Projects
Projects in Flower Bulbs Sector
Angeloff Flowers, Austria
Florian Angeloff Flowers (Orth an der Donau, near Vienna) has been producing tulip flowers for many years in an outdated facility in Klederling. As a valued customer of Triflor, we got in touch with him. To modernize the tulip production, we developed a plan together for a fully automated system (half containers), which can be expanded modularly.
The project consists of Venlo greenhouses with a leg height of 6 meters. In the section with a kinked roof, technical rooms have been planned, as well as the planting area, the rooting cells, and the flower cell.
Since it can get very warm in this area during spring, the flowering area is covered with milky white glass.
Regulations in Austria are very strict and more stringent than in the Netherlands.
For nearly all components, we invited both Dutch and Austrian suppliers. The list of contractors and installers shows that – despite the distance – we are still more than competitive. Only the electrical installation has been outsourced locally.
Bloomia, South Africa
Bloomia South Africa has a year-round production of tulips in a greenhouse of about 1300 m2. Before the summer a cooling instalation in the greenhouse was installed. In the South African winter, there were problems with maintaining the proper temperature and relative humidity due to the lack of a heating installation. From the existing suppliers a heating system was proposed, whether based on propane / butane or using electric heating.
Agrofocus designed on the basis of the existing refrigeration system a heat pump system with an air distribution system. During the months that the greenhouse cooling is necessary, the waste heat from the refrigeration system can be used for dehumidification. During the months when heating is required, the refrigeration system operates as a heat pump system. The costs of the modifications to the refrigeration system will be more than compensated by the savings in energy costs.
VECO vegetables and fruit, Creil
Veco in Creil is a production company of mainly silver onions and parisian carrots. Due to succes of growing and selling silver onions there is a need for an extra processing area, new storage and transfer cells, a loading pit and a new canteen and laboratory. With the complete design, HACCP-requirements, logistics, fire safety and working conditions are of utmost importance. There is special attention regarding the materials, as they need to be sour and salt proof.
Agrofocus together with VECO, made the design taking into account the existing buildings. In the following months further details will follow in cooperation with the supplier of the processing machines and the fireproof acoustic materials.
The project will be conducted in multiple stages. In the spring of 2013 the physical elaboration will start. Firstly the loading pit with overlying canteen and laboratory will be build, whereby the storage and transfer cells will be conditioned.
Status: week 23 phase 1 almost finished
Thwan van Gennip, Lierop, Holland
Thwan van Gennip cultivation of strawberry, asparagus- and raspberry plants.
New build of cold stores and cooltechnical installations.
Agrofocus will design the logistic process as well as the establishing principles and cost budget, moreover they will make the technical design of the installations. The specifications and conditions, quotes and review of the quotes will also be done.
Status: handover January 2014
Fresh Tulips USA, Stevensburg Virginia
Fresh Tulips USA is a tulip forcing company based in Stevensburg, Viriginia.
Agrofocus made a calculation for 1,2 ha greenhouse cooling for year round tulip forcing, as well as the technical design of cold generation and the technical design of a cold transport and delivery system. Everything is big here!
On location we checked the construction of the system and the air distribution.
De Lepelaar, St Maarten, Holland
De Lepelaar is a biodynamic horticultural business growing field vegetables, greenhouse vegetables and arable crops. Besides of cultivation, De Lepelaar has its own store with grown crops.
Because of the ongoing succes of growing and selling, there is a need for an extra processing area and a space to store potatoes. We also look at the possibilities to implement solar panels.
Agrofocus determined together with De Lepelaar the position of the new barn and the connection with the existing buildings. We have taken into account logistics, future expansions and an optimal location for air inlet for potato storage.
After the cost estimation and license application the project was further developed. Constructional drawings and calculations, and specifications and conditions have been made. At registration K. Dekker was 9% cheaper than number 4.
The installation process was various, so 4 installers did the work based on our specifications and conditions.
Status: Open Day 11th April 2014
Details: half the roof is equipped with solar panels.
Flower Valley
Flower Valley is a leading tulip forcing company. The companies majority of products is being sold in British multinational grocery TESCO.
After the significant rebuilding of the greenhouse complex with a root growing hall, the lodging; preparation cells; a flower cell and a double loading pit are scheduled. For this purpose hall 6 will be equiped with a cross over ridge instead of a lightstreet. The flower cell continues untill hall 7 and will be connected with a new double loading pit.
Agrofocus assists Flower Valley with logistic integration, license application, required technical drawings and specifications, quote inquiries and construction supervision.
Status week 51 building technical aspect finished
Fresh Tulips, Montenegro (2012)
Design and coördination of a new factory for forcing tulips.
2.300 m2 greenhouse, gutterhight 6m.
1.260 m2 warehouse with insolated roof including coldstores, boilerroom, canteen and office.