Six greenhouse models for commercial crop production.
Choose a greenhouse by crop, climate, production target, operating capability and risk—not by structure price alone.
How to choose a greenhouse
Start with the production business, then define the structure.
A commercial greenhouse is not a roof purchased in isolation. It is a production system that connects the structure and covering to ventilation, water quality, irrigation, fertigation, crop work, packing, labour, maintenance and management. The correct model is the one that can support the intended marketable crop under local conditions and can still be operated after the installation team leaves.
FlowGrow covers film-covered routes from modular tunnels to connected professional multi-span greenhouses. GrowPro covers standardized glasshouse routes for operators that require durable professional production and, at the highest level, advanced climate and crop control. The six levels are not a universal ranking from bad to good. They represent different balances of capital, land, control, skills, input dependency and failure concentration.
Production objective
Define marketable kilograms, quality, harvest window and buyer requirements—not only greenhouse area.
Location
Climate, wind and structural loads, water, utilities, logistics and local works shape the technical solution.
Operating capability
Match technology to the available crop, climate, irrigation, maintenance and management skills.
Investment scope
Compare the complete operating package, exclusions and working capital rather than a structure-only €/m².
01FlowGrow
Commercial growers, institutional food-production programs and phased horticulture projects
FlowGrow Tunnel
A standardized 312 m² commercial tunnel greenhouse unit, built from high-quality steel and high-grade polyethylene for repeatable protected-crop production.
Standardized greenhouse structure and PE covering
Water, irrigation and fertigation concept
Installation guidance and operational start-up planning
StructureFixed, repeatable geometry in high-quality protected steelClimate fitWarm dry · Mediterranean · Warm temperate · Subtropical and seasonally dry locationsPrice statusOwner input requiredExplore model
02FlowGrow
Professional growers prioritizing compact land use and control
FlowGrow Multi-Span
Connected film greenhouse for scalable professional production.
Production-area integration
Water and fertigation systems
Operational infrastructure plan
StructureConnected multi-span structureClimate fitWarm dry · Mediterranean · Selected humid climatesPrice statusIllustrative case onlyExplore model
03FlowGrow
Professional growers and phased commercial projects requiring Venlo geometry without glass covering
FlowGrow AeroVenlo
A full Venlo greenhouse geometry with high-grade polyethylene covering, double continuous roof ventilation and a modular route from 4,982.4 to 18,259.2 m² under cover.
Venlo steel structure and PE covering
Double continuous roof ventilation
Internal service path and phased service-building geometry
StructureHigh-quality steel Venlo structure; greenhouse with 9.60 m trusses and 4.80 m roofs; service building with 8.00 m trusses and 4.00 m roofs; 4.50 m bay modulesClimate fitWarm dry · Mediterranean · Continental seasonal · Project-specific engineered climatesPrice statusOwner input requiredExplore model
04GrowPro
Growers moving into durable professional glass production
GrowPro Basic
Affordable standardized glasshouse for suitable climates.
Expert operators and institutional-scale production platforms
GrowPro High-Tech
Advanced controlled-environment production facility.
Integrated control architecture
Water and energy strategy
Operational commissioning plan
StructureHigh-specification glasshouseClimate fitProject-specific engineered environmentsPrice statusOwner input requiredExplore model
Film or glass greenhouse?
Let the production constraint decide.
Film and glass are covering choices inside a larger production decision. Film-covered greenhouses can be appropriate where the crop benefits mainly from rain protection, insect exclusion, ventilation and disciplined irrigation. A glasshouse becomes relevant when the market, climate and operating team can use its durability and additional control. Neither covering compensates for weak water, unsuitable plant material, missing crop supervision or an undefined buyer.
Begin with the harvest window and grade the buyer will accept. Then test temperature and humidity extremes, solar radiation, rainfall, wind and the difference between day and night. Water quantity and quality determine whether irrigation, treatment, storage, drainage and recirculation can support the crop. Only after those questions should the team compare structure, covering, ventilation, screens, heating, cooling or automation.
1. Define the market
Buyer, crop, grade, pack, harvest period and realistic rejection risk.
2. Test the site
Climate, water analysis, land, access, power, drainage and structural loads.
3. Design the operation
Crop calendar, labour, hygiene, maintenance, supervision and post-harvest flow.
4. Select the model
Choose the simplest coherent system that can deliver the required crop reliably.
FlowGrow film greenhouses
Film-covered systems can provide an accessible route into protected cultivation, but tunnel, connected multi-span and PE-covered Venlo projects should never share one assumed yield or operating profile. Greater control can improve season steering and crop consistency, while simpler distributed units can reduce technical dependency and compartmentalize physical risk.
GrowPro glasshouses
Glasshouse projects suit operators and climates where durable infrastructure, professional crop systems and a longer production horizon justify the investment. Heating, screens, lighting, water treatment, recirculation and automation are options to be earned by the crop and location—not automatic additions to every glasshouse.
Complete package boundaries
A DutchAgriTech project may combine greenhouse, crop-water systems, crop-working infrastructure, service and packing areas, installation direction and commissioning support. The final offer must state what is supplied, what is optional, which local works remain, and which feasibility inputs are still required.
Planning a Dutch greenhouse project?
Use a project brief before asking for a model price.
Dutch greenhouse technology ranges from film-covered tunnels to controlled glasshouses. The engineering choices change with local climate, crop, water, structural loads, operator skills and the buyer's harvest window. A model name or covered area alone cannot define a complete commercial greenhouse project.
Our six-step greenhouse project checklist helps collect the evidence for a useful first conversation: market, site, crop-water system, operations, delivery scope and business case. Use the investment-scope guide to distinguish equipment price from the funding needed to reach production.
Starting point
Crop, buyer, site and water evidence.
Comparison
Film or glass against a defined production and operating plan.
Quotation
Included systems, local works, exclusions and validity.
Before requesting a quotation
Bring the facts that determine greenhouse fit.
A useful first assessment needs the country and site, crop and buyer, production or area target, land status, water source and analysis, available utilities, investment position, timing and the team that will operate the facility. Without those inputs, a price can look precise while the project remains undefined.
