With the pressing of a button general director Mart van Buuren fromBVB Substrates reopened the research greenhouse at Bas van Buuren's  premises in De Lier, Holland. In BVB's new test greenhouse growers can do tests with Philips LED-lights to find the best combination of substrates treatments and lighting for their plants in-situ. This is what distinguishes this location from earlier LED tests.

Royal Philips Electronics will cooperate with BVB Substrates, a horticultural supplier based in the Netherlands, to develop LED lighting-based applications for greenhouse-based flower and vegetable cultivation. The two companies have signed a memorandum-of-understanding for combining their respective strengths in the development.