Commercial Polytunnel Services

 


PolytunnelsRus are a leading Commercial Polytunnels UK Company who have years of knowledge and experience within the industry, our expertise has put us in the top five commercial polytunnels installers UK wide.

We have constructed and installed all types of commercial builds, ranging from single span to multi span constructions and are bespoke specialists when it comes to thinking outside of the box, for some of our large Commercial Polytunnels UK wide growers and farmers.

The unprecedented weather patterns in the United Kingdom can be from one extreme to the other and because of the UK’s short growing seasons, this impacts on commercial growers, small businesses and farmers. Commercial polytunnels UK wide, have proven to be extremely beneficial in both the cost factor and in providing a protected environment to suit all types of crop-growing and has the added benefit of enhancing and extending the UK growing season.

Polytunnels offer really good protection from the vagaries of the weather and offer crops excellent controlled growing conditions.

The nature of the different sizes of polytunnels, allows commercial and small businesses to produce a range of different seasonal crops and for large machinery to enter the polytunnel environment, to help tend the plants or crops which can be grown from floor to ceiling.  Large-scale producers will try to benefit from every bit of growing space within the polytunnel, these very flexible growing solutions suit many types of crops that perhaps would not be particularly suited to be grown in an open field.

They are very cost-effective and when constructed and installed correctly will recoup any costs back to the business in a matter of years, that said any type of tunnel that is left out in the elements will require regular maintenance checks and cleaning procedures to be in place. These factors can save a lot of time and money in the long term. Types of different polytunnel covers can be used to individually suit the crop being grown and like anything else it will need replacing after a certain time, this can be from 4 to 5 years and with good care may even last 8, 9 or 10 years, especially with the thicker gauge polyethene’s available.

Naturally there are certain disadvantages with any type of polytunnel, if you do not have a temperature control system to react in temperatures below zero degrees you will need to take action manually to protect young immature crops.

Commercial tunnels, due to the size and length, are prone to the impact of powerful storms and extreme weather conditions from cold to hot, this is why you need to check for small tears, correct tension within the cover, and for vents or doors left open to let in the weather.

Certain sprays can be used as a shading on a polytunnel cover, or you can use netting to shade plants and crops, there are different polythene colours used for certain crop types. Most commercial growers understand that these types of builds will require a budget for maintenance checks for replacement of covers, fixtures and fittings, as well as spares and accessories for single span, multi span and bespoke commercial builds.


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