AI Agency Klazienaveen
Klazienaveen lies at the heart of the Drenthe greenhouse sector. Together with Erica, that area covers around 450 hectares and provides work for thousands of people. A sector with tight margins, where every hour counts.
Why now, and why here
The area around Klazienaveen lives on horticulture, nurseries and the suppliers around them. It grew up at the crossing of the peat canals and is now a strong growing cluster. In a sector with sharp margins and plenty of seasonal work, smart automation makes an immediate difference to the cost price.
We do not simply drop in a tool. First we look at where time and money leak away in your process, then we decide whether AI solves anything there. Concrete and measurable, no castles in the air.
What we do for you
AI workshops
Teach your team to work with AI, practical and ready to use straight away. In-company at your location.
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AI implementation
From a single task to a working system, with an adoption plan so your team actually uses it.
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Bespoke software
Software built with AI. A working product fast, then made production-ready and secure.
Read moreExamples of what we build
Every business has its own headaches. This is the kind of thing we build. Examples, not off-the-shelf products. We always start with your process.
Getting quotes and deliveries sorted faster
Think of a nursery or supplier that receives price requests and orders every day. An AI assistant drafts quotes from your price list and history, and keeps track of deliveries and stock.
The result: faster responses to customers and less manual admin work. The grower or account manager checks and sends it themselves, so the expertise stays in the lead.
This is an example of what we can build for you, not an existing product.
Close by, from Groningen
Klazienaveen is about an hour's drive from Groningen via the A7 and N34. We plan sessions on site so we really see your shop floor, not just what is on paper.
Fixed prices, short lines and an approach that suits the way you work.
Leonard Springerlaan 35, Groningen
Frequently asked questions
Does AI also work in horticulture and wholesale?
Yes. There is a lot of time to be gained around quotes, orders, stock and customer contact in particular. We start with your process, not with the technology.
Our margins are tight, is this worth the investment?
That is exactly why we work with fixed prices and start small and measurable. You see up front what a step costs and what it is expected to deliver.
Do you also come to south-east Drenthe?
Definitely. We come over to Klazienaveen for a session on site. The trip is on us.
Meet Empathree
Empathree is an AI agency from Groningen. We help SMEs use AI not as a toy, but as something that genuinely takes work off your plate. Always with a human checking the output.
What we believe
AI is fast, but speed alone delivers nothing. The value sits in the last 30 percent: judgement, nuance, knowing which question to ask. So we never start with a tool. First we map your process, then we look at where most time leaks away, and only then decide what AI handles and what stays human work.
How we work
We work at fixed prices, no billing by the hour. You know where you stand up front. We often start with a workshop to get your team on board, then build a working system step by step, and make bespoke software where it pays off. In our own Empathree Studio we build in our developers' coding style, so everything ships secure and production-ready.
Who you get
Behind Empathree are Marc Cornelius, Maarten Oostland and René Vrieling. Marc and Maarten handle strategy, workshops and implementation, René is the lead developer who makes the software watertight. All three of us live in Groningen, so you deal with local people who build with AI every day. We only teach what we use ourselves.
Why humans in the loop
The world is filling up with automated AI slop. Our answer is simple: the human stays in the loop. With us, and with you. That is how you keep control, quality and trust, even as the technology keeps getting faster.