History

In 1894 P. Aker B.V. was founded by the great-grandfather of the present director, Mr. Peter F.M. Aker. Initially the company started with the production and distribution of flower and vegetable seeds. As soon as the economical importance rose, P. Aker B.V. focussed on the production of flowerbulbs, starting with Tulips, followed by Gladiolus and Iris. From about 1948 the export of these products to different european countries started and in the 1950's also to the U.S.A., later followed by other countries.

In the late 1980's the flowerbulb-production was reduced to concentrate and specialise on the export of high quality products. The last decade P.Aker B.V. has widened its market to Australia and Asia.