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The Ludwig Svensson Award for the most environmentally friendly company

The Ludwig Svensson Award for the most environmentally friendly company

The Wichmann orchid horticulture project is a consistent energy management concept involving biogas-producing farmers and greenhouse horticulture businesses with high energy requirements.

From left: Ernst Wolbert, Christian Wichmann, Ruth Moschner (Photo: Johannes Eisele)

The not insignificant challenge of finding a solution and working together with a partner from a different industry on energy issues was accepted and overcome. After more than twelve months, the biogas waste heat project has produced extremely positive results and the partnership has achieved its goals of saving heating costs and reducing emissions. The jury considers the Wichmann orchid nursery’s project to be particularly noteworthy and therefore honors it with the TASPO Award in the category “The most environmentally friendly company”.

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By Redaktion|2025-03-28T11:31:40+01:0028. March 2025|All contributions|

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Wichmann Orchid Center in Celle

One of Germany’s oldest and most renowned orchid companies. Founded in 1897, the business has specialized in the cultivation and care of orchids for generations and, with its approximately 8,000 m² of space, is now one of Europe’s leading orchid nurseries. It offers visitors an impressive variety of orchid species and hybrids across a 650 m² sales area. Today, it is run by the fourth generation of the family and is internationally renowned, in part due to awards won at exhibitions such as the Federal Horticultural Show.

Interested visitors can also take part in guided tours, during which we provide in-depth insights into our work, plant propagation, and plant care. This includes informative presentations and a tour of our greenhouses. In addition to orchids, our retail area offers a wide variety of green and flowering plants, as well as decorative accessories, planters, growing media, and orchid pots. In our online store, you’ll find all our products available for shipping throughout Germany and Europe.

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