IT for greenhouse horticulture in Middenmeer and at Agriport A7
Along the A7 near Middenmeer stand large, modern greenhouse complexes, with technology on a scale you do not see everywhere. Infodatek Group monitors the climate computers and energy systems and manages the process network and the office workstations, in one overview.
Big greenhouses, lots of technology, one dedicated partner
Agriport A7 in the Wieringermeer was set up for large-scale greenhouse horticulture and for businesses that use a lot of energy. The area has its own fibre network, an energy grid and a heat network, and there are data centres here too. A greenhouse complex in this setting is a sizeable technical operation: many climate zones, extensive energy systems, grading and packing lines, countless sensors and a large workforce. Through Digital Care Agro we monitor greenhouse and shed equipment, and manage the process network alongside your office IT. So one party oversees the whole, and your suppliers deal with a single contact.
Grading lines, energy systems and climate computers watched from a single place
A process network that grows with every new phase of your complex
Wifi coverage across the entire complex, from growing section to dispatch
Help with NIS2 for medium-sized and large businesses in the food chain
In short
Where
Middenmeer, Agriport A7, the wider Wieringermeer and Hollands Kroon
What
Digital Care Agro: greenhouse, shed and office in one overview, as an add-on to Managed Operations
How
Continuously monitored remotely, with planned visits to your complex
Scale
IT for the large greenhouse complexes of Middenmeer
A large complex has many climate zones, an extensive energy system and long paths where the network has to work everywhere. The number of devices grows with the scale: sensor gateways, cameras, scanners, tablets and the computers along the grading and packing lines.
We keep a continuous eye on all those parts and flag deviations early. Everything we monitor is recorded: what is installed, which firmware it runs and who the supplier is. That record belongs to you and grows along with your business.
Building in phases
A network that grows with your complex
Large greenhouse complexes are often built in phases. Each new section brings its own climate computers, energy installations and network equipment. We think along during construction about the process network, so a new phase connects neatly to what is already there.
Greenhouse and process network stay separate from the office, with separate rules for each part. Even so, you see the whole business in one picture. For the connection to the outside world Agriport A7 offers a solid base: the area has its own fibre network.
Energy and climate
Energy, climate and maintenance around Middenmeer
Energy plays a big role at Agriport A7. There is a heat network, geothermal heat is used to warm greenhouses, and residual heat from the data centres can end up in the greenhouses as well. Climate and energy are closely linked here, so we monitor energy systems as carefully as climate computers.
Backups of settings and the firmware are arranged in consultation with the supplier, and maintenance happens only within your growing windows. Issues with climate, irrigation or fertigation get follow-up outside office hours as well. In case of a fault, we call in the supplier.
People and suppliers
Seasonal peaks, suppliers and NIS2
At the peak, a large complex takes on many extra people, in the greenhouse and in the shed. Accounts, devices and wifi scale up with them, and invoicing per season is an option. Your technical suppliers talk to us, and log in securely from afar to just their own systems.
Larger growers in the food chain, from medium-sized upwards, can fall under NIS2. Our Smart Compliance service supports the measures and paperwork, and being certified for ISO 27001 and NEN 7510 ourselves, we know how to make security demonstrable, for an auditor and for your buyers.
Sectors
For growing, agribusiness and logistics in the Wieringermeer
Around Middenmeer, large-scale greenhouse horticulture, arable farming and logistics come together. We bring office and technology together for each of them in one agreement.
Large-scale greenhouse horticulture
Complexes with many sections, their own energy management and long grading and packing lines. We manage the process network and the office IT and monitor the climate computers, as one whole, with maintenance that fits your growing windows.
Arable farming in the polder
The Wieringermeer has long been an arable farming area, and those farms also rely more and more on sensors, climate-controlled storage and software for growing and sales. Digital Care Agro brings shed, yard and office together in one overview.
Logistics and firms on the business park
Besides the greenhouses, Agriport A7 is home to logistics and other businesses. For them we provide complete management of servers, network, workstations, backup and security, with one fixed contact person.
Suppliers and installers
Firms that build, fit out or maintain greenhouses work with engineers on site and projects that run for a long time. We make sure their office, laptops and project data are well organised, even with a dispersed team.
Service area
Greenhouse IT in Middenmeer and the Wieringermeer
Middenmeer lies in the middle of the Wieringermeer, in the municipality of Hollands Kroon in the north of Noord-Holland. Agriport A7 lies along the motorway it is named after, and the village can also be reached via the N242 and N248.
Infodatek Group and Select IT are active in greenhouse horticulture around Middenmeer. We work from Vianen and Terneuzen and do most of the work remotely: monitoring, management and support run over a secure connection. For a survey, the handover of a new phase or work on the network, we plan a visit to your complex. We also serve the other Wieringermeer villages and the rest of Hollands Kroon.
Where we work
Middenmeer
Slootdorp
Wieringerwerf
Kreileroord
Hippolytushoef
Medemblik
Schagen
Frequently asked questions
Questions about IT for greenhouse horticulture in Middenmeer
You are not just around the corner. How does that work in practice?
Very well, because almost all the work happens remotely. Our monitoring keeps constant watch over climate computers, energy and network, and the service desk helps your staff over a secure connection. For things that are better done on site, such as a survey, new equipment or the handover of a phase, we plan a visit to Middenmeer, agreed with you well in advance.
Our complex is being extended. Can you advise during construction?
Gladly, and preferably as early as possible. During construction you decide what the process network, the wifi and the connection to the office will look like. We work with your greenhouse builder and installers, so the new section connects properly to what is already there. After handover we add the new equipment to our monitoring and to the documentation.
Is NIS2 relevant for a complex like ours?
It depends on what you do and how big you are. Medium-sized and larger food-chain businesses can fall within its scope, and for the large complexes at Agriport A7 it is a real question. We work through it together. If your business is covered, Smart Compliance helps with measures, documentation and evidence.
How do you work with our climate and energy suppliers?
They deal with us. We align their work, fit it into your growing windows and give each supplier a secure remote login, limited to its own systems and to agreed moments. The in-depth knowledge of their systems stays with them; we make sure the environment around them is stable and well secured.
How do you arrange accounts and wifi for seasonal workers?
Ahead of the peak we prepare accounts with exactly the permissions needed, and we make sure the wifi can handle the extra devices across greenhouse and shed. Afterwards we tidy those accounts away. Seasonal invoicing is possible, so the arrangement moves with the way your year unfolds.
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