About us
Javo offers customized automations for the global horticulture and nursery industry. Our extensive program offers the right solution for many applications and is very versatile for automating your pot and tray handling.
Javo has developed a complete program from a clear vision and is continuously developing. In this way we contribute to the profitability of our customers.
Our head office is located in the Netherlands. Together with our own office in America and our worldwide dealer network we are active in more than 60 countries.
Let’s Welcome What’s Next
Nobody knows what the future will bring. It doesn’t matter what challenges or opportunities Javo encounters. We will welcome them. This shows that we are ready for the future and also taking our customers to their “Next”.
As a leader in the international market for horticultural automation, Javo creates maximum value for customers. By providing them with continuity, predictability, and certainty as a business partner. This gives perspective on all future challenges of customers and prepares us for what is to come.
We do this with a strong team consisting of smart, hardworking, and proud professionals, who stand alongside customers. And who, through advice, innovative design, construction, and service, develop increasingly smarter, robust automation solutions. With our ambition and experience, Javo is an authority in the market. And with that drive, we continue to set the standard in the market.

The history of Javo
1948
The first prototype
1953
Bulb sorting machine
1955
Founding Nobels
1956
Bed Planter
1958
The first harvester
1958
Demonstration of first harvester
1961
100th harvester
1962
Mechanical engineering for Cremer
1965
Nobels moves to Gooweg
1968
Start of machine construction Javo
1969
The first Javo potting machine
1974
The 1,000th potting machine
1976
Nobels moves to Westeinde
1976
Javo moves to Gooweg
1980
25 years of Nobels
1986
Nobels moves to Katwijk
1986
Javo moves to Westeinde
1998
Sons Ber and Ruud take over Nobels together with Siem Heemskerk
2000
Nobels acquires Javo
2007
Ber acquires Nobels and Javo
2014
Nobels acquires ATH
2017
From 3 to 1, 500 meters from where it all began
2022