Our History
1951
Huibrecht (Herb) van der Ende and his family emigrated from Holland to Burnaby, British Columbia
Herb worked on and loved the hobby farm of the individual who sponsored his family's move to BC
Herb founded Burnaby Lake Greenhouses, located by Ledger Avenue and Canada Way in Burnaby
1954
1955
The company was incorporated as Burnaby Lake Greenhouses Ltd.
Business expanded and a new facility was built in the Guildford area of Surrey
Herb was joined by some of his sons in operating the greenhouse
All production was moved to the Guildford area facility
Burnaby facility was closed
1970
Fleetwood facility was expanded to better meet product demand
1961
1969
Business expanded and a new facility was built in the Fleetwood area of Surrey
1977
1982
Cloverdale facility was aggressively expanded to handle rapidly increasing demand for product
In 1988, production was moved from the Guildford facility and it was closed
Business expanded and the first phase of our current facility in the Cloverdale area of Surrey was built
Some of Herb's grandsons - the third generation of van der Ende's - joined in operating the greenhouse
1982 -
2004
2003 - 2005
Production at the Fleetwood facility was phased out and crops were moved to the Cloverdale facility; Fleetwood facility was closed in 2004
Most recent expansion was built in 2005, marking the physical growth of the Cloverdale facility from the initial 100,000 ft to the 1,300,000 ft currently operating in production
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2010 - present
Some of Herb's great-grandchildren joined in operating the greenhouse, introducing the fourth generation of van der Ende's to the operation of the family business
