Chrysanthemum grower Fred van Paassen has equipped his new 4 - hectare glasshouse with a PARperfect mood screen .
" It is an surplus creature for us to control the harvest properly , " says Jan van Paassen , who made the choice for the new screen . " We are entranced with that screen textile . "
Chrysanthemum - Ludvig SvenssonThe family byplay is named after his sire , Fred van Paassen , says son Jan from the new glasshouse in Wervershoof , North Holland . " My father has been in the business enterprise for almost forty age . He started in Schipluiden , but by duplicate the acreage each metre , he affect towards Andijk and Wervershoof . "
An old neighbor ’s garden was destroy and chance suitable as a plot for a new location . " We were calculate for an expansion at a localisation that suited us well . Length and width proportions and usable electricity capacity were important measure , " Jan outline the situation .
PARperfectA brownout screen is a must for a chrysanthemum greenhouse . The choice for the fabric type Obscura 10070 francium WB+B was speedily made . " authoritative to darken , shorten day duration , " explains Jan. " We did want a second screen to save Energy Department , but then what is the added note value in the summertime ? When we hail across the Harmony PARperfect for the low-toned screen , we see the benefits of diffused spark . Now we have diffused light ' on demand ' in summertime because the screen ' spread ' sunlight over the craw . That was a decisive factor , " say Jan , explain his choice for PARperfect .
Shadow - barren hangingDuring the purchase operation , the finishing of the CRT screen installment was discuss many times . Dave Boer of installer Huisman Scherming excuse that those discourse conduct to a raw proficiency called ' darkness free hanging . ' " On the partitions , there are no blackout funnies . That ’s where the canvases overlap , so no sealing strip or dither are need . " Jan is enthusiastic about this practical software , which Huisman Scherming first applied on a large scale at van Paassen . " They did an immaculate job with that . "
Jan mainly utilize the canvases against each other . " In this way , we play with the amount of light we allow . The flowering crop has little evaporating king in the Sunday . The whole craw force field is already snowy with flowers by then . The plant is vulnerable to bright light when the sun is on that . Then I practice the Harmony material at certain irradiance , about 85 % , " Jan compute . " Then , if the sun is too harsh , I can end the Obscura another 15 % , then you are covered . Because the screens are on top , we also have sufficient public discussion , and the climate rest good . "
Jan is frank when asked for an interim assessment after a full yr : " We are proud of with that cloth . It is an additional tool for us to steer well . Call it a tool to smooth out decisive moments . I do n’t have a comparison regarding energy saving in the winter calendar month , but we employ the framework all yr round , which is great ! "
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