Project by Bridge Greenhouses

Harper Adams University – Venlo greenhouse extension

Project by Bridge Greenhouses

After successfully completing the first glasshouse facility for Harper Adams University in 2016, Bridge Greenhouses were very excited to be awarded the new second phase project.

Given the university’s prestigious reputation for agricultural studies, Bridge were the ideal partner for constructing and extending a functional and environmentally controlled research greenhouse.

The second phase included an extension to the existing glasshouse and an integration of new services including heating, fan ventilation and LED grow lights.

Area: 100.8 m2 extension

Industry: Education

Use: Research

Groundworks: Glasshouse foundations, cast wall concrete floors and drainage. We are also providing concrete plinths external to the glasshouse.

Greenhouse Structure: Venlo glasshouse structure consisting of 4 additional compartments and central corridor. External walls and roof are clad with 16mm polycarbonate and internal walls with toughened glass. Roof vents are fitted with insect netting.

Screens: Horizontal pullwire shade screen to 4 compartments and vertical integrated roll tube screen

Benching: Static and mobile benches with galvanised weldmesh tops installed in each greenhouse compartment

Heating: The existing hot water heating system will be extended to serve the compartments within the glasshouse extension

Ventilation: As well as the standard glasshouse vents, fans will be fitted with speed controllers to provide increased cooling capacity in the summer months. The existing glasshouse ventilation will also be upgraded with fan ventilation.

Lighting: The 4 no. compartments within the new glasshouse extension will be fitted out with Kroptek HiKrop LED grow lights as well as replacing some existing HPS grow lights within the existing glasshouse.

Irrigitation: The existing irrigation system to be extended into the glasshouse extension, terminating with hand water points and solenoid valves within each compartment to allow for automated irrigation.

Electrics and systems: Bridge will install all electrics & controls associated with the heating, screens, vents, & fan ventilation we will also provide access lighting and sockets to each compartment & central corridor. An additional Tomtech T200 will be installed, linked to the existing Tomtech T200 to provide control of the installed services.