REALISE BENEFITS BY DESIGN

Commercial growers can benefit from the Clovis Lande Gothic arch hoop profile which has distinct advantages over the conventional semicircular and flattened hoop profiles.

Customers can have confidence in the performance of their greenhouse structures. Structural calculations in which Clovis Lande have invested demonstrate that the Gothic profile of the hoop imparts far greater strength to the structure than the use of semicircular or flattened hoop profiles.

The Gothic profile encourages condensation run-off, enabling the full exploitation of the properties of modern anti-drop films to be derived. This has benefits on light transmission, and contributes to a reduction in risk of crop disease and incidence of annoying drips for staff.

The Gothic profile enhances the ability to shed snow. The profile also enhances the ability to resist high crosswinds by interrupting airflow over the structure and reducing uplift.

Back in 1985, we commissioned the A.F.R.C. Institute of Engineering Research (formerly National Institute of Agricultural Engineering) to provide structural load calculations of applied wind, snow and crop loads for single and multispan greenhouses with film or rigid plastic claddings. The data was then used to prepare a program which could enable us to design our structures with the aid of a computer.
To complement our design capabilities, we have also made substantial investment in programmable computer-controlled bending equipment, swaging and sawing machines, presses and other equipment which together ensure consistently high quality manufacture.