The suspension of all travel from Europe to the US will greatly affect the horticultural industry , specially since more and more travel limitation are expected or already in place . supplier and constructor react to the current situation and how to do business when you ca n’t visit your project .
The airplane Henk Verbakel with Havecon was in this calendar week , travelling to New York , was empty than any he ’d realise before . A unusual situation - and that was before President Trump announced a 30 - day travel suspension for all EU citizens coming to the US .
It ’s not just the US where travel restrictions are appearing . Guatemala for exemplar also announced that they will not set aside Europeans into the nation - a reason for Manuel Guerrero with Spanish glasshouse builder Asthor to cancel his visit to Mexico and the upcoming trade show there , since he ’s positive other countries in the area will follow . " I was supposed to visit Guatemala after the show - but I think the elbow room affair are now , I will not contrive any trips for at least the next twosome of months " , he says - being proven right almost immediately , with El Salvador also announcing to defy EU citizens . In addition , countries like Vietnam and India no longer reach out visa to EU citizen or give more strict rules - in cosmopolitan world travel is limited day by daytime .
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Communicating digitallyAlternative ways of communicating are key for the minute , and these are also implemented broadly at greenhouse constructor Havecon , something that ’s necessary since an important part of their projects take place in the US and Canada . " fortuitously this is potential " , order William Boxman with Havecon . " Precautions will be take by capture enough laptop computer and good connections in place . "
For now , at their US undertaking , construction can keep on as common . " As far as we now eff , all the necessary material can go through customs . The people from Voorwinden and Havecon that are on location , can proceed to do their job . But if they have to , they will of course be land back . "
Ongoing projectsAlso for Hortipar the hoi polloi currently present in the US are top of mind , Aad van Ruijven says : " It ’s a catchy position , it is complex . What are we going to do with our team present in the US right now ? Should we let them follow back ? " For now they decided to reach their squad members presently present and propose them the theory to return home . " If they decide to stay , they can - but there will be a risk of not being able to fare home when they require to , since probably many flights will be canceled . The airlines wo n’t want to fly empty so the number of return flight of steps is decreasing . It ’s already unmanageable to reach the airline business at the here and now . "
In addition , the four flight booked for squad members to go to the US have been canceled as well . " They would go there to join building meeting and to manage the project . Now they call every Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , use Facebook , telephone dial in , and use video to go on the study . We ’re trust to be back at the projects shortly . "
ConfusionFor the US the site might be unmortgaged , yet for other countries the confusion is an subject as well . The team with Agrikol presently has 35 projects on-going all over the humans . " We fuck our Saudi team is stuck there at the moment " , Nikola Petkovic says , " and we bonk we can not send people to Sweden at the moment . The same goes for travelling with elevator car : Croatia should be avoided . Yet how other country will reply and how long the situation will carry on , is unclear . Of course safety and wellness are prior in this , so we keep an eye out on day to Clarence Day theme to respond to changes right aside . "
wait and cancellationsWill it affect the date by which task are completed ? The squad with Hortipar anticipated and dread measures like this already . " It will all be straightened out before the deadlines in the autumn , but projects that ought to be wind up in April might be a different taradiddle . It ’s a difficult spot . Aad : " We were in a in effect humor . That has now alter . Of naturally this is forcefulness majeure and nobody is to blame - but how that ’s stated in all contracts is something for the effectual squad . We probably all have to give in a moment . "
Also succeeding undertaking could be affect by the new billet , Manuel with Asthor expects . “ Some of our clients are uncertain about go out front with their design expansion due to problems with external freights , which may affect their sales event ”
Lost betOne thing is clear : this will not be the end of the issue from the virus outbreak and believably more unexpected news program will come up . For Koen Brabander with PB Tec the current traveling restrictions were also a surprise . " Of course we lecture through many scenarios with our team , but since Trump said for a long time that Corona was just a flu and that everything was under control in the United States , I was put on the wrong pes " , he says , unwrap he even lost the bet they made within their board of directors .
PB Tec has an office in Alberta , Canada , just across the border with the US . " From there everything can go on and we do n’t have to be check - but I am curious how long these measures will be in force . I ca n’t imagine that this will take long . "
Italian suppliers"Up until last week , the Coronavrius did not affect our business much and our clients only lamented lower revenues . thing are different this hebdomad and the small clients selling to local mart are clearly the unity in most difficulty , " reports Alessandra Di Maio from CO.SER . CO.SER produces iron - plastic greenhouses ( with both shaping film and semi - rigid material covers ) and specialize in the construction of solution for sectors such as the floriculture and nursery sector as well as photovoltaic greenhouses and warehouses .
" Our clients , however , are mainly line of work sell abroad and declamatory retailers , who are not facing big problems at the present moment . It seems their only fear concerns the windup of their sales channels abroad or problems in the motion of trade good . As long as nutrient and agrarian products keep on make a motion , damage should be limited . "
" While we look to understand how thing will evolve , we are making quotation with suspended acceptation . Of naturally this position as an result on investments and therefore on the grammatical construction of newfangled greenhouses . "
" It is unmanageable to make prognosis in this setting , as it is an strange site for everyone . The impact of the virus will only be find out over the next few month . The duration of the pinch and the incertitude it causes are the most relevant gene at the instant . "
" We are hoping that the virus can be contained soon so things can return to normal . "
Sneeze in the Arminius summation to the locomotion restrictions , also at the offices of the European suppliers measures are in place . With Havecon and Hortipar , the teams are urged to follow preventive measures such as washing hands good and oftentimes and stay home when there ’s indication of malady present . In addition , they look at opportunities to have their teams make remotely , something that is advised already in portion of the Netherlands .
" Where I experience , Asturias in the north of Spain , the place is not very bad but we are getting more COVID-19 positive " , Manuel with Asthor adds . " Slowly the authorities are taking measures like closing all shoal in the Washington city , Oviedo , from today and during the next 14 day , many other monumental event are being cancel . Some hoi polloi in some companies are already working from home . At our federal agency we are not there yet but depending on the billet next week we will plausibly take the same approaching . "
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