On the evening of October 20, 2023, the TASPO Awards winners were chosen for the 17th time at a festive gala at the Grand Hyatt Berlin. Presenter Laura Wontorra and Oliver P. Kuhrt, Managing Director of MESSE ESSEN congratulated Carolin Melle warmly on the IPM-Gold Award.

Entrepreneurs of the Year are often older people who have made a special contribution to their company, the profession or the industry over many years. But there are also people who have handled extraordinary challenges remarkably well at a young age - one of them is Carolin Melle. In her overall personality, Carolin Melle can therefore be a role model for many young people to take responsibility at an early age and decide to become self-employed in the green sector. In her plant production, Carolin Melle has been committed to sustainable, resource-conserving management from the very beginning. With success: The MELLE - die Gärtnerei is both Global Gap Grasp and MPS certified and was one of the few specialist companies for callunas to completely dispense with peat - as early as 2014, when many people were not even aware of this issue. Carolin Melle stands for a new generation of horticultural entrepreneurs who are courageous and have an excellent education. A generation that lives both teamwork and customer orientation with full conviction, and is also involved in cooperative ventures to actively promote the green sector.

picture: Taspo Award

photographer: Andreas Schwarz