Beijing Gupu Agricultural Technology Service Co., Ltd. was established in 2018 as a joint venture of Dezhou Finance Group with a registered capital of 20 million yuan. Its headquarters is located in Qingdao and currently has a core team of more than 120 people.
Mature business: Based on the Dutch R&D center, we provide intelligent greenhouse design, construction, operation, and product sales full industry chain solutions to customers worldwide.Emerging business: A platform for agricultural technology transformation, serving the seed industry, focusing on high-end fruit and vegetable, tulip bulbs, and grass seed industries.
In 2023, Gupu Agricultural Industry Research Institute was established with Qingdao Agricultural University; The subsidiary Qingdao Ankuai Intelligent has been recognized by the Shandong Provincial Department of Science and Technology as the "Shandong Provincial Academician Workstation" of the Nanzhibiao academician; In 2024, we jointly applied for the Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Facility Horticultural Equipment with the China Academy of Building Sciences and Qingdao Agricultural University, and are currently undergoing formal review; In 2024, a strategic cooperation agreement was signed with Beijing Qihe Biotechnology.
The company has 3 invention patents, 2 utility model patents, and 15 software copyrights. Academician workstations, key laboratories, and industrial research institutes provide talent and technological support for agricultural AI big data phenotype research, biological breeding, and facility agriculture standardization.
The core team consists of more than 120 people, including 3 first level construction engineers, 9 second level construction engineers, 1 senior engineer, 3 intermediate agronomists, 6 core management and technical R&D personnel, 20 R&D engineers, 12 project management personnel, 25 operation management personnel, and 10 factory management personnel.
The company has established a facility agriculture equipment production center in Dezhou and established facility agriculture management and technical service platforms in regions such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Xinjiang, Spain, and the Netherlands both domestically and internationally. At present, the Hortivalue B.V. R&D center in the Netherlands has been put into use, forming a matrix business map rooted in China and serving the world.
The scientific research platform has industrial research institute, academician workstation, biological breeding laboratory.Let teaching and research combine with modern agriculture efficiently, incubate new business, and better serve the diversified needs of customers.
We provide a range of services for our customers. These services could be offered by us or by one of our partners. Currently our services could be divided into:
- gene edition
- software and AI
- machine and equipment
- growing and cultivation
- business consultancy
For over 30 years, Hortlife focuses on growing indoor vegetables under challenging climatic conditions, providing customers with all the requirements for obtaining optimized greenhouse solutions based on their business model, technological level or needs, crop selection, and investment returns. Adopting automated systems for heating, irrigation, climate, and light control to achieve optimal crop growth. In 2023, it established a joint venture company Hortivalue with G&P Agritech and registered Shandong Value Horticultural Technology Co., LTD in Dezhou.
In 2024, it is planned to transfer the production capacity of Europe to China, and two-thirds of the staff will focus on integrating with the domestic team, supporting the Chinese team to explore the domestic market and the countries along the Belt and Road in multiple aspects from design, production and project management.
Ralf, global sales director of LOCK, a well-known German manufacturer of drive systems, joined in 2024, responsible for the English-speaking market and overall sales management;The China team is responsible for the markets of China and countries along the Belt and Road;Sercom Automation.sl Ignacio is responsible for the Spanish language market.Global gardening media Hortidaily Cathy is responsible for marketing.
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