Does anyone know owt about working for any of the Dutch flower lorries? I was thinking aiong the lines of Van de Vliet or Heebink Is it usual Dutch rules apply It looks like a quality job,but looks are usually deceptive.
I know a bloke who did a couple of years on a Dutch flower firm. Looked his age when he started, two years later he looked about 15 years older.
There are a couple of guys from the Suffolk area on Van Vliet,they’ve been on there for some time,so it can’t be too bad a job.
Though some of the other dutch companies who deliver flowers I’d give a wide berth.A lot of the flower boys used to come off the boat in Harwich and not stop until they were empty and back on the boat,whether it was a day or two doing deliveries.
Heebink do not drive flowers,they are purely groupage,and I don’t know if they still have any Brits on there.They had depots in Manchester and Newport Pagnell,probably still have.
Huisman from Nijmegen have a depot in Corby,and they have quite a few Brits driving for them,you could try them.
One thing you have to remember when you get in the back of a flower truck. Those plants & flowers have been grown in chemicals and are sprayed liberally from hothouse to warehouse. Its better you put on breathing gear before you open the back doors…
The boys on Van Vleit are all self employed , you will find that most of the flower trucks are on own account work delivering direct to the flower shops , if you fancy working for the dutch i can give you some contacts and info if you want
Does driving a flower truck mean you can push up daises quicker
Thanks for the correspondence chaps,it seems its as i thought,looks can be deceptive.Not the cracking job it appears.
Hi, Andy c i live in spain and im looking for work anywhere so if you can give me some info i be mighty grateful.thanks for any help