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

1948

1953

Bulb sorting machine

1953

1955

Founding Nobels

1955

1956

Bed Planter

1956

1958

The first harvester

1958

1958

Demonstration of first harvester

1958

1961

100th harvester

1961

1962

Mechanical engineering for Cremer

1962

1965

Nobels moves to Gooweg

1965

1968

Start of machine construction Javo

1968

1969

The first Javo potting machine

1969

1974

The 1,000th potting machine

1974

1976

Nobels moves to Westeinde

1976

1976

Javo moves to Gooweg

1976

1980

25 years of Nobels

1980

1986

Nobels moves to Katwijk

1986

1986

Javo moves to Westeinde

1986

1998

Sons Ber and Ruud take over Nobels together with Siem Heemskerk

1998

2000

Nobels acquires Javo

2000

2007

Ber acquires Nobels and Javo

2007

2014

Nobels acquires ATH

2014

2017

From 3 to 1, 500 meters from where it all began

2017

2022

Daughters Cindy, Patricia and Chantal join Nobels Group with Koos de Vink

2022