"Northern Germany Success Story After 30 months of planning and construction, one of the most modern container nurseries in Europe opened in August. The long-established, family-owned company, BKN STROBEL, now resides on 65 hectares (160 acres)" [...] diy, 09.2002 "BKN STROBEL, located in Holm by Pinneberg, officially opened its new nursery on August 23, 2004 after 30 months of planning and construction. This newly constructed company is one of the most modern container nurseries in Europe, complete with its own logistic center. 500 guests came to the induction ceremony; among the guests was Schleswig-Holstein's Secretary of Commerce, Prof. Dr. Bernd Rohwer." [...] DEGA Deutscher Gartenbau, KW 35 Large-scale moving: Until recently, BKN STROBEL resided in Pinneberg, located in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Now the tree nursery, which specializes in container plants and roses, has a new address and of the 45 hectares (111 acres) of new building land, 32 hectares (79 acres) will be used for production. BKN STROBEL is now headquartered in Holm, a rural district of Pinneberg." [...] Taspo, KW 33, 16.08.2002 "Nature conservation and landscape protection play a huge role at BKN STROBEL's new location: The company now presents itself with a closed irrigation system. Thanks to a complete sealing of the 32 hectares (79 acres) of container area, no more drops of water will escape into the soil." [...] Taspo, KW 33, 16.08.2002 "The different methods of irrigation used in the fields and in the plastic film and glass greenhouses not only indicate the type of water management taking place in the new operation of BKN; also the drainage, water storage and cleaning techniques in addition to the complex control engineering show how BKN manages its water. " [...] DEGA Deutscher Gartenbau, Week 16, 20.04.2002 "The construction of BKN STROBEL's new business in the Pinneberger Strasse in Holm gets under way. On May 7th, 2001, Schleswig-Holstein's Minister of Agriculture, Ingrid Franzen, started the next stage of construction by laying down the foundation stone for the company buildings." [...] TASPO 18.05.2001, Page 20 "In Holm, BKN STROBEL stamps one of the most modern enterprises of the tree nursery industry out of the ground." [...] Pinneberger-Zeitung 09.05.2001 BKN STROBEL of Pinneberg prepares itself for the demands of the future with its big, new project. The work started in October for the relocation of the entire operation from Wedeler Straße in Pinneberg to Holm. In June 2002, the project shall come to an end and the company in Holm will be opened for business" [...] Deutsche Baumschule 02.2001 "A Consistent Milestone BKN STROBEL, one of the leading nurseries nationwide growing container plants and roses, is relocating to the Pinneberger Straße, just a few kilometers away from the old company's premises in Pinneberg. The new nursery in Schleswig-Holstein is unparalleled in their planned internal logistics and environmental justice concerns." [...] Markt in grün 1-2 / 2001 The Future Has Started BKN STROBEL, located near Pinneberg, invests 30 million DM in a completely new business, which is considered to be a "milestone for the European tree nursery economy"." [...] Grüner Markt, January/February 2001 "BKN sets standards" Deutscher Gartenbau 01.2001