Aim of Foundation

To increase the culture of flower trade, to utilise the material and intellectual resources in a better way, and to ensure the future of the Hungarian cultivation and trade of ornamental plants.

Company History

Flora Hungaria Kft. was founded by 48 horticulturists on 8 January 1993. In order to realise the aim of foundation, the company extended to 448 members established its modern flower hall, the centre of the profession by its own sources in Szigetszentmiklós in half a year. The hall of 10,000 m² and the connecting buildings started to operate on 1 December 1993. To satisfy the emerging demands, the company increased to 534 persons enlarged the area of the flower hall to 3,250 m². It was put into use in October 1994.

In 1/3 part of the 13,500 m² hall cut flowers, in 1/3 part ornamental plants in pot, and in the other 1/3 part flower shop accessories are sold. The stands can be used by the owners of the company and their renters. Due to the strengthening of bulk trading, a logistics centre of 5,100 m² was built connected to the operating hall with a loading lock of 1,200 m² and a loading space of 3,900 m² in the year 2001. Simultaneously with the implementation of the logistics centre, the basis of the future electronic (internet) trading was realised – concerning especially our joining the European Union, the globalisation of the ornamental plant trade. Our internet program (demand and supply) is only available in Hungarian at the time being. In the flower market, civilised loading locks protected against weather conditions ensure favourable loading circumstances for the deliveries. In order to enlarge the loading capacity, a ramp-level lorry-loading platform of eight standings was established connected to the existing northern loading lock in the year 2002. Four standings of the lorry-loading platform on the western side are of free use. The unloading of the lorries without elevating pallet is helped by installed articulated lifting tables in the large lock.
In the year 2007, a lorry-loading terminal of 18 standings and a goods-manipulating centre were realised connected to the southern end of the hall. The building of the lorry-loading platform was justified by the increased freight traffic and the preparation of the wholesale, department store chain goods. From among the loading standings, 14 standings are used by our members to supply themselves and their customers, and 4 standings are of free use.

Outdoor Stands

The sale of the basic materials of wreath making, and that of the bagged soil-mix take place in the open space, on the western side of the market. Our cultivators offer monocarpic and biennial flowers, perennial ornamental plants, and nursery goods in small container at the outdoor covered stands. Devices used for cultivation, artificial fertilisers, etc. can be bought at the closed stands next to the outdoor stands.

Range of Goods, Market Days

Due to the size of bulk flower market and number of customers, Flora Hungaria Kft. offers a wide range of goods to its customers, and everything is available at the same place. The number of the trader arriving from the neighbouring countries (Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Croatia) is continuously increasing in the flower market. The cultivators and the suppliers can bring the goods to be sold from 7 o’clock in the morning continuously. In the wholesale units and the logistics centre, the preparation of the items ordered by the country wholesalers take place. On Mondays and Thursdays (traditional market days), the foreign customers and the national wholesalers are welcome from 9 o’clock, and the retailers can visit the flower market from 11 o’clock. On other market days: on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays the customers are welcome between 8:00 and 20:00 based on a harmonisation with the partners. Wednesday and Saturday are the days of lorry arrivals. A restaurant and a buffet provide extra service for the market participants. Concerning our market participants and the products sold by them, details can be found under menu Partners.

Basic Data

Actual members of Flora Hungaria Kft.: 488.
Number of the stands in the hall: 600, in the open space: 150.
Number of parking places: 1,550.
Surface of the hall building with locks: 20,000 m².
Number of loading standings: 26. From that, number of free standings: 8.
Number of employees of Flora Hungaria Kft. performing the operation of the hall: 38, from that:
- management: 10 persons,
- security team: 14 persons,
- maintenance team: 14 persons.

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Organisational Structure

The establishment built in 17 hectares and of more than 6 thousand million value is the largest bulk flower hall in Central and Eastern Europe.

Professional Forums, Exhibitions

Professional visitors can enter the market by manager permit. In addition to its trading function, the ornamental plant trade centre is a professional forum, too, which represents the Hungarian ornamental plant cultivators in front of the whole world by organising national and international horticultural exhibitions and professional shows. From among them, the most important one is the programme called Hortus Hungaricus International Horticultural Exhibition, which is organised in the third week of September(www.hortushungaricus.info.hu). Concerning the professional programmes, details can be found in the menu News and Programmes.