CWP BLOG

Covering Soft fruit – Protective structures

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:32:20 +0000

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 suit customers needs/requirements. See the photos attached for examples of our work.

Dirty Old Towns – Polytunnels – Make the difference!

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:27:55 +0000

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 project. 2 days later we had the team up on site building a 14ft x 24ft Gardener’s Choice for the group. You can see the team in action on Dirty Old Town’s first show of the season on Wednesday the 1th April. The Summerhill group had done a great deal of work in clearing the site and trying to get the project up and running but just ran short of money to get the whole scheme over the finishing line so CWP were delighted to sponsor a tunnel to help them further. The CWP team had the tunnel up in one day and their efforts can be viewed on television. If you missed the show it is available on the RTE Player service: URL http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1143638

We wish all the guys success in their continued efforts in Summerhill and the other areas that the team is working on around the country.

Have a great St. Patrick’s Day!

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:44:09 +0000

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.

Livestock shelters – Calf or Cattle Shelters (Farm buildings)

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:43:16 +0000

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 farmer with a flexible feeding solution for their animals. Feeds can be prepared, mixed with supplements and placed into the feed bins before the animals are brought into the shelter.

Our shelters can also be built with a central ‘service’ tunnel. The service tunnel option provides the farmer with a completely covered feeding area and a dry place to keep equipment/machinery/feeds (or as an additional storage area) .

What are the benefits of investing in our polytunnel structures:

PROTECT YOUR FIELDS: A covered stand-off area allows you to hold cows/sheep off the field for extended periods, reducing field damage in poor weather conditions. Also allowing the fields to recover and remain in a productive state.
CONTROL EFFLUENT RUN-OFF: Covering concrete pads creates an intensive collection area for effluent. It reduces the amount of uncontrolled run-off caused by rain in the wetter months. As a result there is an easing of loads on effluent ponds/waste.
COMPOSTING: Where areas have compost floor bedding e.g. woodchips, etc . This bedding can effectively absorb effluent. Aeration by rotary, rake, hoe etc maintains the health of the bedding and reduce the build-up of bacteria. The compost can be collected and distributed on the farm as a dry fertilizer that can add value to your soil and also save you money on fertilizer costs.
LONGER LIFE OF BEDDING: Our stand-off structures will extend the life of your chosen bedding materials. Hitherto bedding materials would rot or blow away but within a covered area, bedding is protected from the weather conditions.
BETTER MANAGEMENT & CONTROL OF ANIMAL FEEDING: Our animal shelters provide a low stress enclosed environment for your animals. They can stand or lay comfortably out of the weather and remain rested compared to when in the field. Animals will usually consume less food, thus less energy while still maintain weight.
PROTECT YOUR ANIMALS FROM INJURY: Covering over your concreted area with a polytunnel keeps the area relatively dry resulting in less slips and injury to your animals.

If you have an area that you would like to cover, contact us for a FREE consultation

and quotation. Email: info@cwp.ie Tel: 046-9546007

Front view of Animal shelter

Rear view of NPA tunnel

Replacement Polythene

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:48:29 +0000

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 the polythene, thus getting longer life out of your polythene.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 046-9546007 or email info@cwp.ie

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

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:45:00 +0000

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.

Monster Pumpkins

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:52:28 +0000

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!!

Strawberries.ie Stand for Bord Bia from Bloom 2011

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:30:19 +0000

Bord Bia – Potato.ie from Bloom 2011

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:17:59 +0000

Potato.ie - Bord Bia

National Ploughing stand nos…

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:50:28 +0000

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.