In the last couple of years the Colombian floral industriousness has been look some government issue with the local airline and its capacity to move all the flower that go away from the commonwealth . “ Especially with the flowers that go out of the city of Medellin , where in ingeminate occasion the logistics has collapsed and the products have been stock in the airport ” , says Andres Escobar of FlorAndina , a Colombian hydrangea grower .
FlorAndina in the main enrapture to the United States . recently they have been sharpen on transporting by sea freight . “ Many of our client worldwide are suffer the consequences of the current issues with the airlines not just because their products got stock but also because air fares are invariably increasing and they are lose competitiveness . ”
Facing the transport challenge“Therefore we started our readiness three years ago , by instal young protocols that covers all our chain economic value since the very beginning of our cultivation operation . We require to guarantee that our product is quick to be ship via a dissimilar system than before . ” The hydrangeas of FlorAndina are put in the container in Medellin and days later they arrive in Port Everglades , North America . By motortruck they travel to different finish in the United States .
Escobar is slaked with the choice . “ now our shipments by sea represent a full amount of our weekly sales agreement , giving the advantage to our client to trust on us as a farm that has the knowledge and infrastructure to handle our production in a very professional way . We are able to help them face up the transport challenge . ”
Strengthened relation“We found out that our client could fend off head ache with the airlines position . By using maritime transportation , we help our customers save money , while giving the flowers a better cold chain and the most important part , keep their clients glad with our products . aid our customers with this exile system has also strengthened our relation back with them , since they can count on in high spirits quality products in good volumes and consistency . They still see in FlorAndina not just the first caller in the hydrangea business in Colombia , but also a just ally that is always look for innovation in its mathematical product portfolio and that goes a step beyond their rival ' understanding all the industry challenge . ”
For more information : FlorAndinaAndres EscobarEmail:[email protected]|Colombia Tel . ( 574 ) 448 45 55 ext 103Cel . 317 492 03 36Usa : 305 6471138
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