Bart Kersschot and Catarina Tojal new MPS coordinators Belgium from 1 February 2023

Bart and Catarina are the owners of BedrijfsKracht, a consultancy firm for the green sector. With passion for the green profession and great respect for green entrepreneurs, BedrijfsKracht connects the right partners in the chain within the green sector.

Bart trained as a bio-engineer and took additional courses in management and process optimisation, after which he has spent the past twenty years building up a broad knowledge and expertise in the green sector within Europe.

Catarina studied biology and gained many years of experience in research and production of ornamental plants and tropical agricultural crops. In recent years, she was also active as a prevention advisor and supported several ornamental growers in certification.

From now on, they will be the contacts in Belgium for all questions and comments regarding MPS. So if you have any questions and/or remarks about any of the MPS standards or other MPS-related matters, please do not hesitate to contact Bart at b.kersschot@my-mps.com or +32 471 84 31 91 or Catarina at c.tojal@my-mps.com or +32 479 29 64 36.

Inge Schalke new coordinator Netherlands

Inge Schalke will be the new Netherlands coordinator from 1 February 2023. Her name will ring a bell with some members, as Inge has been working for MPS Service & Support for the past two years.

Having grown up as a true grower’s daughter, ornamental horticulture is in Inge’s blood. It is therefore not surprising that she worked in various commercial positions at Royal FloraHolland for almost 13 years. Here, she even won the ‘most customer-friendly and collegial colleague’ award in 2009. After two years of Service & Support, Inge thought it was time for a new step in her career and made the switch to Coordinator Netherlands. So from now on, you can also bump into her at trade fairs and meetings, where you can ask all your questions or just have a chat.

“I’m really looking forward to it, working outside of the office, visiting the growers a lot and in this way spreading the word even more about what the added value of the MPS Group can be for them,” says Inge.

You can contact Inge at i.schalke@my-mps.com or +31 6 22 73 48 98.