And at the very heart of The Orchid Man, is the owner of the business, Allan Neo. His journey began when as young man working in his family’s orchid business in Singapore.

Orchids are considered an exquisite flower and is also the national flower of Singapore. This interest in farming orchids started
by Allan’s mother, Nancy

1987

Allan’s business started exporting fresh cut orchids to Australia. Over the years, Allan established a good rapport with his overseas clients through his hard work and networking skills. This is evident till today and he attributes this as his key success factor.

2004

Allan and his family moved to Victoria, Australia to further develop the business. That same year, The Orchid Man was acquired. We started with a minimum operational size of four staff and operated in Geelong, and then Hoppers Crossing.

2008

As we grew, the operations was relocated to the current warehouse and office at Graham Court, Hoppers Crossing in 2008.

2010

In 2010 Allan acquired Warrnambool orchids, this was our first venture into growing phalenopsis orchids in Australia.

2012

The Year 2012 and 2015 registered another significant milestone for the company with the opening of farms in Werribee South and the latest at Little River to meet the increasing demands. In 2014 we acquired another warehouse next door to fulfil the expanding demands of the business.