Kris Van Puyvelde and Frank Boschman first met at university whilst studying to become engineers in Antwerp Belgium. Many years later in 1992, they met up again, each wanting to start their own business. Together they wanted to start importing teak wood outdoor furniture from Indonesia, however they quickly discovered that the products were of poor quality and were manufactured only in a colonial style.
Undeterred they decided that they could create better designs and improve the quality of the furniture. Within days the company was formed and named Royal Botania; an allusion to both the natural beauty of lush botanic gardens and the matching supreme “royal class” furniture they were about to create.
Initially the focus of Royal Botania was to fuse superb quality and refreshing designs made out of teak wood. Quickly the company became internationally synonymous with luxurious quality and design. The reputation and brand name gained worldwide recognition.
This success led the way into new outdoor furniture collections being designed as well as the launch of outdoor lighting and bathroom furniture. In line with the growth the team expanded as well as the introduction of new materials such as stainless steel, aluminium and synthetic fibres.
18 years later, Royal Botania employs over 800 people world wide, with over 50 located at the head office situated in Antwerp, Belgium. There is also a 100,000m3 large warehouse that stores all of the products before they are carefully sent out to many happy customers worldwide.
Over the years, Royal Botania has earnt an acclaimed reputation for creating the most refined, diverse choice of outdoor collections in the world. The individual ranges use a wide selection of different materials, as well as being designed and manufactured to offer a perfect blend of precision and functionality. Our company goal is to meet the individual needs of our customers.
Alter all, your leisure is our pleasure.
Who is Who
HEAD OFFICE
Royal Botania employ over 800 people worldwide. 50 people are located in the head office new Antwerp, Belgium. The 100,000m3 large warehouse, stores all of our products before they are carefully despatched to many happy customers worldwide.
PRODUCTION
Royal Botania has its own factory in Thailand, where more than 800 skilled craftsmen are dedicated to producing high quality luxury furniture.
Quality & Production
For those who adore the aesthetic refinement of furniture and living spaces, Royal Botania creates many ranges of exceptional quality outdoor furniture, outdoor lighting and bathroom furniture. This is achieved by blending precision and functionality at the same time as utilising high quality products. This is achieved by focusing upon each step of the process from the design creation, production, distribution and after sales service. No detail is overlooked. As Leonardo Da Vinci said” Details make perfection, but perfection is not a detail…”
When it comes to the materials chosen for all the manufacture of the Royal Botania collections only the very best is used. As the products are sold worldwide each design and piece of furniture must be resistant to the hot heat found in deserts as well as freezing winters and high UB exposure from the sun.
Royal Botania only used selected mature teak wood in the manufacture of our collections. All of the wood is harvested in strict accordance with Royal Botanias environmental policy that sources wood from dedicated plantations or wood that has been harvested within the WWF “Sustainable Forest” policy.
Royal Botania understand that nothing lasts forever including our carefully crafted ranges that can be passed from one generation to another. All metal and man made materials used in the production are nearly 100% recyclable. Natural materials such as wood and stone can be exposed to the elements without fear of environmental decay.
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