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CASING SOIL Jubilee in Teufelsmoor


On 27 June, Topterra celebrated the 10th anniversary of its German branch, HWW, in Worpswede. Guests were welcome to visit the new processing facility and the nearby Teufelsmoor bog and moorland. We


also went along for a look. By Uko Reinders


T


he growth in volume at the site in Wanssum, where the company started in 1988, was what motivated Topterra to open a branch 10 years


ago in Worpswede. “To meet the growing demand we had to expand the production facilities. But that wasn’t an option in Wanssum, so we had to start searching for a second location elsewhere”, explains director Lam Janssen. To be closer to their German customers, the most strategic option logistically speaking would be to actually move to Germany according to him. During the search, Worpswede quickly emerged


as a possible choice. Topterra knew the locality thanks to the peat bogs, which were also used by Humus Werke Worpswede (HWW) to extract peat. The peat was also packed there. Worp- swede was not only situated close to the peat bogs, but also ideally situated to serve Topterra’s German customer base and the international seaport of Bremen. This was also advantageous for export, which at 40 percent accounts for a large share of the company’s turnover. Topterra exports casing soil all over the world, including as far as Australia. “So Worpswede ticked all the boxes on our wish list for an ideal location for


Humus Werke Worpswede is close to the extensive Teufelsmoor moorlands.


30 MUSHROOM BUSINESS


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