Currently Van der Hoeven is working hard on different projects in France. Here an update on all of these projects:
27 ha Solar south of France nears completion - and the second phase of 30 ha in the starting blocks
At the moment we are busy completing the last of the 12 Solar projects in the south of France. At the same time we are in the starting blocks for the second phase, comprising 10 projects. Once again we are going to build around 30 hectares of new Solar greenhouses. Levelling work for the initial projects is in full swing, and the first foundations are expected to be laid shortly. The new series of projects is also the same, but at the same time completely different. There are of course solar panels on the southern side of the roofs, but there is a lot of variation in the terrain; from steeply sloping land, to jumps with terraces and from rocky ground to greasy clay. In short - a lot of challenges, but nothing which can’t be handled by our experienced crew.
Serres des grand Lacs - 94,140 m2, Turn-key ModulAIR, Pontenx, France, tomatoes
The plants now stand two metres tall and the first tomatoes are harvested on the 10 hectares of Serres des grand Lacs in Pontenx, south-west France. Walking around this greenhouse is an impressive sight. It not only has the aura of an environment controlled down to the last detail; that is what it is in reality. With this high-tech, turn-key ModulAIR project, Van der Hoeven has once again left its calling card behind.
Tom d’Aqui – 49,230 m2, turn-key ModulAIR, Parentis-en-Born, France, tomatoes
A stone's throw away, the third phase of Tom d’Aqui is approaching completion. The climate rooms are being completed at this moment, and the customer is fully engaged with the ground sheet and the tubular rail supports. We are preparing to install the growing gutters, so that planting can take place at short notice. This too is a magnificent ModulAIR greenhouse that all of us together can be proud of!