Bru has proposed that all data centers in Norway should be required to evaluate the possibility of connecting to one The trade magazine and website RCC Koude & Lucht are produced by the Royal Dutch Cold Society ( KNVvK ) a technical-scientific association founded in 1908 by Nobel Prize winner Kamerlingh Onnes Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. 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Update my browser now Community radio station moves to all-digital infrastructure with Lawo Crystal console and RƎLAY software solution Lennart Bader is CEO of RadioPush.co and Dancefoundation.com. Niels Tenhagen is creative technologist at nielstenhagen.nl is situated about 13 kilometers south of Amsterdam It is famous for or being home to the largest flower auction in the world with more than 20 million flowers sold every day — so big that the whole of Vatican City could easily fit inside Founded in 1991, Radio Aalsmeer is the community radio station for the municipality of Aalsmeer producing approximately 60 hours of live radio every week according to the latest audience research carried out by an independent constultance firm the station is the fifth most listened to in the community being located inside a building that originally housed a flower auction; it later became the birthplace of commercial television in The Netherlands Radio Aalsmeer’s studio is prominently on display and visible to visitors station staff put much effort into creating a clever design with custom furniture and logo wallpaper had already been in operation for over 10 years at that time In 2018 the tech team decided it was time for a big update and a move to an all-digital infrastructure We make up the tech team and launched our respective careers based on our volunteer work at the station When we started looking for a new mixing console we visited trade shows like IBC and quickly decided that the Lawo Crystal was our favorite We love the clean design and high-quality engineering Literally every knob and button can be programmed There are of course cheaper options available but we felt the Lawo Crystal offered the best value for the money in our quest to further professionalize the station working with really limited budgets forces you to be very creative This project became a true passion for both Niels and myself Thanks to donations from the charity funds of both Rabobank and Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport we were able to raise the money necessary for the project Radio Aalsmeer purchased a 16-fader Crystal console and a Compact Engine with expansion boards to accommodate both analog and digital audio We decided to do everything by ourselves and learn from the experience The project took almost nine months to complete We learned to program the console by just using it and following the manuals our initial thoughts on solutions improved as we spent more time and pitched ideas back-and-forth to each other [Read: Casablanca Broadcast Days Looks to Increase Knowledge, Skill Set] so everything has to be as perfect as possible The footprint of the previous console was much bigger than the new Crystal so the team designed a piece of furniture to place on of the desk to cover the now-empty hole and the new furniture houses three computer screens on an angle The construction budget didn’t cover the Lawo GPIO expansion to the Crystal console Lawo employs open standards throughout its product lines so we went devised an open-source Ember+ solution based on a Raspberry Pi mini-computer Our software is written in NodeJS and uses the Ember+ protocol to communicate with the Crystal and also the LED strip that has been integrated into the new furniture piece flashes blue when a phone call is incoming and turns green when there’s somebody at the door We are probably the only station with an Ember+ powered doorbell all the playout and studio computers run Lawo RƎLAY VSC Virtual Sound Card software VSC allows the PCs to send routable AES67 streams directly to the Ravenna AoIP network The station’s switching matrix uses another RƎLAY product We use Thimeo Stereo Tool for audio processing and are now able to route signals as desired to and from various source and outputs and even allowed us to add additional analog in- and outputs for various uses — to monitor the on air signal via a tuner Stereo Tool software provides all the audio-shaping tools found in dedicated hardware but virtualized and running in a PC environment Radio Aalsmeer employs it not only to shape the station’s over-the-air signal but also to pre-process the program feed prior to encoding with Icecast for live web streaming and for on-demand online listening The station’s transmitter is also connected to the AoIP network Located in the same building 500 meters distant from the studios IP proved an efficient way of getting final programming from studio to air We are extremely proud of what we’ve achieved It has turned out both very functional and beautiful Our colleagues are in awe when they first see it Change is always tough but it literally only takes about 10 minutes to explain the new Lawo setup it’s just a matter of getting used to a new layout With these up-to-date mixing and software solutions Radio Aalsmeer is now future proof — and with a studio like this [Want more information like this? 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It seems like you're already an ETPrime member with Login using your ET Prime credentials to enjoy all member benefits Log out of your current logged-in account and log in again using your ET Prime credentials to enjoy all member benefits. new video loaded: Aalsmeer Flower Auction Fights the Clock transcriptBackbars0:00/4:24-4:24transcript the design of the ‘flowerbed hotel’ in aalsmeer, netherlands by dutch architecture firm MVRDV has been revealed by project developer kloos2 this 19.500m2 hotel and conference centre is set for location next to the entrance of the future bloomin’ holland theme park and business centre the structural composition of the building is a series of stacked volumes contained within a greenhouse shell the new centre will offer 280 hotel rooms all decorated with floral themes with additional facilities including a 1.600m2 conference centre 1.100m2 assigned to services and 140 parking spaces the spacious lobby will be divided into three zones: public zone for day visitors a more private zone for hotel guests and a mixed zone the welcoming space complete with 2.100m2 worth of flower beds 2.100m2 worth of flowerbeds will be realized the architectural project is set to feature sun collectors windmills and underground warm and cool storage offering excellent energy performance despite its glasshood AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style UK's departure from EU leaving firms unsure about future of $8b industry a fleet of forklift trucks carries crates of roses chrysanthemums and 22,000 other flower varieties through the world's biggest flower market chief operating officer for Royal FloraHolland keeps a watchful eye as workers sort stems arriving from all over the world before sending them off to destinations across Europe where robotic efficiency meets a riot of color and fragrance is facing a challenge that could make the hardiest bloom wilt: Brexit "We are preparing for all kind of disturbances along the way," Pasma said at the huge warehouse in Aalsmeer "The worst is a hard Brexit and we are preparing for that as well." The Netherlands has long been famous for tulips and flowers remain a vital part of the Dutch economy with 7 billion euros ($8 billion) a year in sales Britain is the third largest market for the Netherlands' flower export business flowers are flown in from around the world before being sent seamlessly to Britain or other parts of the European Union's single market the political chaos around Britain's impending exit from the EU on March 29 next year has left businesses unsure about what kind of trade arrangements-if any-will follow Businesses across the continent have been worrying about this since Britain voted to leave in 2016 but nowhere is the problem as pertinent as in a business where only the freshest produce will do A virtual Wall Street for flowers a few miles from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Royal FloraHolland acts as both auction house and distribution center Around a third of world flower trade passes through the Netherlands with about 20 percent flown in direct from Africa via Amsterdam airport and being checked by customs agents at the warehouse with Russia and the United States also major destinations Those headed for Britain are sent by ferry－90 percent－or via the Channel Tunnel "It's a fresh product so we have to keep it cool and we have to bring it within one or two days to the customers," says Pasma But Brexit risks leaving some of those flowers-whether destined for vases in people's homes wedding bouquets or other blooms for special occasions-stuck at the border Political chaos in London has raised fears that Britain could crash out of the EU without a deal which would mean the return of customs and regulatory barriers "We've been preparing for two and a half years now but still the uncertainty remains on what kind of scenarios it will be so we are waiting for the decision so we can really work on a solution," Pasma said With historically close trading links to Britain the Netherlands has been one of the countries most worried about the fallout from Brexit A Dutch official report this month estimated the cost to the Dutch economy of a no-deal exit at 2.3 billion euros up to 2023 while Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was one of only three European leaders that British Prime Minister Theresa May visited this week as she tried to win support for changes to get a deal through parliament In fact Brexit has already hit the flower industry "People in the UK will still put flowers on their table and they will still come from the Netherlands," he said On Sanday October 28th Steve Jobs' envisioned yacht Venus was unveiled in Aalsmeer Steve Jobs's yacht is making what looks to be its coming-public in the Dutch city of Aalsmeer The photographs first appeared on the Apple news site One More we are sure you will be a technological marvel Apple applications everywhere but we are not sure that the result is the best design Here we give the descriptio given by Walter Isaacson in his Steve Jobs biography: Archive Design Royal FloraHolland offers floriculture companies both the option for leasehold and Mayor Gido Oude Kotte: "Everything in Aalsmeer breathes flowers and plants The development of Aalsmeer-Oost is taking place in close cooperation with the municipality and in good consultation with the surrounding area." Cooperation with Royal FloraHolland in the area of logistics services is an advantage in both issuing the land on a leasehold and renting it out CFO Royal FloraHolland: "With growers or buyers who want to establish themselves in Aalsmeer-Oost we will discuss in advance how we can strengthen the floriculture cluster through cooperation The new building offers numerous opportunities for this We also reserve space ourselves to provide existing and future services." The site at Aalsmeer-Oost is ready for construction and the ring road Work is currently still underway on the construction of the Undisturbed Logistics Connection (OLV) towards the N201 and a good connection to Schiphol Airport and the A4 and A9 freeways Companies establishing themselves at Aalsmeer-Oost are directly connected to the product street that forms the link with Aalsmeer-Centrum The new building lends itself perfectly to redesigning and optimizing logistics processes the buildings can be given their own look with their own identity such as with a specific entrance and the company name on the facade This can already be seen at the first built-up plot already occupied by Marginpar The five plots now coming on the market are directly connected to this plot at the visibility location along the N201 We have already taken several steps to bring supply and demand of flowers by product type together on one central national clock (One Auction) We now have a central national clock across 2 locations for cut anthurium With practical experience and in consultation with FPC Roos there is now also the green light for merging the rose clocks in Naaldwijk and Aalsmeer in the second half of this year The schedule for connecting the rose clocks at Rijnsburg is still being decided ShareBattery-powered trolleys and a miniature-railway-like system shuttle 20-million flowers and decorative plants around.By David EllisUpdated January 31 2019THE next time you’re worrying about what flower rose or maybe potted plant to buy for that special someone give a thought to those in the floral industry charged with going along and buying at the daily Aalsmeer Flower Auction in the Netherlands Because here is the biggest flower auction in the world held in a building with one of the largest floor areas on earth An amazing twenty-million flowers and decorative plants are sold here to commercial buyers every day in a building whose floor area of 518,000 square metres comes to 52 hectares or around the equivalent of 100-plus football fields The first Aalsmeer flower auction was held back in 1911 in a simple local eatery – the Café Welcome – and after that auctions moved around various sites as they grew in size over the next 60-odd years The current gigantic purpose-built market was opened in 1972 near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport as the-then world’s biggest building by floor area Flowers now sold here come from across Europe and such diversely far-flung countries as Australia Roses (live and cut) are the biggest sellers at twenty-eight per cent of all sales Some Euro 4.6 billion ($7.3 billion in our money) worth of flowers sell here annually using the Dutch Auction system in which the price starts high and works its way down Daily trading starts at 7am and is all over by 11am (Thursdays 9am.) Something like 280 battery-powered “scooters” hauling shuttles of trolleys are used to move each day’s 20-million flowers around the vast building An elevated Visitors’ Walking Gallery for viewing the flowers on display and the auctions in progress has information panels in four languages.. but be prepared for a long walk to take-in as much as you can for remember this building has a floor area of 52 hectares Details – www.royalfloraholland.com ShareTravel's Top PicksHungry TravellerThe West Hollywood power move isn't booze - it's a healthy breakfast by the poolCelebrities are flocking to it in big numbers. ReviewTucked away in Byron Bay, this stylish stay offers more than just good looksYou'll experience a sense of calm from the moment you arrive. A new cruise ship has scored pole position at the famous Monaco Grand PrixThe glamorous vessel will be used as a floating hotel. 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