Bosman Van Zaal - South Africa
Bosman Van Zaal - South Africa

Large Scale Commercial Greenhouse Upgrade

Background

Bosman Van Zaal South Africa was given the opportunity to implement a bespoke solution for upgrading an existing, rapidly expanding, large-scale commercial greenhouse farming operation.

The client, operating in the fruit sector, not only required an upgrade, but also needed to repurpose the existing infrastructure to be suitable for crops different to the original use case.

Challenge

Due to our technical expertise and ability to deliver, Bosman Van Zaal South Africa was selected from various applicants to overcome the following challenges:

  • An adaptive solution needed to be found for upgrading the existing greenhouse structures viably and efficiently within a specified timeframe.
  • With the farming operation rapidly expanding to reach its 10HA capacity, fully automated climate control, irrigation and fertigation systems needed to be designed and implemented in adherence to the required parameters set out for optimal growing conditions at a large scale.

Solution

Through close collaboration, the client had the opportunity to effectively communicate their vision through the various stages of the project as we met frequently, taking the time to walk through the site and find solutions together.

This also allowed Bosman Van Zaal to use our experience for assessing the client’s unique needs and solving problems at a technical engineering level.

The following systems and equipment were designed, implemented and integrated to make it easy and user-friendly for the farmer to set and maintain the desired parameters for efficient large-scale crop production in a controlled, adaptable and accessible manner:

  • Greenhouse structures: Plastic, cladding and structural reinforcement
  • Climate control: Improved ventilation and air movement; shade screens; fogging climate computer; temperature and humidity sensors. The new climate control computer gave them remote access and control of their climate and irrigation. 
  • Cooling: Evaporative cooling pads and fans
  • Irrigation: Automated pre-mix fertigation, flow meters, pressure gauges, filters, valve sets, fertilizer mixers

Are you looking for a trusted partner with the technical expertise and experience to take your farming business to the next level? Contact Bosman Van Zaal today - South Africa’s market leading commercial greenhouse engineers. We’ll help bring your vision to life!

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