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About us

Fa. L.A. van Schie is a real family business, where the 3rd generation is at the helm together with the 2nd generation. Paul, Wes and Rick van Schie form the management of the company. Together with the team, they are responsible for the best quality tomatoes for our customers. The company now consists of 11 hectares of Mediax tomatoes. Behind the walls of Tomselect, these delicious tomatoes are sorted and packed according to the end customer's wishes.

We are 100% passionate about what we love most, growing high-quality tomatoes. With each his own expertise, we work on the company of the future.

Grandpa Leo's character is what drives us today. Hard work, an eye for quality and innovation and working on long-term relationships! This is where our passion comes from and we will continue to go for it. An eye for the future with a realistic and down-to-earth outlook.

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A journey through time in Fa. L.A. van Schie

1952
1952

1952

In 1952, Leo van Schie started his business on Wollebrandlaan in Honselersdijk. Over the years, he cultivated various crops there, such as cucumbers, chrysanthemums, and tomatoes. He started with flat glass and later switched to a Venlo greenhouse.
1973
1973

1973

In 1973, Leo bought another plot on the Zwethlaan for his eldest son Wim
1979
1979

1979

In 1979, they founded Fa. L.A. van Schie together, and another section of greenhouse was built at Smalleweer. This is where their son Leo started. During this time, tomatoes were grown in the spring and summer, and cucumbers in the autumn and winter. The products were sorted at Zwethlaan.
1984
1984

1984

In 1984, an additional plot was purchased where son Cock started farming.
1990
1990

1990

In 1990, Wim demolished his greenhouse and rebuilt it. Due to rapid developments in greenhouse construction, greenhouses were regularly replaced every +/- 15 years.
1992
1992

1992

In 1992, the youngest son Paul built a new facility on Broekpolderlaan. Only tomatoes were grown at this location.
1995
1995

1995

In 1995, Grandpa Leo retired and left the company after 43 years as a market gardener.
2000
2000

2000

In 2000, son Leo expanded and built new facilities, and the first on-site CHP unit was installed to supply the greenhouse with heat.
2003
2003

2003

In 2003, Paul started new construction at the Hooghe Beer in Kwintsheul. At the same time, the company “Tomselect” was acquired. The requirements from our customers became stricter, making it no longer possible to continue sorting at the Zwethlaan.
2005
2005

2005

In 2005, Leo left the firm, and Wim, Cock, and Paul continued.
2007
2007

2007

In 2007, Cock started building on Hoenderparklaan in Kwintsheul.
2007
2007

2007

In 2007, Wim stopped working on the garden at Zwethlaan and continued working within the company.
2011
2011

2011

Wim left the firm in 2011, but is still active within the company every day!
2013
2013

2013

In 2013, we started small-packaging tomatoes at Tomselect. Always responding as effectively as possible to consumer demand—that is what we stand for.
2017
2017

2017

In 2017, Wes van Schie, son of Cock, started on a rented garden on Broekpolderlaan.
2018
2018

2018

In 2018, geothermal cooperative ‘Nature’s Heat’ started supplying heat. This cooperative was set up by Paul, together with the surrounding companies. Our heat demand is now 70% met by naturally heated water.
2021
2021

2021

In 2021, Wes van Schie joined the company and continued working at his father's location. The rental garden was continued by Rick van Schie, Paul's son.
2024
2024

2024

In 2024, Cock left the firm and Rick joined.

‘’That what rests, rusts’’ - Leo van Schie.