Request budget direction FlowGrow + GrowPro greenhouse models
Choose a greenhouse by crop, climate, production target, operating capability and risk—not by structure price alone.
How to choose a greenhouse
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.
Small growers, first commercial steps and food-production programs
Accessible starter farm package for practical protected cultivation.
Commercial starters needing improved height, airflow and crop support
Professional freestanding poly greenhouse for serious small growers.
Professional growers prioritizing compact land use and control
Connected film greenhouse for scalable professional production.
Growers moving into durable professional glass production
Affordable standardized glasshouse for suitable climates.
Professional operating companies and established growers
Complete commercial Venlo-type greenhouse platform.
Expert operators and institutional-scale production platforms
Advanced controlled-environment production facility.
Film or glass greenhouse?
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.
Film-covered systems can provide an accessible route into protected cultivation, but tunnel, single-span and multi-span 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.
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.
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.
Before requesting a quotation
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.