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Covering Soft fruit – Protective structures

Covering Soft fruit – Protective structures

For the past number of years, soft fruit growers have been investing in protective structures to prolong their growing seasons. Increasingly growers are realising the benefit of these structures in prolonging harvests, preventing spoilage and at the end of the day… improvement in the bottom line….  CWP over the years, have been  designing and manufacturing these protective structures or rain covers according to our customer specifictions . We can do fixed or mobile structures to … Read entire article »

Filed under: Fruit Structures, Greenhouses Polythene covered, Grow Your own, Soft fruit protective structures, Soft fruit rain covers

Dirty Old Towns – Polytunnels – Make the difference!

Dirty Old Towns – Polytunnels – Make the difference!

Hello everyone, don’t know if anyone was watching Diarmuid Gavin and Dirty Old Towns on Wednesday 11April, but C.W.P. were involved in helping out the Summerhill community group who are trying to reclaim a derelict site and turn it into community allotments in the middle of Dublin city. After a call out over the radio on the Colin Hayes show we responded with an offer of a polytunnel to Trevor who was managing the overall … Read entire article »

Filed under: Garden Polytunnels, Grand Opening, Uncategorized

Have a great St. Patrick’s Day!

Closed for St. Patrick’s Day! We wish all our customers, suppliers an enjoyable St. Patrick’s Day. We will be returning to the office on Tuesday 20th March. … Read entire article »

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Livestock shelters – Calf or Cattle Shelters (Farm buildings)

Livestock shelters – Calf or Cattle Shelters (Farm buildings)

Polytunnels are an inexpensive alternative to traditional farm buildings…The original sheep or cattle tunnels were adapted from horticultural tunnels.  As animal management as evolved, so has the Polytunnel!  CWP has been manufacturing Polytunnel structures for over 35 years and consequently, our structures and fixtures can be adapted to suit the needs of the livestock and the farmer.  A variety of options and sizes are available to suit the farmer’s budget. A CWP livestock shelter provides the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Animal shelters, Farm Buildings, Livestock - Farm buildings, Sheeptunnels, Storage sheds

Replacement Polythene

Do you need to replace your polythene? Maybe you just need to repair those small nicks and tears.  We have special Repair tape that will fix those small tears.. If you think you need the complete sheet: We can offer you high quality horticultural film: (1)   Clear UVI Polythene 800G complete with Thermic and Anti-drip condensation properties (2)    Diffused 840G film complete with Thermic and Anti-drip condensation properties We also can source other types of polythene e.g. white, ivory, green/white polythene. We recommend that you use Anti Hot spot tape on the steelwork before installing/cladding with the film as it prolongs the life of the film.   Steelwork can heat up and then rubs and wears against the polythene. If you put a layer of tape on all steelwork, it reduces the wear and tear  on … Read entire article »

Filed under: Greenhouses Polythene covered, Polythene - Maintenance & Replacement, Uncategorized

Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year from all at Colm Warren Polyhouses Ltd.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers for their support during the year and also wish them and our suppliers a very Happy Christmas and Prosperous New year. We would like to also tell you there is Vouchers available for any special Gardening gifts, Christmas presents you would like to give this year! From all at Colm Warren (Polyhouses) Ltd. … Read entire article »

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Monster Pumpkins

The Monster Pumpkin festival is been celebrated over this Halloween weekend in Virginia, Co. Cavan.  Looking at recent photos, there seems to a wide range of pumpkins from monster size to the small pretty ones.   One of the best ways to cultivate these pumpkins is in a polytunnel.   The protection and extra heat  provided by a polytunnel or greenhouse contributes to the health and ‘monster’ growing conditions needed for pumpkin growing.  Why don’t you have a go at growing them?  Or if you are just interested in looking at them. Check out the festival  for yourself and the spooky events organised this weekend!!! Website:  http://virginia.ie/ A Happy Halloween to all!! … Read entire article »

Filed under: Exhibitions, Festivals, Garden Polytunnels, Greenhouses Polythene covered

Strawberries.ie Stand for Bord Bia from Bloom 2011

Filed under: Bloom, Bord Bia, Greenhouses Polythene covered, Uncategorized

Bord Bia – Potato.ie from Bloom 2011

Filed under: Animal shelters, Bloom, Bord Bia, Exhibitions, Fruit Structures, Garden Polytunnels, Grow Your own, Mushroom structures, Uncategorized

National Ploughing stand nos…

We will be exhibiting an example of our Garden tunnel range located We will be exhibiting an example of our Garden tunnel range located @ Stand no 395 row L Block 2 (Forestry & Garden area) and a Livestock structure @ 792 row U  Block 5 in the Livestock area.  We will have yellow flags flying to indicate where we are. We look forward to meeting you. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Animal shelters, Exhibitions, Farm Buildings, Garden Polytunnels, Grow Your own, Storage sheds, Uncategorized