Develops and manufactures control and automation technology for horticulture and building automation
Priva B.V.
De Lier (NL) · Tönisvorst (DE) · Zurich (CH) · Kontich (BE) · Lille (FR) · among others 18 locations in 14 countriesNew on Amplifa
Automation technology for greenhouses and buildings
Priva is a Dutch family-owned company based in De Lier (Westland) that has been developing technologies for climate control and process automation since 1959. The portfolio includes climate and process computers for greenhouses (including Priva One, Connext, Compass), building management technology with the Priva Blue ID control platform and the Priva Nuro automation system, as well as IoT-based, cloud-based Digital Services on Microsoft Azure, complemented by sensors, edge gateways, water management and energy management solutions. Manufacturing covers electronics and control technology including assembly and commissioning; the focus is on hardware and software development, engineering and service. Customers come from horticulture, indoor growing and vertical farming, building automation for office, care and high-rise buildings, as well as energy sector management. Priva is represented with 18 branches in 14 countries, works with more than 400 sales partners in over 100 countries and has equipped over 10,000 horticulture projects and around 40,000 buildings. Since 2021 there has been a strategic family partnership with Viessmann; bGrid, Octiva and Van Beek are part of the corporate group.
- Site
- LC De Lier
- Processes
- Climate and process control, Building automation (BMS), Cloud digital services, Remote monitoring and remote management, Energy management (Priva Energy Insight), Training (Priva Academy), Service and support, Innovation lab (Phil, Plantonomy)
- Materials
- Building management technology (Priva Blue ID, Nuro), Climate and process computers (Priva One, Connext, Compass), Cloud Digital Services (Microsoft Azure)
- Certificates
- Penetration tests by independent third parties, Cloud security (Microsoft Azure)
- Founded
- 1959
- Employees
- 560+
- Industries
- Horticulture, Building Automation / Smart Buildings, Indoor Growing / Vertical Farming, Energy Systems
- 01
Research & development (hardware, software, IoT platform)
- 02
Manufacturing and assembly of control and sensor technology
- 03
Engineering and project planning
- 04
Sales via branches and certified partners
- 05
Commissioning and migration
- 06
Cloud digital services, remote monitoring and support
- 07
Training (Priva Academy)
Technologies and platforms
Building management technology (Priva Blue ID, Nuro)
Modular control platform for climate, lighting and energy management in buildings.
Climate and process computers (Priva One, Connext, Compass)
Control of climate, irrigation and processes in greenhouses and indoor growing facilities.
Cloud Digital Services (Microsoft Azure)
Cloud-based applications for remote monitoring, analytics and Energy Insight via Priva Edge Gateway.
Products and systems
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Information security and quality
The security of the cloud services is ensured through security-by-design, automatic updates, continuous network security testing and periodic penetration tests by independent ethical hackers. The Priva Academy trains customer and own employees.
| Evidence | De Lier |
|---|---|
| Penetration tests by independent third parties | |
| Cloud security (Microsoft Azure) |
Company history
- 1959
Founded as Valk en Prins by Jan Prins and Cor Valk for the import of greenhouse heating systems
- 1965
Renamed to Priva
- 1977
Introduction of the first climate/process computer for horticulture
- 1983
Entry into building automation with climate control for the RAI Amsterdam
- 2007
Opening of the Priva Campus in De Lier
- 2009
Meiny Prins named Entrepreneur of the Year; WWF CleanTech Star
- 2015
Branches in more than 15 countries; opening of the office in California
- 2021
Strategic family partnership with Viessmann; acquisition of bGrid, Octiva and Van Beek
- 2024
65th anniversary; Hans Peters takes over the CEO role, Meiny Prins becomes Executive Chairman