For well over a century, growers from all over the World have bought their flowers to Holland to sell on. From these humble beginnings, Aalsmeer has become the centre of the World flower trade. As the business of flower exporting grew, so the methods of transporting have changed too!

In the 1960’s a few ambitious dutch traders converted small vans and trucks so that they had shutters along each side – opening so that they could show the flowers on trolleys stacked inside – and took their flowers to neighbouring European countries. These traders became known as the ‘Flying Dutchmen’. Although a few of these older style of vehicles are still in service today, they are no longer so popular due to the discomfort suffered by both the customer and the salesman in particularly bad weather!

Mercurius Flowers were one of the first ‘Flying Dutchman’ wholesalers to transport their flowers in fully enclosed vans and trucks, utilising both heating and cooling units in order to keep the flowers at a constant, optimum temperature. These trucks allowed us to offer our products comfortably and offer the ‘Mercurius Difference,’ transporting many flowers in water so that they arrive in perfect condition and ready to use too!

The latest fleet of vehicles include brand new, custom designed ‘step frame’ trailers that enable us to carry a huge range of standard, specialised and exotic flowers, enabling you – the customer, to view them in a comfortable ‘shop like’ environment.