Phase 2 of auctioning on Floriday to get underway on July 1

Together with buyers, Royal FloraHolland is taking significant steps in the transition from Remote Buying (KOA) to future-proof auctioning via Floriday. Phase 1, during which preparations are being made within Floriday, is in full swing and nearing completion. Royal FloraHolland is looking forward to phase 2, in which the technology behind KOA will be converted. Later this autumn, in phase 3, the switch to buying via RFH Auction through Floriday will actually take place.

Important step: new KOA release
A new version of KOA has been available since 27 May. This update is an important and necessary step towards Auctioning via Floriday. Buyers now have the option to log in to Floriday at the same time as logging in to KOA. With this dual login step and the new test clocks, buyers can check whether they are ready for Phase 2.

Phase 2 starts on 1 July
In phase 2, Royal FloraHolland will be migrating the technology behind KOA, clock by clock, to Floriday. Buyers should not notice any difference, apart from the fact that they will be required to log in twice. They will continue to buy via KOA as usual. For auctioneers, however, there will be some changes. Behind the scenes, they will start working with the new RFH Auction auctioneer module – the new clock on Floriday.

Suppliers who use Clockview will also switch in phases from 1 July from Clockview to RFH Auction View on Floriday to view the clock.

Phase 2 implementation schedule
In phase 2, Royal FloraHolland is also deliberately opting for a careful and phased approach. This allows trading to remain stable and limits risks. The rollout is scaling up step by step, starting with a local Naaldwijk clock and expanding from one clock to all clocks at Naaldwijk. The process will then move on to Rijnsburg, starting again with one clock before converting all clocks. In this way, Royal FloraHolland will eventually move from the local Aalsmeer clocks to all central clocks.